The 2023 Last Whistle

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The Last Whistle Volume #85 | The 139 th Season

Published Once Each Year for the Campers, Leaders, & Staff of

Camp Dudley The Oldest Boys’ Camp in America - Since 1885 -

Th e O th er Fel l ow Fir st

From the Editor

To start this off, I am not a math person. I’m fine at it. I can calculate a tip at a restaurant in my head, and competently do any math to get me through the day to day, but as soon as I fulfilled my high school’s math requirement, I was done. That said, let’s talk some numbers. Summer number one hundred and thirty nine. Last Whistle number 85. This summer, the Pubs team took over fifty thousand photos, several terabytes of video, including over three hundred gigabytes of drone footage, produced an hour and forty minutes worth of slideshows, and collectively created enough content to fill nearly twelve terabytes of hard drive space. One number that has been sticking in my head recently is the number 85. It is the year of our founding; Sumner Dudley first took a group of boys out of the City and into the woods of New Jersey in 1885, beginning the journey of the hundred and thirty nine summers that brought us here today. This is the 85th Last Whistle. 1985, one hundred years after Sumner started it all, and seventy seven years after we moved to our current location in Westport, #13820 Marcus Chioffi, this year’s Last Whistle Dedicee (as well as our Director #13804 Matt Storey), first walked through the gates of Camp Dudley to begin his decades long relationship with, and impact on, our organization. I’m not sure how important all of that is, but I thought it was a fun coincidence! In general, I thought these numbers were an interesting way to summarize a Dudley summer’s worth of content that is ultimately boiled down to this hundred and eighty six page book. So much happens from the moment the D-Heads and first year Leaders arrive in mid-June until the final people depart the gates in mid-August, it’s cool to be able to quantify it in some way.

And now for some thank yous. A ton of work goes into the making of this book, and all of the content we create over the course of a blistering-fast eight weeks, and it takes a great team of people to get it looking as good as it does when it arrives in your mailbox in December, when winter is setting in and those memories of hot summer days at Camp feel a lifetime away.

I am honored to have had the opportunity to do six of these, and when I did my first one in Twenty Fourteen, I never could have expected to be given the opportunity to do five more after that. Thank you Matt, and thank you to the entire Camp Dudley community for continuing to let me do this!

Thank you to Evan for your insights and help in reviewing the whole book, and congratulations to the Rhythm Ramblers. It was so great having you all back this Summer, and I can speak on behalf of the whole Camp community in saying how appreciative we are that you put in all the work to make it happen. Dawn, once again thank you for all of your help with the database and pulling lists and rosters and an extra thank you for your patience with teaching me FileMaker more than one time. Jesse and Anita, thank you for your several rounds of helping proofread this book and making sure every single name and word is spelled correctly, as well as the welcome front of The Office conversations that served as a much needed, welcome break from working on the Whistle. Ryan, it was so great having you in Roe for the last year and a half, and I am thankful for our many great conversations and even more grateful for the friendship that has grown out of the unique

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experience of living at Camp year-round. Your impact and influence is all over this book. Thank you!

And now for the Pubs team. Punchy, with your graphic design work that is all over this book, you’re an honorary member of the team now. Thank you for all of your help, and an extra thank you for how quick you are to turn everything around. It is hugely appreciated, and this book looks the way it does thanks to you. Ian, it was great having you help out while you were here. You have a real talent behind the camera, and we were lucky to have you, especially given that every other program area would have been just as lucky to have your multi-talented experience assisting them. Endy, once again thank you. Your week visit has become something I look forward to every summer, and we continue to benefit greatly from your contributions, humor, and “down to help out anywhere” attitude. Dave, welcome to the team! For years, I have loved your photography, and it was wonderful getting your talent, thoughtfulness, and new perspective on the team.

The amazing cover “photo” is actually a still from one of the many amazing drone videos Dave took this summer, so an extra thank you for that! Thank you Brendan for continuing to be such an incredible boss, mentor, and most importantly, friend. Your support of me, both personally and professionally, is amazing, and I am so continually appreciative to get the chance to work with you. I missed you this summer, but I am so glad we get to work together all year, and I am even happier for you, your family, and the latest addition to it! Kirsten, my right hand, suite-mate, and dear friend, I am so proud of what we did with slideshows this summer, and it would not have been possible without you. Even more so, the value to me of our many top of the stairs conversations, cannot be overstated. Thank you for being the amazing person that you are, and both Pubs and Camp are so lucky to have you!

Finally, thank you to #11264 Mark “Davo” Davenport. I am still figuring out how to process such a tremendous loss, both personally, and what it means to lose such an integral part of our community, whose influence has impacted the lives of so so many. You could fill a book with stories about Davo, and all of them would be incredible, matched only by the stories he told himself.

I know that I would not still be at Dudley today if it were not for him. He made you believe in yourself - climb mountains when you thought you were just fine at sea level, jump when you thought your feet couldn’t get more than a few inches off the ground, and ultimately, he could get you to soar when flying seemed like something that was only possible in your favorite fantasy story. All the things we say about this place we all love, and all that the time spent here does for us, Davo was able to do for people, as an individual. His impact will live on at Camp Dudley, and in the hearts of so many, for generations. So while I want to give another big thank you to everyone who made this book possible, most importantly, thank you Davo. - #18801 P.S. This Last Whistle looks AMAZING in color, so be sure to check it out at www.campdudley.org/last-whistle

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Last Whistle Staff

Dedication Staff

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FIRST HALF Week One Chapel Talk | Ahmed Wise Chapel Talk | Peter Elliott Week Two Chapel Talk | Ethan Carmody Chapel Talk | Crosby Smith Week Three Week Four Chapel Talk | Eddie Elliott

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Cabin Photos Cubs Plebes Juniors Seniors

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SECOND HALF Week Five Chapel Talk | Mark O’Brien Week Six Chapel Talk | Quinn Plumb Chapel Talk | Michael Katz Chapel Talk | Teddy Ughetta Week Seven Week Eight Chapel Talk | Matt Sullivan

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Cabin Photos Cubs Plebes Juniors Seniors

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OFF-CAMPUS Hikes NOLS Spain Germany

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Editor & Chief Photographer #18801 Drew Rider Photographers & Publications Team Kirsten Anastasio, Dave Nelson, Endy Perry, Ian Kotz & Brendan Loughman

Contributing Photographers

Henry Bransford, William Bransford, Prasad Gadget (NOLS Instructor), Zander Garrity, Langston Lamitie, Dave Langston, Dan Lipin, Chloe Mitchell, Eric Schildge, the 2023 Leaders, NOLS 2023, Germany 2023, Spain 2023, and special thanks to everyone else who contributed photos this summer!

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D E D I C AT I O N #13820 Marcus Chioffi

Presented on August 12, 2023 by #18801 Drew Rider Good evening. Awarded at the end of every summer, The Last Whistle Dedication is one of the highest honors one can receive at Camp Dudley - presented to a member of our community who shows a devotion and love towards others, and this place we all cherish, and who has an unwavering commitment to living by the motto, The Other Fellow First.

This year’s recipient is no exception, being an individual whose existence is fully defined by living by the motto, both here at camp, and out in the “quote unquote” “real world.” Tonight, it is my distinct honor to award the dedication of the 85th Last Whistle to camper #13820, Marcus Chioffi. Congratulations Marcus!

Born in Colchester, Vermont, home to Camp Kiniya — and probably a bit of cosmic foreshadowing of a later role in his life, but more on that in a bit, and raised in Norwich, VT, Marcus first came to Dudley as a Plebe in 1985 by way of long-time family friend, Tink Bolster.

Since then, Marcus has been a steady presence at Dudley for 31 of the last 38 years.

After being a camper for three summers, Marcus rose through all of the leadership ranks, from Aide to AL, and then went on to be a Leader for five years, the last of which he was the Junior D-Head. But, his contributions to Camp did not stop there. For all five years that Marcus was a leader, in the Spring weeks between college and Camp, he worked Maintenance, helping the team to prepare this incredible and vast facility for another “best-ever” summer. After his time as a Leader, Marcus followed the natural progression of things at Dudley and became a Staff member, first in the A-Hut, and then the Boat House, where he still works to this day.

While on Staff in the Summer of 1996, Marcus met his now wife, camper #16964 Joanie, and in the years that followed, the two of them welcomed their wonderful children into both the world and the Camp Dudley and Camp Kiniya family – #24820 Lydia, who has been working in the Office and the Camp Store this summer, and #26264 Caroline, who is a second-half camper over at Kiniya.

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Marcus and Joanie’s relationship, beyond both being incredible members of our community and dear friends to many, proved to be hugely beneficial to Camp when Dudley brought Kiniya into the organization in 2006.

That first summer, Joanie went over and worked with Marnie to integrate Dudley values and traditions into Kiniya, and was followed by Marcus in the summers of 2007 and 2008, where he worked as Program Director.

For those of you that know Marcus, you know how important being here physically at Dudley is to him. But, seeing the value and importance of providing a Dudley experience for girls, he put his own wants and desires aside, in order to help ensure a smooth transition and a successful first few summers at Kiniya.

And, he did not stop there. Always looking to help this organization in any way he can, Marcus became the Vice-Chair of the CDA, now the Dudley Kiniya Alumni Association (DKAA), in 2010, followed by becoming the Chair. Then from there, Marcus joined the Board of Trustees, where he served from 2016 to 2021.

In talking to Ted Smith, a Staff member first-half, current Board member, and father to Junior Leader Crosby, Ted stated that, “Marcus is someone you need in the Boardroom. He brings a unique, on-the-ground perspective, as someone who has present-day, 24/7 experience working at Camp, and he is always there to provide fact-based knowledge, matter-of-fact insights, and leadership, all things that are immensely valuable to the

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While on the Board, Marcus was also chair of the Board Development and Nominations Committee, a group of Board Members responsible for recruiting and initiating new members to the Board. This is an incredibly important role within our organization, and Marcus did not take his position lightly. He felt it was time to accelerate the diversification of the Board, in every iteration of what that means – increasing racial, gender, socio-economic, and professional representation at the highest level of our Camp. While DEI is always an on-going process, our Board looks the way it does today, far closer than ever before to being reflective of the entire Dudley community, in large part thanks to Marcus.

When Marcus’s time on the Board came to an end, it was Ted who gave his farewell speech. In it he said, “of our generation, there is not a single person who has done more for Camp Dudley than Marcus Chioffi.” This is high praise given how many people do so much for this place we all love, but speaks to the impact Marcus has had in his time here.

