Seniors 8/19/2009

Today we started out by coming up with an Olympic themed room. The seniors decided on the Coliseum. Alonso played a lion and Joe played a gladiator inside the Coliseum. After that we played 500 and steal the bacon in the yard at BGA. When we went in for gymnastics we practiced our floor routines for Friday and worked on our flags for our countries. This afternoon is KEVA!!!

Juniors 8/19/2009

Whew! What an eventful morning! To start off we picked the best room ever to act out a baseball Diamond we named Junior Field! We helped cheer the seniors to warm up victory followed by taking a group camp picture. We then worked on perfecting our routines for Friday as well as made our group flag. We decided to stay at the field at Badger so that we could finish our flag. But the best part of the day is yet to come...One work KEVA!

Freshman and Sophomores

Twas an AWESOME day at camp thus far. Peter, Masie, Paige, Brady, and AJ displayed their favorite sports by dressing as them. Once all of our friends arrived at camp, we were asked to come up with a room in a building to act out. The Sophomores pretended to be in a green house. The Freshman pretended to be on a field at Keva. We laughed and cheered for each other and then boarded the bus. Upon arrival at KEVA we were all geared up to play some Ultimate Dodgeball. Twas a mighty battle, counselors v.s. campers. Campers however came out victorious! Claire, Carson, Maddie, and Cooper were all mighty warriors and assisted in taking out the counselors. Then it was time for swim lessons, where we practiced our skills for tomorrows swim meet. We hope to see you all there! This afternoon we will practice our skits and gymnastic skills for Friday! We can not wait for Olympic day!

Seniors 8/18/2009

Today we started out our day by inventing three new Olympic sports. We came up with human chess, weirdest face, and weirdest noise. However we were check mated by the freshmen. Afterwards we went to the park for a game of capture the football. Matthew, Alonso, and Nick all had a big part in their teams success. When we went back to Badger we did pit jumps and spring boards as well as hand stand fall flats. We also worked on our skit for Friday which is going to be awesome. This afternoon we probably will work on our skit a little and maybe play tennis on the sports court.

Juniors 8/18/2009

What an awesome day for the park! After having our gymnastic skills we played an exciting game of Capture the Flag. Brendan and Owen did an excellent job and were very sneaky! Kyle also displayed some stellar sportsmanship. Wee then journeyed to SwimWest for lessons. The campers are doing some final touches and perfecting their strokes for Thursday afternoon's Olympic Swim Meet. After lunch, we plan on finishing the day with exploding enchiladas and field games. The campers are pumped for tomorrows last day at Keva! Don't forget to wear your favorite sport/olympic attire!

Freshman and Sophomores

Wow what a gorgeous day! Once we got to SwimWest we had Animal Crackers for snack so that he could fuel up for intense volleyball drills. We practiced bumping, setting, and serving. After that we played 4 square volleyball to put our skills to the test and we did AMAZING! Swimming lessons are going great and we can't wait for gymnastics later and our skits!

Seniors 8/17/2009

This week is the most anticipated week ever...Olympic Week! The seniors have been getting ready for this week all summer! Today we started working on our funny skit we are presenting on Friday. Its going to be great our hopefully. Then we did gymnastics and worked on floor, bars, and trampoline. All the kids are trying are landing front flips and a lot are landing them, later we are going to be swimming and open swim!

Juniors 8/17/2009

The Mighty Greek Warriors are stoked to end the summer with a bang. This morning we completed our skills on bars, and trampoline before practicing our stellar skit for Friday. Weather permitting, we hope to get some Octopus Octopus and sports court games in this afternoon. If not, I'm sure the campers will be excited for open swim! Chip. Chop. Chip

Sophomores 8/17/2009

This week is Olympic Week! For warm-ups we came up with a group name and an action pertaining to this theme. We chose the all encompassing Olympians, and each camper acted out a different sport. We did great! After warm-ups we headed to SwimWest where we played a fun game of exploding enchiladas; Peter and Paige did an excellent job! Afterwards we all gathered in the tent because of the rain, so we got to play heads up, seven up; we love this game. Now we are splashing around in the pool, but we can't wait for gymnastics, and if the rain allows it, to go to the park! Camp is so much fun!

