Boys Results
| Date | Sport | Grade | H/A | Opponent | Starlight | Opponent | Result |
| 07.20 | Lacrosse | 8/9 | H | Trails End | 17 | 9 | Win |
Boys 8/9th Grade Lacrosse (H)
Starlight 17 – Trails End 9
The boys played an excellent game against Trails End, securing a great win. Gallant, Saltzman and Askensal each scored four goals, with Feldman and Laurie scoring two apiece. Key to their success was their superb teamwork – fantastic job boys, you should be proud!
This beautiful picture is by Jill, again taken from the brief, “Art out of Anything”. Her sharp focus on the inside of the frisbee goal makes this photo simply stunning. Thanks for sharing Jill!
One thing that is really great about Camp Starlight is the Slope for Lope. Slope for Lope is when campers wake up at reveille and go down to the main office. When the campers are down there, they each get a number. As soon as they get a number they start walking down to the bottom of the road. Then when all the campers are down at the bottom of the road, we begin the race. It is a mile and a half. We go all the way up the long road then a lap around camp. We go around the mess hall past the softball diamonds on to girl side and boys. Then finally the campers 
end at the flagpole. When the campers finish they get a bracelet that says I ran the slope for lope in Summer 11. Then of course we get lope. It was a great morning and I know everyone had a great time. It was so much fun and I loved getting the bracelets proving that we did it.
With thanks to Ally L for writing this blog.
On Saturday night at camp we held one of our favorite evening activities – MTV Finals Night. The previous evenings had been spent whittling the acts down to one from each division and those bunks chosen to perform really pulled out all the stops.
The event is held down by the lake, with the performers taking their place on an amazing outdoor stage. TV crews were on hand to record the whole event and to show all the action on the big screen. As our celebrities arrived on the blue carpet – Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Prince William, Catherine Middleton and Russell Crowe – the crowds went wild in anticipation of the big event.
The lights went down (well, the sun) and we were treated to an amazing display of creativity, originality and team spirit. From a group of nerds and Spongebob Squarepants through to male senior counselors doing ballet in rain ponchos, the entertainment just didn’t stop. Alyssa and Danny our hosts kept the evening running smoothly and it seemed to come to an end far too quickly.
The judges huddled in the eco-science building and made their decision. With so many great entries it was going to be tough, but for the first time in Starlight MTV Night history, one group had received full marks from all five judges. The Senior Boys had beaten all the other entrants with their superb journey of music through the ages, starting with the 1970s. In second place came Girls Bunk 6 with their Spongebob Squarepants / Bubblegum routine. It was evident that an awful lot of time, thought and energy had gone into preparing for the evening – thank you to all our participants for a truly entertaining night.
Today’s photo of the day comes from the Lower Deb girls who were given the brief, “Art out of anything”. They really did themselves proud here with a fabulous use of colour and great composition.
Here are the answers to yesterday’s “High Lights” quiz. The answers below are as determined by the boys of Bunk 1 themselves – no alternatives will be accepted!
Q – Who are the two best basketball players that ever lived?
A – Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan
Q – Which player won most valuable player in the NFL in 2011?
A – Tom Brady
Q – Which team hasn’t won the NBA championship in 10 years?
A – The Knicks
Q – Who is the best baseball player that ever lived?
A – Babe Ruth
Q – Who is the best player on the NY Knicks?
A – Carmelo Anthony
Q – Who is the best player on the LA Lakers?
A – Kobe Bryant
Q – Who is the best player on the Celtics?
A – Paul Pierce
Q – Who is the best player on Miami Heat?
A – LeBron James
Thank you boys for such a great quiz!
Boys Results
| Date | Sport | Grade | H/A | Opponent | Starlight | Opponent | Result |
| 07.18 | Tennis | 9 | A | Lohikan | 4 | 1 | Win |
Girls Results
| Date | Sport | Grade | H/A | Opponent | Starlight | Opponent | Result |
| 07.23 | Softball | 5 | H | Blue Ridge | 16 | 15 | Win |
| 07.19 | Lacrosse | 7 | H | Towanda | 11 | 4 | Win |
July 18th 2011
Boys 9th Grade Tennis (A)
Starlight 4 – Lohikan 1
Starlight 9th Grade boys tennis team put in a fantastic effort to claim a 4-1 win. Kyle G lost a tough singles match but only by 9-8 on tie-break number one. His determination and concentration were evident throughout and the marginal score-lie reflects a great game. In doubles, Harry S and Bruce L were down 6-3 but made a terrific comeback to win 8-6.
July 19th 2011
Girls 7th Grade Lacrosse (H)
Starlight 11 – Towanda 4
The girls played brilliantly as a team, working together as a unit as opposed to a group of individuals. Brooke had some very nice saves in her first game as a goalie. Olivia R and Sammy B had four goals, with Lindsay F scoring three. Brooke made four great saves. Defense also played extremely well to secure a great win for Starlight.
July 23rd 2011
Girls 5th Grade Softball (H)
Starlight 16 – Blue Ridge 15
In a very close game against Blue Ridge, Starlight was down by one run in the bottom of the 4th with two outs, when Bailee P stepped up to the plate and smashed a two run double to win the game. Helping her on the offense was Samantha B with a triple, Francesca G with a double and Garielle B with a single. Jamie C, Katie L and Emily T each had two hits in the win. Defensively Katie L, Samantha B and Bailee P combined for seven strike outs. Great job ladies!
