Touchdown at RBC

One of the most anticipated culminating events each session at Rockbrook is the Banquet. This is the themed party the CA (9th grade) campers plan and present for the whole camp. It’s a huge celebration with decorations, costumes, specialty foods, music, dancing and skits, all focused on a particular theme the CAs select in secret. They completely transform the interior of the dining hall, covering every inch of wall space with hand-painted posters, adding lighting, streamers and other decorations. They rearrange the dining hall tables to create a dance floor and performance space.

Arriving at the Banquet and finding out the secret theme is part of the fun. For this second session 2025, the surprise was related to professional football. The theme? “Touchdown at RBC.”

The decorations featured football fields and NFL team logos, plus the logos of two “in-house” teams: the White Squirrels and Redbirds. Table decorations included inflated footballs, rings, trophies, Mardi Gras beads, mini foam fingers, football field tablecloths with lines. For food, we ate football game day foods like wings, tater tots, pigs in blankets, and veggies with ranch dip.

The CAs were dressed up in a variety of costumes. There were our two football teams: the White Squirrels and the Redbirds, complete with mascots and cheerleaders. The two teams ran down and had a dance battle, followed by a cheerleader routine. Then it was time for the halftime show featuring girls dressed as Rihanna doing “Umbrella,” Katy Perry with “California Girls,” Shakira performing “Hips Don’t Lie,” and Lady Gaga and “Poker Face.” The big moment was when Travis Kelce proposed to Taylor Swift (which as you know hasn’t happened in real life!).

There were commercial breaks too featuring the Gecko of Geico, Jake from State Farm, and the Aflac Duck. The counselors played referees and did a dance to “Hit the Quan.” In the final play, the Redbirds were down by six points but scored the winning touchdown thanks to Travis Kelce.

The show ended with “All I Do Is Win” by DJ Khaled and everyone enjoying a dance party, jumping and singing with their friends.

Overall, it was a fantastic event… great energy, and loads of fun. Everyone had an amazing time. Thank you CAs!