V o l X V # 6 o f t h e Performing Arts PERFORMER FEBRUARY 2005 French Woods Festival Informing The French Woods Community The THE PERFORMER IS YOUR NEWSLETTER!!! The Performer is only as good as the contributions we receive from the French Woods community. Let us know what is going on in your life. Your camp friends love to hear what you are doing. Do you have a performance or concert coming up? Have you seen or spoken to French Woods friends? How did your sports team do this season? We also welcome your photos and any creative writing you may want to see in print. Itʼs your big chance! Write us at P.O. Box 770100, Coral Springs, FL 33077-0100 or give us a call at 1-800-634-1703. You can also send us e-mail at [email protected]. Visit our website at www. frenchwoods.com. We all love hearing from you! All the news that’s fit to print. See yourself in the French Woods Performer. 1-800-634-1703 in FL 954-346-7455 FL in 1-800-634-1703 Coral Springs, Florida 33077 33077 Florida Springs, Coral PO Box 770100 Box PO WINTER OFFICE WINTER of the Performing Arts Performing the of French Woods Festival Festival Woods French Dear Frenchwoodite, Here we go again! As you read this Important Papers Just Registered! newsletter Barbara and I are in Australia on a hiring trip. We will visit three cities; Brisbane, Donʼt panic! We are planning to send out all 2005 Melborne and Sydney. I can guarantee that forms in February. They include the Medical and Profile Matthew Anderson Jessica Eggert Jessica Kursun Victoria Portale Logan Vitale most of last years staff will be there to greet forms as well as information on clothing and visiting. Klara Auesbach Eric Einstein Katie Lemmon Marianne Rendon April Walsh us. Please note that no child will be admitted to camp with- Samantha Austin Jason Feldman Michael Manocherian Mary Reynolds Noah Weisbart The new coaching staff for both team and out a completed medical form signed by both a parent Alex Beer Mallory Feuer Maddie Mayerson Charlotte Rosenberg Rachel Weisbart individual sports are now under contract. With and the physician. In addition all immunizations must be Maxwell Beer Ashley Fitzpatrick Max Mcdermott Amy Salitsky Kira Weiss division “A” coaches in baseball, basketball Zachary Bernstein William Fitzpatrick Christian Mercurio Sara Sanders Anne Willner and soccer and internationally recognized tennis documented. These are New York State Health Department rules which we must abide by. Be smart; make an appoint- Sarah Best Dena Franco Daniel Mercurio Cindy Schmelkin Andrew Wotman pros on staff we anticipate an incredible addition Jesse Bookman Rene Francolini Candace Mittel Lorena Schmidt Sarah York to our program. ment early to bring your child to the doctor. On the Profile There are several things we would like form both you and your child can express interests and Benjamin Bowden Rachel Gergen Amanda Munch Lauren Schorr Katie Zanca you to remember. French Woods is now a “nut expectations for the summer. You may request private Tyler Brown Kirsten Gottbrecht Alexa Mutchler Lindsay Seiden Nick Zanca free” environment . We started this program music instruction, swim instruction or individual attention Emily Buchholtz Evan Greenberg Nicole Nudge Alexa Semonche Charlotte Zoll last year and the process was so successful that in other areas. This is also the form to indicate any bunking Amanda Canavan Rachel Greenspan Evan Ocheret Sean Shampansky Victoria Zuber several new children are now attending FW and requests. Lana Caster Sophie Greenspan Ilan Oz Raychel Shubert Jessica Zuckerbrob able to participate in out program. Eddie Chwalisz Sydney Griffith Anakena Paddon Chloe Sohl Michael Zwerin The Parentʼs Handbook details our phone policy Sometime in the near future we will have Stephanie Cogliati Sarah Gross Zoe Paddon Erin Stabile a program in place to get those kids that are as well as the rules for visiting the camp. You will also find a list of area motels and bed and breakfasts. We urge you Jorie Cohn Matthew Grossman Carlos Palencia Jr Chantal Stasiulas interested their “Actors Equity Card”. More Sonia Copple Julie Rose Hinson Ashley Parker Kaitlin Sullivan information later. to make your reservations for visiting days early. Spaces See you Musicians donʼt forget, 2005 marks the are limited. A clothing list is also included as well as some Taylor Crowder Michelle Joline Catherine Parker Rachel Sullivan year of the new Music Center, housing rehearsal helpful hints for preparing first time campers for camp. Jaime Cutrone Daniel Kalish Haley Plotner Bonnie Swencionis all soon! studios, a performance hall and a second recording We will also include a variety of merchandise fly- Rachel Di Donna Sarah Konowitz Jullian Plotner Lindsey Tipograph studio. ers from which you may order from for camp. These items Ada Zalaznick- Dolan Mya Tenembaum- Samantha Plotner Harleigh Tow Anyway, Gaylemarie Easton Kristal Colin Poindexter Jake Vitale camp is fast are totally optional and are provided as a convenience to approaching. you. We do recommend that every child purchases a camp Canʼt wait! T - shirt as they are required for any trips out of camp. Good luck with your preparations for camp and as Ron always feel free to call us with any questions. F e b r u a r y Beth Backstage B i r t h d a y s ! 