Important Bus Information for END OF SESSION

The drop off location for campers at the end of their session (July 17th or August 12th) will be in the vacant “Wonder” toy/baby store parking lot at Deerbrook Mall in Deerfield, IL

Busses will unload campers at the South end of this parking lot, located at: 250 South Waukegan Rd; Deerfield, IL  (more information will follow)

All campers, including those coming from out of state, MUST bring a lunch for the bus ride to camp!

 

Baggage Express  (Chicago Area Baggage Info)

Our Chicago area families should have received information directly from Baggage Express regarding duffel pickup.  Here are the Pickup Dates for Each Location:

*Sunday, June 21st: Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Gurnee, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Vernon Hills, Hinsdale, LaGrange

*Monday, June 22nd: Chicago, Highland Park, Deerfield, Riverwoods, Northbrook, Bannockburn, Glencoe, Glenview, Evanston

 

More Packing Tips

As you pack for camp, please remember to pack light! CIT’s and PA’s should be paying attention to their specific trip packing lists, and ALL campers should be packing a white polo or v-neck and navy shorts or pants for Sunday’s.  If you still need these required items, go to www.agawak.com and click on ‘store’ in the main menu.  You’ll be able to find these items and more for reasonable prices.

 

O-Day & Final Four

Last month, we announced our lovely Evening Program and Blue and White Coordinators.  This month, we’d like to introduce your Olympic Day and Final Four Commissioners!!!  It’s going to be a fantastic summer!

Olympic Day:   Kiera Abramson, Danielle Bassock, & Spencer Weiss
Final Four:  Melissa Kramer, Meredith Leon & Nikki Sheinkop

 

WELCOME TO THE AGAWAK FAMILY!!

Help us say hello to the newest members of the Camp Agawak family!- these
lovely ladies will be joining us this summer!
 

Ginger Rosenheck– Los Angeles, CA

Ruby Rosenheck– Los Angeles, CA

Tori Bialikowski– Waunakee, WI

Katie Taylor– Chicago, IL

Anasophie Cisneros– West Allis, WI

Ashley Aragon– Highland Park, IL

Leonor Carrillo– Highland Park, IL

Jacqueline Lara– Highwood, IL

Valeria Castro– Mexico

Ella Bernstein– Highland Park, IL

Cora Powers– Deerfield, IL

Director's Corner

It’s beginning to look a lot like summer camp, everywhere I go.  Camp boats are launching left and right into Blue Lake.  The swim and ski docks are in position. The trampolines are in the ground. Who’s ready to play trampball?  Our sprawling lodge roof is now sporting a fresh red roof and our new maple floor is ready for shoe prints covered in sand.  An eagle is circling the waterfront as I type and loons dot the surface of the water.  We are waiting patiently for everyone’s arrival and although we still have tons to accomplish before camp opens, June 24th won’t come soon enough.

We were right on schedule with the physical preparations of getting camp ready for the 2015 season until we got word that woodpeckers “went to town”, over the fall and winter, on the zip-line termination pole. What does this mean?, a brand new 55 foot, grade 2 pole, not easily found in the north woods of Wisconsin. If anyone has one in their backyard let me know.  No worries as the Aussies say. We’ll have everything in tip-top shape by the time the buses roll into camp.

I am concerned about one thing in particular that I would like to share with you.  Too many people are making requests to travel home during parent’s weekend.  As the old saying goes you give an inch and they take a mile. This issue has become an epidemic and will no longer be allowed.  Just like I had to eliminate packages, because some parents weren’t following the rules, it appears that we are headed in the same direction with regards to parents visiting day.  Please plan accordingly for next summer as I will NOT be allowing campers to go home over visiting weekend.

 As you prepare your daughter for camp make sure you talk with her ahead of time about the separation. Let your daughter know that feelings of homesickness are very normal and most kids will have bouts of it that come and go.  Let your daughter know her counselors and the office staff will be here for her to guide her and get her thorough any uncomfortable feelings. All too often campers’ hold their feelings inside which is the worst thing they can do. Encourage your child to share any homesick feelings they have right away. Over the years, we have had numerous chronic homesick campers. We have seen and dealt with it all. I promise you we will get your child and YOU through this transition and a more confident and self-assured young lady will return home.

I welcome the pitter patter of footsteps running past my office window. The tug-a-war rope is ready and waiting. I don’t know about you but I’m gearing up for some of Ducky’s scrumptious lazy breakfast pancakes. The day we’ve all been waiting for is fast approaching so get plenty of rest and get ready for plenty of fun.

Smile on. Full speed ahead!

Mary

 

May Birthdays

Katie Abrams– 1

Emma Zurek– 1

William Fitzpatrick– 1

Jenna Harris– 2

Abi Moeckler-3

Leah Gray– 3

Savannah Weingardt– 4

Aurora Penaloza Bravo-4

Anna Brady– 6

Karla Cuautle Cabanas-6

 Sarah Perl– 7

Olivia Grace Glantz– 7

Hailey Koretz– 7

Valeria Rodriguez– 7

Scarlette Wolk– 8

Lucy Okmin– 9

Gabrielle Pascal– 9

Wrigley Bialkowski– 10

Ellie Polen– 10

Taylor Warren– 10

 Shoshana Kaplan– 11

Logan Borre– 12

Penelope Bradley– 13

Shaylee Roth– 15

Tori Boorstein– 16

Samantha Boorstein– 16

Caroline Skok– 17

Kaitlin Fisher– 17

Ava Friedman– 19

Eric Bieszk– 20

 Bella Mauer– 21

Liv Ludwig– 21

Erik Herzog– 21

Gabrielle Proeh– 22

Alexis Maurer– 24

Sydney Berens– 25

Jessica Schlossberg– 28

Dani Hammer– 30

Sophie Salinas– 31

Suzi Pierce– 31