As I do every year, I took the time to sit down with a few of those closest to Marcus to gain some insights to help in the writing of this speech. Everyone I talked to had endless positive things to say, many funny anecdotes and stories, both from this summer and summers passed, but there were also some recurring words and sentiments that kept coming up. “Marcus is the most loyal person you will ever get the pleasure to know,” “Marcus has a heart of gold,” “Marcus is always there to help, whatever you need,” and “you could not ask for a better friend.”

Most recently, Marcus has taken pride in his role as a mentor and advisor, especially to younger staff, in the way that he was mentored by those older than him. I count myself among that lucky bunch. He is incredible at assessing any situation you might be going through from every angle, and giving measured, insightful, and always excellent advice. John Ulin, current Chair of the Board, was recently highlighting how Marcus is even a trusted advisor to our Director, Matt Storey, who himself said of Marcus when discussing this dedication, “he is one of the most consistent and loyal Dudleyites out there. He is the first to offer help and say ‘do you need anything from me?’ which enables Camp to run smoothly. We all know we can count on Marcus as a friend, co-worker, and Dudleyite.”

As all those who I talked to said, when it comes to Marcus, you could not ask for a better friend. He has a remarkable intuition to know when to reach out, even when you’re in totally different parts of the country, when to crack a joke to make you laugh on a bad day, or when all you need is a big hug. He is really good at giving hugs. While I’ve already talked about how Marcus is the first to help with anything without hesitation, even more so, he is always there for you, whenever you need him, and especially when you need it most.

In talking to Marcus’s wife Joanie, she said that one of the things he is most proud of in life is that he has been here for every single summer that he has been able to make it here for, missing only seven of the last 38 due to outside factors beyond his control. She also told me that his personal view is that summer camps have, and will, continue to change the world. Being in a community like this, and living by the motto “The Other Fellow First,” is incredibly important and has an impact that reaches far beyond the eight weeks we spend up here on the shores of Lake Champlain. That is what keeps him coming back, and that is why he works so hard to make sure that Dudley is the best version of itself that it can be.

Marcus, thank you for all that you do. Thank you for never hesitating to be there when there is a need, for being the one to go to, who always knows what to do when everything seems too overwhelmingly complicated to figure out, and for always knowing how to put a smile on everyone’s face.

With that, please join me in congratulating this year’s Last Whistle Dedication recipient, an individual who will never hesitate to help in any way he can, a champion heckler with a heart of gold, and both the kindest and funniest person you could ever have the pleasure to know, camper #13820 Marcus Chioffi.

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Director Matt Storey

Assistant Director Evan George

Development Director Dave “Lang Fu” Langston

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Database & Operations Manager | Dawn Gay

Registrar Anita Johnson

Facilities & Compliance Director | Jamie Johnson

Communications Manager Brendan Loughman

Project Manager Drew Rider

Waterfront Director Jess Storey

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Publications Kirsten Anastasio, Dave Nelson & Drew Rider Corporate Consultant: Endy Perry Intern: Ian Kotz

Farm to Plate Eva Mulloy & Lizzie Stephens

Kitchen Crew

Anna Anderson, Reagan Baker, Kendra Boyea, Jasmine Brassard, Harley Chavez, Malaki Collins, Kana Collins, Helen Cooney, Bryce Cooney, Jacob Cutting, Carolyn Czimbal, Sarah Defelice, Chris Demarais, Caitlin Drake, Callie Drake, Marissa Duprey, Briana Duprey, Maggie Frechette, Ava Fuller, Allie Fuller, Riley Greenan, Emma Harrington, Jasper Herzog, Colby Hickok, Christopher Johnson, Jack Johnson, Cloud Jordan, Haylie Jordan, Adam Kelley-Mudie, Abby LaMotte, Joey Maldonado, Ashlyn Mandy, Jilly Mckiernan, Cabryn McNaughton, Jennifer Miller, Kenna Munson, Addy Nephew, Aliya Nephew, Emmy Nephew, Tonya Norton, Chasity O’Connor, Reese Pertak, Laurel Peters, Avalisa Peters, Mike Rollins, Riley Rollins, Mandy Ross, Celia Rutter, Elisha Sanders, Phoenix Sanders, Aryanna Simpson, Caleb Sprague, Susan Spring, Dane Spring, Andie Spring, Victoria Van Hulle, Cameron Waldorf, Joanna Waters, Mikiel Webb & Sharon Wilson

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Maintenance Year-Round: Wilbur Long, Ben Sudduth & John Tomkins Summer: Roger Bigelow, Devon Gemmell, Caleb Holland, Chayse Nichols, Richard Sargent, Mike Smith, Art Spring, Isaac Visser & Nick Winters

A-Hut Tom Bisselle (Archery), Liam Bradley, Jeff Cady, Ben Cady, Walker Coyle, Blair Dils, Sean Gilbert, Doug Hinton, Mike Hueglin, Karim King, Pete Kotz, Blake Little, Brendan Martinez, Connor McGuigan, Luis McGuigan, Bob McKeown (Golf), Ryan McNamara (Golf), Abby Mero (Archery), JR Michael, Kyle Shieh (Riflery), Ted Smith & Matt Sullivan Volunteers: Henry Bransford, Austin Carmody, Brian Cropper Heredia, Ethan Dewbrey, Will Dobbs-Allsopp, Will Elliott, Scottie Florence, Aicher Hearon, Ryan Kelley, Oliver Lawrence, Ned McCann, Justin Noel, Chris Peisch, Scott Perry & Ragon Willmuth The Last Whistle 2023

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Witherbee Clint Bierman, Diana McGuigan George, Amanda Hinge, Matt Johnson, Phil Kneller, Emma Leibowitz, Dan Lipin, Sam Luke, James Mayo III, Abby Mero, Kyle Munshower, Eric Schildge, Hudson Stephens & Grey Todd

Hike Hut Peter Allen, Malcolm Brown, Catie Flynn, Bill Harper, Robert Hollander, Hobie Jamison, Chloe Mitchell, Geo Price, Jake Rutter, Ron Schildge, George Shaw, Kyle Shieh & Domanick Walker 10

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Swim Point Sydney Bisselle, Sklar Bisselle, Marcus Chioffi, Eden Goralczyk, Ainsley McKeown, Drew Rider, Abbey Schwoebel, Thea Shaw, Rachel Storey & Jess Storey

Boat House Katharine Appleyard, Carleigh Beriont, Marcus Chioffi, Freddy Hayes, Bill McCutcheon, Cat McCutcheon, Liz Poe, & Sydney Zoehrer Infirmary Debbie Bevins, Lauren Bierman, Jamie Conklin, Cate Hogan, Amie McCarthy, Kimberly McFerran, Brenda Speshock, Jessie Spring, Linda Waldorf & Jazmin Wright Visiting Doctors Diane Calello, Sarah Harris, Chris Hogan, Nick Langan, Kevin McCormick, Kristyn Sousou, Matt Stringer, Todd Waldorf & Noel Yarze The Last Whistle 2023

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Brodie Julie Alexander, Alethea Goralczyk, Dan Lipin, Melissa Place, Adam Puncochar & Sarah Schmoelz

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Will Napper (Co D-Head) PJ Kotz (Asst. D-Head)

Charlie Haskell (D-Head) Harris Anton (Asst. D-Head)

Ryan Hart (D-Head) Peter Elliott (Asst. D-Head)

Ahmed Wise (D-Head) Peter McClearn (Asst. D-Head)

Cutler Greene Huck Jamison Chris Kaufmann Mark O’Brien Kilian Obermeir Quinn Plumb Tyler Rodgers Henry Russell Teddy Ughetta Zach Whelan

Will Burke Ethan Jones Michael Katz Teddy Kavanagh Langston Lamitie Sam Perry Zack Ready-Miller Perry Rodgers Calvin Stuart Gordie Stuart Daniel Todd Jack Tornga Sam Zoehrer

Landon Alpaugh Liam Anton Ethan Carmody Miles Chapman Jack Grills Ryan Hogan Ryan McNamara Will Onubogu DeWitt Renwick Paul Russell Henry Russell Thomas Sands Oliver Skinner Crosby Smith Angelo Taranto

Henry Art Silas Bullock Kevin Cianciolo Cade Corbett Walker Coyle Jameson Fiegl Cornelius Grau Spencer Lewis Evan Lukacs Sam MacKenzie Wilson Skinner Matt Sullivan

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Chapel Talk | Week One

Ahmed Wise Friday, June 23, 2023

Good morning, my name is Ahmed Wise, leader in Allegheny, and I’ll be giving today’s Chapel Talk. For those of you that do not know, every morning, except Sunday, one of your amazing Leaders will stand here and give a Chapel Talk. It is a chance for them to tell you a story and hopefully give a lesson. For these few minutes every morning, I want you guys to genuinely listen. It may sound like more people just talking at you, but we are talking TO you. Even if you only take away a small part from these talks, try your best to listen for four minutes.

If you are ever running late, please do not interrupt by walking through the Hall. Just quietly sit outside until the Chapel Talk is finished.

One week from yesterday, I was in South Africa. A 26hour trip, 8,000 miles, and a 6-hour time difference that separated me from my home in Baltimore. Now, I am no stranger to traveling far away from home for long periods of time. I have been coming to Dudley since my Cub year in 2012, I went to boarding school in Connecticut for all of high school (GO CHOATE), and now I am at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where I have recently had the opportunity to travel abroad. I first went to Bali, Indonesia, and then to South Africa. I was so excited to go to South Africa because I knew that I could be myself, and I would have the opportunity to meet so many amazing people. And so, I was in South Africa for 4.5 months, and I met some of the greatest people that I would never forget. Two of my friends from Switzerland and I went on a 2-week cross-country trip, traveling through South Africa, where we swam with seals, cliff-jumped in canyons, and went to a beach full of penguins, as well as many other unique activities. I was able to connect with people who thought of things so differently than I, and they took care of me while I was learning about their country. Sounds great, right?

The issue that I faced was that I lessened my true emotions to avoid the pain that would come when I eventually had to return home. I thought I was protecting myself and the emotions of others, but in reality, I was only missing out on what could have been. I left South Africa last week, and I left emotionally bruised because I did not truly express myself. Do not be like me.

all have to go back to our homes, leaving this place behind until the next time. When that time comes, I hope that you do not leave with anything left unsaid or any feelings left unexpressed. Until that time comes, I want you all to fully express yourselves as much as you can.

