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THE SPIRIT 2021

PUBLISHED ONCE EACH YEAR FOR THE CAMPERS, LEADERS & STAFF OF

CAMP KINIYA

From the Editor In its simplest form, the Spirit is a book full of photos of the summer - but it represents a lot beyond that. It’s a bright spot in the winter when camp feels so far away. It’s a recognition of all the things we accomplished - how we grew, how we learned, the challenges we faced and the comfort zones we left. It’s being a part of history, joining a tradition spanning over a hundred years, with the first The Last Whistle - the Dudley yearbook that The Spirit takes after - published in 1938. It’s countless memories the laughter and the sweat, the absurdly happy welcomes and the sad goodbyes - bound into a book that I’ve now had the chance to bring to life. It’s a book that wouldn’t be possible without countless others, some of whom I want to thank here (although I could go on naming people for as many pages as there are smiling faces at camp):

I tell people that camp is the best place in the world - and the most important place in my world - without hesitation. It’s become clear to me that a defining moment in my life was when I was brought to an open house and introduced to Marnie McDonagh. The importance of camp to me made it pretty hard to write this letter; it was the absolute last part of the book that I finished, right before passing it off to Lefty in the fall. While I know The Spirit means all the things I’ve said and more, I struggled to put into words exactly what it means to me. But at the end of the day, I can’t really say it better than this: I love camp with my whole heart, and getting to help record the memories of the summer has truly been an honor. I hope you enjoy this book even half as much as I enjoyed making it, and that you always find yourself back on Kiniya shores. - #20982 Ibby Maruca

To the Kiniya Pubs team for helping to chronicle this summer, and for always supporting, understanding, and reminding me not to lose lens caps (sorry). Aviva, for her expertise and jumping in to help. Erin, for working tirelessly, corporate retreating, and accomplishing the feat of a whole summer of Kiniya pubs. To the people that were so kind to lend me some of their talent for parts of this book - namely, the creativity of Charlie Quayle and the special story they shared with us this summer; the crash-course on night sky photography from Dave Nelson; and to the ideas, guidance, and willingnesss to stand in a field and take about a hundred photos of one spot in the pines that would become this year’s back cover, many thanks go to Hanna McPheron. To all the editors of the Spirits and Last Whistles before me: the hours I’ve spent pouring through old copies were countless and inspiring. A special shoutout goes to the 1984 Last Whistle, which is a personal favorite. Thank you to Fiona, for being Fiona. To Wubba and Glenn for being the best friends a girl could ask for, and the leaders of much needed boondoggles when I needed a break from the pubs office. To Marnie, our fearless leader, for working tirelessly towards making our summers possible. And thank you, immensely, to Lefty - for making The Spirit for so many years for Kiniya, and being the best role model in this job that I could ask for. For smiling for the camera and jumping back to action when I explained it was actually a video, for asking about my camera equipment, for being wacky and weird and wonderful - a final massive thank you goes to all of the campers that fill up this book and our summers with their laughter and light. You guys make camp the best place in the world.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION STAFF WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 KIWI 10 YEARS NOLS CUBS CATS JUNIORS SENIORS ROSTER

#4 #6 # 10 # 20 # 30 # 40 # 48 # 56 # 66 # 69 # 70 # 73 # 78 # 84 # 90 # 98

SPIRIT STAFF EDITOR | Ibby Maruca

PHOTOGRAPHY | Erin Long • Aviva Cohen • Ibby Maruca

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS |

Hannah McPheron, Charlie Quayle, Marnie McDonagh, Leo Griffin, Julia Brophy and the many kind souls who answered the call when we just needed someone to hold the camera

A massive thank you to Erin Long, lead photographer for summer 2021. This book and all the moments captured in it wouldn’t have been possible without you; I’ll wait!

