Session B campers have arrived, and they brought a full load of energy with them! This morning we celebrated Badarak and prepared the campus for the incoming campers. Once all of the new campers, CITs, and Staff members arrived, we had our orientation to welcome the new camp family. After
We said goodbye to our session A campers this morning. During closing program, several campers were given awards for showing outstanding sportsmanship and cooperation within the classrooms. Each counselor group awarded one camper the Camper of the Week award because of his or her participation, enthusiasm, and adherence to the
We made the most of our last day here at Saint Vartan Camp. All day long, we sang our favorite chants, laughed loudly, and took on each activity with enthusiasm. We had the privilege of meeting with Archbishop Khajag Barsamian in the afternoon. Jennifer Morris, our Youth Outreach Coordinator, led
Today was a blast! Our time with Maestro Khoren Mekanejian came to a close, and campers savored every last song with our beloved Heritage teacher. The Olympic teams went face to face one last time during the epic Apache Relay Race, and team members did their very best to balance
Today began with some crazy dance moves, an intense spoon-balance Olympic match, and excitement over poured concrete. That’s right, our pool is making great headway! The workers diligently moved to set the concrete, and we looked forward to seeing the progression of the pool in the coming days. The quick
We started off this beautiful camp day with a reminder from our Camp Director, Der Krikor Sabounjian, to encourage and compliment each other out of sincere love. The campers took this to heart today, working with each other during classes and showing great sportsmanship during all of the Olympic games.
We jumped into our second full week here at camp! Campers made God’s Eyes in Arts and Crafts, learned new words in Armenian class, discussed the Kiss of Peace in Religion class, and made cheese boregs and choreg in Heritage. Our Camp Office Coordinator, Lorie Odabashian, and our kitchen volunteers,
We welcomed four new campers to our Vartan family today! Our morning began with a celebration of our Divine Liturgy, followed by the Antasdan (The Blessing of the Fields) service, during which Der Krikor splashed rose water on us celebrants. Campers were very enthused about the celebration of Vartavar, and
We had a great closing ceremony today for our one-week campers. Camper of the Week awards were presented to one camper from each counselor group for exhibiting Christian attitudes, values, and behaviors, and everyone gave a fond farewell to our departing campers. In the afternoon, campers played several games outside,
Here we are at the end of week one! Our time here has gone by so fast, and unfortunately we will be saying goodbye to some of our St. Vartan family members tomorrow. Today was another hot day, and we beat the sun by learning how to play Tavloo in
