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Day 2 Wrap Up - 8/9/2010

Another great day of competition! Day 2 brought the games to the fields, as well as the pools, the lake and the bunks! The day began with bunk inspections for cleanliness where teams were rewarded for tidiness with points. Blue team won both the boys' and girls' swim meets. And for the first time, we had lake races featuring a kayak slalom, paddleboat relay and surfboard scramble. Gold team won the lake events. Other sporting events of the day including handball, more soccer, more baseball, more volleyball, more basketball and even some kickball. We ended the day with team skits and marches to the dining hall followed by the High Senior Girls' A basketball. The day was jam packed and fun. Day 3 will have more sport events, song practice and preparations for tonight's "Sing."

Day 1 Wrap Up: Wow, It's Close! - 8/8/2010

Day 1 ended with Blue team boys leading over Gold. Meanwhile, Gold team girls lead over Blue. Activities for boys included High Senior Basketball, Senior Baseball, Inter Hockey and Junior Basketball. Girls’ highlights included High Senior Soccer, Senior Basketball, and Inter and Junior Soccer. New events added to Color Days for 2010 included Gymnastics, Double Dutch and an “A” game half-time dance competition featuring campers from all age groups. The day’s activities ended with Blue team winning the Neal Ehrlich “A” Basketball game and the Gold team winning the half-time dance competition. Day 2 promises to be full of excitement. Line up began with a skit presented by each team. Bunk inspection today is for points, so you can be sure campers are really cleaning up! In addition to more sports and games, there will be a swim meet for boys and a swim meet for girls. Song and skit practice continues throughout the day. Stay tuned for more news.

Burn that Rope! - 8/6/2010

This evening, each division and grade squared off against each other in a Tug of War, followed by the High Senior Officers' Rope Burn. Each team raced to build a fire, in order to be the first to burn their rope. It was an extremely close event, with the Gold team winning by only 3 seconds! The daily events begin tomorrow afternoon, and tomorrow evening is our first "A" Game Live (at 7:45pm)! Be sure to tune into this website to send your shoutouts and receive score updates, live from the game!

Dinner Update - 8/6/2010

Skydivers landed on Mitchell Field to begin Color Days 2010. Each division and grade were then given a clue to find a giant puzzle piece, hidden somewhere in camp. Everyone regrouped at the girls flag pole to assemble the puzzle and reveal the teams -- Blue Arts vs. Gold Athletics. At line up, following the introduction of the Judges and Official Scorekeeper, lower camp participated in the Hatchet Hunt. In the end, the Blue team found the gold hatchet and the Gold team found the blue hatchet. The result was a tie score, 3 to 3.