Reclaiming eight hours each day
August 27, 2026
There’s some incredible news to celebrate as a new school year kicks off. Texas is one of more than two dozen states with a bell-to-bell phone rule. ...
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What Is A Blue Chipper?
August 13, 2026
Closing Day is always a little tough. Trunks are packed. Cabins are swept. Parents pulling into camp, and a whole session’s worth of inside jokes abo...
We are in the good old days
July 29, 2026
There’s a great line from The Office series finale when Andy Bernard says: “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days before you’ve ...
Letter of a Champion's Summer
July 15, 2026
Every Wednesday at camp we have Dance Night, and after the dance we have our weekly counselor meeting. We do shout-outs, announcements, and training ...
A Pile of Excitement
June 30, 2026
10 water bottles. 3 shirts. A hat. A couple of name tags. And one lonely pair of shoes. That’s what I found in a pile in the Parthenon after Trojan S...
How campers define optimism
June 12, 2026
Every Torchlight ends the same way. A director says “We can!..” and a few hundred campers and staff yell back “DO HARD THINGS!!!” Then we name the du...