Rockbrook 2025

I am a camper turned staff and I’m so excited to be work with some of the best counselors! I have a younger sister who will be attending and I’m super excited to help her and other Rockbrook girls have the best summer ever! I’m ready to read on the hill and swim in the lake again! Can’t wait to see all this summer has in store!

WHOA there! I am so excited to be coming back to Rockbrook for my 4th summer. I can’t wait to be reading books on the hill and chatting about all the fascinating plants we see in on the trail in Wilderness Hiking and Outdoor Adventure (WHOA).

I’m originally from London, England, but have lived in North Carolina since I was fourteen. Rockbrook is an incredible second home to me, and I can’t wait to see our community come back together in the mountains this summer!

Hiiii! I’m so excited to be back at Rockbrook this summer after being unavailable to come back last summer. This will be my 9th summer at camp, my 4th on staff, and I can’t wait to see everyone’s smiling faces again. A little bit about me, I’m from Richmond, VA, and I’m a rising senior at Christopher Newport University, where I study Applied Math. At camp, you can often find me teaching climbing at the alpine tower, swimming in the lake during free swim, or sitting on a lodge porch working on my friendship bracelets. One of my favorite parts about camp, as someone who has been going for many years, is that each year I always make new friends. Simply being in the Rockbrook environment provides you with the connections to make lifelong friends. I hope everyone finds their chocolate chip cookie friend this summer!

Hi! I’m Ella, and I’m so thrilled to come back for my tenth year at camp!!
I’m from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and am a rising senior in high school. At home, I like playing tennis, painting paint-by-number canvases, and having potluck brunches with my friends.
Camp is truly my favorite place in the world, and I feel so lucky to be part of such a supportive and fun-loving community. I can’t wait to be back in the beautiful mountains again and make so many new friends!

Hi! My name is Sylvia Jean Hemmer (or Sylvie) and this will be my 2nd summer working at Rockbrook! I am so so excited to return and have outdoor adventures with old and new campers. Rockbrook is truly a magical place! I grew up in NC and have family in Brevard so it is super special to me. I go to school in Virginia and run Cross Country for my university. I love all things outdoors and can’t wait to be out on the water! Kayaking is one of my favorite parts of camp and I’m excited to lead campers down the many wonderful rivers that we have near Rockbrook. See you soon!

Hellooooooooooooooo everyone! I’m beyond excited to be returning to Rockbrook this summer. It’s my favourite place on Earth! Rockbrook has been a second home to me since I was 8 years old and it continues to shape me as a person today. There is something unmistakably magical about the short time we get to spend together in the heart of a wooded mountain that leaves me and many others returning year after year. When I’m not at camp, I work as a kids’ therapist in Toronto, Canada, and it was actually my experience as a counselor that illuminated my love for working with youth!

One thing I’ve always loved about Rockbrook’s caring community is that it has a special place for everyone who rolls up the driveway on opening day. Nothing makes me happier than watching campers radiate joy and be their silliest selves in such an uplifting environment. I look forward to meeting you all so soon!

Hey y’all!! My name is Zoe and cannot WAIT to spend another summer in the heart of the wooded mountain! This will be my 3rd year on staff following 5 years as a camper. I was born and raised in Hiram, Georgia and now live in Indiana. After a busy year I am so excited to get back to Rockbrook! When at camp you can almost always find me at the lake jumping off the diving board or enjoying a book in the sun. Rockbrook is one of those special places where everyone is able to be their complete and authentic selves and that is why is keeps pulling me back each year. Can’t wait to make new friends and have an amazing summer!!

Hi! My name is Lucy and I’m super excited for my first summer at RBC. I’m from Suffolk, England and am currently on a gap year before heading off to Lincoln University to study Psychology. Some of my hobbies include singing, theatre and gymnastics. I’m really looking forward to seeing the beautiful scenery that North Carolina has to offer and hiking in the Blue Ridge mountains. I can’t wait to create new bonds with people and fully immerse myself into camp life!

Hey y’all, I’m Mischa and I’m from a little bit of a lot of places!! I’m coming to camp from my home in sunny Fort Myers Florida but I lived in Asheville NC for 6 years. I am entering my freshman year of college at Florida State University where I will be studying political science and communications on a pre law track. I love kids and I hope to one day be a child welfare lawyer! I stepped away from camp after Covid hit and I am absolutely thrilled to be returning! Rockbrook is genuinely my second home and the mountains have been calling me back.

At camp, you’ll probably find me dancing, playing the ukulele, making a bracelet, or weaving a flower crown on the hill! Camp is so important to me because it is where I have met some of my best friends. My favorite thing about camp life is that it is socially acceptable to wear a tutu and fairy wings to breakfast. Every day is an adventure which is what makes the heart of a wooded mountain so special.