Camp is in full swing and the team captains are in rare form (maybe it’s the on-again/off-again rain). : ) We’d like to introduce you to this year’s captains as they were all decked out in their finest during opening ceremony as they were introduced to the campers. And your 2016 Sr. Week team captains are: …
The time has arrived and MSC Sr. Week 2016 registration is now OPEN!!!!! We pray safe travels as everyone heads to Shakamak this morning. The campground is pretty wet this morning, so directors Todd & Susan Hall have made the executive decision that opening ceremonies will be held in the Rec Hall at 11:15 AM instead of the usual…
It’s been raining on and off since this afternoon at Shakamak, but that hasn’t slowed down preparations for MSC Sr. Week 2016. Staff has arrived at Shakamak and canoeologist Shannon Shaffer presented a great overview of our camp theme of the week for all staff and their campers for Sunday evening worship: “Blessed – no#needed.” Here’s a quick outline…
1st Place – Hot Pink Won addition group 1, subtraction group 2, basketball, kickball, volleyball, the sponge relay, had 1 craft winner and came in 2nd in the obstacle course. 2nd Place – Orange Won the through the legs shuffle, spelling group 1&2, addition group 2, division group 1&2, bible trivia group 1&2, the team broad jump, bombs away,…
The pillow fight championship of the world was Wednesday night at Shakamak. This year there was both full girls and boys brackets for those 10 and 11 years old. The winner for the boys was James Evans. The winner for the girls was Erin Mitchell. Here are the championship fights on video. Girls Boys
Today, the flash card awards were announced. Here were the winners adding points to their team’s totals. Spelling Group 1 – Corenne Benson (Hot Pink) Group 2 – Sarah Carroll (Orange) Addition Group 1 – Carter Elkins (Orange) Group 2 – Elza Niemeier (Light Blue) Subtraction Group 1 – Evelyn Maudlin (Orange) Group 2 – Jacob Swift (Hot Pink)…
One of the favorites of MSC Jr. Camp is carnival day. Campers enjoyed carnival games and inflatable slides. At the carnival, kids played for tickets to use for carnival prizes, cotton candy, snow cones and face painting. Here are some pictures from the day.
Today’s Bible Study what focused on how to be strong – even when it’s hard. The boy’s lesson was led by Lance Wenck who helped the boys learn how to identify when challenges happen to them. He used the Disney movie, Inside Out and the emotion characters of Fear, Disgust, Sadness and Anger to know when you are having…
Our Jr. Olympics day has begun and the teams are all excited to compete for the final team points available. Kids were assigned roles in the 50 / 80-yard dash, the team relay race and the obstacle course. The obstacle course consisted of the wheel barrel, caterpillar, a rebus puzzle, the chicken race, frisbee throw tic-tac-toe, the spittoon race,…
Today is team day and we started the morning with team pictures, cabin pictures, and a camp picture. Do you wonder how we coordinate 220 people for one big photo in the rain? You do it quickly!
