Week
7, 2005
Fantastic
Final Week Events!
The
7th week of camp brings special memorable highlights in most all
of the activity areas. Kicking off the list of events was the annual
all-camp tennis tournament finals,
followed
by a great Nicolet soccer team match, the staff variety show, closing
campfire, the 61st annual horseshow, Candlelight Vespers, the camper/staff
water ski show, the extremely well-done version of "Aladdin",
activity area awards, an
all-camp Outpost capture the flag, and wrapping it up with final
banquet. Whew!
Although
it was sad to see all the campers depart on Saturday morning, we
know there are so many more good times to be had in 2006...so start
counting the days!
Exciting
Play at 2005 Nicolet Tennis Finals
Doubles
contenders Lexi and partner, Jacki, vs.
Jen
and partner, Julie, played a match that was fun for the whole
camp to watch.
Lexi
and Alexis battled it out for the 2005 Singles Title
with
Lexi winning both singles and doubles matches.
Right:
Staff members Becky and Jodi referee the
matches
that were played in true Wimbledon style! |
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Lexi
and Jacki ready for the serve. The dynamic duo
went
on to become the 2005 Nicolet Doubles Champs.
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Nicolet
Soccer Team is Hot!
Not only did
our Nicolet soccer players look great, they also played a
super match in 94 degree temps. |
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Elena
and Emily defend the ball.
Coaches
Chris and Crystal plan strategies with Nicolet players during
the half time break.
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Elena
dribbles the ball down field in an exciting match
with
Camp Interlaken. Despite the unusually warm
temperatures,
everyone played well and hard down to the last second. Nicolet
was victorious with a close final score of 3-2. Great job,
all players! |
"Good
game" is the salutation of the day! |
Staff
in the Spotlight for Variety Show Night
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The
ol' standby "School Days" was the opening act.
The
Great Albino Crocodile Hunters in action. |
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 The
Ironwood Cadillac is back by popular demand.
Backup
singers, Lee, LP, and Eric. |
Nicolet
Riders Show Style at Horseshow
|  Co-directors
of Horseback Riding, Angela and Ceci.
Even
riders get thirsty too! |
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A
staff riding demonstration opened the show.
Nicolet
riders participated in equitation and jumping classes during
the 61st annual Nicolet Horseshow. |
The
"Big Top" Comes to Camp
The last special
dining hall night of '05 was a fun evening at the circus with
lots of colorful costumes. |
Neha
the cat trainer with camper versions of tigers,
leopards,
and panthers at the Nicolet circus.
Right:
The Tall Man (Gabe) and the Short Woman
(Gina)
add a bit of carnival color under the Big Top.
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Batman
Saves the Day...and the Ski Show!
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The
Batboat brings Batman to the rescue.
The
camper flag act was a great success.
The
all-camper pyramid was a show headliner.
Human
skis is a very challenging show act that was performed flawlessly
by Natalie (skier), Dan, and
Lisa
(skis). Good job guys! |
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Batman
always saves the good guys!
JLo
demonstrates the art of slaloming on a canoe paddle during
the annual camper/staff ski show.
Our
faithful crash boat crew, Nancy and Kelly Ed.
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Led by Batman
(Director, Chris Starz), our 2005 ski show participants take
a closing bow. |
Activity
Awards Highlight Campers' Achievements
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Winners
of the annual camp contests were: Jen, who won the "Franklin
Lake Ice Off" award, and Paula, who was the first camper
to re-enroll for 2005 and was awarded the "First Lady"
certificate. Both girls earned
a
canteen voucher for a free camp T-shirt. Who will be
our
new 2006 winners???
Pines
cabin was the ultimate final winner of the 2005
cabin
plaque for having the cleanest cabin for the entire 7 weeks
of camp. The grand prize was a trip to the Chain Skimmers
Ski Show and a yummy visit to the Dairy Queen! Congratulations,
Pines ladies!