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#22406 Mollie Farnham-Straton Presented at the Final Banquet by #20001 Marnie McDonagh

hen I came away from my interview with Mollie Farnham-Stratton camper #22406 at a tiny little coffee shop in NH, I knew I had just met someone special! Recruiting for the ideal person to become the Director of Kiniya’s Outdoors Program at the time, it took only 2 hours for me to know that I had found the perfect match! Having been introduced to Camp Dudley by her now-husband Bill Stratton camper #15069, Mollie joined the staff at Dudley’s hike-hut in 2011, while simultaneously working towards her Masters in Social Work & Outdoor Education from the University of New Hampshire. During her time at Dudley, Mollie was tasked with redesigning and reengineering the outdoor Curriculum for the Aides. As with anything Mollie

takes on, the resulting experience had appropriate challenges, innovative activities, and lots of room for self-reflection and learning for the young leaders. Mollie loved her time at Dudley and was intrigued by the possibility of joining us at Kiniya to continue her career in outdoor education. With the combination of her Outdoors experience, her institutional Dudley knowledge, and her Masters in Clinical Social Work, Mollie accepted the position to join our small yet mighty Kiniya year-round Team in 2014 and has been a valued and loved team member ever since. Upon arrival, she dove right into all aspects of planning and execution to create the best possible Outdoor Program that we could deliver. She was instrumental in the design of our Challenge Course

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She models all aspects of the Challenge course contract: Be Safe, Be Committed, Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and Have Fun...

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Curriculum and the training that went in annually to For these reasons and so many more, we are ensure we were prepared to offer the highest quality extremely proud to dedicate the 2021 Spirit to program possible. A skilled facilitator and teacher, #22406 Mollie Farnham-Stratton. her commitment to experiential learning can be seen anytime she is with a group. She models all aspects of the Challenge course contract: Be Safe, Be Committed, Be responsible, Be respectful, and Have Fun. Through the years, Mollie has balanced her role as Outdoor Education Director and Camp Social Worker masterfully, supporting all of us emotionally and continuing to share her deep love for the outdoors. She has worked tirelessly in these past 7 years to enhance the overall mission by providing services that strengthen camp/family/community & support. She has worked in direct support of me and our Boys Camp Director, Matt Storey, as a sounding board and confidante, as we navigate the complex challenges in supporting the overall camp community. Above all, Mollie has helped nurture the positive, authentic and supportive community we love today. She is a loving and supportive presence in all of our daily lives at Kiniya and a constant role model and mentor to all.

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Director Marnie McDonagh

Program Director Mackenzie Timble

Operations & Sustainability Director Tom Brayden

Parent Liaison & Social Worker, MSW Mollie Farnham-Stratton

Facilities Team Angie Wallace

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Facilities Team Kissy Rowley

DEPARTMENT HEADS Mimi’s Lodge Hanna McPheron Athletics Hannah Williams Trieber Center Amanda Perry Waterfront Mary Hopta Outdoors Eliza Davis

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ATHLETICS Michael Katz Allison Schuldt Nat Simmons Bill Stratton Hannah Williams Grady Short Sekani Springer Sophie Eldridge

(A-HUT!) OUTDOORS Paul Brown Duncan Campbell Eliza Davis Kaelyn Gurka Mia Lambo Fiona Maruca Jen Wang

WATERFRONT Maggy Jenkins Mary Piazza Maggie Polk Abby Scharges Ellie Schwoebel Eva Whitney Kyle Williams John Powell Dalia Bresnick Dave Garry Kate McCormick Megan McCormick Michelle Dimitri

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ARTS Julia Brophy Alexei Carstensen Blythe Chace Canoli Giovannoli Leo Griffin Erin Long Hanna McPheron Zoe McPheron Amanda Perry Charlie Quayle Sekani Springer Aviva Cohen Ibby Maruca

WELCOME CENTER Wubba Murray, Glenn Patterson, Lily Novak, Liam Murray

Aviva Cohen Photographer, Cat Mom

FACILITIES Tom Brayden, Angie Wallace, Kissy Rowley, Evan Audette

HEALTHCARE Rebecca McCray, Carol Schwoebel Jean Stowell & Eva Whitney Ibby Maruca Videographer, Pubs Mom, Edits Things

Erin Long - Lead Photographer, Iced Coffee Expert

& a special thanks to Big Mama and the wonderful Abbey Catering Group for the outstanding food service!

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Eliza Davis #20108 July 4th, 2021

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#20108 Eliza Davis Good Morning.

CHAPEL TALK

As you know, today is the 4th of July or Independence Day here in the United States. I will wish you a happy 4th of July; however before I do that I want to explain what I mean when I say Happy 4th of July to you. To me, it’s not about fireworks; it’s not about barbeques, it’s not about chants of USA, and it’s not about red, white and blue. To me the 4th of July is about making radical change; it’s about honoring those whose resistance and bravery have brought us closer to a world of liberty and justice for all. It’s revolution. It’s about actively choosing to work to make our world better. I hope we will all make the choice to do that today and everyday.

