A Day in the Life of a Camper By: Josie Turlington (16-year-old Pawnee camper) [morning bugle] You hear the soft groans of the girls throughout the tepee as the bugle sets off to get us up and ready for the day. Now here at camp we’ve got our morning people and our not-so-morning people. The older you are… the …
Familiar faces…<3 See who will be back to join us this summer!
Here at The Heart, we are always so fortunate to have an excellent summer staff year after year. Our new counselors bring their flair to camp with open minds of just what will come their way. Our returning staff are an asset, they know the camp flow and adopt a big sister role for our new counselors (see, it’s not just …
What is Vespers?
A night full of funny costumes, sincere yet hilarious songs, and over the top dance moves. That’s Vespers in a nutshell. Every Sunday evening after pizza is cheered and eaten, and the sun has slowly set behind the hills, a slight buzz moves along the Guadalupe River. Music fills the air and whispers line the steps overlooking the Cypress Hollow. …
My Inspiration by LG (aka Laura Gallagher, program director)
I’ve been asked to write about where I get my inspiration, and I won’t lie to you guys, for a while this had me stumped! What gives me that drive to jump out of bed in the morning and be the happiest I can throughout my day? I’ve been told on a few occasions that I’m the happiest person people …
Camper-Staff ratio: Why is it important?
Here at Heart we like to keep our camper-staff ratio in our cabins rather small and with good reason. We want each girl to get to know one another, their counselor and vice versa. These are the people they are going to be sharing most of their time with and we feel that it is uber important for them to …
What does Head Staff do?
To some it may look like all we Head Staff members do is sit around in the office and wait for the daily High Noon Nerf gun shootout. To others it might seem that we’re never around. While even some people just don’t have the first clue as to what we do all day long during the summer. We do …
My inspiration
I was tasked with thinking about where I get my inspiration for camp. I quickly realized I could go on and on forever about every little thing that inspires me but I’ll keep my list short. My creative and talented mother! Reading books on anything from creativity to self-growth. My inspiration comes from watching campers blossom while making new friends and finding …
We’re 100 days away!!
Well y’all, we’re 100 days from camp!! That’s right, 100 DAYS! Can you believe it? Here in the office we are giddy with excitement, we just can’t contain ourselves! With camp being this close we are in hyper speed getting everything ready for Opening Day. From Carnival, Field Days, Vespers, hiring our last few counselors, and making sure that everything …
How does The Tooth Fairy find us at camp?
The story of Enamel Crown, who led The Tooth Fairy to Heart O’ the Hills “Ena! Ena! Wake up!” I stretched my wings and opened my eyes to see my twin brother, Dentin, showering me in way too much fairy dust for this early in the morning. “The Tooth Fairy is home early! She’s assigning us today!” He practically sang, …
Why counselors are the hardest working people
After spending the last week having the most fun whilst recruiting staff for this summer, y’all can bet the main thing on my mind right now: counselors. Without these members of staff, camp wouldn’t be the same, which is why I like to think of them as the ‘heart strings’ of The Heart! When opening day of camp hits, parents …