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Soundtrack of Camp Starlight Summer 2014

Thursday, July 10th, 2014

It’s our favorite time of the year-SUMMER! The time when school is out, the nights are long and  the sun is hot and more importantly camp is in full swing! At Camp Starlight,  we find ourselves turning up the volume and dancing a little more when these songs are played in the bunks during clean up, over the PA system and in the Dining Hall.

Top 10 summer camp songs

  1. “Camp Starlight Alma-Mater”

  2. “Summer” – Calvin Harris

  3. “Sing” – Ed Sheeran

  4. “Friends, Friends, Friends”

  5. “Love Never Felt So Good” -Michael Jackson

  6. “Can’t Smile Without You” –  Barry Manilow

  7. “Singin’ In the Rain”

  8. “Fancy” – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX

  9. “Sweet Caroline” – Barry Manilow

  10. “Happy” – Pharrell Williams

Wayne County Scores Update

Thursday, July 10th, 2014

Starlight vs. Westmont Boys Basketball, July 5

Starlight 8th grade boys had a great first game. Dylan T. led the team in scoring with 22 points. The boys forced turnovers after turnover, which allowed them to score a lot of fast break points. The team moved the ball very well and crafted a lot of open shots. The Starlight boys beat Westmont 58-46. The 8th grade boys are playing well as a team and looking forward to their next game.

Coaches: Dan Mutz and Kyle G.

Starlight vs. Island Lake Girls Tennis, July 6

The 5th grade girls had a smooth time capturing a 5-0 win over Island Lake. In the singles, Heather G., Emerson P. and Hannah S. clinched the match for starlight with straight set wins. The girls were backed up by strong performances in doubles by Hannah J., Hannah W., and Samantha S. and Danielle A. Congrats to Starlight lower inter girls, moving on to their next Wayne County game!

Coach: Craig Cooper and Alice Towney

Starlight vs. Island Lake Boys Tennis, July 8

It was a runaway victory for the talented 7th grade boys over Island Lake 5-0. The team was led by Abe W.  Cooper G. and Josh M. in singles all winning. Both doubles teams also came away with victories by 8-1, 8-1.

Head Coach: Craig Cooper

Starlight vs. Camp Weequahic Girls Tennis, July 8

The girls 9th grade/lower seniors had a dominating win over Weequahic in their first Wayne County match. Gabriella S. won handedly 8-0 with awesome shot making while Julia K. and Dani S contributed withconvincing wins 8-1 and 8-3, respectively. Madison K. and Allison M. dominated with their great new play in winning 8-3. Brooke H. and Amanda L. contributed with a strong 8-0 victory.

Coaches: Craig Cooper and Gabby Samkova

Starlight vs. Camp Wayne Girls Tennis, July 9

The 6th grade upper inter girls team won convincingly 5-0 led by Kylie M. Olivia S. and Emily C. Kylie fought back down 5-6 to force a tie break and win the breaker 7-5. Olivia won 8-0 and Emily defeated her opponent 8-3. Both doubles team carried out the winning ways 8-4 and 8-2 to clinch the match. Great communication between partners in doubled helped land the tam to victor. Congrats, moving forward!

Coaches: Amanda Gilberg and Dani Rothstein

Starlight vs. Chen-a-Wanda Softball

The upper senior started their Wayne County league white hot. The girls opened up their season against Chen-a-Wanda scoring an 17 impressive runs, while Chen-a-Wanda only put up 7. Sam B. had an amazing day on the mound pitching 6 complete innings. Arli M. also stepped up and made her first appearance on the mound pitching one inning. Hallie H. crushed the ball and went a solid 3 for 4 at the plate and Andie S. hit her first home run of the season. The girls played extremely well as a team and represented Camp Starlight well, even making friends with a particular Chen-a-Wanda player, exchanged shirts with her and have decided to cut a piece of each other’s shirts and place it in their scrapbook, showing true sportsmanship!

Photo of the Day

Thursday, July 10th, 2014

Lower camp boys pose with head counselor Jason Glick after a game of water polo on the boys waterfront.

Let me take a selfie…

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

What’s better than a Camp Starlight dance party? A Camp Starlight dance party with a photo booth, that’s what!

Mustache Bash

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

By now, most people know that mustaches are a “thing” here at Camp Starlight. In fact, mustaches are such a thing here that we held a bash in their honor appropriately called “The Mustache Bash.” Campers put on their best mustache gear, wigs, and tutus (of course) and danced the night away with their counselors. We decided that we “mustache” a few of our campers for the inside scoop on all things Mustache Bash. Click on the photo below to hear what they had to say.

Wayne County Update for July 6th

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

Starlight vs. Island Lake Boys Tennis July 6

Young prodigy Sloan S. was steady off the ground in winning 8-5 at first singles. Jaden Y. won handedly 8-0 with Ben M. falling in defeat in a tough fought match 8-8 (2-7) in the breaker. Both doubles teams came away with wins Max G and Jake G. (8-3) while Jake P. and Blake S. won 8-4. Great sportsmanship was displayed by everyone throughout the matches. Great win for Camp Starlight.

Head Coach Craig Cooper

Starlight vs. Weequahic Boys Lacrosse July 6

The 8th and 9th grade boys opened their season.. Early scores by Josh B. and Jordan K. got Starlight off to a commanding lead. Ethan E. let his light shine bright ending his day with four goals. The unsung hero of the day was Zachary C. who in his debut collected an impressive 6 saves. Griffin S. was a force as well, scoring two goals and dominating the dace-off X. Weequahic attempted a comeback, but goals by Dylan G., Harris G.,  Jake M., Rowan K, and Ryan K. held off their side. This was a great start of the journey to the championship and we shall further improve. Stay tuned for more news from the blue and white lacrosse world!

