One of the most popular programs at Camp Starlight is Magic. Click the link below to watch a video of Jason S., Camp Starlight’s own Magic instructor, demonstrating a card trick the campers are learning this summer.

Card Trick

The Camp Starlight campus is pretty quiet at 7:00 am on most mornings. There are a few people out jogging or getting in their morning workout before reveille. But most everyone is still in bed…except for one morning. For the past 16 years, the Upper Senior Campers and the Key Staff have met at the flagpole at 7:00 am to face off in the Upper Seniors vs. Key Staff Apache Relay. The Apache Relay is a baton passing race—with a twist. It’s also a tense but friendly battle between those two groups. Passing of the baton is done upon the completion of a task rather than running of a distance. If your idea of pre-breakfast fun is doing crazy things such as washing someone else’s hair or painting their toenails, then you’re probably really jealous right now…or you should be. The entire camp participates in the Apache Relay during the Camp Starlight Olympics, but the Upper Seniors vs. Key Staff Apache is a sacred showdown held earlier in the summer.

At this year’s Seniors vs. Key Staff Apache Relay, the Key Staff had everything to prove. They’d emerged victorious 15 of the past 15 years. That’s right. They were confident going in that they would finish the Apache 16-0, but the Upper Seniors arrived determined that this was their year. The teams traded the lead throughout the race—a few slip ups and kerfuffles on both sides took it down to the very last task where it appeared to FINALLY be the Upper Seniors’ year to claim the win. The Key Staff, never down for long, however, managed to pull out the 16^th victory in the end to make their record 16-0. Regardless of the outcome, both the Upper Seniors and the Key Staff are to be congratulated for their incredible efforts and sportsmanship.

Today our lower senior girls were making healthy and delicious yogurt parfaits, with the help of cooking specialist Emma L. from Washington. Camper Nikki W. said her favorite part of cooking is eating the finished product while Dani S. enjoys getting to prepare the ingredients.

Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Parfaits:

1. Cut the fresh  strawberries and banana into small pieces.

2. Layer the yogurt,strawberry, banana, and granola

3. Repeat the layer once more.

4. Top the parfait with whip cream.

Name:  Georgia Wayman

Hometown: Christchurch, New Zealand

Position: Golf Specialist and Guitar Specialist

Winning Counselor of the Day means… it’s reassurance that I am doing a good job. It’s good to know the girls are appreciating me as a counselor and it makes me even happier to be here.

The best thing about camp is… spending time with the energetic upper senior girls. They all get along like sisters and make me feel like one of the girls.

On being the golf specialist and guitar specialist… I enjoy both for different reasons. I really enjoy music and it’s so much fun to come up with songs together. I’ve been playing golf for 10 years and I can pass on my experience to the kids.

A memorable moment from camp…There was one girl having trouble hitting the ball and I have her some pointers. She hit the ball really well and her face lit up!

Before coming to camp I never thought I would…dance around with napkins in my hand.