It’s that time of summer… COLOR WAR is upon us!
Color War is one of those special camp events that brings campers of all ages together, and allows divisionmates to collaborate in new ways. It’s the perfecting closing camp event, in which every kid gets their unique moment to shine— whether that’s creatively, athletically, through their leadership, through their friendship. .. or the countless moments, interactions, and competitions that make Color War what it is. It’s also the ultimate culmination of the Soopers and Upper Seniors camper careers, and their time to take everything they’ve learned at Scatico to serve as leaders.
On Girls Side, Color War “broke” the morning of August 1. It was a laundry morning (meaning the camp laundry goes out), and hidden among the over stuffed bags of laundry strewn across cabin porches, was a surprise….12523 Magazine! The cover story? “Back from the DR and ready to lead!” featuring photos of the Soopers!! Other magazine stories included lake path closures due to flooding, and new friendship bracelet patterns. Senior Staff had placed the magazines on each cabin porch in the middle of the night (quite literally at 3AM!) so that campers would not see them until they headed out of the bunk for morning lineup. It was the Jinters who discovered the magazine first… and as soon as they did, it didn’t take long for everyone to catch on!
On Boys Side, the break happened last night and it tied into the baseball card story shared at their Opening Campfire. For those who didn’t catch our first blog… at the boys Opening Campfire David opened a pack of 1987 baseball cards and all of boys side entered the a Topps Sweepstakes. So for the break… Topps responded to our sweepstakes entry with a special package!! All of boys side assembled at the waterfront bleachers to examine the contents. The package contained gum (once again, consumed by Emmett Miller), Cracker Jacks, eye black, baseball glove oil (all items purchased by Quinn Croland on a day off), and two packs of cards. One pack, was a real pack of 2023 players. David opened this pack and read them off one-by-one, sharing an impressive array of random facts about each player. Of course, the anticipation was mounting, as many campers knew what was to come…
The second pack was a special one, and this one Mark opened. Each card was for a different Upper Senior! Mark read off their hometowns, birth dates, and fun facts, and one by one the Upper Seniors lined up at the bottom of the waterfront bleachers. Once all the Upper Seniors were assembled, Mark pulled one final item out of the package… a baseball tee… and on the back it said COLOR WAR, A COURT!
We’re ready to see what the next 4 days of competition brings!