Do not worry about holding any bit of yourself back. It does not matter if you are a shy person, or if this is your first summer, or if you think you are protecting yourself; do not hold back on being yourself. Drive home with no regrets, and although you will miss this place, you will be pleased with the decisions you made. This is such a cool place because of all the genuinely caring and weird people. You guys have 23 days to leave your mark here and truly be you. Be 100% yourself and never hold back how you truly feel.

You guys all have such a great opportunity to be able to come to this beautiful place. Dudley lasts forever but Camp does not. Trust that this time will fly and we will

Dear Creator, thank you for this opportunity. Allow us to be our true selves, no matter what you throw at us.

Amen.

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P et er Elliott Saturday, June 24, 2023

Did you look outside last night? I hope you did. Because, if so, you saw something that never gets old. During a night in which the clouds threatened to blanket the spheres, the good guys won. We got to see a glimmering, sold-out crowd of stars populating the night sky. We call that the “Dudley Dome,” because Westport is the perfect theater for a panoramic astral show. Most of us never get to experience those kinds of nights at home or at school due to the scourge of light pollution. That’s why you can never look up enough here at camp.

I have been fortunate to have had my fill of those magical nights recently, as I lived here, on campus, for almost a month leading up to Camp pre-season. But, I wasn’t just hanging out and playing gaga ball by myself.

I resided here because I secured an internship at a TV news station in Burlington. I worked three to four days a week filming local sports games, writing scripts, editing highlights for air, and helping produce evening newscasts. The rest of the days were my own, to explore the North Country, to read, to unwind from an arduous school year, to prepare for the summer ahead with my buddy Ryan Hart, a year-round resident. All while Camp was just still, with no Campers or Leaders to “bring it in.” I welcomed that lack of activity, because it gave me time to recharge, and, more importantly, time to think.

Time to take a beat.

During the summer, Vespers are my favorite part of the Camp day, a time specifically carved out for you to get vulnerable and introspective with your cabin mates. But, we’re not werewolves, creatures only capable of self-reflection at night. In lieu of having a “typical cabin environment,” this cherished setting helped me embrace the idea of finding my moments to reflect throughout the day. Maybe I’d watch the sun dip below the farm-to-plate garden from the Roe porch, or journal

by Brodie Hill after lunch, or, on my way back from work, just get out of my car and take a leisurely stroll through campus. On the days when I was going into the newsroom, I found my moments on my commute to work. On my way in, I would always take the ferry, a journey that promised a picturesque, half-hour-long glide across Lake Champlain, when I could lock eyes with the mountains from the comfort of my front seat.

This summer, I want you to find your moments of

serenity. To just think. To appreciate. To laugh. To cry.

To wait for the answers to the questions you’re not sure you’ll ever solve. To say thanks for all the blessings you take for granted. In these moments, you don’t have to suddenly find nirvana, and reach the kind of inner peace that monks spend their lifetimes looking to attain. You just need to remember that you’re human, and could use a reset every once in a while. This summer, I want you to lean into those moments. You’ll know when they’ve arrived.

It’s that time when you have to sit at the end of your table at a meal because you showed up later than your cabin mates. But, you’ve just been given the perfect vantage point to watch main campus slumber through a rest period of its own. It’s that awkward window during choice time, when there’s not enough time to pursue a new activity, but too much time left to camp outside of Beckman Hall ahead of the meal, and you decide to swing your legs into an unoccupied picnic table with an unmatched view of the lake. It’s that moment on your overnight, in the soft light of the moon, when you can only see the silhouette of your cabin mates. That’s when you center your attention on the fire that’s been dancing all night, a show-stopping beacon of warmth whose night, like yours, is almost over.

So, at the end of the summer, when you head home and prepare for the whole world to come knocking at your door again, remember to keep finding your moments. I promise you that when you pull away, and return later, everything will still be there, just as you left it.

Please bow your heads. “I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.” Amen.

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Week One | Saturday Night Show

Spaceman Written by Joey Hamburger Directed by #20580 Kyle Munshower Ethan Carmody Zack Ready-Miller Miles Chapman Will Burke Ben Cady Huck Jamison Kirsten Anastasio Oliver Skinner

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Landon Alpaugh Henry Art Evan Lukacs Ryan Kelley Jack Sharp-Steinbech Ezra Evans Troy Hosseini Ben Lescott

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Chapel | Week One

What Chapel Means to Me #15198 Ben Cady Good afternoon, my name is Ben Cady, camper #15198, and I am honored to be here to speak about what chapel means to me.

To be completely honest, I’m not a religious person. I was raised Catholic, but religion and me have never really gelled. I’m pretty sure that on every application I have filled out to work here, under ‘religion’ I have always simply written ‘Dudley.’ That being said, I cannot deny that the Dudley Chapel is a place where I have frequently been overcome with emotion.

I remember one summer when I was a D-Head, I arrived here to see one of my Juniors, a kid named Jamie Daily, sitting at the piano. I knew Jamie a little as he was in my division, super nice kid but there wasn’t anything about him that stood out, and I definitely did not know that he had any musical talent. At one point in the service, Jamie began playing the piano. He then proceeded to absolutely belt out “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Completely crushed it. Eyes closed, head raised, singing to the sky. When he finished, everyone erupted. It is the one and only time in my six summers as a leader that I can remember a spontaneous standing ovation during chapel. You could feel the joy in the air.

Fast forward to last summer. Sitting here, once again.

Drew Rider and Sam Luke performed a duet of “The Boxer,” coincidentally, also a song by Simon & Garfunkel. While listening to them perform, I found myself deeply lost in thought. You see, Simon & Garfunkel are my dad’s favorite group. Drew & Sam’s beautiful rendition reminded me of the bond that he and I share, not simply as father and son but as Dudleyites, two people with a shared love of a place that has given us both far more than we can ever hope to return. I found myself so overcome with emotion, that I needed to walk away.

So what does the Dudley chapel mean to me? It is a place of intense emotion and reflection. A place where we can come together to celebrate our collective joy, to deeply ponder the state of our lives, and to be inspired by the beauty of this spot and the words of others who understand how fortunate we all are to get to be here now, in this moment. There are many amazing things about Dudley, but what I have always believed is the most special is that we are encouraged to be open with our feelings, to be vulnerable, and to lean on those around us. To me, the Dudley Chapel embodies this sentiment better than anywhere else.

My dad had planned to be here at chapel next week, but unfortunately he is not well enough to make the journey. And with that I encourage all of you to be here in this moment, to look around and appreciate all that we are fortunate to have. Thank you.

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Et h an Car mody Monday, June 26, 2023

Wasssssup Camp Dudley! For those who don’t know me, my name is Ethan Carmody, and I’m the leader in Beal Cabin. Sup boys. When I sat down to write this Chapel Talk, I pondered on my years at Camp and all of the incredible life lessons Camp has taught me and the important values I’ve taken away from this place. Today, I’ll be talking about my favorite life lesson Camp has taught me. And that is that… Confidence. Is. The. Key. The key to what you may ask? The key to everything.

Let me explain.

When I was a Cub back in 2013, the Art Major I decided to join was DudGLEE. I’m not really sure why I joined that major, because I’m not much of a singer, but maybe at the time I thought I was, or it might’ve been because my friend Elliot Flagg was in it all by himself, and I felt bad. But then, when it came time to actually go to the major that first day, they told us that we would be performing songs in front of the whole camp. Solo. Which, in my opinion, was a crazy curveball, and it was definitely not happening. I used to be the type of kid that got nervous to order food at a restaurant, so the thought of performing in front of the whole camp was outrageous to me and made me sick. I remember immediately doing whatever I could to switch out of DudGLEE to either drawing and painting or pottery or literally anything more discreet than a solo performance in front of all of Camp. I was scared that I would get made fun of for singing, and I wasn’t comfortable with being in front of so many people.

But then, when Elliot performed later in the session, he totally crushed it, and the whole camp was on their feet going absolutely crazy for him. And in the midst of the crowd roaring for Elliot, one of the Leaders jokingly said to me, “that could’ve been you.” That hit me hard. In that moment, I realized that the only thing holding me back was me. It was my negative thoughts of embarrassment and self-doubt that caused me to second guess who I was and the capabilities I have. To this day, I still regret dropping out of DudGLEE, however, watching Elliot Flagg confidently sing in front of the entire camp as a Cub was the awakening I needed, and from then on I thought to myself, “never again.” Never again will I obsess about what other people think of me. Never again will I doubt the person I am. Couldn’t be.

Confidence is like fuel. It drives you to pursue anything in life fearlessly and relentlessly, while allowing you to navigate life’s challenges with resilience. Confident thinking is truly the mastery of one’s mind, but being confident is a lot easier said than done. It means having control over your own thoughts and not letting your thoughts control you, even when the stakes are too high. We all have different improvements we want to make with our lives, but it’s much easier to make those improvements when you already love who you are.

I urge you all to step confidently this summer, no matter what you are stepping into. It is incredibly important to believe in yourself and your capabilities. Dudley is the best place in the world to find yourself, get wacky, and laugh. I’m so grateful for all of the different opportunities Dudley has given me to be confident and step out of my comfort zone, so don’t miss out on yours. You never know what life is going to bring. All you can do is put yourself out there and try your best. Confidence is key. Thank you.

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Crosby Smit h Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Good morning everyone. My name is Crosby Smith, and I’m the leader in Cushman Cabin. I want you to take a moment and think about this question: what is your thing? What makes you exceptional? What are you a master of? Some of you may have come up with an answer immediately. You may be a stud soccer player, you may love music, you may be a great student, you might always be able to make people laugh. Some of you, like me, may have struggled to come up with that one thing that you know you’re incredible at, something that when you walk into a room, you can say, “I know I am the best at ‘blank’ here.” This is something that I have battled with for a while now; I have long felt like I didn’t have that one specialty that people could point to if they had to describe me to someone. I’ve felt like I just didn’t have a thing. This is a reality that I have come to accept over the last few years, and today, I want to advocate for those of us who feel like we don’t have that defining characteristic. And more than just that, I want to share with you what I find special about not having a specialty.