So the founding fathers made radical changes, but as I mentioned they didn’t actually create a country with liberty and justice for all. Living in the 13 colonies in 1776 were over 67,000 enslaved people. Almost all of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were wealthy and educated - leaving out those who didn’t have the same opportunities. Women were not allowed to vote or own land and were considered the property of their husbands. I could go on. The beautiful thing though is that July 4th, 1776 was neither the first nor the last act of resistance that inspired major change in this country. And we are here today because of the continued bravery of activists, leaders, and changemakers.

In 1776 on July 4th a group of men whom we often refer to as our “founding fathers” signed a document called the “Declaration of Independence” in order to formally separate from the tyrannical rule of the King of England. When we talk about the 4th of July today we sometimes think of it as a day of loyalty to country and patriotism but actually this declaration of independence was an act of treason. They were denouncing their leader. Separating from their ruler. This was rebellion. This was a revolution.

In the early 1800s Hariet Tubman and other abolitionist leaders (that means people who hoped to end slavery) fought to help enslaved people escape their masters in the South through the Underground Railroad. Abolitionists said to themselves “For whom do we need to do better?.” The answer was enslaved people who had been treated inhumanely for generations. The underground railroad was formed which was a network of people and families who offered food, water, shelter and transportation to enslaved people trying to escape to freedom. They hid in secret compartments in wagons and spent nights crouched inside obscured attics and basements. At least 30,000 enslaved people escaped captivity due the bravery of those who participated in the Underground Railroad. This was radical change. This was resistance in the name of liberty and justice for all.

They were making HUGE changes to a country that was unfair and unjust in hopes that it would become more fair and more just. They thought: For whom do we need to do better? Taxes were too high. Laws were made and upheld by a king who had never set foot on the shores of the colonies. The founding fathers wanted to change that. And they did. But for me it’s not just the changes they made that matter - because in many ways they failed to make a country of equality and justice. Instead I think about the fact that these men founded this country on a desire for change, a willingness to take brave and radical action to do what they believed was right. You could say that resistance in the name of justice and equality is the most American thing you can do because it was integral to the beginning of our nation.

In 1861 the Civil War continued the fight for the freedom of enslaved people. Northern States fought the Southern Confederate States (where most enslaved people were in captivity) in order to win freedom for all. After the civil war ended enslaved people were declared free and equal under the law because of the persistence of soldiers, lawmakers and citizens. On June 19th in 1865 when some Texas slaveholders had STILL refused to free their enslaved people, soldiers who had fought for the north rode down to the plantations that had the last unfreed slaves to tell them of their rights and ensure they were released. We celebrate the holiday of Juneteenth on June 19th to honor that day when the last enslaved people were set free. This was radical change. This was resistance in the name of liberty and justice for all.

You may be thinking, “but, Eliza, the 4th of July is a holiday. It’s a celebration. What you’re describing sounds like hard work.” The 4th of July can be both a celebration of progress and a commitment to making change. In my mind it needs to be both if we want to honor our nation.

Following the Civil War, men and women alike asked “For whom can we do better?” This time the answer was women. In the 1850s women still did not have the right to vote and so began the Women’s Suffrage Movement which was a decades long fight for voting rights. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and many other women organized, protested, resisted until they were given the rights they deserved. In 1920 after the 19th amendment was ratified 8 million women voted in the United States for the first time. I like to think that Kiniya’s founder, Helen Van Buren, was one of them. This was radical change. This was resistance in the name of liberty and justice for all. In the 1950s and 60s activists like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, John Lewis, Fannie Lou Hamer and others asked “For whom can we do better?” They spent the following decades fighting for rights for black americans many of whom were still unable to vote, own land, and work good paying jobs even after their decades of freedom from slavery. They marched, they organized a bus boycott, they held sit-ins. They developed new principles of nonviolent protest - many of which are still used today. And their organizing led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which guaranteed that black people would be able to vote - a right that had been unfairly denied them for centuries. This was radical change. This was resistance in the name of liberty and justice for all.

are struggling with. It could be reading a book about a topic you are unfamiliar with. It could be deeply listening. It could be volunteering in your community. I challenge you to ask yourselves “for whom can I do better?” Is it someone at home? Is it someone at camp? Is it a whole group of people? Think about who you could help or what you want to change, and try to take one tiny step towards that change every week. Our country was founded on this day over 200 years ago with an act of resistance, and it will take many more acts of resistance to reach a just and equitable world. And Kiniya, today I feel that we can reach that more perfect union that our founding fathers hoped for. The anthem that the chorus is going to sing has a great last line which is “wipe away all tears for the dawn draws near and the world is about to turn.” I believe that the world is constantly changing, constantly turning, and that we are getting ever closer to liberty and justice for all. It takes sacrifice. But today I will draw on the strength of those who have made those sacrifices before me. I wish you all Happy 4th of July in honor of the progress we have made and will continue to make as a community and as individuals in service of a better world.