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The
second session activity awards ceremony was
held
during the last morning of camp in the Council Ring. Campers
were awarded their patches and certificates for passing into
various skill levels in
their
chosen activity areas.
A
special thank you and recognition was given to CITs
Lauren
and Lee for their assistance with instructing
windsurfing
in the smallcraft area. Lauren (LP) was also the 2005 recipient
of the annual Smallcraft Award that was presented during final
banquet. |
Candlelight
Vespers
This
summer's Vespers theme focused upon children's stories and
the lessons
that
can be learned from them. Led by
Committee
Heads, Chris and Crystal,
cabins
of various ages and the Nicolet Choir assisted with the
weekly services. Culminating in the touching
candlelight
service
the last week of camp, vespers
was
a thoughtful and peaceful break from our busy days of energetic
activity.
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Annual
SCUBA Dive and BBQ
Held at Sugar Camp Lake
On
one of our beautiful August days, nine certified Nicolet SCUBA
divers explored the warm waters of Sugar Camp Lake as a part
of their traditional end-of-the-summer SCUBA review and BBQ
lunch. Coordinated by Phil and Marcia Klein of Klein Scuba,
our divers are supplied with the latest high tech equipment
and the finest instruction possible. A big thank you to the
Widule family for providing the pontoon boat and hosting a
super BBQ!
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"Aladdin"
is 2005 Drama Hit
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An
exceptional performance of "Aladdin" by campers
involved with the drama elective resulted in a most entertaining
evening. The 2005 theater arts program was headed up by Karen
Julyan who directed both
the
first and second session Little Theater presentations and
supervised the production aspects as well.
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Scenes
from "Aladdin":
Final
Banquet Honors and Memories
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Jeremy and Georgi presented
campers with their 5-Year Club jackets at final banquet. A
total of 11 campers received the 5-year recognition and included:
Amy, Caitie, Katherine, Molly, Julie, Chloe, and Zoe. Also
receiving their jackets this summer were Madeline, Courtney,
Leah, and Nicole. Congratulations!
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The
2005 final banquet was dedicated to all the super
tripping
adventures and the participating campers and
staff
who enjoyed these treks and paddles.
East
End Junior Team Tennis winners.
Jacki
receives the annual Pinckard Tennis Award from Aussi Tennis
Director, Jodi Considine.
Smiling
Green Team Marathon Day captains, Sarah and
Caitlin,
receive the wood burned plaque from Kelly.
Lee
was the proud recipient of the 2005 Nicolet Wakeboarding/Waterskiing
Award for improvement. |
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Sports
Director, Jaclyn Lutts, presents Morgan with the
Sportswoman
of the Year award.
Swimming
Director, Caitlin Gould, presents Julie with the 2005 Swimming
Award for having a great attitude and her improvement in this
activity.
Winner
of the 2005 Medlicott Riding Award went to first year camper,
Tess. Tess amazed us by also winning one of the the big jumping
events in the horseshow.
Honored
for her attitude, helpfulness, and all-around positive effort
in theater arts was Brady. Presenting
this
recognition was Drama Director, Karen Julyan. |
"We've
camped together
Paddled
through the streams
Watched
for the sunrise
Shared
our fondest dreams
I
love to live, and live to love
All
these wonderful things."
"Learning
to Live Together" ~ Camp Song and Nicolet motto |
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Franklin
Factoid:
There are 307 days until the first day of camp 2006!!!
2006
Camp Dates:
Staff
Precamp Training - June 16 - June 23
First
Session begins - June 24
First
Session ends - July 15
Second
Session begins - July 16
Second
Session ends - August 11
YMCA
at Nicolet - August 13 - 19
Nicolet
Family Camp - August 20 - 27
Coming
Up...
September:
2006 enrollment packets mailed to 2005 camp families
October
1: Early Bird discount deadline
November:
Chicago Camp Fair
Thanks
to Crystal Ward and JeremyStarz for photo contributions in
this issue.
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