August 4th, 2015
On Wednesday, the Camp Starlight Dance Team competed at the Tyler Hill’s Dance Competition. Starlight brought home the most awards out of the 16 camps that competed. All three dances that entered the competition were awarded trophies! Junior camp came in 3rd out of 17 entries with an entertaining musical theater number titled “The New Girl in Town.” An all-star team of dancers placed 2nd in the middle camp division with “Reveille,” a hip hop routine. And the Upper Camp impressed judges with its contemporary piece, “Aqueous,” placing 3rd in its division. We are so proud of all three dance teams and congratulate them on representing Starlight with such amazing performances.
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August 4th, 2015
Girls Basketball 16th July
“Starlight’s Tenacious Defense proves itself once again”
After trailing by 6 going into the 2nd half, Starlight’s defense proved to be the deciding factor once again. The girls never gave up. Everyone chipped in defensively, scoring at least 1 point each. “I am very pleased with our girls” With their relentless style of play, Starlight will be hard to beat in Wayne County.
-Coach Davis
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August 4th, 2015
Starlight’s Strawberry-Yogurt Smoothies
SECRET INGREDIENT: Orange Juice
When summer arrives and strawberries are in season, this is the perfect way to enjoy them. Whirl up the berries with yogurt for a creamy, refreshing snack. Orange juice adds a sweet tang.
Ingredients
1 quart (4 cups) ripe strawberries
1 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon sugar
4 thin orange slices (optional)
Directions
Hull all but 4 of the strawberries. Add the hulled strawberries to a food processor or blender. Add the yogurt, orange juice, and sugar. Process on the highest speed until a well-blended puree forms, about 15 seconds, stopping to scrape down the sides of the container once or twice. Taste the mixture and sweeten with more sugar, if you wish.
Pour into tall glasses. Slit the 4 whole strawberries and the orange slices halfway through to the centers. Attach 1 strawberry and 1 orange slice, if using, to the rim of each glass before serving.
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August 3rd, 2015
Starlight Vs Chenawanda
Teamwork was a huge factor in this win against Chenawanda. Sammy B had a phenomenal game, finding the back of the net five separate times. Lilly K was a close second with 3 goals whilst Jessie V and Jamie F both added 2 goals into the mix. Isabel A, Olivia R and Jamie C played an amazing solid defense. Emily S and Sydney P were great assets to midfield. Abby S had eight saves in goal for a final score of 12-9.
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August 3rd, 2015
As the sun rose up on the amazing Starlight lake this morning it marked the last Starlight S-Day of summer 2015. S-Days are what we call our “special days” when the regular program is put on hold, we get to sleep in, have a yummy breakfast and then all kinds of special things happen.
This S-Day was certainly special. It included the four pillars of what Camp Starlight stands for: fun, friendship, teamwork and creativity. The day was packed full of so many great activities. The campus was full of happy and smiling faces as everyone participated in their activities.
As always, each division had a specific theme for S day. For the Junior Girls, it was a water day. Meanwhile the Junior Boys had a survival day where they caught fish and built shelters. Our Lower Inter Girls had a very exciting day as well when they became Rock stars for the day, making music videos and writing songs in our brand new recording studio. Our Lower Inter Girls became captivating movie directors. The Lower Inter Boys competed in a World Series. Our Upper Inter Boys took part in an adventurous all day canoe trip down the Delaware River. All of our Plebe Boys got very hyped participating in the Starlight Football league. Our Starlight Seniors had a very competitive day participating in the Starlight decathlon.
The day ended with our traditional all-camp cook out and then campers enjoyed the night with their camp siblings. The girls played fun games and the boys participed in a drumming show. S Days are a sacred tradition at Camp Starlight and they are valued by not only the campers but the staff as well, and for good reason – today was a great day.
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August 3rd, 2015
Camp Starlight got off to a hot start against Camp Wayne as we held a 4-4 advantage after the first
quarter. We scored 0 in the second and held a 9-6 halftime lead. We led 21-16 after the 3rd quarter with
Ben K and Charlie H having a big quarter. Jesse K came up big in the 4th quarter as we held onto to win 25-22.
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August 2nd, 2015
Another favorite in the Camp Starlight Cooking Classes this summer were Chocolate Lava Muffins. I am sure our campers are looking forward to making these for their parents when they get home! Yum!
Chocolate Lava Muffins
Ingredients
8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1 stick butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
Butter, to coat muffin tin
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 cup vanilla ice cream
1 teaspoon espresso powder
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Place a small metal bowl over a saucepan with simmering water. Melt the chocolate and butter in the bowl. Stir in vanilla.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt. Sift these into the chocolate and mix well with electric hand mixer. Add eggs one at time, fully incorporating each egg before adding the next. Beat at high until batter is creamy and lightens in color, approximately 4 minutes. Chill mixture.
Coat the top and each cup of the muffin tin with butter. Dust with the cocoa powder and shake out excess. Spoon mixture into pan using a 4-ounce scoop or ladle. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Outsides should be cake-like and centers should be gooey.
While muffins are in oven, melt the ice cream in a small saucepan. Stir in the espresso powder. Serve over warm muffins.
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August 2nd, 2015
Starlight Vs Camp Wayne
The 8th and 9th grade men of Camp Starlight stepped onto the elite field prepared to battle Camp Wayne. With Dylan G in goal as a motivational leader, their confidence was on a high. The game started with three straight goals from Spencer G. Wayne answered as well as Owen B and Harris G. The first quarter ended with the score of 6-2. The goals kept coming with Rowan K adding two and Owen B adding another. We went into the half time leading 9-4.
While Dylan G was an absolute force with 8 saves, he received huge help from Spence W, Jonny C and Theo O. The four held the powerful Wayne offense. This offense gained some traction in the second half. In the fourth quarter, Camp Wayne tied the game. With goals from Harris G (who ended with 3 goals), Spencer G (5 goals), David G (2 goals) and Rowan K (2 goals) we pulled ahead to win 14-13. We couldn’t be more proud of the great and mighty men of Starlight.
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August 1st, 2015
The annual Camp Starlight Gymnastics Meet was a great success with Camps Lohikan, Westmont, Indian Head and Tyler Hill all participating in the competition. The day was a great success and gave all the Starlight girls who love gymnastics the opportunity to compete. All of the participants have been training really hard over the last few weeks for this meet and their hard work definitely paid off when Starlight took home 3rd place.
Individual places were won by Juniors Julia H, Ashley T, Charlotte C, Carly E and Ava R. Senior individual places went to Maddie S, Evann S and Sofie F.
The day ran smoothly with all campers enjoying the day. We would like to thank all of the girls who competed for working so hard and also to our Head Coach, Micaela, for organizing such a successful meet.
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August 1st, 2015
The 10th and 11th grade men of Starlight squared off against Westmont on the beautiful elite field. The game started slowly with Ethan E scoring our only goal of the quarter. Westmont unfortunately answered back with their own goal. Sam S was crucial in goal. He had three big first quarter saves to keep us alive. He would end the day with 9 saves in total. The second half is where we found our strength. Noah G, Griffin S and Max H all scored. This put us up 4-2. The third quarter saw a huge defensive prowess by Jake M, Noah G, Justin S and Jared B. Jared would go ahead to score off an interception as well. While adding three big assists throughout the game, Josh B put in a dagger of a shot as well. Oscar O also scored making the score 7-3. The fourth quarter was rough. Westmont fought back from the defense to score one goal. Noah G scored a big goal and Ethan E put the final nail in the coffin. The final score was an amazing 9-6. It was a truly amazing win for these boys.
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