Amidst these critical movements is the movement for gay rights. Activists like Marsha P Johnson, Harvey Milk, and Audre Lorde asked “For whom can we do better?” The answer was members of the LGBTQ community. After years of activism, gay marriage has been legalized, members of the LGBTQ community can serve openly in the military, and same sex couples have a path to adoption in all 50 states. This was radical change. This was resistance in the name of liberty and justice for all. The examples I just gave are ones that inspire me. And there are many many more. Some other examples include the Women’s Liberation movement, the movement for Climate Justice, The MeToo Movement, The BlackLivesMatter Movement, The Immigrant Rights Movement. In all cases it took many people asking themselves: Who needs help? Who is being treated unfairly? For whom can we do better? And then What can I do to make it better? All of these huge movements started with one small act. That small act could be reaching out to a friend who is different from you and empathizing with something they

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Duncan Campbell #23181 July 11th, 2021

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#23181 Duncan Campbell CHAPEL TALK

Good morning. It’s an honor to be on this stage today representing the Kiniya Outdoors department, so I’m going to talk to you about the Arts. If I am religious about anything, I’m religious about language and the human voice, religious about the music we make just by speaking to one another. For me, there is sanctity in the fact that, until the Renaissance, the voice was thought to be sent forth by the heart rather than caused by breath across muscles in the throat, meaning the voice was believed to be the direct vehicle of desire. I find holiness in the knowledge that a whisper is used for the smallest and most intimate secrets (“darling, it smells like you might have stepped in something”) while a yell is saved for the most emphatic and necessary statements (“no dad, I won’t take out the trash!”) I’m pious about the human voice because the oldest continuously used words in almost any language happen to be the first words we most often speak as infants, in English these being ma-ma and da-da. I’m religious about words because of their sources, for

instance the word river sharing its root with rival because a rival is someone standing in the same stream as you. If communication is the means by which our inner selves can be shared with others, then language is the banquet table where we may meet to commune and revel together. To that end, my head is filled to the tipping point with memorized scraps from an angel’s brigade of poems, each reaching into my soul to echo onto the longest and most pure moments of my life: words from Basho (“Even in Kyoto— / hearing the cuckoo’s cry— / I long for Kyoto.”), and Muriel Rukeyser (“I am in the world / to change the world / my lifetime / is to love to endure to suffer the music”), and Frank Stanford (“A bird sick of its tree—I despair.”), and Elizabeth Bishop (“—Yesterday brought to today so lightly! / (A yesterday I find almost impossible to lift.)”), and Hafiz (“When my wife is in the city / and I’m home / I want to cry / No book has ever kissed me / like she does.”) These poets have been among the dead for dozens and even hundreds of years, but by using my voice to fill the air with their words I can give them renewed life, conjuring them before you as if they were here speaking today. Yes, like William Butler Yeats, I believe words have actual magical powers: the ability to single handedly raise cities, bridge chasms, move mountains, instill love, change the course of history both past and to come, and even if that sounds insane to you, I think you would agree there isn’t a magician in the world who can produce a rabbit from a top hat without saying “abracadabra” first. All of us here are disciples of the other fellow first, meaning we know and have observed ourselves the ways a kind word can change perspective, while a cruel remark can bust hearts. One of Kiniya’s finest poets, Mia Lambo, once remarked to me that “life is better with a sonic accompaniment,” and it’s true that sound itself—birdsong, car horns, fireworks, laughter— beckons for and holds our attention, asks us to stir. As poet Jamaal May once noted in an interview, we turn up the music that moves us because increasing the volume until we can feel it transforms the closed systems of our abdomens into resonance chambers, allowing the vibrations to fill and echo throughout our bodies. And yet each of us already contains a vital symphony—woodwinds of breath, percussion line of heartbeat, string sections of seething nerve impulses, and brass rush of blood coursing through every inch of us—waiting only to be released through our voices.