Top scorers: Ethan E. 4, Josh B. 2, Griffin S. 2, Jordan K. 1, Dylan G. 1. Harris G. 1, Jake M. 1, Rowan K. 1,

Ryan K. 1

Coaches: Jason Robinson Ben Finger Daniela Delgado Devon Himelman

Final Score 14-9

Starlight vs. Chen-a-Wanda Hockey July 6

The game was an all-around team effort in which a lot of players had plenty of playing time and opportunities to score. Ryan G. had three goals and four assists. Charlie G had 5 goals. Tyler G. had one goal. Ben A. had 3 goals. Luke B. had one goal and Jake C. had two goals. DT C. had a shutoff with three saves. The rest of the team contributes as well to the team. This team is unstoppable and will continue their pursuit to win the title.

Coaches: Jacob Haaker Cory Aberle

Final Score 15-0 (by mercy rule)

Starlight vs. Lavi Hockey July 6

After being down 2-1 early in the first period Starlight came back with four unanswered goals. With solid defense plays from Jared B. Josh W. Jason S. Noah T. and Jeremy W. Starlight was able to maintain the lead until the third period. Lavi went up 6-5, but with an offense that scores at will, Justin G. tipped in a shot from Jackson S. to force overtime. Early in overtime Jeremy W. found himself in the right spot to score the game winning goal off a rebound from Max K.

Top scorers: Jackson S. 3 goals and 2 assists, Justin G. 2 goals and 1 assist, Max K, 1 goal and 2 assists, Jeremy W. 1 goal and 1 assists. Jason S. 1 assist

Coaches: Wade Liska Elliot Martin

Final Score 7-6

Starlight vs. Camp Tioga 5th grade boys basketball July 6

The game started off with a bucket from David H who had a stellar game leading the team with 12 points and 7 rebounds. The team also had key contributions from Jared F. on the defensive end with three steals, Max G. with 8 points all in the third quarter to help build a 15-point lead. Blake P. also played well off the bench with 6 points. Tyler H. points and assists. In the end, Starlight totaled 40 points to Camp Tioga’s 19 points. It was a great games for the Starlight boys and the injured Jake L. who helped coach.

Head Coach Travis Cleveland

Starlight vs. Camp Wayne

Starlight came up short losing to Camp Wayne 37-32. Starlight was down one after the first half, but came out strong in the second half. Abe W. had 12 points and 8 rebounds. David M. added 4 points off the bench and played amazing defense, Aaron R. had 5 points and had 2 assists. Cooper G. had 4 points and 2 blocked shots. Drew B. had 5 points and a big 3 pointer to cut the lead close in the second half. Benjamin B. had 3 points. The team played well and fought hard until the very end of the game.

Head Coach Dan Mutz

Upper Camp Girls Show off Their Golf Swing

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

We frequently feature a photo of the day, but how about a golf swing of the day? Upper Camp girls were excited to demonstrate their improved swings during golf instruction.

Messy Fun in Maker’s Space

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014

Maker’s Space is a new area at camp in which campers can choose from three focus activities: eco-science, robotix and 3-D printing, and rocketry. Today, Lower Inter Girls Sammy B., Brooke H., and Zoe S. used their creative writing option period to learn a little bit more about what the eco-science component of Maker’s Space is all about.

Maker’s Space is taught by Kieran, who is studying marine biology at Bangor University in North Wales. When creative writing visited, a group of Lower Camp Girls was busy making slime. Kieran explained the slime is really easy to make. All you need is 2 tablespoons of slime goo and a half tablespoon of cross linker, both of which are available as a kit from Steve Spangler science. He said that slime is a lot of fun to make because you can do all sorts of things with it, including bounce it when it is in ball form.

The girls from creative writing learned that campers like  maker’s space option because of the lizard and bearded dragon, because it is fun and different, and (what better reason for an activity area called Maker’s Space?) to make stuff. The girls were really excited to be making slime and said that it felt slimy, gooey, nice, and sticky. Campers are also looking forward to having more fun with science in other areas of Maker’s Space as well.

S-Day Fun!

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

Once a week at Camp Starlight the pace slows slightly and campers enjoy a day full of unique activities exclusively planned for their division. These days are affectionately known as “S-days.” When it comes to S-days, the letter “S” could stand for a lot of things: super, superb, stupendous, special, spirited, stimulating, and superior are just a handful of adjectives that come to most campers’ minds. No matter which adjective one chooses, one thing for sure is that S-days are full of adventures that include special games, activities, and crafts.

In a way, S-days are a lot like weekends at camp.  They are the perfect opportunity for campers to relax while they process the previous week’s activities and prepare to begin a new one.  Campers also enjoy spending time with their entire division and making new friends. Since S-days put a different spin on many camp activities, campers are able to identify others with common interests about which they may not have otherwise known. Those shared interests are often jumping off points for bonding and lasting memories.

Regardless of what “S” word comes to individual campers’ minds, all campers would most like use a “G” word to sum up their S-days—GREAT!

Another Great Stack the Caps Event

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014

Friday, July 4, 2014, the Stack the Caps tradition continued at Camp Starlight. The event was inspired by camper and a true role model for girls, Brielle Namer, who died from a very rare form of cancer. Campers and staff continued the quest to stack over a mile of caps by donating new and unused baseball caps to be donated to children with cancer. Over 400 feet of caps have been stacked by Camp Starlight since Stack the Caps begin in 2008. Memorial Sloane Kettering and Children’s Hospital Boston receive the donations and distribute the caps. Outside of Camp Starlight, Stack the Caps events are held throughout the year at schools and private functions. If you are interested in hosting a Stack the Cap events in your local community or school, visit stackthecamps.com for more information.