The last council fire, we had a quiz on camp history, and then reinforced that we are making history right now, in the moment. We then passed out cards and everyone wrote something they are proud of. Here are the results:
What TL campers say they are most proud of 7-17-2010
Sycamore
Being here
I am proud of having general swim every day
Getting my Woodsman
I hiked 26 miles
Woodsman
Everything
Getting my self up
Foxes
Making a monkey’s fist
Platinum record award
Climbing ADK walls
About to get my Woodsman on 1st year
I did back flip off rope swing
Getting Woodsman
I going to get my Woodsman
Building a fire
Getting my Woodsman
Catamount
Canoeing 20 miles
I gave a bead
I did a big splash off the monster
Doing a Grand Circuit at age 11
Hiking 26 miles
Coming here
Cut a full log
Hiking 4 days in a row in the Appalcians
Bears
Jumping off of a cliff
Cabin switch!
Flip off the monster
Bear pit tree
Got Woodsman/Craftsman and Survivor
Jumping off Bear Pit
Making a friend
Improving canoeing skills
Otters
Meeting new heights
Made a bear pit
I got level 4 in swimming
Jumping off a cliff
Building the Arts maFort
Bowdrill
Making new friends
Up on Bearpit tree
Making new friends
Got level 4
Rivermen
Went on Androscoggin Canoe trip
Backflip off rope swing
Proud: being happy
Cabin and shelter building
Making the Tobin shelter
I am arachnophobic and sleep with spiders surrounding me
Working on the cabin
Lumberjacks
Chump
Swimming a TF
Building the cabin
Doing a backflip off the rope swing
I built a bench
Trappers
Making new friends
Almost getting my Tenzig climbing rating
Jumping off Bearpit tree
Getting my Basic Canoe rating
Lifeguard training
Majority of my Solo
Building cabin
Building cabin
Swimming to Bear Pit
Rangers
My 24 hour solo
Helping in the kitchen
Hiking Camel’s Hump
I went up down to left stuff
Growing facial hair
Doing work projects
Raising the new cabin
I am proud of making a gate for the pig pen
Building the new cabin
Staff
Working hard
I taught a major rating (Basic)
Doing a shelter hike
Cabin raising
Cabin raising
Skyrunners trip
I’ve led two successful canoe trips that no one got hurt on and everyone learned a lot and enjoyed even more
Taking kids on PKS hike
Surviving without bug nets
RPS (Rock Paper Scissors) staff champ
Taking care of campers
Getting to know my senior lodge
Staying the course, keeping calm
Help run “Guys Night”
Milking the cow
Art
Everything!