I didn’t always feel this way. For most of my high school and college years, I lived by two aphorisms: “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.” -Maurice Switzer

am too loud (which happens more often than I’d like to admit), I tell them that my voice is my way of reminding the universe that I am still here, continuing my work to create joy and shift perspective using a few sound waves. Earlier I offered two quotes that affected my presentation to the world, and I’m going to add a third, from 20th century American poet Muriel Rukeyser:

and “Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” -Robert Frost The first quote, from Maurice Switzer, places value in silence as a means of hiding one’s idiocy—if you speak up, everyone is going to see just how foolish you really are. The second, from Robert Frost, can be read in part as saying that those who are the loudest are also the ones who have the least of value say. Taking these quotes to heart, I tried to move through my teenage life as quietly as possible, hoping no one would notice me. In a world in which everyone seemed bigger, faster, and smarter than me, silence was my tool of protection, my path of avoidance and least resistance. Everywhere I went, I held my voice to myself. The wallpaper was warm and inviting, and I found myself to be good at blending into it. After all, what did I have to say, really? How could I possibly be one of those people with perspectives worth sharing, ideas that might resonate with others? Then, I started my first job at a summer day camp in my hometown, and quickly realized silence would be a problem. The camp director took one look at the sullen, quiet, and shamefully awkward 17-year-old I was at the time and thought: this kid will be perfect with the 5-year-olds. Yes, I somehow ended up leading the youngest campers in the entire camp, a crack team of near-toddlers who held superhuman abilities for crying, screaming, and pooping all at once. Silence was not going to work for them. So, I gave myself permission to use my voice, and I discovered that I had a gift for loudness. My ability to project became a tool to maintain attention (“hey, it looks like the director is saying something,”) spread information (“lunchtime is over,”) and mesmerize dozens of children of for entire minutes at a time through troubadour-level master performances of song (“I SAID A BOOM CHICKA BOOM.”) My voice became so integral to the day-to-day function of camp, that in my evaluation at the end of that first summer the camp director described me as the heartbeat of camp, a generous phrase I still think about often, a full half-of-my-life later. Today, if someone says that I

“What would happen if one woman told the truth about / her life? / The world would split open.” When I first joined the staff at Camp Kiniya in 2018, I was astonished to find a community of girls who not only sang the same songs I used as a day camp counselor in Connecticut, but who bowel-shakingly belted them out at a deafening volume that made my ears bleed. I became a witness to the profound loudness of those several-hundred young women, many of you among them, leaving me so in awe that I actually preferred to sit back and fully take in the music, rather than add in my own noise to it. Through each chorus of “A rick-abamboo”, *wait for line to be repeated* “and I hope it don’t peel!” *wait again* and yes, “I SAID A BOOM CHICKA BOOM!” I heard a group of young people who, as I had, were finding the value and power of their voices. It’s still a wonder to me that the walls of Coleman didn’t crumble under the raw energy you brought to your tables. Within the last two years we have lived through a time in which the voices and very breath of others could pose real danger to us, just as our voices and breath could be dangerous to them, but please know that through my loneliest and most frightening moments of the pandemic, it was your earthsplitting voices, and looking forward to being in their presence again, where I found warmth and hope. Friends, your voices are going to change the world, and, in case you don’t believe me, I will offer as evidence that your voices have already changed me. Hanna mentioned in her introduction my employment, serving the youth and families of Vermont by working to teach life skills and build communities so that children and teens can remain in their homes with their parents, their foster caregivers, or their adoptive parents. When I praise a child’s progress in learning to live through hardship, it is your voices I hear echoed in my voice. When I offer words of compassion to soften an emotional blow, the deafening music of your songs whispers into the warmth of my words. And when I share a horrendously awful dad joke, your groans and laughter mix in with those of the little ones I’m hoping to nurture. Always remember, your voice has meaning. Your voice has value. You do not need permission to use your voice to uplift yourself and those around you. Thank you.

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“Aren’t you coming?”

her side, she was steadfast on finding her brother.