Today’s “High Lights” is a sports quiz designed by the boys in Bunk 1. The answers will be posted tomorrow and are all as determined by the boys themselves – no alternatives will be accepted!
i) Who are the two best basketball players that ever lived?
ii) Which player won most valuable player in NFL in 2011?
iii) Which team hasn’t won the NBA championship in 10 years?
iv) Who is the best baseball player that ever lived?
v) Who is the best player on the NY Knicks?
vi) Who is the best player on the LA Lakers?
vii) Who is the best player on the Celtics?
viii) Who is the best player on Miami Heat?
Boys Results
| Date | Sport | Grade | H/A | Opponent | Starlight | Opponent | Result |
| 07.18 | Baseball | 4 | A | Tyler Hill | 1 | 2 | Lost |
| 07.19 | Baseball | 8 | A | Poyntelle | 17 | 1 | Win |
Girls Results
| Date | Sport | Grade | H/A | Opponent | Starlight | Opponent | Result |
| 07.15 | Softball | 5 | A | Invitational | See below | ||
| 07.19 | Basketball | 6 | H | Lohikan | 38 | 8 | Win |
| 07.22 | Gymnastics | All | H | Invitational | 1st |
July 15th 2011
Girls 5th Grade Softball Invitational (A)
Starlight 10 – Trails End 2
Starlight 0 – Tyler Hill 10
Starlight 2 – Bryn Mawr 7
The 5thgrade softball team won one of their three games at the Trails End Invitational meet. In the lone win, Starlight defeated Trails End 10 to 2. Each member of the team touched home in the victory with 17 hits in total. Spencer J had three hits in the game and Shira M, Sydney P, Lauren B and Morgan S each had two hits. Lauren B had the defensive gem of the day in the game against Bryn Mawr with a diving catch and throwing a runner out at home. All girls played with great team spirit and should be really proud of themselves.
July 18th 2011
Boys 4th Grade Baseball (A)
Starlight 1 – Tyler Hill 2
In another closely contested matchup, Starlight fell 2-1 to Tyler Hill. Starlight’s lone run came when Weinhoff doubled home Kahn in the 4thinning. Kahn and Barad combined to throw all four innings, striking out six Tyler Hill hitters. Great job boys!
July 19th 2011
Boys 8th Grade Baseball (A)
Starlight 17 – Poyntelle 1
The 8thgrade Starlight baseball team beat Poyntelle 17-1 after four innings of play. Starlight put up 10 runs in the first innings which was highlighted by Jordan K’s two run home run. Jordan K led the team with three hits followed by Justin B, Jacob R and Nick Z who had two hits apiece. Justin B was also the winning pitcher, allowing one run on one hit while striking out five. This team is now in the Wayne County Championship!
Girls 6th Grade Basketball (H)
Starlight 38 – Trails End 8
Ava S led the team in both scoring and assists, tallying twelve points and over ten assists. Caroline M was second in scoring with ten points. Olivia R had six points, Brooke H and Sani S had four apiece while Hailey threw in two. Overall the team played great defense in what is a superb result.
July 22nd 2011
Tropical Twist Gymnastics Meet (H)
Recreational meet – Starlight Blue 1st, Starlight White 3rd
Competitive meet – Starlight 1st
July 22nd saw the first ever Tropical Twist gymnastics meet held here at Camp Starlight. The weather meant it certainly felt tropical, but being inside meant that the competition could go ahead despite the heat-wave.
The morning session saw teams from Blue Ridge and Indian Head joining 40 Starlight campers in a recreational meet. This gave every gymnast the opportunity to participate in a competitive environment and exhibit the routines they had all been practicing so hard. Starlight entered a blue and white team and some impressive results were recorded. Starlight Blue won the overall team competition with 164.1 points with Shelby P and Marni K sharing joint 2ndand Maddi S taking fourth in the all-arounder competition. Marni also came 1st in the Junior Beam competition with a superb score of 9.5.
The afternoon session was a competitive meet with Starlight taking on an excellent team from Blue Ridge. The standard was very high but Starlight won the overall team first place award by a slim margin. Starlight campers Hannah C, MacKenzie A and Lauren P took 1st, 2nd and 3rdrespectively in the senior division all-arounder competition. Their junior counterparts – Elle B, Skylar R and Amanda S also did extremely well with each girl taking a minimum of third place on at least one piece of apparatus. Well done to all three Starlight teams for making it such an enjoyable day.
On Wednesday July 20th, Camp Starlight was very proud to once again hold its’ annual invitational dance competition. Over the years the reputation of our event has grown and grown, proven by the fact we had 10 different camps participating and over 300 dancers took part. This year’s competition was organized by our new Head of Dance, Michaela.
We are very lucky to have the fantastic outdoor pavilion to hold the competition. Overlooking the lake, we were able to take advantage of the light breeze coming in off the water and what an amazing backdrop! There were over 30 dance numbers with styles including hip-hop, jazz, lyrical, musical theater and cheer. The spirit, not just from Starlight, but all of our guests was amazing, and all participants brought their fiercest moves.
Starlight did well in the competition rankings with a platinum award given to Brooke P and a gold award received by Evann S for their solos. Mentions must all go out to our gold award team members who performed the following numbers:
“Daydreamer”,
“Club can’t handle me”,
“How it ends”,
“Run the world”,
“She created a monster”, and
“Hot wings”.
Here’s looking to a repeat performance next year!