Here at Camp, I wear a lot of different hats. Many of you know me as the “barrel guy,” maybe you know me from The Bachelorette, he who makes Wednesday Night Show announcements, or maybe just that short leader that hates shirts. While I am happy to have all of those lovely things associated with my name, I still don’t feel like there is that one area of my life that sticks out from the rest and defines me. Although I have kind of always felt this way, it became even more apparent to me after my sports career ended when I graduated high school.

As you probably noticed the other night at the Garbage Bowl, when I limped off the field gasping for air after my two-minute shift, my identity of “stud athlete” is now, for the most part, behind me. With the conclusion of my competitive athletic career, I had lost the one piece of my identity that I could truly cling onto, and so I have been in an odd phase of self discovery ever since.

I have recently come to terms with the fact that, at least right now, I am not a master of anything. Through lots of self-reflection, however, I now believe my lack of mastery is not just ok, but kind of awesome. Let me give you a quick rundown of what I’m talking about here. I know one song on the guitar, I’m a pretty legit Ping Pong player, I can sort of dance, I’m an above average fire-starter,

I’m very comfortable in front of large audiences, I know my way around a crossword puzzle, and there’s a list of other things that I am good enough at. Now, I wouldn’t say that any of these are my “thing,” but I know for a fact that I can hold my own in many fields, and I think that is just as valuable as being a master of something. This is no shot at those of you here that have mastered something, because I know many of you have, and I hope to one day do the same. I am simply here to say that I have found the beauty in having a diverse portfolio of “good enough.” So, if you didn’t have an answer to my question a minute ago, I want to assure you, just because you don’t have a thing, you are not lost, useless, or boring. And, just because you are not great at something, does not mean that you shouldn’t do it; sometimes being mediocre is more fun anyways. There’s much less pressure. You don’t need to be an expert in something to be an interesting person, trust me. Having a wide range of “good enough” is more than good enough. It’s great.

Please bow your heads. May we all flourish in many different ways and may we see the value in good enough.

Amen.

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Over The Garden Wall Adapted & Directed by #24822 Ronan McGurn

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#22645 Raphael Mettle | July 2, 2023

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What Chapel Means to Me #20751 Ryan Kelley My name is Ryan, and I’m just grateful to be here — at camp. And I’m grateful you’re here. Charlie in Adirondack. NJ in Yale. My old friends Malcom and Kyle and Rafi, and many more. Heck, I even wish Tim was here.

What a gift to be together. Thanks to Matt for asking me to talk about what Chapel means to me.

The birds chirping. I would be true. Waves crashing against our shores. Red books that need extra care.

Sweaty pits of the AL or JL that didn’t get here early enough to get a spot in the shade. These all come to mind when I think of a morning in the Dudley Chapel — a time to relax, reflect, and ponder the big questions.

But to me, Chapel is more than a physical space. I’ve felt its power all around the world. At Camp Abbensen in Germany. In Wyoming’s Wind River Range. In New York City, volunteering with Dudley friends on a weekend morning.

I see our Chapel as the physical representation of Camp’s spiritual soul. Much in the same way that the Capitol building in Washington D.C., on one hand just a fancy office building, stands as a physical symbol of our democracy — I’ll add on this July 4th weekend. Part of Dudley’s soul is a lofty commitment. Camp, the institution, promises each of you to help develop “moral, personal, physical and leadership skills.” We promise each other to “lead lives characterized by devotion to others.” And we’re striving to do all of that across difference — differences in class, race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender.

When you make aspirational promises, you’re likely to fail, or at least not succeed as much as you’d like.

July 4th, for example, is a time to celebrate everything this nation has done right, but also reflect on all things we’ve done wrong.

In Chapel, I think we have direct access to Camp’s soul.

Music gives our inner voices sound. Preachers give us insight into new ways of thinking. We, as a collective, take a few minutes to ponder the ways in which our soul is healthy and robust, but also the ways in which our soul needs work. But even when we’re not lucky enough to be at Chapel on a summer Sunday, the birds chirp, the waves crash, the sun shines, and the sky rains. No matter where you are, our Dudley Chapel stands as a place that has seen where we’ve come from and holds with it all the promises of where we can go, together.

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Magic Kingdom for Sale Adapted & Directed by #16321 Dan Lipin

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What Chapel Means to Me #20580 Kyle Munshower Close your eyes. I’m going to describe a place to you. This is a place with a lot of boys. These boys are very loud at times, and very quiet at times. There is a rigid schedule, communal meals, daily chapel talks, nightly vespers, prayers and regular singing of Christian hymns. This is a place where even if you are a bad singer, you can stand and sing loud. It is a physically beautiful place. Close proximity to lakes, the sunsets and sunrises over the mountains are incomparable. But of course, it isn’t necessarily about the physical location; it is “more than a place”, it is about the people that have passed through that place. It is a spirit. There is a community of people who have dedicated themselves to a life of service to others, and help is always given to those who need it.

Raise your hand if you know what this place is. Keep your hand raised if you think this place is Camp Dudley. Keep your hand raised if you think this place is the Benedictine Monastery of Sant Anselmo in Rome, Italy. What? No one? Interesting.

After I graduated college, I lived for a year in the cloistered community of Sant Anselmo, among Benedictine monks, religious men in flowing black robes. They spend their days working, studying, socializing, resting, praying and singing.

Benedictine monks own nothing. They don’t have bank accounts, personal vehicles or property. All of the work they do, whether it is cooking, cleaning, doing the dishes, maintaining the garden, brewing beer, making soap or candles, crafting in the woodshop or the pottery studio, is to support the other people in their community. Resources are pooled for the betterment of those around them. Elder monks are cared for, food and healthcare and education are provided to those in and out of the monastery. It is a communal, social life, not dissimilar to the one we live during our summers on Lake Champlain.

One of the most powerful ways I experienced this communal life was through the practice of singing. I participated in mass and attended communal prayers in the church five times a day to sing Christian hymns in Latin. The evening prayers in cloistered communes of this kind are called Vespers. The word Vesper means shadow - and in this spirit, lanterns are lit and the prayer is sung in low light. The vespers we do in our cabins on a nightly basis are much different - specifically, there is far less latin chanting.

as one, supporting each other and lifting each other

up, I think we are doing something deeply profound. It is a practice of faith and it is a practice of fellowship. It is a practice we do not do enough in our world, and we desperately need to do more.

What does chapel mean to me? Chapel means I can sing!

I can stand with my brothers and sisters in community and express myself in this practice of faith and fellowship. Sometimes the words don’t even matter. It just feels good to be surrounded by caring and supporting people, joined together in song, a song that says i am supported, i am loved.

I’ve talked a great deal about singing, and music today, so I’d like to end with some song lyrics that I feel describe well how I feel about Sant Anselmo, Camp Dudley, and what chapel means to me: “I am not a priest. And I am not a monk. And I don’t go to church much, but when I do I stand and I sing loud. I never saw anything I couldn’t blame on my mind, so I don’t believe in ghosts. But I like to sing. I like to sing. And when I hear the call to prayer, coming from the speakers of the mosques, there’s a shock and there’s a stillness as the melody twists and zaps, the air is filled with diamonds, I wish I could sing like that - But I don’t practice enough. Practice, practice. I’m confounded by music and babies and laughter, stories and goodness, infinity and luck, I’m confused by the notion that somebody loves me. Oh lord, I wish I could sing like that. But I don’t practice enough. Practice. Practice.”

I love art, theater and music, but I am not a good singer. The only places I’ve ever felt comfortable singing are at Sant Anselmo, in the confines of the church, and at Camp Dudley: at the WNS, during hymn sing and above all, in this place, the Camp Dudley chapel. In these places, I am supported by the community. My voice becomes more than my own, it becomes a part of the mass, a part of the whole. In monastic life, in Dudley life, we support each other in community, in athletics and the outdoors, but so too do we support each other in our artistic and spiritual life. When we sing together and join

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Eddie Elliott Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Hi, my name is Eddie, the Leader in Avery Cabin, and the last time I cried was last night. The last time that I broke down in tears was this past Thursday. Since arriving at Camp, I have cried because I felt lonely. I have cried because I was just so tired, I didn’t know what else to do, and I have cried because I felt indescribably happy.

Now, I want to tell you a story. It’s about a guy who first came to Camp as a Senior, and he wasn’t really sure if he fit in. He didn’t think people understood him and wasn’t really sure that he fully bought into what Camp said it was all about. Maybe it applied to other guys, but, in his eyes, they had something that made them worth it.

They were very athletic, while he had never even played Lacrosse (and barely ever played Football). They were great musicians, while he brought new meaning to the words “tone deaf.” When he looked around Camp, he saw people who were loved and popular, while he was introverted and reserved. This stood in contrast to his life at home, where people had these expectations as to how he would behave, namely in an incredibly energetic, extroverted manner. At school, there was this exhausting pressure that he would always do everything right. At Camp, hardly anyone knew his name. Despite his unease, he came back, first as an Aide, then a JL, then an AL, and eventually as a Leader. That camper was me, and I’m going to talk a bit about why he kept coming back.

What I didn’t mention about my first couple years at Camp is that something interesting slowly happened, almost without my noticing. I gradually realized that I actually liked being a bit quieter. Not always standing out felt freeing. At Camp, for the first time, there were no expectations surrounding my behavior. I was forced to think about how I wanted my life to look. I was forced to do things that resulted in my failing. At Camp, failure wasn’t something to be avoided or feared. It was part of my journey. And soon, I realized something. I had built my life, my personality, my sense of self-worth around what I thought other people wanted me to be. I spent so much time afraid of letting people down, afraid of other people seeing me as a failure, that I had no idea who I really wanted to be.

And realizing that was hard. I went through dark days, weeks, months. There were moments where I just

couldn’t imagine a future of my own. But every summer, Dudley brought relief. Here, there are no right or wrong answers. You are free to just be yourself, and you will be supported for it. But still, it wasn’t until my JL year that I was able to verbalize what I had been feeling. I still remember the moment, in a Vesper, that I told my cabin, “I’m not happy with parts of my life.” “I think that I am depressed.” What stood out about that moment is that every single person in my cabin, from my Leader to the campers, stood up in a line, gave me a hug, and said they loved me. I broke down. The relief was instantaneous. Weights I didn’t know I had been carrying were finally put down, and my life began to slowly change for the better. For me, part of the magic of Camp is that you are surrounded by the largest community of people who just want you to succeed. Use this space to think about who you are and what happiness means to you.

Camp offered me the time for self-reflection and discovery that I had been denying myself for years. With the few days we have left, I urge you to do the same.

