Tell us about yourself! Where are you from,where do you go to school, what camp year is this for you, and what are you most excited about? What activity are you most interested in teaching?

Hello everyone!

I can’t wait to meet you all. Jessi has been telling all of the rest of us in the office how fantastic you all are! We are going to have a blast this summer, and I can’t wait to get started.

Here’s a little more about me… I’m 26, and I grew up in Georgia and started at Rockbrook in 1993 as a Junior camper. I became addicted and haven’t ever left! Now, I am the Program Director. My favorite camp activities are any of the crafts, riflery and archery. I graduated from Georgia Tech… GO YELLOW JACKETS! I have a new love of running, as mentioned by Jessi. I also coach a little league softball team (The Bees!). And I love living in Brevard. It’s a great town, and you will love it this summer.

During the summer, you will see me doing all kinds of crazy camp things… dressing up in 80s attire, driving the camp bus, doing announcements, organizing special events, scheduling activities and the calendar, running around camp, chatting with parents, etc… Feel free to come find me with any questions. I live in the other side of FBI with Jessi. Then, during the off-season, I travel around showing the camp movie to interested families, planning out the summer schedule, ordering supplies and camp gear, and assisting in getting our fun campers registered.

See you all soon!

Hey ya’ll!!!

I am super pumped for camp this year woot woot! I am 19 (turning 20 in May before camp starts) and a sophomore at Wake Forest. I am majoring in Mathematical Business and minoring in Anthropology. This fall I am studying abroad in Florence, for which I am super pumped.

This is actually my 12th summer at RBC, my first year as a junior was in 1999. I am looking forward to being the midder line head for first and second sessions! Last summer, and this upcomming one, you will be able to find me at the Lake. It will take some getting used to the water temperature, I’ve been working at a nice, warm, indoor pool all year.

Other campy things that I love/am looking forward to: rafting, campfires, dressing up in costumes every day, Counselor Hunt (I bought an all cameo outfit for this). I can’t wait to meet all the new staff, and am excited to see all of my old friends. If you are new to the staff, feel free to ask me any questions, I would like to think I know almost everything about RBC.

Please friend me on facebook!

ummmmm Frampton I can’t wait either…you forgot to mention that you are an avid Rocbbrook Walker

hey everyone!! first i just want that im soooooo excited to be going back to camp as a counselor noww!! and of course to meet all of you!

my name is Selma Umar.. im 19 (but will be 20 when camp starts) and i go to the university of south carolina i absolutely LOVE the weather here and getting to spend so much time outside because of it! I am an Exercise Science major and when i graduate i am hoping to go to physical therapy school!

I was born in Nashville, TN and lived there until i was about 17 then moved to Columbia, MD (where i go home to now)..i have 2 brothers, 1 is 23 and the other is 13… lets see what else… i love all kinds of sports and activities.. ive swam since i was in the 1st grade and have pretty much done everything you could possibly imagine like soccer, volleyball, tennis, basketball.. lol i wasn’t the best at all of them, but i still had fun doing them!!. I went to rockbrook for 4 years when i was in middle school, and decided this winter it would be so much fun to go back and see it again from the counselors side!! Im super super excited to finally be going back and see how things have changedd! I cant wait to meet all of you and have the most fun summer everr!! i love being crazy and as Meg says wierd lol because it makes everything more fun haha its going to be an awesomeeeee summer!

feel free to ask me anythingg!!

Who’s that guy? It’s Jeff! He’s Sarah’s husband.

So how does a guy end up at Rockbrook Camp for Girls?

After graduating from Davidson and teaching high school for 3 years in Athens, GA (Athens Academy), I first came to Rockbrook in 1988 to be the hiking and climbing guide. At the time, I was just starting graduate school, so taking outdoor trips at camp was a nice way to earn some money for school, and as it turned out, a nice break between all those years in Boston and Chicago (nine in all… yikes!). I really enjoyed being at Rockbrook and came back just about every summer, though I took a couple of them off to do research in Nigeria.