Freshman 8/17/2099

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, welcome to Olympic Week! Today we met a few new friends! We met Gavin, Emily, Natalie and Ian! They are really cool and bring great energy to the group!! After meeting our new friends we had to come up with a team name and cheer. We voted to be the Hercules Freshman Champions. We then boarded the bus for SwimWest. At SwimWest we had the chance to play Exploding Enchiladas! Claire, Didi, and Jacob did a great job at tagging people when they were out! It, however, started to rain, bringing an end to this awesome game. We ended up in the tent and had the chance to play Heads Up, Seven Up! Elijah made a great guess on his first try, and ended up getting to be a tagger! Then it was time for swim lessons, where we worked on our strokes. We hope that all of you will be able to attend Thursday to see all of our hard work. This afternoon we are excited for gymnastics!

Seniors 8/13/2009

Thursday always make us excited, but this week even more so because it is Keva Day!!! This morning we warmed up by singing our very own superhero song. Our song was dedicated to Matthew's character Manilicious Man. We ended up with a tie and the counselors had a sing off. James and Shelly won due to a lack of singing by Alex and an absolutely butchered rendition of "Heartless" by Jake. After warm ups we went to the park and played world cup. Ave and Jake won the first game, while Kiernan and Sam, as well as Joe and Nick won games later on. After the park we went to gymnastics for bars and air track.

Juniors 8/13/2009

The Mighty Muntant Martians of Justice came up with an awesome theme song- The Martian Meep! We then continued our superhero adventure on the airtrack, highbars, adn balance bem during gymnastics. After re-energizing with some snack, we flew to the park where we played World Cup Soccer! Brendan showed great sportsmanship and worked really well with Harrison. We are ready for some awesome swimming lessons so we can practice our skills for next Thursday's Swim Meet. And this afternoon...! KEVA!

Freshman & Sophomores 8/13/2009

"If I go crazy, then will you still call me superman?" Today has been a super day! We started today by coming up with songs about super heroes. The sophomores came up with a song using a Miley Cyrus theme and the freshman came up with a song using the Chicken Dance theme. The freshman and seniors tied so we had a song off. It was so funny! The freshman counselors ended up pulling off the win. After a good laugh we jumped on the bus for KEVA! At Keva we got to learn about the police from Officer Dave. We then had a snack and played Ultimate Dodgeball. This afternoon we are looking forward to gymnastics and capture the flag.

Seniors 8/11/2009

Today for warm ups we had to make a room in the house, but a superhero room! Ours was wonder womens invisible room! It was so awesome that we won! Then we played boys v.s. girls! The boys won by three but used the bunt to secure the victory in kickball. Then in gymnastics we practiced pit! Later we have swimming and racket hockey! Up, Up, and Away!

Juniors 8/11/2009

Superman to the rescue! This morning started off with a room in the superhero house! We decided to be a super villain court room and the seniors guessed it right! At gymnastics we had fun flipping into the pit and swinging on the climbing rope! To warm us up for swimming lessons we played Sharks and lifeguards before heading to the park. There we had a fun game of kickball at the diamond. Swimming lessons come as a great relief from the heat! We are so excited to see what the afternoon will bring!

Sophomores 8/11/2009

Since this week is superhero week, for warm-up we had to make a superhero room using our bodies. This was a blast we made poison Ivy's domain; we thought it would be fun to be a villain. After warm-up we headed to SwimWest on the bus. We played a fun game of line tag, and then practiced some basketball drills; we all did a great job. Ethan was very helpful toward his fellow campers, and Anna showed some great passing skills.
After basketball, we headed inside to have some fun in the pool with lessons. We are getting excited for gymnastics and to have a blast at the park. We can't wait to dress up for Superhero day tomorrow! Camp is so much fun!

Freshman 8/11/2009

Today has been awesome! We started by being a room in a Superhero house! We chose the bat cave, and we had the best room When we got to SwimWest, we played some line tag then did a few basketball drills. Drew did an awesome job as a tagger! This afternoon after swimming and lunch, we'll go back to Badger for football and gymnastics! It's going to be a blast! Tomorrow is dress like Superhero day, we can't wait to see every body's costumes!

Seniors 8/10/2009

Excelsior!!! It is super hero week. We started the day by coming up with a team name. We decided to go the evil route and picked The Minions of Professor Chaos (Jake) and General Disarray (Alex). After that we played Capture the Flag in the park. Rory made a great game winning catch during one of the games. At gymnastics we did pit bar, trampoline and got to do the Spiderman Crawl up the wall. This afternoon we may have to be aqua men and women and swim to escape some of the heat outside.

Juniors 8/10/2009

Superhero week is off and away as the Mighty Mutant Martians are ready to blast off! We started our day with some trampoline pit bar, and floor during gymnastics. Carson did an awesome job doing handstands for the first time! After gymnastics, we headed to the park and played an exciting game of capture the flag. We then bussed to SwimWest for swimming lessons and sports court. We may do open swim to escape the blazing sun!