Do that thing you’ve been wanting to try. Talk about something you’ve needed to for a while. Ask for help.

Be there for your friends. Tell them you love them. Fail.

Laugh. Cry. When I came to Camp, I thought it was weak to cry. I thought it was stupid to express my emotions.

I thought it was embarrassing to need help. But let me tell you, asking for help, saying what you need to, crying in front of people you met just weeks ago, are possibly the hardest things I have ever done. I think that it’s an incredibly hard thing for anyone to do, and it is also one of the bravest and most rewarding. Finally, whatever you may be going through, never forget, you are not alone. I love you. We love you. Camp Dudley loves you.

Thank you.

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#11584 Rev. Pete Allen | July 15, 2023

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What Chapel Means to Me #10065 Bill McCutcheon Good morning! About 60 years ago, (yes, you heard that right) in 1964, I arrived at Camp Dudley for my Cub year on a train with 80 fellow campers from N.Y.C. that made a special stop out on Napper Road (about a mile from here) just for Camp Dudley Y.M.C.A. To unload us all to the sounds of the ramblers and leaders cheering us as we got off. My love affair with camp was well underway.

Now, over those years, programs, buildings, schedules, and people have changed… but the one constant was right here. Sunday. Noon. Dudley Chapel.

It has been a place that allows me to remember our Christian values. A place to reflect and refuel my spirit.

A place to remember and recognize there is something out there so much bigger than us. A spiritual presence, here, that allows us to love one another like no place else.

Chapel allows me to fondly remember family. My dad, brother, son, nephews and daughter, all of whom attended camp, all of whom have been blessed with exposure to this place - this beautiful place. It reminds me of the many Dudley men who went into the ministry and returned to speak to us year after year. To remind us to get better, be better every day.

directors who have stood in this very spot and gazed upon the young people who will and have shaped the future in the best possible way. Bob Marshall, Stitch, Willy, Wheaton, Andy, and of course, Matt. It’s a place that reminds me of our sound beliefs in each other. It makes me very thankful. It’s not an honor to be here, but a privilege. Guys, this is a spiritual gift. A holy place.

It’s my church. That’s what chapel means to me.

It allows me to remember the brass quartet, James Mayo, Cub + Plebe chorus, Junior + Senior chorus, our

Please bow your heads. Lord, God Bless Camp Dudley.

Amen.

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Leader: Ethan Jones | The University of Texas at Austin, 2025

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Leader: Sam Zoehrer | Villanova University, 2026

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Leader: Michael Katz | Northeastern University, 2025

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Leader: Peter Elliott (Asst. D-Head) | Syracuse University, 2025

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Leader: Ethan Carmody | Colgate University, 2024

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Leader: Liam Anton | University of Arizona, 2025

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Leader: Will Onubogu | Bowdoin College, 2026

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Cornell

Leaders: Jack Grills | Southern Methodist University 2025 & DeWitt Renwick, Wake Forest University, 2026

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Leader: Crosby Smith | Middlebury College, 2025

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Leader: Landon Alpaugh | Colby College, 2025

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Leader: Angelo Taranto | Florida State University, 2024

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Leaders: Miles Chapman | Harvard University, 2027 & Thomas Sands | Endicott College, 2026

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Leader: Ryan Hart (D-Head) | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry, 2023

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Leader: Oliver Skinner | California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, 2026

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Leaders: Paul Russell | Washington and Lee University, 2027 & Ryan Hogan | Roanoke College, 2026

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Leader: Ahmed Wise (D-Head) | Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 2024

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Leader: Peter McClearn (Asst. D-Head) | Middlebury College, 2025

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Leaders: Cade Corbett | San Diego State University, 2026 & Wilson Skinner | Tufts University, 2025

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Hamilton

Leaders: Silas Bullock | Elon University, 2025 & Francisco Galan

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Oberlin

Leaders: Walker Coyle | Middlebury College, 2025 & Sam MacKenzie | Northeastern University, 2026

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Leaders: Jameson Fiegl | SUNY Brockport, 2026 & Spencer Lewis | James Madison University, 2026

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Union

Leaders: Henry Art | Davidson College, 2027 & Evan Lukacs | Elon University, 2026

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Leader: Kevin Cianciolo | University of Vermont, 2025

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M ark O’ B rien Friday, July 21, 2023

Good morning. To preface this, for those who don’t know, this is called a Chapel Talk, and every morning, a Leader will get up to speak to you and give a short speech about something personal or a specific message. So, hello, my name is Mark O’Brien, I’m one of the Co-Leaders in Cutler Cabin, and I am short and unathletic.

Coming to Dudley as a Cub in 2015, I was petrified. I had known Dudley as a place with promotional images touting competitive Soccer games on the Hell Field, or long track meets on the Bach Track. So, in short, my four-foot, unathletic, 10-year-old self was extremely out of my element. Back at home, I had done my best to avoid engaging in any sort of athletic activity. This included begging my parents to let me drop Youth Soccer or walking the mile in gym class. That being said, I was ecstatic to begin my Cub summer in Owasco. That is, until during my first round of cabin games, I was forced to play a sport that I had never dared to undertake, Lacrosse, and I was immediately met with a Lacrosse ball to the face, and subsequently, a black eye. It was then that I decided that I hated sports, and more importantly, the place I most closely associated with them at the time, Camp Dudley.

This mindset made my first few days at Camp miserable. I mean, if I wasn’t any good at the only “important” part of Camp, then what was the point of bothering to enjoy it? I continued this philosophy of mine for these inaugural days at Camp until I was approached by Cris Ramirez and asked to be a hyena in the first Saturday Night Show of Second Half, The Lion King. I was hesitant at first, but with enough pressure from both my older brother and my leadership, I eventually caved in.

While getting up on stage in front of the entire camp was a terrifying prospect, The Lion King opened a new door for me at Dudley, and I dove head first into Witherbee and the arts at Camp, whether it be doing The Big Show, or the many Wednesday Night Show skits of mine I forced Camp to endure. I was able to excel in an area of Camp that I didn’t even know existed, and this dramatically changed my outlook on Camp, and subsequently, the entire summer. Even though I was never able to become a star athlete, I was able to find “my thing” at Camp, and that is what I encourage all of you to do over the next three and a half weeks.

While I would like to say my insecurities ended there, even stepping into my first year as a Leader this summer, I was plagued with anxiety about measuring up to the Leaders of the past. As a camper, I envisioned what I would look like as a Leader – some tall, intimidating stud that would destroy the Old Guys in the Garbage Bowl, and well, that’s definitely not me. Even though, every year, I still have trepidations about returning to Dudley, I am always somehow reminded of the reasons why I love Camp, and those reasons are not the same as anyone else’s in this room, but no one’s are. Everyone has different reasons to love Camp, and it’s taken me nine years and I’m still finding mine. Over the course of my time at Camp, I’ve learned that that’s ok, and that there is no one perfect way to be a Dudley man.

Some of us may be star athletes, or talented painters, or American Archers, or regatta champions, or just really nice people, and that’s who we are. So, over this session at Camp, I want each and every one of you, especially you Cubbies, to find your reason for coming back to Camp, to find what aspects of Camp make you who you are, and I want you to sit with it. There is no one way to enjoy Camp, no one way to succeed, and that’s a lesson I’m still learning to this day. Be weird, try everything Camp has to offer, and find out what you’re good at, because I guarantee it’s going to be different than the person sitting next to you.

To end with a quote from Hypnotherapist Dolores Cannon, “you are the director of your life, don’t play by the scripts written by others.” Thank you.

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What Chapel Means to Me #22128 Geo Price Can I ask for a favor? Let’s all take a breath together.

Breathe in, breathe out. Let’s do that again, breathe in, and let’s breathe out. Today, I like to define myself as a spiritual person. Still, growing up, I often struggled with the conflation of spirituality and Religion. I am not Religious, probably a result of my upbringing. You see, I have a pretty eclectic family, especially regarding faith.

My Dad’s side of the family is Baptist, but things get a little wonky for my Mom. My Mom and several of her siblings are Muslims, but not all. My grandmother famously describes herself as “CHRISLUM.” Her mother was a Buddhist who was married to a Jewish man. I’m grateful that my family introduced me to many beliefs about the world early on. But before coming to Camp, I was a bit intimidated by the spiritual component at Camp. On paper, it can seem very religious.

We have Vespers almost every day, we gather every Sunday for Chapel, and tonight, we will gather again to sing Hymns. But what’s cool about Camp is that, although Dudley was founded on Christian Values, we are not a Christian Camp. Dudley is a Spiritual place where people of all faiths and backgrounds can unite. Our motto, “The Other Fellow First,” ties us together. Our motto is so

simple yet so meaningful. Chapel feels like a Vesper in a Cabin in many ways, just more significant. It’s a Vesper that the entire Dudley community comes together to be a part of. We come together to reflect on life, think about the motto, and maybe get a bit reflective. But in the most basic sense, I love Chapel because, as we prepare for the week ahead, it provides a space to reset.

Our community pauses the go-go of a typical day, and we can take a breath and enjoy the magic of this place together.

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Chapel Talk | Week Six

Q uin n P lumb Monday, July 24, 2023

Good morning. My name is Quinn Plumb, I am a second year Leader in Poly, and I am the least talented member of the Rhythm Ramblers. When Evan George made an announcement at the beginning of the summer that he wanted to bring back the group after a three year hiatus, I began praying. Praying that there would be some Staff member, Leader, camper, anyone that played the trumpet above a 5th grade level, because then I would not have to embarrass myself every Saturday as I struggled through some of the world’s most famous Jazz songs.

I skipped that meeting on purpose, because, maybe Evan would forget that we sat next to each other playing 3rd and 4th trumpet my JL year. This dream did not last very long. Evan read my name at announcements the following meal, asking me and others to meet him in the practice room, and that was the end of that.

Now, this Chapel Talk is not going to be me complaining about my boss for the entirety of Camp to hear, but rather thanking him for forcing me to step outside of my comfort zone. This may come as a surprise to many of you, at least I hope it does, but I am not a very talented individual. Playing trumpet is one of the many things that I love doing, but am simply not good at. For instance, I grew up being obsessed with playing Lacrosse. In fact, I considered not coming back to Dudley in order to focus on it more. After my Senior year, I decided that the next summer I was going to join a club team and travel around the Northeast to tournaments all summer. I should’ve known that I made the wrong decision when I got put on the B-Team of the only club that even offered me a spot. But alas, my delusion continued for most of the summer, until I realized that I was not contributing to my team in any meaningful way, and that everyone that I was playing against was far better than I was. Over the years, I began to embrace my status as a subpar athlete. I finally made my high school’s varsity team after trying for three years, and I was easily the most electric cheerleader that bench had ever seen.

