“Skip around the pole! Skip around the pole! We won’t stop until you skip around the pole!” This is a daily chant at Camp Starlight. It’s a special way for the entire camp to wish campers and staff a happy birthday! And, as you might guess, they don’t stop until those celebrating skip around the pole (to do so is a secret wish of almost everyone at camp, btw). And this is how a birthday begins at Camp Starlight. After skipping around the pole, birthday boys and girls get to help raise the flag. Camper and staff birthday gear tends to be a bit more—um—“creative” than on a typical day. Tutus are almost certainly involved as is brightly colored clothing. Sometimes there is also a hat or a crown. Always, it’s easy to spot someone who is celebrating around campus. Later in the day, the entire bunk gets involved for a party in the canteen. Of course, there is cake! A birthday just isn’t a birthday without cake, after all. At dinner, the lucky camper (or staff member) usually gets formally serenaded by his or her bunk with a round of Happy Birthday. Every day is a great day at Camp Starlight, but a birthday is a really great day!
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