1 Zachary Dick Leah Deitch 12 Harly Frances Lancia Emma Leiken Dena Franco Kyley Knoerzer Louisa Olson Chelsea Stavis Larry is in South Africa & Ron is off to Australia. Rachel Gershman Corey Lorence Emily Zimmerman 25 Victoria (Tori) Cott Isaac will be heading to London & the Staff is looking Gabe Goodman Lisa M Roberts 15 Tony Cohn 25 Molly Gervis IN THIS ISSUE: great. Recent hired staff make me very excited to get Molly Gordon 8 Alice Rose Bishop Kim Gould Rebecca B Levy going and get back to camp! Sarah Gordon Jamie Brand 16 Lyle Oberman Stacey Roth Lately, I have been seeing quite a bit of the girls Juliet Davida Klinman Rachel Fox 17 Victoria Zuber Megan Silver *IMPORTANT who I bunked with at camp when I was a kid. As cliche as Jeremiah Magier Lindsey Max 18 Sawyer Rosenstein 26 Bennett Gelly 2 Ada Zalaznick- Dolan Alexandra Noble Eve Steuer Michael Jorisch PAPERS it may sound, the friends that I made at camp have stayed Jordyn Fisher Graham Robart Chloe Thornton Claire Laing with me all these years. They are relationships that I cher- Elana Jaroff Zachary Rosenbaum 19 Madeleine Kimble Jenna Zauk ish. Each summer, I look around camp to see precious Lyndy Ulery Allyson Zacharoff Taylor Race 27 Sophie Lavine *CAMPER & friendships develop. Itʼs what camp is all about to me. Jessica Zuckerbrob 9 Molly Gilbert Julia Shaw 28 Becky Marcus STAFF NEWS Have you been keeping up 3 Daniel Hockstein Sydney Meyers 20 Alex Pergament Monica Martin with your camp friends? 5 Amber Franklin Kasie Tiler Patlove 21 Alley Lorell Hannah Weinstein Shelby Kirshner Alana Yeager Michael Mouchou 29 Brian Barnes See you all this summer! 6 Seyma Dachowitz 10 Katie Buchanan William Rich Kailey Eininger *RON, BETH, ISAAC& Sophie Greenspan Joel Seltzer 22 Merric Kaufman Catherine Schwartz Arielle Sullivan 23 Eliza Ahern LARRY Noah Weisbart 11 Kira Burdman 24 Brittany Blum Beth 7 Jennifer Cutler Justin Wachman Chelsea Hano *1ST SESSION SHOWS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! There areIsaac’s now only 131 days left until session 1, 2005,Corner begins. As we approach the summer I would like to share Camper & Staff News with you an article I had written for a local magazine designed to help parents and campers deal with Homesickness. Please call me to discuss any questions that you might have on this topic or any other topic concerning your child. The Hochstein familyʼs episode of Mission: Organization Raku - fired ceramic sculpture by Monica C. Nohr will be airing on HGTV on Thursday, January 27th at 8PM and has been accepted into the juried art exhibition entitled HOMESICKNESS – EXPERT ADVISE FOR PARENTS Many first year campers have never been away from home for an Friday, January 28th at 12AM. They say it will repeat again in Sheltered at Williams Center for the Arts. The gallery is extended period of time. It is natural, therefore, that their reluctance about leaving friends and family could be carried to camp. the season. For more details you can go to http://www.hgtv.com/ located at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. The It is with this in mind that I offer these suggestions. and type in MSO-610 (our episode #). Sharon asks you to keep artwork will be on display January 2-30, 2005, with the Homesickness is a natural result of the changes in a childʼs environment. Parents can take courage from the fact in mind how neat and clean the rest of our house is! closing reception on January 30th. that many campers do not experience this, and those that do recover swiftly. All of the camp staff, from the director down, are Josh Freilich bumped into Carole Schweitzer, Kenny www.lafayette.edu/williamsgallery prepared to help the youngster with the adjustment, expedited with the cooperation of the parent. Marks, Spencer Oberman, and Tom Wolfson when he Jacqueline (Jake) Berger will be coming to camp These suggestions are designed to help you prepare your child for the enriching experience that camp provides. attended the college fair at Juilliard. When he went to see Pacific this summer for the first time, as a CIT. She just won the first Overtures, Josh Gelb was in the audience! At the NYSSMA Herricks Idol competition at Herricks High School, which AT HOME If your youngster exhibits concern about going to camp, encourage him / her to talk to you about it.