Ariadne clasped Theseus’s hand. And so the story begins. The two young royals led the way to the court. King Minos of Crete, Ariadne’s father, ruled with an iron fist. Beside him, the gentle Queen Pasiphae, daughter of Helios. Ariadne stood tall as she greeted her mother and father. But in truth, Ariadne had dreaded this day. Her brother, the Minotaur, was to be tried for crimes against the city. Crimes he had not committed. The Minotaur was not a violent creature- he was different, and the small-minded King feared him for this difference. Half mortal, half bull, the Minotaur took after his mother with a gentle heart. And yet the King loathed him. In an effort to condemn the Minotaur, King Minos had visited the Oracle of Delphi, Priestess of the Gods. And she had granted him a prophecy. “Within the darkest center of stone, blood of the son shall reside. Where morning is kept in the dark, a new day will dawn at night.” And the out the

seemingly with the Gods on his side, King sentenced the Minotaur to live his days in the Labyrinth, lost to maze forever.

Queen Pasiphae was beside herself. Her only son, banished from her kingdom. But despite her pleading, she was unable to sway the King. Instead, she went to her daughter. She asked Ariadne to go to the Minotaur, go into the Labyrinth to bring him back. No one had survived the Labyrinth before. And yet, Ariadne agreed. With Theseus by

Following Queen Pasiphae’s instructions, Ariadne and Theseus set out to seek the help of the Fates. The three sisters measured each mortal’s thread of life, determining their destiny. They do not help mortals. They are far too busy with their work. Uninterested in their quest, the Fates did not bother to acknowledge Ariadne. Until they learned her name. Theseus called out to her as she turned to leave, and the Fates took note. Princess Ariadne of Crete. Granddaughter of Helios, god of the sun. The remarkable one, they called her. Ariadne asked for their help, and they obliged. The three sisters permitted Ariadne to take her thread of life. She would tie it outside the labyrinth, unwind it as she went, and follow it back. When Theseus asked for his thread of life, the Fates did not grant it. It was not long enough to be of any use, so far down in the Labyrinth. Theseus feared their meaning, but stayed by Ariadne’s side all the same. Spool of thread in hand, the two made their way to the Labyrinth. They tied it outside the entrance, but before they could proceed, they were stopped by shouting in the distance. Daedalus, the brilliant madman who had created the Labyrinth, had come to meet them. His son Icarus in tow, the two warned them of what to expect in maze. Trials and tribulations, meant to challenge and test them. And one must always walk down and always walk straight, never left, never right. Daedalus and Icarus bid them good luck, and the pair set off into the Labyrinth, unwinding the spool as they went.

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Not far into their journey, they came across Hermes, the messenger god. Traveler between worlds, he had come to them with a message. Ariadne’s bravery had piqued the interest of the Gods. Ariadne and Theseus were in awe to find that Hermes had come to them with Zeus’s favor. God of the skies, he lacked domain in the Labyrinth, but still, he sent them what he could to guide them along their way. Including a coin, given to Theseus from Styx herself. Hermes promised that it would help make the right choices along their journey. And with that, the God urged the two young mortals along. And so the two continued further into the Labyrinth.

never left, never right. Theseus took the god-blessed coin from his pocket. Hermes had told him that it would help make the right choices along the way. He was sure that it would tell Ariadne which way to go. But she refused. So he flipped it instead- heads he would go right, tails he would go left. The pair looked at the coin. Tails. Theseus would take the pathway left. He pulled her into a hug. “Now go be remarkable,” he told her. And he turned to go before she could stop him. He did not look back.

After walking for quite a long time, the pair came across four figures at a junction in the path. As they cautiously approached. Hecate, goddess of ghosts and crossroads, stood in the midst of her Lampades, underworld nymphs and makers of mischief. The Lampades wove between the paths, barring the pair from passing. Hecate gave them an option. They could not go forward, but they could go back. Or, one could go left, the other right. They could not continue together. Ariadne demanded to return to the world, but Theseus would not hear of it. In order to find the Minotaur, Ariadne had to continue on without him. Ariadne refused, as they only had one thread. Theseus would be lost to the Labyrinth if they parted ways. But his thread was not long enough. Theseus knew what his path was. But again, Ariadne protested. Daedalus had told them to always go straight-

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#20964 Amanda Perry CHAPEL TALK

Good morning. Our words can have a tremendous amount of power, especially when it comes to apologies. The act of apologizing is how we, as human beings, express remorse for our actions and actively work to heal damaged relationships. “I am sorry that I bumped into you” or “I am sorry that I snapped at you the other day, I was feeling really stressed.”

