Hello Deb Families!
What a crazy and fun week we just had at camp! It was packed with so many amazing activities that had your girls laughing and playing together! I truly cannot believe that we are beginning our final week at camp. We are begging for the time to slow down, even just a little bit. We attended our final show at camp last Saturday,“The Lion King”, performed by the Juniors/Inters. It was a really fun show to watch as many of our girls know and love the music!!
Sunday was another fun and busy day as we had a chance to bond with lots of Bubbie’s and Poppy’s on Grandparents Visiting Day! I loved meeting all of the grandparents that were able to come out as well as seeing the older girls dress up for the girls who didn’t have a grandparent in attendance. After the grandparents left we jumped right into Romaca Relay, an all camp favorite activity of many, including myself. All divisions are divided into two teams, and the girls get all dressed up in their green and white gear to participate in part of this giant relay race. The race ends at the waterfront where all the campers and counselors gather to cheer on Romrec as the two teams work to build a fire and burn a rope. Once the rope burns, the Romrec girls run into the water (in their flannel shirts, bandanas, and braids) and hug, sing songs and bond. It was a very emotional moment for everyone.
Sunday night we had our dance showcase. I loved watching the girls show off their talents. With all different styles of dance including tap, lyrical and more. The night was full of fun as the girls cheered on their friends and staff with so much excitement. And then… the dance showcase turned into Olympics. The PAWS staff did a dance routine that turned into the Olympics breakout. The entire camp then went to Gymnastics, where the teams were revealed, and the captains and lieutenants were named! It was a very exciting and emotional night for all of the girls. The night ended with the traditional crowning and torch ceremony that begins the Olympics each year at Romaca. We all recited the Olympic motto, “I hereby pledge that I will, during these Olympic days at Camp Romaca, play hard, play fair, and with good sportsmanship throughout the Romaca Games.” Go green, white, blue and red!! Everyone was so excited for the next few days of Olympic activities!! Our week since then has been full of Olympic games including a track meet and a swim meet. The Debs, though split up, were absolutely crushing all of their events and I am so proud of them! Olympics culminated in our traditional song competition on Wednesday night. Each team wrote and performed a cheer, pep, and sweet song, and it was a very special and important night at camp. After the closing ceremony we all put our spirit gear away and came back to being one big family!
It’s hard to believe that the last week of camp is upon us and that we will be saying goodbye to each other and our summer home so soon. We still have a lot of fun, traditional activities that make up the last week of every summer. Thank you all for sharing your precious girls with me this summer, I’m off to enjoy every moment of this last week I have with them!!
Best,
Emma