Name: Andrew Ginty
School: Texas A&M
Major: History with Business Minor
Hometown: Houston, TX
Years at camp: 13
Position at camp: Junior Boys Division Head
Favorite camp tradition: Spartan & Athenian Competition
Favorite Camp Activities:
Lacrosse
Favorite Camp Food: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, and Green Beans
Favorite Hobbies: Frisbee, Lacrosse, Listening to Music and Catching Football
Favorite Movie:
Friday Night Lights
Favorite Costume Day: Major League Monday
Fun Fact:
I lived in Hong Kong for two years when I was younger.
Name: Emily Pluhowski
School: Bayloir University
Major: English, with a double minor in Spanish and Journalism
Hometown: Kingwood, TX
Years at camp: 13
Position at camp: Junior Girl Division Head
Favorite camp tradition:
Carnival… it’s really fun to see everyone
dressed up and I love being able to hang out with everyone at once.
Favorite Camp Activities:
Kayaking, Archery, Wakeboard are all my
favorites
Favorite Camp Food: Crispitos
Favorite Hobbies: Being involved in Pi Phi, Photography, Reading, Writing, Running, and Baking
Favorite Movies:
O Brother Where Art Thou?, Pride &
Prejudice, Love Actually
Favorite Costume Day: Twinsday Wednesday
Fun Fact: I have one blue eye and one green eye
Name:
Parker Tennet
School: ACU (Abilene Christian University)
Major: Nursing
Hometown: Houston, TX
Years at camp: 12
Position at camp: Senior 1 Lead Counselor (Athenian Chief)
Favorite camp tradition: Spartan Athenian Rope Burn
Favorite Camp Activity: Wakeboarding
Favorite Camp Food: Crispitos
Favorite Hobbies: Playing Soccer, Lacrosse, Video Games, Snow Boarding, Fishing & Hunting
Favorite Movle: The Hobbit
Favorite Costume Day: Twinsday Wednesday
Fun Fact: Parker can whistle three different way
Maria has been with Camp Olympia for the past three summers and has served as a Senior I Girls Counselor and Senior I Girls Lead. Maria is a recent graduate from Oral Roberts University where she earned a degree in Recreational Administration. While at Oral Roberts, Maria was a member of the Women’s Soccer Team, served as an Athletic Chairman and led the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Maria is so excited about this upcoming summer and says she “cannot wait to work with an O-mazing staff and for the opportunity to make kids smile and laugh.” She has been working very hard to ensure that the Camp Olympia Waterfront program is better than ever!
Feel free to email Maria and give her a big Camp O welcome!
“What makes
us special is the signature of God on our lives.” Max Lucado
Another
year is underway and as I start my 41st summer with Camp Olympia it
is a blessing to know that Camp Olympia has been a part of so many young lives.
Over 40,000 young men and women have passed through our gates since our first
year in 1968. Through the years, I have seen many changes in our young people, fads,
haircuts, and of course, the internet has changed our world. There is one thing
that has never changed though and that is a child’s heart.
Warren Bennis, a pioneer in Business and Leadership Studies, said, “No leader sets out to be a leader. People set out to live their lives, expressing themselves fully. When that expression is of value, they become leaders. So the point is not to become a leader. The point is to become yourself, to use yourself completely – all of your skills, gifts, and energies – in order to make your vision manifest.”
That is
what I absolutely love about Camp Olympia is that we see youth find out who
they are. They begin to see the
unique design that God has placed in them. They live in a community in which
they form values of what is right and wrong. They learn to see the beauty in each of their cabin mates.
They get to wakeup every morning surrounded by natural beauty and see the sun
rise as well as see the awesome sunsets as the day ends. Campers find talents
they did not know they had. They learn they can give grace, love, respect, and
encouragement to others. They learn that even in discipline that there is
unconditional love.
Our theme this summer is “Dream Big.” You’re invited to “Dream Big” with us and start the ground work of what God’s signature will be on your life. God Bless! Keep Him Close By!
Believe or not, Camp Olympia summer camp sessions are right
around the corner and as many of you are preparing for your final days of
school, the leadership team at Camp Olympia is preparing for the summer of your
life!
The Camp Olympia Leadership Team consists of returning counselors who have been selected by full-time Camp Olympia staff members to lead and direct various areas of the camp. Being a member of the leadership team is a huge honor for returning counselors and a position they strive to obtain.
With the Camp Olympia Summer 2012 Theme being “Dream Big”,
the stage is set for the best summer yet! Dream Big means O-mazing activities,
unbelievable programs, and non-stop fun! The Camp Olympia Leadership Team, or
should I say Dream Team, is busy working hard behind the scenes to ensure that
every detail is in place to make the excitement happen.
Without further ado – get excited for the Dream Team 2012!
Boys’ Camp | Girls’ Camp |
J-Boys Assistant Director (AD): Nate Miller | J-Girls
AD: Sam Littlepage |
J-Boys Division Head (DH): Billy Emory | J-Girls
DH: Kayla Worley |
I-Boys
AD: Ray Myer |
I-Girls
AD: Courtney Creed |
I-Boys
DH: Barak Cupp /Grayson
Fair |
I
Girls DH/Lead: Liz Mark/Blanche Schwabenland |
Sr.
I Boys AD: John Nickel |
Sr.
I Girls AD: Colleen Peel |
Sr.
I Boys DH: Dean Bostwick |
Sr.
I Girls DH: Katie Warburton |
Sr.
II Boys AD: Zach Tays |
Sr.
II Girls AD: Jordan White |
Sr.
II Boys DH: Eston Klutts/Zach Vankeulen |
Sr.
II Girls DH Katie Jones |
Total Ministries AD: Taylor Midkiff |
O’Crew AD: Carli Hogg |
Golf AD: DJ Skilton |
Pool Queen: Katy O’Dell |
Point AD: Bobby Shunk |
Program Team: |
Waterski Director: Jordan Dunn |
Page Soder |
Videographer: David Quan |
Al Piazza |
Photographer: Ashley Wisnoski |
Casey Copus |
Cole Lamaster |
The Camp Olympia Dream Team can’t wait to see you this summer!
Will is a graduate of John Brown University, where he played tennis and club baseball. His love of the camping industry came about during his internship with Sky Ranch Camps where he gained experience as a member of the Program Team.
When asked what he is most exited about, Will said, “to work in a positive environment and be able to impact kids on a daily basis.” Will has been working very hard to plan O-mazing programs for the summer and has guaranteed that there will be plenty of surprises in store!
Feel free to contact Will at wjamison@campolympia.com and welcome him to the Camp Olympia Family!