In the morning we celebrated Divine Liturgy with Fr. Krikor, then reported to brunch. Afterwards, six new campers arrived and were welcomed into the camp program. Soon after, day-two of the Olympics began with the notorious “Apache Relay” followed by a final game of capture the flag. When all was
We said our goodbyes to 7 campers at closing ceremonies. Campers of the week were presented during the ceremony as well as a weekly multimedia recap. After closing ceremonies, the campers competed against each other in an Olympic showdown between red and blue teams. The blue team won for the
We had our dance this evening with music by DJ Impossible. Campers danced to Armenian, Middle Eastern, techno, and mainstream music. The theme for the evening was “A Night At The Red Carpet” where CITs lined the walkway to the recreation hall with red table cloth and stars with the
Today was our talent show. Campers of all ages and groups participates. Check the HYElight reel below for the full experience.
In sports, drill sergeant Vahe gave the campers the military experience with the acclaimed “Boot-Camp Wednesdays” where the campers ran, did push-ups, sit ups, and some other fun workout drills. Surprisingly, “Boot-Camp Wednesdays” is ranked a favorite by campers amongst other sports activities. During lunch, we had some cafeteria fun
It was a normal morning at St. Vartan Camp, campers were having fun playing volleyball in sports, swimming, and in their classes. For lunch, we enjoyed a delicious barbecue outside. Fresh chicken breast sandwiches, potato salad, macaroni salad, and brownies were on the menu. In the evening, the campers sat
This was the campers first full day at camp. Teens enjoyed dodgeball in sports with Vahe, as well as “Woosh” in the recreation hall with Chelsea Kress in the morning because pool was under maintenance. While the teens were at play in the morning, the juniors enjoyed Armenian Language class
In the morning, the staff and CITs participated in Divine Liturgy led by the camp director Rev. Fr. Krikor Sabounjian to prepare themselves to lead the campers through all the fun they will be having in a Christian environment. The morning message was given by Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian who
We closed the first session of the camp season with a lot of fun-filled festivities. In the morning, we had an upbeat calisthenics with Caiti followed by the first ever presentation of the SVC House Cup. It was a close race for first, however, this morning Gesaria prevailed through an
We held our farewell dance for the Session A campers. DJ Impossible dressed up in bunny ears and DJ’ed a fun spring themed dance with Easter undertones. It rained a little so instead of a campfire, campers had an additional hour to dance, which they seemed to all enjoy just