Another example comes from my Aide summer. I was put on a team with a number of talented athletes, such as Kevin Cianciolo and Oliver Skinner. It was a team where I had absolutely no business being anywhere near A-Team Basketball. At first, I was a little upset by this fact; I was very used to my role as a camper where I could catch the ball and quickly pass it back to the better players when they lost their dribble. I decided,

however, that I would have to find some other way to have fun, and that is when I realized that B-Team Basketball is one of the greatest things that has ever been introduced to Camp Dudley. I found a new role, where I was confident dribbling the Basketball, and even shooting. Sure, I didn’t make many shots, but I had a ton of fun messing around with a bunch of other kids who didn’t really care if we won or lost.

The most important thing that I have learned from consistently trying and failing to be the best is that winning feels so much better when it doesn’t come as often. Part of what makes life so great is that it isn’t easy. When you can effortlessly succeed, you can grow tired of it, being challenged makes the highs of our lives astronomically higher. When I have a weekend where I play the trumpet well during the show, and my friends tell me how great it was, I feel over the moon, but I only feel this way because I know the lows of messing up in front of the entire Camp. I love playing the trumpet, and I love playing Lacrosse, but I also love that I am able to recognize that being good at something, and having fun with it, are two completely different things.

You are all just starting your first full week of Camp this summer, and you are going to succeed, and you are going to fail. I need you to not let the lows of those failures outweigh the highs of your successes. Try your best to embrace your weaknesses, and attack them from a different angle. If you let yourself become comfortable with the fact that you’re not going to be the best, then you can truly succeed.

Please bow your heads. May we all fail, because it is failure that allows us to hunger for success. Thank you.

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Mich ael Kat z Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Good morning, my name is Michael Katz, I’m the leader in Yale Cabin, and I love giving hugs. I didn’t always love giving hugs. In fact, I was solidly anti-hug for my whole childhood. My family, however, fell on the opposite end of the spectrum. No matter the occasion, whether that was on a family vacation, visiting my aunts and uncles for a family dinner, or even just when I got back from school, my family always managed to throw in an embrace. I even tried avoiding my parents’ hug when they said goodbye on Opening Day of my Cub year. To me, giving or receiving a hug was embarrassing, and I only gave hugs because I was forced to, never in a genuine manner.

It wasn’t until two years ago that I found out a hug is so much more than just something you do when posing for a photo or saying hi to your family. You see, two summers ago, I wasn’t here at Dudley. In the summer of 2021, I was over on the opposite side of the lake, working at Kiniya as an A-Hut staff member for my first missed Dudley summer since 2012. The first couple days at Kiniya were especially challenging. I was missing all of my friends who I had spent the previous seven Dudley summers with, and I was thrust into a place where I had to restart all of the progress that I had made at Camp. Despite being a part of the Camp Dudley family, Kiniya was its own new place for me. I struggled for days finding my own role, adapting to their set of traditions, and standing out in this familiar, yet totally new environment. It felt very similar to my Cub summer, except this time, I was 19, and I felt like I had no team of Leaders or cabin mates to fall back on.

My first week at Kiniya, I met a returning Staff member who was entering his 4th summer, as well as got to know my A-Hut team, which was a group of me and three others.

Before this moment, I had only voiced my concerns to my sister, who had been at Kiniya as a Camper up to Leader until 2018. After a long conversation, she had convinced me to open up about my concerns to the people that I had met so far. So, I took a risk and chose to be vulnerable.

I explained my feelings, my struggles, my loneliness, my worries. I didn’t know what I would be met with, what the response would be, how these people that I had just met would react. To me, I was still alone, still navigating this new space, trying to find where I fit in. Except, what I didn’t realize, was that I wasn’t alone. I was met with words of encouragement, and of course, a hug. But, this hug didn’t feel like the hugs that I gave my family when I was in those family photos or coming home from school. This hug that I was met with was genuine, sincere, and full of love and support.

I quickly realized the importance and effect that a hug could have on a person. I returned to Dudley last year as a Leader, and carried that mentality with me. For me, being a Leader was one of the most challenging things I had ever done. But, I knew I couldn’t do it alone. I had to willingly be vulnerable and open to those around me. Once I did this, I realized that I wasn’t alone in my vulnerability. We struggled together, and received unwavering and unlimited support. Often, it came in the form of a hug, whether it was from Charlie Haskell, Will Napper, Will Burke, or any number of others. This support unified us, and it reinforced that we were in this together.

Here at Camp, you will be met with sincerity, appreciation, and love. It might be difficult to be honest, to be transparent, to be vulnerable, especially with people that you are still getting to know in this first week. Actually, it’s an incredibly difficult thing to do. But know that at Camp, being open is freeing. It opens up an endless amount of support and love. Everyone here wants to see you win, we want you to succeed, and we know that you can succeed.

Sometimes, all you need to succeed is that one extra person there by your side. You know, you can’t really give yourself a hug. A hug is a whole lot easier when you have someone there with you. Your struggles, your battles, you don’t have to fight alone. Be open to fight your battles with someone by your side, and know that there is always someone there to back you up when you need it.

In the words of Haruki Marukami, “what happens when people open their hearts? They get better.” Thank you.

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Teddy Ughetta Friday, July 28, 2023

Good morning. My name is Teddy Ughetta, and I am a Co-Leader in Syracuse Cabin. I used to hate Hymn Sing! As a Cub, I would refuse to sing hymns and angrily sat with my head buried within my hymnal until it was time to leave. The forced exercise, bringing both boredom and discomfort, felt like inhumane torture to my 10-year-old self. As I sat within the blazing hot Witherbee Hall, the only praying I partook in was waiting for the final five to end. I can specifically recall refusing to listen to “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and rejecting any chance of reflecting on the hymn’s deeper meaning.

While the sweet melody and lyrics hold a strong message about the large brotherhood found within this Camp, I felt as if I could not relate to the message, as I lacked an experience of being truly alone.

My perspective of this hymn, however, was completely changed by a life-altering event that occurred when I was 17 years old.

Let me set the scene – December 16, 2021, it was my senior year of high school. My mother had been in the hospital for the past week due to a blood condition, but I didn’t think much of it. I had just returned home from school and rushed to my computer to discover that I was accepted to the college I wanted to attend most, Holy Cross. I went to sleep that night with my head held high and excited for the future. These feelings of pride, however, faded that next morning as I woke up to life-changing news. My father woke me up and explained that my mother had sadly passed away that night. My mom was a hard-working woman, who always put the other fellow first. She had always valued the lives and worries of others before her own, especially when raising me and my sister. She strived to serve her own community and instilled the core values of service within me at a young age. Not only did she act as a role model to me for living out the Dudley Motto, but she was also my best friend. As my mother held great value to me, her passing caused me to spiral into a deep depression for the rest of my Senior year. I felt as if I was walking on my path all alone, and I lost sight of enjoying the last few months of high school. I became extremely closed off and began to avoid any social interactions. Even with constant therapy, I was never truly able to be myself and find joy within the simple things.

This was my storm.

Fast forward to the summer of that year, and for the first time ever, I hesitated about returning to Camp. At this point in my life, I had spent almost every single summer going to Dudley, but I did not know what to do. On one hand, Dudley was a home for me and returning there could help me take a break from my current problems.

On the other hand, I wouldn’t want to waste my summer moping around far away from my home right before college began. I took a leap of faith and decided that I needed a three week break from my home life, which was one of the best decisions of my life. As I entered my summer as an AL, my worries and fears were wiped away as I was welcomed back to the comforting community of Camp Dudley. While no one truly understood what I was going through, the sense of belonging and unconditional acceptance truly pushed me through this tremendous loss, and I could not be more thankful for my Dud Buds. They became a lifeline, reminding me that I was not alone in my grief, and that there were people who cared deeply about me. The mere nature of Camp Dudley not only amazed me during this horrible time, but it reminded me of the unconditional warmth of love I once received from my mother. This was my light.

It was only that year during the first Hymn Sing of the Second Half where I connected the dots, as I sat in Witherbee Hall and heard a hymn that encapsulated the past six months of suffering. “You’ll Never Walk Alone” had perfectly described the strong storm of my mother’s passing and how I needed to realize that this battle of grief was one where I am not alone. Surrounded by my fellow Campers and Leaders, I realized that I was never truly alone, as this entire community was right there with me the entire time. Dudley made sure that I never had to walk alone and became the light in my storm.

From then on, “You’ll Never Walk Alone” has turned from another ordinary hymn to my anthem of resilience. It now serves as a reminder to keep pushing forward, no matter what obstacles lay before me.

I now view the hymn as a source of strength that symbolizes the comfort that Camp Dudley has to offer to those that feel as if they are walking alone. It also reminds me that putting the other fellow first now serves as both a pushing forth of the motto of Camp, but also as following my mother’s footsteps.

So to all you campers here that are eagerly awaiting breakfast, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that darkness is inevitable. No matter what you do, you will face hardships that push you to your limits and make the world seem like a cold and lonely place. The good news, however, is that you will never face these hardships alone. You find yourself within Camp Dudley, one of the most loving and welcoming communities in the entire universe. This community had my back in my darkest moments, and it will ensure that you never have to walk alone. So, talk to the quiet guy on your team or check in on the cabin mate who seems a little sad today. I was once that kid, and I am so thankful to those at Camp who opened up their arms and embraced me, regardless of if they knew how badly I needed it. Become the light within someone’s storm and ensure that no one ever has to walk alone.

Please bow your heads. “Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you’ll never walk alone.” Thank you.

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#11824 Rev. Michael Bastian | July 30, 2023

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What Chapel Means to Me #21982 Domanick Walker Good morning. For those who don’t know me, my name is Dom, and I coordinate spirituality here at Camp Dudley. So when asked the question, ‘what chapel means to me,’ it was a very loaded one.

I’m a very religious person, but I’m also very, very spiritual. I grew up traditionally Baptist and ultimately ended up in a non-denominational congregation. As an academician, I’m often fascinated about how religion is structured by its traditions and experienced by its following. Across state gatherings, there is an account that is shared. It’s often referred to as the story of Pentecost or the power falling. In this biblical story, there’s a gathering of people who have come together in unity and in power, and then God falls. And then, the people began to speak in tongues in their own native languages, and they all understood each other. There’s another account that says that they began to pray, and the spirit fell, and they became of one mind and heart.

