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A2-Monday

Campers, CITs, and staff can all agree we had fun for the 4th of July. In sports, the campers played a basketball game known as “Knockout”. In arts & crafts the campers made Easter egg light catchers while in religious studies the campers discussed miracles. In Armenian language campers learned

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A2-Sunday

Fr. Krikor led the camp in Divine Liturgy this morning. There was a lot of rain today so day two of the Olympics was postponed until next week. Instead, the campers made puppets with the Arts and Crafts Instructor, Taline Abrahamian, and worked out to an exercise video with Vahe.

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A1-Saturday

We said our goodbyes to 5 campers after an energetic closing ceremonies, where campers reflected on all the fun they had all week. At the end of the ceremony a movie montage was played to capture the HYElights of the week. Afterwards, the campers began their two-day Olympic competition followed

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A1-Friday

Campers in Arts and Crafts indulged in an “Iron Chef” recreation known as “Iron Artist” where campers were given a box of items to create a masterpiece within 20 minutes. Fr. Diran Bohajian led the campers in religion class, discussing Jesus’ parables with them. In the evening we held our

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A1-Thursday

We had a typical day of camp with classes, sports, and swim followed by an exciting night at the talent show. The talent show included such talents as Rubik’s cubes, multiple piano and flute players, singing, dancing, satirical skits and many others. The theme was based on the TV show

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A1-Wednesday

We had a jam-packed, activity-filled day. In religion class, Fr. Hratch taught the campers about baptism in the Armenian Church and in Arts & Crafts campers made crosses. During Sports, campers pushed themselves to the limit in the infamous “Boot-Camp Wednesdays” and certainly got a good workout out of it.

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A1-Tuesday

Today after morning worship, the campers began their daily routine. In sports, the campers enjoyed a basketball competition with activities such as a 3-point shootout and dunk contest. In class, the campers sang songs with Maestro Khoren, attended religious classes, and had a heritage class led by Stepan Piligian in

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A1-Monday

Today was the first full day of the 2011 camp season. We began our day as we do every day with chapel and then headed to the flagpole to get our day started. The weather was incredible today and the campers were able to enjoy many outdoor activities. The camp

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A1-Sunday

In the morning the Staff, CIT’s, and early arrival campers celebrated Divine Liturgy with Fr. Hratch Sargsyan. Soon after, parents and campers arrived for registration and orientation in which they said their goodbyes and parents began their 1-2 week well deserved time off. After explaining the rules of camp with

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C2-Friday

Today was the last full day of camp, and we couldn’t have asked for better weather! The sky was blue as anything and the sun was out the whole day. By the afternoon, the breeze picked up to cool off the humid weather. Campers enjoyed their final Classes and final

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