THE NABBY WEEKLY • AUGUST 7, 2015
WEEK 6...HIPPIES, HEROES AND HILARITY WITH STEVE MAX!
SWIMMING AT NABBY! COMING EVENTS - WEEK OF AUGUST 10TH: Aquatics at camp Nabby is an integral part of the daily schedule as we really put an emphasis on safety and Tuesday - Team Jersey Day teaching the kids to swim. We are a staff of 12 and Wednesday - CARNIVAL! all love teaching the kids, however each one of us has Thursday - Counselor Belly Flop Contest! our favorite things about the program. For example, Thursday - Sr. Camp Super Fun Day I am Wendie, the pool director and I look forward to seeing my kids progress every day in their lessons and watching their enjoyment while doing so. I have made SUPER HERO DAY! sure that Nabby has the best Aquatics programming because I have a vested interest in my kids and in The dastardly Mr. Freeze blew into camp on Friday and yours. Deb is also a mom who teaches during the tried to chill our own Sr. Camp Director, Matt!!! Little morning lessons and her favorite part of the day is did that cold, calculating and conniving villain know not only watching her swimmers progress but also that Friday was SUPER HERO DAY at Nabby and he seeing her own kids enjoying themselves. Sara and was severely outmatched! Cheered on by campers Jordan have both been with Nabby since they were in their super hero shirts, they watched Superman, campers. Sara enjoys swimming with the kids in her Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Flash, Batman and Robin lessons and Jordan likes to see the kids at recreational show up to turn up the heat and save the day! swim jump in the pool after being energized from the Apache relays! Nikki has a special connection with the Cubs, Tim likes to teach diving, Danielle and Carolyn enjoy teaching dolphin dives and butterfly stroke and Jessie likes to see the accomplishment on the kids faces when they master a new skill. Maddie likes teaching sidestroke and Caileigh can’t wait until the Belly Flop Contest as she practices weekly! Abby enjoys Fridays, not only because there is pizza but we also give the kids the last 5 minutes of their lessons to play a game which they all enjoy. We all love our days at Nabby and look forward to our time here every year.
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The Penn group, led by counselors Stefan and Ian, is The Jackson a very enthusiastic and athletic group of young men. girls have had These campers portray all the positive attributes a wonderful someone should have in a competitive environment- summer so far! respect, honesty and good sportsmanship. They As the oldest enjoy a wide variety of sports which include baseball, girls group, soccer, basketball, dodgeball, swimming, hockey they love to and tennis. Recently some of the kids participated play tennis, in the Camp Nabby vs Camp Floridan swim meet volleyball, and everyone has participated in the various EPIC basketball, and Color War events. The boys put hard work into GA-GA! Last whatever they do and if they don’t succeed the week, they first time, they work even harder to make sure they played the boys excel. The boys of Penn are a very fun and energetic of Penn in an group that look adversity right in the eye and enjoy exciting game of dodgeball! With their counselors, having fun everday at camp. Tess and Frolo, the girls really loved participating in the Apache Relay. It was an intense event, but everyone had a great time and gave it their best effort! The Jackson girls are looking forward to the last few weeks of camp so they can continue to have fun and enjoy all the activities at Nabby with their friends!
BRYN MAWR NEWS!
Greetings from the Bryn Mawr Bulldogs! So far these ladies have had a fantastic summer! The girls and their counselors, Jillian, Amanda and CIT Abby love to have fun! From singing in the bunk to cartwheeling all over camp, not even the heat stops them! They are always up for a challenge, WHO’S ON FIRST?! as they love to work as a team and practice good sportsmanship. Nature, soccer, aerial adventure Forget “who’s on first?”, we’re wondering who’s on and gymnastics are some of their favorite activities, the mound? Yup...it’s Nabby director Joe showing although they always give 100% in everything they the boys of Columbia how it’s done. Reports say he do! The girls of Bryn Mawr cannot wait for the Junior was “hit-able”, but tough! Camp Musical and to see what other adventures they can fit into their final two weeks at camp!
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The 3rd grade boys of Dartmouth, led by counselors Theme days are never a challenge for the counselors Ryan, Brian, Dylan and CIT Pat, are an enthusiastic and girls of Barnard...all of the girls took Tie Dye and fun loving bunch! Eager to try new activities Tuesday to heart as 100% of the group dressed as well as enjoy old favorites, this group has had up! Kudos and extra ice cream go to Barnard!!! a fantastic time playing everything from steal the bacon to tennis racquet baseball. When the Dartmouth boys are not out playing on the field or on the court, they are taking part in leisure activities at camp such as arts & crafts, music and nature. And when it’s time to cool down, the campers can be found performing cannonballs and belly flops into the Camp Nabby pool.
The Dartmouth campers do not shy away from showing their camp spirit during the numerous special event days at Nabby. On Pirate Day, the boys came to camp with eye patches and pirate paraphernalia and cheered throughout the morning skit as their counselor Ryan had to “walk the plank” after attempting to steal the Nabby treasure! This past week, the boys continued to show their enthusiasm for camp by putting on their best “hippie” shirts for Tie Dye Tuesday. While the sixth week of camp is coming to an end, the Dartmouth boys are looking forward to Carnival Day, the Belly Flop Contest and the Junior Camp Musical where JUNIOR OLYMPICS! they will be performing an awesome version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”! The third graders of Bates, Bryn Mawr, Dartmouth and Williams spent week 5 competing in the Junior Olympics. Each day the groups were divided into Red and White teams and battled in dodgeball, soccer, kickball and GA-GA. The Red team jumped out to an early lead but the White team fought back to within 250 points by the time the “Capture the Hand” game (worth 300 points) rolled around. Capture the Hand went back and forth until the Red team got a big defensive stop which propelled them to victory for the week! Congratulations to the Red team - the 2015 Junior Olympics champions with a final score of 1550 to White’s 1000.
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One of Nabby’s most exciting EPIC events took place last Wednesday - the annual Apache Relay! The entire Sr. Camp was divided into Red, White, Green and Blue teams and sported T-shirts in their team color. Of course, after the campers took scissors to their shirts, most of them had headbands, wristbands and various ninja-like headgear to match! The Red team got off to a fast start, as they were the first team to find and unwrap their baton. Throughout the relay, which consisted of baseball, basketball, tennis, swimming, soccer, gymnastics, ping pong and music challenges (among others), the Red and Green teams were neck and neck. Although the Red team reached the final fire building event first, the Green team, led by Zack (Tulane), Tess (Jackson), Andrew (Columbia) and runner Sean Vogel, was very successful in providing a wind block for their fire and came away with an exciting victory!
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