I can say I’ve seen this happen often in my own church congregation, but this is the only other place that I began to experience Pentecost. I’ve seen it happen here so many times, where someone gets up and sings, or someone gets up and speaks, someone prays, or we sing a hymn, and it resonates, and then the power falls.

We come together from all different walks of life, in all different circumstances. So many differences, but we unify by one motto, and we’re bonded by a hymn. This is the only place where we get to openly encounter a journey with a stranger.

For me, the Dudley Chapel is more than a place. For me, it’s the place that confirms that my God is very, very, very real, and for that, I’m grateful. Amen.

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What Chapel Means to Me #15815 Karim King When I attend Chapel, it helps me to enter a physical space that connects and draws me closer to God. It helps me to find a deeper meaning in my life and also gives me a greater sense of purpose. It helps me to stay on track and give me reasons to keep the faith.

Chapel allows me to feel at peace, because daily, I go through the motions of life and the chaos it brings at times. But, attending Chapel, I am transported to a place of worship and tranquility that gives me the space to pray, as well as respite from the hustle and bustle of my daily life.

It fills me with spiritual nourishment, and this nourishment strengthens me and helps my faith to grow, but most importantly, it fosters a sense of community because everyone attending Chapel is encouraged to have faith and build lasting friendship. My first Chapel at Dudley highlighted that for me, it showed me that if you are looking for a community, or want to meet people with whom you can build a lifetime friendship, this is the place to be.

Dudley will truly always live in the hearts of men.

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#10846 Rev. Bob Langston | August 12, 2023

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What Chapel Means to Me #17282 Katharine Appleyard Good morning. To me, the Dudley Chapel holds us deep within a tradition of Sunday morning services where fellows just like you have gathered- right here - in this spot - for the past 139 years.

To me, in this chapel we explore our faiths both individually and together - we embody diverse experiences and yet there is space for each of us, here we come together weekly in this place to reflect on our experiences of living “the other fellow first” with our teammates, our cabin mates, our leaders and our campers We ask how we can bring, what we have learned from these experiences (which we have been gifted) back home with us — into our families, into our friendships, and into our communities.

Here we listen to stories and share wisdom. For instance, Bill shared that you don’t need to be good at something to begin, you just have to give it a try — we are all beginners. Michael Bastian asked, what is YOUR gift? How can you develop it and bring it to your corner of the world? — where it IS needed. And, Brian Cropper reminded us to let our traditions grow and change while still holding space for the best parts of those traditions. Here, we are graced with the talents of Dom

and Matt and of so many others over the years. Here we sing hymns together that often evoke feelings that transcend words To me, the Dudley chapel is all of these things and most importantly it is us. We are the spirit that fills this place.

Our lives are the mystery and the comfort we seek. This is a place where we belong just as we are (on any given day) and place that calls us to be our best selves.

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M att Sullivan Sunday, August 13, 2023

Good morning. I’m Matt Sullivan, and this is my first summer back at Camp since 2019. I just finished my first year at Marist College, and it was a good year, but I felt like something was missing. I went through my days doing school work and hanging out with some friends but never truly feeling a part of anything. I would look around and wish I had certain things, but I never committed enough to go for them. I felt like life was going on around me, and I was just stuck in the middle. I was lost. Then, “Ocean” came on, the guitar song that Rob Hollander blessed our ears with at the end of Mellowfest, and it all came to me. I realized that my purpose had been lost. I did everything for other people, but not in “The Other Fellow First” kind of way. I lived life in order to impress those around me, and I made lots of connections with others that felt empty. I sat in my room hoping that, one day, I would wake up and be back in high school – sleeping in my childhood bedroom, and hanging out with the people I’ve known my whole life.

But that is not how life works, so I sat in my room and felt sorry for myself because of it. I was alone, and as hard as I tried to cover it up, I felt it.

But, as I listened to that song, I felt like it was a call to action. A call to do something for me, to get myself out of this hole that was dug so deeply. So, I spent the next few days hoping there would be a way for me to come back to Camp, and luckily, I was able to. I spent the first session in the A-Hut, and in the second session, I was privileged with the opportunity to become the leader of Willelyn Lodge. What’s up boys?

It has been the best summer of my life. Dips at Swim Point, coaching games, and some very fun “slug pits” in the mud. But above all of that, the best part of my summer has been spending it with all of you. The community here at Camp is something that cannot be replicated, and that is why it is so special.

The end of the Dudley Hymn, as we all know, is “Dudley will live in the hearts of men.” As we go into the “real world,” we must remember these words. Remember the feeling you had when you were screaming chants at Din Din, or when you were singing at the top of your lungs at Hymn Sing. Throughout the next year, it is inevitable that there will be hard times, and in those hard times, think about Camp and the magic created on this

sacred campus. Use the Dudley community to support you throughout the year, reach out to a cabin mate or a friend from Camp, and reconnect with the feelings you experienced here.

No matter where you are in life, remember that you always have a home here at Camp. I can honestly say that this summer has changed my life for the better, and I want to thank every single one of you campers, Leadership, and Staff members for being a part of that.

So, after you leave in the next few hours, go into your community and share the magic that this place provides. And, I hope you have moments throughout your year that remind you of this community, like listening to “Ocean” did for me.

Please bow your heads and join me. “Mid mountains and lakes, I see it’s face so clear, it stands as a shrine, to those who hold it dear, boys through the years, have given to its name, Dudley will live in the hearts of men.”

Thank you.

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Adirondack

Leader: Will Napper (D-Head) | Middlebury College, 2023

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Burr

Leader: Zach Whelan | Durham University, 2025

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1. Lance Francisco (A) 2. Zach Whelan (L) 3. Kevin Bock (AL) 4. Dylan Reyes 5. Adam Baker 6. Tommy White 7. Harry Cameron 8. J.R. DeSimone 9. Jack Allen 10. Crawford Frame

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Cutler

Leaders: Cutler Greene | University of Vermont, 2027 & Mark O’Brien | Northwestern University, 2027

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1. Hudson White (JL) 2. Warren Sweet 3. Ted DiMiero 4. Cutler Greene (L) 5. Mark O’Brien (L) 6. Gabe Poggi 7. Will Bastow 8. Graham Walsh 9. Charlie Sullivan 10. Jack Baum

Danielson

Leader: PJ Kotz (Asst. D-Head) | Plymouth State University, 2024

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1. Wyndam Withington (JL) 2. Eli Hinton (A) 3. PJ Kotz (L) 4. Jayden Wright (AL) 5. Tyler Ramsay 6. Skyler Ellenwood 7. Henri Moulin 8. William Stewart 9. Henry Hertzog 10. Alexander Zaidan

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Poly

Leaders: Chris Kaufmann | Clemson University, 2025 & Quinn Plumb | Villanova University, 2025

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1. Luke Blazovic (AL) 2. Chris Kaufmann (L) 3. Quinn Plumb (L) 4. Harrison Sydor (A) 5. Juelz Norman 6. Xander Kim 7. Gavin White 8. Tommy Cronin 9. Rigney Callagy 10. CJ Sturz 11. Casey Sipple

Rensselaer

Leader: Huck Jamison | University of Chicago, 2026

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1. Auggie Rinehart (AL) 2. Huck Jamison (L) 3. Drew Perry (A) 4. Miles Fernandez (JL) 5. Will Dalton 6. Archer Smith 7. Theo Reister 8. Archer Hyer 9. Robert Howard 10. Oakley Spierer

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Syracuse

Leaders: Tyler Rodgers | University of Vermont, 2027 & Teddy Ughetta | College of the Holy Cross, 2026

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1. Leo Wach (JL) 2. Tyler Rodgers (L) 3. Teddy Ughetta (L) 4. Charlie McCutcheon (A) 5. Eiden Zuniga 6. Davis Gregg 7. Locke deTuro 8. Jack Gilliam 9. Jack Waluch 10. Win Grand

Watson

Leader: Kilian Obermeir | International School of Management

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Leader: Teddy Kavanagh | Washington and Lee University, 2027

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1. Tiger Mutter (A) 2. Lincoln Perez (JL) 3. Teddy Kavanagh (L) 4. Emanuel Watt 5. Yandel Padilla 6. Luke Hoogerwerf 7. Jack Dalton 8. Fischer Hogan 9. Andrew Schildge 10. Griffin Jackson

Hurd

Leader: Charlie Haskell (D-Head) | Union College, 2023

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1. Jack Wells (AL) 2. Charlie Haskell (L) 3. Liam Karamanoglou (JL) 4. Jay Fisch (A) 5. Ford Dolce 6. Thomas Gregg 7. Hardy Packard 8. Joey Knysh 9. Danny Cronin 10. David Klieman 11. Luke Pohlad

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Iroquois

Leader: Harris Anton (Asst. D-Head) | Bard College, 2023

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1. Colby Hamel 2. Joshua Victor (A) 3. Harris Anton (L) 4. Campbell Willmuth (AL) 5. Joshua Perkins 6. Parker Gohman 7. Isaac Hertzog 8. Charlie Hoveland 9. Will Bremer 10. Archie DiNunzio 11. Jack Parija

Linwood

Leader: Jack Tornga | St. Lawrence University, 2026

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MacIntyre

Leaders: Sam Perry | Bryant University, 2027 & Perry Rodgers | St. Lawrence University, 2025

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Owasco

Leader: Daniel Todd | Syracuse University, 2027

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1. Matthew Cirenza 2. Jackson Morrill 3. Beckham Curtis (A) 4. Daniel Todd (L) 5. Griff Clessarus (AL) 6. William Meyer 7. Jesse Anastasi 8. Mason Hoenigschmid 9. Iker Contreras-Medina 10. Easton Struble

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Leader: Calvin Stuart | Tulane University, 2026

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1. Jack Erdmann (AL) 2. Calvin Stuart (L) 3. Harry Crawford (A) 4. Shaine Smith 5. Cormac Eckert 6. Koji Edmunds 7. Avi Pillai 8. Ben Bomann 9. Owen McLane 10. Sacha Piscitello

Princeton

Leader: Ethan Jones | The University of Texas at Austin, 2025

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Leader: Sam Zoehrer | Villanova University, 2026