Freshmen & Sophomores 8/10/2009

Today was Monday and like all Mondays we welcomed a couple of new people to our fantastic freshmen. Today we welcomed William and Cameron. The super sophomores also welcomed Ethan to their group. After meeting our new friends we went in and picked out our team names and cheers. The sophomores picked out the Super Chickens and the freshmen voted on the Super Flying Children. We then boarded the bus for SwimWest. At SwimWest we played some awesome games of trench ball. Ethan, Drew, Claire, and Kayla did a great job of freeing people from their trench. We then took a dip in the pool. While in the pool we practiced our strokes for the swim meet next week! We hope to see you all there! This afternoon we plan on playing T-Ball. We can't wait to seethe superb skills our campers have. We also will have our gymnastics lesson. Hopefully we get to do Spiderman or Fly on the trampoline like Superman

Seniors 8/6/2009

Today started like every other day, but not? Our warmup was the game reflex. And of course the seniors won! Awesome! Then we played ultimate football. The seniors played the best we have ever played. Jane caught every pass, that pass was close to 40 yards! Later we have swimming and karate!

Juniors 8/6/2009

Today we had a new and exiting way to start off the day! A game called reflex! It worked on getting us moving with wacky ideas as well as testing our mind like reflexes. Gymnastics was awesome there was time to jump on the air track and swing on the bars, we also mixed it up a bit and free time to work on routines. Then off to the park we went to play Capture the Flag! Thankfully we get some swim time! Later the karate man is coming so everyone is looking forward to that!

Sophomores 8/6/2009

Today we started off with a new game during warmups, it was called reflex. Joel gave each group an action and we had to act it out as quickly as we could; it was a blast! After warmups we hopped on the bus and headed to SwimWest where we played an exciting game of exploding enchiladas and trench ball. We could of played these games all day, we love them so much! We are currently splashing around in the pool but are very excited for gymnastics and especially karate! Camp is so much fun!

Freshman 8/6/2009

Today we started with a game called reflex, during warm ups! Joel asked everyone to do a certain action. We all had to show the action fast! Everyone has a lot of fun, we hope we can do it again soon! Later we headed over to SwimWest where we played exploding enchiladas and trench ball. These are our favorite games to play at SwimWest! Now we are swimming Sara and Ben are doing a very good job at listening to their swim instructors. We are going to have a wonderful lunch, hop on the bus and going back to Badger to have some karate! WE LOVE SWIM AND GYM CAMP!

Seniors 8/5/2009

I was so scared this morning when all of the sharks came to check in today. Kiernan had a great fin on his back! After warm ups in which we performed three karate shark moves we played world cup soccer at the park. Same made two really sweet goals and in our first goal win game, Tia won it for her and Payton with a long shot that sailed right in. This afternoon we are going to KEVA and its gonna be crazy fun. I just want to dance the night away.

Juniors 8/5/2009

Shark Week! The campers did an awesome job dressing like sharks today! Robert's shark head is so cool! For warm ups this morning we created three shark related karate moves- the attack of the Jellyfish, hammer punch, and the swordfish stab. We them worked on our routines during gymnastics. The girls practiced on the high beams for the first time! They were very brave! After re-energizing with snack we headed for the park where we played world cup soccer. Harrison has some excellent spirit, he encouraged and cheered for all the campers! Now it's time for swimming and lunch, bringing us closer and closer to KEVA!

Sophomores 8/5/2009

Today is dress like a shark day! We had a lot of great sharks in our group! During warmups we had to come up with three karate moves and relate them to sharks. We thought of three great ones which were the hammer head "head butt", the great white slap and jaws. We did such a good job that we won! After warm up we headed to KEVA, where we played ultimate dodgeball! We had so much fun. We are now back at SwimWest having a blast in the water. We are looking forward to gymnastics and going to the park. Camp Rocks!

Freshman 8/5/2009

If the lion is the king of the jungles who is the king of the sea? In our opinion it is the Lemon Shark!! That is why we are so pumped to get to wear our shark clothes today! We even had the chance to come up with 3 shark karate moves! Eligah, Jenna, and Lillian helped come up with some awesome shark like moves. We then boarded the bus to KEVA! Once there we had a giant game of Ultimate Dodgeball! Claire, AJ, and Jenna did a fantastic job of blocking and taking out the counselors. Then we headed to SwimWest for our swimming lessons! This afternoon we are going to continue to enjoy this sharky day with some splendid games in the side yard and gymnastics!

