Having a child develop a passion early in life is a blessing, I often tell parents. Jeeper Ragsdale developed his passion for horses at a very young age! Note: There is no better place to develop a passion than camp, because of the exposure to a wider range of activities than most have at home or school. Jeeper, the Camp …
Meet Katie, our new Program Director!
I’m so thrilled to be your new program director! My name is Katie Dougherty! Hello from Florida! I wanted to take this opportunity to express my joy and excitement for this upcoming year. The support and love I’ve received already is heart-warming and I want to say a big thank you to everyone! I also want to share a little bit …
Self reliance: My Heart Story — Chloe B
Editor’s Note: Self reliance, simply put, is the ability to find out for yourself the resources for your needs–both intrinsic and extrinsic. One of the best things about going to camp is navigating the ins and outs of each day without the sheltering presence of the family. Camp is a place where girls are safe to try new things and …
Camp is officially underway!
Y’all. Opening Day has come and gone just like that. Can you believe it!? Opening Ceremonies brought new Shawnees and Pawnees into their tribes, causing sisterhoods to cultivate and grow! The past couple days have been wonderful having the girls back at camp! The hills are alive with tribe love, the sun shines a tad bit brighter, and camp FINALLY …
A day in the life of a camper…<3
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 …
Mother-Daughter Weekend, spring 2017
Another great Mother-Daughter Weekend for spring 2017 is planned for May 4th – 7th, where already a record number of attendees will share a great time at Heart O’ the Hills Camp. Many people come to the weekend to get an up-close look at The Heart before enrolling. Others come to share the excitement of camp together with their campers. …
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 …
Goal setting in four steps
For most people, the New Year represents a time of resolution and goal setting. For Heart girls, it means camp is just around the corner!!!! In celebration of both of these, let’s talk about the importance of goal setting at camp. Goals give you a destination. When I was 10 years old, my first set of Pawnee sponsors handed …
30 Things Only Heart Girls Will Understand
Only Heart Girls will understand this: Every summer camp is different. Every summer camp teaches you different things. Every summer camp leaves a lasting impression on you and provides key things only you will understand. At Heart O’ the Hills we pride ourselves on values, sisterhood, friendship, and long lasting memories. They may be hard to explain, but these 30 things …
Gym-what?
Gymkhana. Jim-kah-nuh. Say it with me. Gymkhana! Okay, so now that we can all say it without butchering the pronunciation of it, what is it? The actual dictionary translation is; a field day held for equestrians (fancy word for “horsey people”), consisting of exhibitions of horsemanship (fancy word for a good rider), and much pageantry. Only that still doesn’t mean a …
- Page 1 of 2
- 1
- 2