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Teale

Leader: Zack Ready-Miller | University of Vermont, 2026

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Leader: Michael Katz | Northeastern University, 2025

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1. William Bransford (AL) 2. Michael Katz (L) 3. Tavon McKenzie (A) 4. Nick Straub 5. Kyian Robinson 6. Sam Pohlad 7. Sam Bierman 8. Henry Rotchford 9. James Nowak 10. Will Sim

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Leader: Peter Elliott (Asst. D-Head) | Syracuse University, 2025

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1. Ty Michael (JL) 2. Tucker Art 3. Ian Nicklas 4. Graham Sydor 5. Peter Elliott (L) 6. Hank Young 7. Max Calello 8. Ian Wright 9. Finn O’Brien 10. Marco LaRovere (AL) 11. Chris Ryckman

Avery

Leaders: Jack Grills | Southern Methodist University, 2025 & DeWitt Renwick | Wake Forest University, 2026

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1. DeWitt Renwick (L) 2. Brendan Morrisroe (AL) 3. Everett O’Brien 4. Homer Yin 5. Sebi Ainge 6. Dax Mutter 7. Willem Thomas 8. Doug Schildge 9. Carter Smith 10. Oskar Thrower-Patterson 11. Jack Grills (L)

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Beal

Leader: Ethan Carmody | Colgate University 2024

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Beckman

Leader: Liam Anton | University of Arizona, 2025

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1. Liam Anton (L) 2. Ian Nicholson (AL) 3. Henry Steven 4. Colm Doherty 5. Eli Pierotti 6. Andrew Stull 7. Tanner Folk 8. Jayden Yang 9. Eddie Chandra 10. Jack Frieders (JL)

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Clark

Leader: Will Onubogu | Bowdoin College, 2026

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Cushman

Leaders: Ryan McNamara | St. Lawrence University, 2026 & Crosby Smith | Middlebury College, 2025

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1. Ryan McNamara (L) 2. Simon Ready-Miller (JL) 3. Penn Keuleman 4. Ted deGrandpre 5. Drew Agular 6. Liam O’Sullivan 7. Paddy Sheehan 8. Jayden Clemons 9. Dara Ogunye 10. Wyatt Groves 11. Crosby Smith (L)

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Dartmouth

Leader: Landon Alpaugh | Colby College, 2025

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Huron

Leader: Ryan Hogan | Roanoke College, 2026

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Lehigh

Leader: Angelo Taranto | Florida State University, 2024

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1. Angelo Taranto (L) 2. Tucker Pierce 3. Beckett Bertsch 4. Austin Hatwood 5. Dom Culbreath 6. Max Müller 7. Finn Hewson 8. Prince Abanfo (A) 9. Liam Melvin (AL)

Lower Suter

Leaders: Miles Chapman | Harvard University, 2027 & Oliver Skinner | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 2026

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1. Jacob Delgado 2. Liam Soden 3. Jud Ellenwood 4. Aiden Denson 5. Dillon Weibel (A) 6. Justus Parthier (AL) 7. Henry Buczkiewicz 8.Henry Egan 9. Liam Haverstick 10. Mak Charles 11. Miles Chapman (L) N.P. Oliver Skinner (L)

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Upper Suter

Leader: Ryan Hart (D-Head) | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry, 2023

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1. Thayer Hewitt (A) 2. Ramsey Bolton 3. Cameron Teh 4. Eli Herzog (AL) 5. Van Saunders 6. Chris Plunkett 7. Jack Pohlad 8. Preet Kapoor 9. Matheus van Starrenburg 10. Ryan Hart (L)

Wesleyan

Leader: Henry Russell | Davidson College, 2026

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1. Will Teles (A) 2. Henry Russell (L) 3. CJ Hayes (AL) 4. Ty Bierman 5. Frankie Doerge 6. James Gaynor 7. Will Callanan 8. Holden Brodie 9. Max Stoesser 10. Jackson Mahoney 11. Jack Maljanian

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Allegheny

Leader: Ahmed Wise (D-Head) | Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 2024

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1. Justin Singh (JL) 2. Albert Van Ness (AL) 3. Charlie Nogaki 4. Will Morrisroe 5. Victor von Perbandt 6. Jack Gianatasio 7. Henry Rowe 8. Drew Kimama 9. Ahmed Wise (L) 10. Evan Bailey

Colgate

Leader: Peter McClearn (Asst. D-Head) | Middlebury College, 2025

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1. Liam Kerr 2. Teddy Mangan (JL) 3. Peter McClearn (L) 4. Manny Villar (AL) 5. Elliot Sedgwick 6. Emilio Alarcon 7. Tae’Shaun Gray 8. Charlie Hussa 9. Ethan Gillespie 10. Matt Reford

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Columbia

Leader: Wilson Skinner | Tufts University, 2025

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1. Garrett Wood 2. Jack Barry 3. Wilson Skinner (L) 4. Will Churchill (AL) 5. Jack Mello 6. Tom Ruhanen 7. Oscar Heeringa 8. Malcolm Beane

Cornell

Leaders: Cade Corbett | San Diego State University, 2026 & Cornelius Grau

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Hamilton

Leader: Silas Bullock | Elon University, 2025

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1. Paul Newton 2. Sean Melvin (AL) 3. Jackson Singer 4. Jacob Hillman 5. Hawk Bergquist 6. Silas Bullock (L) 7. Christopher Leonard 8. Nick Tsiaras 9. JT Cochrane 10. Jack Ospina

St. Lawrence

Leaders: Jameson Fiegl | SUNY Brockport, 2026 & Spencer Lewis | James Madison University, 2026

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1. Christopher Pye 2. Bennett Moses 3. Madut Mathuc (JL) 4. Connor Myers 5. Jameson Fiegl (L) 6. Spencer Lewis (L) 7. Walker LaMotte 8. Max Wied 9. Malachi Appiah 10. Eliott Kellogg

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Union

Leaders: Henry Art | Davidson College, 2027 & Evan Lukacs | Elon University, 2026

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1. Evan Lukacs (L) 2. Henry Art (L) 3. Mason Maneckshaw 4. Henry Adelson 5. Artie Liendo 6. George Sullivan (JL) 7. Juan Torres 8. Archie Caltabiano 9. Archie Abstoss

Wilellyn

Leader: Matt Sullivan | Marist College, 2026

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1. Sam Zaruba (AL) 2. Lachlan Teh 3. Theo McMurray 4. Elliott Perry 5. Matt Sullivan (L) 6. DeAndre Holbert-Burns 7. Kam Gordon 8. Owen Nowak

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Leader: Kevin Cianciolo | University of Vermont, 2025

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1. Tim Hillermann 2. Luke Robinson 3. Andrew Hofmann 4. Charlie Layng 5. Connor Furman 6. Will Pershkow (AL) 7. Peter deGrandpre 8. Will Ferrari 9. Kevin Cianciolo (L)

The 2023 Rhythm Ramblers

Will Churchill, Evan George, Sam Harris, Hank Hearon, Doug Hinton, Michael Katz, Xavier Lafaire, Langston Lamatie, James Mayo, Liam Melvin, Ty Michael, Will Onubogu, Quinn Plumb, Sam Pohlad, Zach Ready-Miller, Connor Rogers, NJ Thompson & Wyndham Withington

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Tiger Lily Award Selected by the Head of Witherbee - Diana McGuigan George #18079

The summer of 2023 was, once again, filled with wonderful performances from so many different campers, leaders, and staff. So, first, thank you to everyone who contributed on stage and behind the scenes.

This summer we produced and performed a variety of plays that culminated in a musical adaptation: We began the season with an original work called Spaceman, then a cartoon adaptation of Over the Garden Wall, followed by an adaptation of the book Magic Kingdom for Sale. In the second session, we opened with a night of David Ives one act plays, then a Harry Potter story, ending with a stage adaptation of The Blues Brothers. Thank you to our directors and Witherbee Staff for their creativity and hard work on each of these shows and for making this such a special summer in Witherbee Hall.

And now, for our winner! This year’s Tiger Lily Award goes to a group of dedicated musicians who were a part of every show this year (as they are every year) and wowed us with their musical talents at the start of every Saturday Night Show. Then, to top it all off, they were the backbone of our final show of the summer, The Blues Brothers, and extended themselves out of their comfort zones to act on stage as well, learn new songs, and put in additional rehearsal time. It was an impressive performance. So now, without further ado, put your hands together for The Rhythm Ramblers! This year’s 2023 Tiger Lily Award winners!

Each year, however, we like to highlight standout performances from the summer with something we call the Tiger Lily Award, which recognizes an important contribution to the Witherbee Stage.

So, here are this year’s nominees: • Huck Jamison, for his three standout performances in Spaceman, Magic Kingdom for Sale, and a night of David Ives.

• Will Burke for his comical yet menacing performance in Spaceman.

• Ronan McGurn for so quickly and eloquently adapting Over the Garden Wall for the Dudley stage in his directorial debut.

• Charlie Klein for taking on the lead role of Greg in Over the Garden Wall and learning so many lines. Great performance Charlie!

• Ky’ale Ballard and Ian Thomson-Campoy for their roles as Sot and Phillip in Magic Kingdom for Sale.

• Evan Lukacs for his lead role in Magic Kingdom for Sale.

• Zach Ready-Miller for, once again, outstanding contributions for several productions this year. Well done Zach and thank you for your dedication to the Witherbee stage!

• Oakley Spierer for taking on the role of Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Hundred Years Cup.

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First Half

Hobie Jamison (L), Brooks Bijur, Grayson Flynn, Jon Gallino & JD Munro

Second Half

Ford Young (L), Fitz Dolan, Justin Dumas, Andrew Ferraro, Garrett Myers & Carson Wasbes

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Spain Exchange

Will Burke (L), Freddie Boardman, Will Murray, AJ Gunera & Zack Rodgers

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German Exchange

Sean Gilbert (L), William Bearsch, Andrew Husted, George Kenny & Dave Pastore

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John Ulin Chair J.J. Alexander Ben Cady Tyler Chapman Bob Craft

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The Board of Trustees

Peter Groves Erinn Harley-Lewis Nicole Hylton-Patterson Monique Jones Liz Kirkpatrick George Matthews

Kevin McCormick Kari McKinley Martha McKinley Shiro Nogaki Tom Pohlad Chris Rodgers

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Catherine Sanderson Ted Smith Alice Tornquist Robin Wells Matt McElroy & Sarah McKani DKAA Co-Presidents

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