We love Sundays at High Rocks! They are typically a little more chill than the rest of the week. We wake up a little later, and the morning is at a much slower pace. However, that slower pace does include getting our laundry up to breakfast in the morning. It doesn’t sound like a huge deal, but getting all of the laundry together, and then traveling to the dining hall in three large bags per cabin. It can be a lot. It is certainly teaching some self-reliance, teamwork, and even some responsibility for our actions. Nonetheless, it went smoothly without too much effort. Our laundry efforts were rewarded with scratch-made cinnamon rolls for breakfast! What a treat! Not to worry, we rounded breakfast out with some oatmeal, scrambled eggs, and a fruit bar.
Our big news of the day was welcoming our June Mini Campers! It was so much fun to see new and returning families this morning. Many I had met on the road last fall and some again at one of our father-son weekends. We had everyone here by 10:40am and the boys ere off and running. It has been a great firts day for them.
After some time at assembly, we gathered for our Sunday morning reflective time by the lake and then a morning of choice activities while our June Mini guys got equanted with a few rules, swim tests, and a tour of camp!
IMAGES AND GALLERIES
Option 1: High Rocks Photo Gallery (Free)
The High Rocks Photo Gallery is completely free to log in and browse through the daily photos. For new families, login information was sent this afternoon! For returning families, your login from last year will work. You can use the “forgot password” link if you need a new one. Send me a quick email if you need assistance.
Like in previous summers, each nightly blog will link to the daily photos posted on the High Rocks Photo Gallery!
Option 2: Waldo Photos (Paid – Facial Recognition & Downloads)
Waldo Photos uses facial recognition technology to automatically find photos of your son in our daily uploads and text them straight to your phone. Cost is $39.99 per camper for the session. You can see all the same daily photos found in the free gallery, just on Waldo site with their automated features and high-resolution download access. Sign up here!
When Will Photos Be Uploaded? Around 9:00 pm each night, we will post the blog and photos to the free High Rocks gallery. By 11:00am the next morning, we will upload the same photos to Waldo for facial tagging.
For a full breakdown of both services, you can visit our updated Blog & Photos Page.
Camper Schedule
We will send out an email to you about your sons’ schedules around lunchtime tomorrow. You can also find his up-to-date schedule on my.higrocks.com along with trips he has taken during the session. We ask the boys to choose five different activities. They can change just about any time they like, and they always get into the activities they want. Again, look for an email and update around lunchtime tomorrow.
the Aall-camp event today involved a game called Rainbow Adventure. It invovled staff hiding in camper friendly locations. Each staff was worth a different amount of points. Then there was the Greeny Meanies! These guys could erase points that you have earned. Of course, it was a lot of running around, laughing, adventuring, and having fun!
Tomorrow is going to be an exciting week with all sorts of trips and events. Stay tuned to read more of what we do every day and a little sprinkle of why we do it.
You Rock
Don Gentle
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