Seniors 8/4/2009

Today we started out by depicting a room in an aquarium and ours was insanium in the cranium. We depicted a whale tank with Matthew providing the whale noises. It impressed the judges and we won! After that we went to the park and played kickball. Natalia had a great catch when she was pitching and Declan had a few nice kicks. After the park we went to BGA and went through an obstacle course and had a pit fight. This afternoon we may do water games to beat the heat or maybe exploding enchiladas maybe racket hockey. Brevity is working against me.

Juniors 8/4/2009

To start the morning off right we became a room in the aquarium, the campers were very inventive and made a shark tank, and the sharks played poker! To switch it up for amazing race we had an obstacle course during gymnastics! We then headed to the park on a gorgeous day and worked on our teamwork skills by playing ultimate football. Because of the heat the pool is going to feel nice. We may even play some water games later!

Freshman and Sophomores 8/4/2009

"Lemon, Lemon, Lemon, Sharks, Lemon, Sharks with a spoon!" (to the tune of Lemon Ice by Culvers). Today started with a celebration for shark week. We each had to come up with a room at an aquarium to be. The Sophomores chose the dolphin tank and the Freshmen chose the feeding tank after guessing our friends tanks we boarded the bus for SwimWest. Upon arrival we changed into our swimsuits for some water games. With the warm summery weather we had the change to enjoy not one, not two, not three, but four awesome wet water games. We started with sponge relays, moved onto Octopus Octopus with sponges, to drip, drip, drip, to SPUD with sponges. Through all of this WISC NEWS 3 was HERE! They filmed Joel because he won TOP NOTCH TEACHER AWARD! Great Job Joel! So if you watch the news the second Monday in September, or keep an eye out for exact date on SwimWest's website! After that we jumped into the pool for our swim lesson, where we got to practice our strokes for the big swim meet that we will have during the last week of camp. This afternoon we are looking forward to some fun in the sun and gymnastics! We would also like to remind you that tomorrow is Shark Day! So if you have shark shirts, fins, or a hat that you would like to tape a dorsal fin to that would be wonderful! Hope to see your shark pride!

Seniors 8/3

Today begins our Amazing Race week of camp, but also it is Shark week on Discovery Channel. So we are also using that as a theme for the week. We started out warm ups by coming up with a team name for the week. We chose Baby Seals since Sharks eat them. After that we went to the park and played three great games of Capture the Football. Spencer and Matthew both played very well. After the park we went back to gymnastics where Andy gave a lot of effort on Pit Bar and on the floor exercises. This afternoon we are playing relay oriented games on the field and maybe Knockout or a game of Basketball on the Sports Court.

Juniors 8/3

Ready, set, GO! We started off with a Bang for our Amazing Race week we won warm ups this morning with our team name, The Racing Sharks of Horror and Stella's terrifying laugh! We then worked on our trampoline and floor skills during gymnastics . After a quick snack the Races continued to the park where we played an awesome game of baseball. Robert showed his spirit as he rooted for his teammates. At SwimWest this afternoon we plan on doing relays on the field and basketball on the Court. The campers are really exited for this week- not only is it Amazing Race week, but SHARK WEEK on the Discovery Channel as well! We're pumped to dress like sharks on Wednesday! Go on, take the money and run!

Sophomores 8/3

Who is ready for Shark Week!? The Sophomores! We started off Amazing Race/Shark week with an exciting team name and cheer! The Amazing Balloon Shark Racers! Lainey and Peter were especially great cheer-ers! When we got to SwimWest we fuelled up with snack and went to the Sports Court! There we warmed up with Basketball passing drills followed by a relay race. Martha worked really hard and was a great sport! After the relay we played Six on Six Basketball! Takumi stole the ball a lot and made a few shots too! We are currently swimming, but are really looking forward to gymnastics and going to the park. We love camp!

8/3 Freshman

Today we welcomed Lilian, Jonah, and Kaleen to the group. After meeting our new friends we had to pick out a team name and cheer! It is Amazing Race and Shark Week so wee were asked to have that reflect in our name. Jenna suggested the Lemon shark. Everyone thought it was a funny name so we became the Lemon Sharks. Brady got to wear a yellow sweatshirt and goggles and chase us aroud while pretending to be a shark. Once we laughed and cheered on our friends, we boarded the bus for SwimWest. At SwimWest we replenished our energy sources with a scrumptious snack of Nilla Wafers and then jumped onto the sports cour to practice our basketball skills Ben and Jonah did a great job of cheering on all of our friends during our basketball relays. After an intense game of half court basketball we changed into our swim suits for swim lessons. Once lessons are done we will have lunch and play a few games and practice our gymnastic skills!