One unusual thing about my RBC history is that I met my wife Sarah here. She too worked many summers at camp, and over the years we got to know each other. As those things sometimes go, and after dating (long distance!) for 4 years, we got married at Rockbrook in August, 1996. We had the ceremony in the upper hillside lodge, and the reception in the dining hall. Maybe I’ll dig up a photo of that weekend. It was great fun having our friends stay at camp.

Before becoming one of the RBC directors, I was a college professor who taught Anthropology and Comparative Religions courses. That’s what you’re supposed to do when you finish a Ph.D. I taught at Vanderbilt, Davidson and the University of South Carolina. So if you’re interested in that kind of stuff, we should talk!

Then in 2000 Sarah and I moved to Brevard to start the Castle Rock Institute at camp. Jerry Stone (the previous owner and director of camp) and I had an idea to create an outdoor education program for college students where they would come to camp for a semester, take four humanities courses, and go on tons of adventure trips… even to Australia and New Zealand. http://www.castle-rock.org

Sarah and I became the directors at Rockbrook in 2006, so this will be our 5th year in that role, even though we started working here back in the 80s!

I am also a lucky Dad for two girls: Eva (7) and Lily (3). If you haven’t met them, you will this summer! I put a couple of photos of them in my album. They are awesome fun kids, so I hope you enjoy getting to know them.

Every summer I look forward to camp starting up. It’s such a nice change from “ordinary life.” Being outside most of the time, staying really active, hanging out with super enthusiastic people (kids and staff!), all the special fun events—it’s really a great thing. It will be great to see you back at camp, and if you’re new this summer, I look forward to meeting you.

Well hello everyone words can not explain how seriously pumped I am to be coming back to camp for my 8th year!!!! I’m so excited!!! My name is Elizabeth Patten some people call me Patten some call me Elizabeth. Frampton when she was my counselor she called me Evening Program hence the initials its also one of my favorite times of the day. I love singing at meals I’m extremely loud but not as much as Frampton….she is the queen of singing. Last year I taught Hodge Podge and I loved it I tie dye on a regular basis…sometimes . When I was a camper my favorite activities were riflery and pottery!

Right now I am a senior at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky! I can’t wait to graduate. In the fall I will be attending the University of Kentucky and majoring in BioTech/Biology! Last year I was offered a full ride to be on the UK rifle team (we are pretty good we finished 4th in the NCAA championships!) but I haven’t decided yet! I am obsessed with UK Basketball I live right down the street from UK so yes the games are crazy! I LOVE MY C-A-T-S CATS CATS CATS!!! (sorry Alexa!)

I can’t wait to meet the rest of the staff I’m so excited!

Hey there Rockbrookers!
My name is Christine Alexander and I am a sophomore majoring in Theater at The George Washington University in DC. I am originally from Atlanta, GA, so yes, I thoroughly enjoyed the snowmageddon we had here in February!!!
I will be returning to the glorious mountains of western North Caroline for the 16th summer of my 20 year life. Yes, that’s right, I will have missed 16 out of 20 Father’s Days, and somehow my daddy still loves me Perhaps it’s got something to do with the kickin’ hand crafted Father’s Day gifts he always got from my sister and me when we came back from camp! A favorite of mine was the bookmark with pressed flowers…ah the Nature Nook.
Anywho, I will be at camp for first and second sessions this summer, serving as linehead of the mighty junior line for the 2nd. I teach canoeing and kayaking, but I am a huge fan of basically every other activity at RBC (especially climbing with the Climbing Heros!). Over the years I have developed some favorites about camp that I like to reflect on throughout the year, and I think this is the perfect time to share those things:
(in no particular order)
1. Teaching girls how to kayak and helping them conquer their fears. It’s basically the best feeling in the world.
2. Grilled cheese and tomato soup.
3. Singing at meals. I get waaay into it. Like, whoa.
4. Visiting waterfalls on leave (BGB style!!!!)
5. New friends new friends new friends new friends!
That being said, please please please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns that you may have about camp as a newcomer. I am willing and able to share a wealth of Rockbrook knowledge with you. It’s like a treasure trove in my brain. A really fun, outdoorsy treasure trove…in the heart of a wooded mountain, circled by silvery streams.
Alright. It’s really late and I should be studying for a French quiz. Or sleeping.
Obviously camp comes first.
I can’t wait to hear from everyone!