Celebrating at Spirit Dinner

Chase and Briana receive their Year Gifts at Spirit Dinner

One of the highlights at the end of each session at camp is the Spirit Dinner.  It is held on the last night of  camp and is a reflective event highlighting the session.  One of the special parts of the dinner is when campers and counselors are recognized for the number of years they have attended camp. It does not matter if it is your first year or your tenth, you are cheered and celebrated when your year is announced.

Former campers and now staff members, Chase Nelson and Briana Ozor were very excited to earn their year gifts this summer.  Chase earned her 8 year Shirt and Briana earned her 5 year pillow.  This is just another great reason to return to Rockbrook summer after summer.

“Old Counselors Never Die……”

Several attendees at our Alumnae Reunion this summer requested to go on a hike with the legendary counselor, Phyllis S. She worked at camp from ’59 to ’67.

Campers (that could keep up with her) still remember her spunkiness, funny stories – including one about the “rattlecat” – and her zest for the woods.

She’s an example of how much of an impact counselors can have on their campers. Counselors get to be that person who show campers new worlds and horizons – and if you’re lucky, the campers just might remember your name!

Today, Phyllis is a retired English professor. She loves William Wordsworth’s work, her cat and exploring every peak to be had.

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p.s. The title of this blog comes from the song sung when it’s a counselor’s birthday:

“Old counselors never die, never die,
Old counselors never die, they just look that way!”

At Yosemite this year

On the Trail