Fortunately, I am lucky enough to have many wonderful friends who have lovingly sought to help me break this habit, including our very own nurse Jean. During the summer of 2018, she was determined to let me stop unnecessarily apologizing, and would have me walk a lap around a building every time I slipped up. This was an intense, but effective method. To this day, whenever I catch myself starting a conversation with the phrase “I’m sorry,” I can’t help but think of all those times walking laps around Coleman Dining hall.

These are a few examples of instances when an apology is an appropriate response and beneficial to a situation. But have you ever apologized for something that was completely out of your control, or have you ever apologized for simply taking up space?

I’m not perfect and still occasionally catch myself reverting back to my old ways, but the great thing about camp is that it is the perfect place to set goals and make an effort to improve ourselves. Everyone here wants to support you and will never make you feel guilty for slipping up or making mistakes.

How many people here think they apologize too much? I am raising my hand-high because over-apologizing has always been one of my worst habits. I am the type of person who will automatically apologize if you bump into me. And in some instances, I have even been caught apologizing for over-apologizing. This is a terrible habit that stems from years of anxiety and shyness. As a generally introverted person, I was always afraid of accidentally stepping on others people’s toes and being viewed as too loud. Rather than embrace moments of goofiness or strongly stating my thoughts and opinions, I instead found myself constantly apologizing for taking up other people’s time.

So, Camp Kiniya, my message to you today is: apologize when necessary but never feel guilty for taking up space and sharing your thoughts with the world. And please know, that Camp is the perfect place to practice being loud! We want to hear all of your lovely voices! Cheer at team comp, sing your heart out at hymn sing and make the pines shake with noise during meal times. Everyone has something to say and we want to hear you!

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#20898 Mia Lambo CHAPEL TALK

Good morning. This time yesterday, I had an entirely different chapel talk written and ready to roll; however, I had kind of a clarifying moment last night after the show that made me completely rethink my message for you today. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Mia—though perhaps I’m better known here by my stage name, Sia. Last night during the Wednesday Night Show, you all witnessed what I affectionately call “The Sia Dance”; a little number that I have been performing on the Kiniya stage for the better part of the last decade. While this ridiculous, triumphant performance has basically become a part of my identity here at camp, I have yet to publicly discuss why I continually choose to do it. It is time I voiced some of these insights because frankly I think my rationale is surprisingly thoughtful. It may sound silly, but I would like to unpack one important aspect of The Sia Dance; however, in order to do this, we must first take a step back. As a predominantly female and nonmale institution, we are all constantly berated with messaging that we aren’t good enough. In fact, there are numerous multibillion (with a b!) dollar industries that financially thrive on the insecurities of a population—especially young women. In plain English, many large companies want you to feel bad, to feel shame about yourself and your body, in order to make lots and lots of money. Okay Mia, really uplifting chapel talk. What does that even mean for me? I’m glad you asked, sassy fictional voice I just created. It means that as young people—especially as girls and young women. We are prime targets for internalized

shame. Internalized shame is an undeserved negative feeling—the kind that you feel deep in your stomach and in your bones, the kind that you feel for no good reason. This shame is the voice in your head that tells you you look ugly; asks you why aren’t you skinnier? Tells you you aren’t good enough. Which brings us back to the dance. You see, once or twice a summer, I squeeze myself into that nude leotard—the one that hugs me in interesting places—I get on stage, and I parade myself around to remind you that this *gesture to self* is what a real person looks like. That beauty and confidence are internal, not external. And for those of you who are female identifying and maybe do or will one day look like me, that curves aren’t bad. Collectively, I want us all to spend less time thinking about what you do or don’t look like and more time considering the absolutely amazing feats your body allows you to accomplish. Every day, I am deeply inspired by the incredible climbers who fearlessly scale the climbing wall and by campers who play their hearts out at team comp and still somehow manage to muster the energy it takes to go to free choice activities. You are all amazing. You have exactly one body. For your whole life. Treat it well; fuel it well. Give it the nutrients, the rest, and the care it deserves. If you ever find yourself feeling that undeserved, internalized shame, remind yourself of all the incredible things you can do. Write them down; make a list. Because you are beautiful and you are capable. Thank you.

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it was not true, that her brother was not bound to the Labyrinth. That this had not been in vain. The Oracle confirmed that she had spoken the prophecy. Ariadne felt the last of her hope disappear. “But there is another option,” the Oracle explained. “The prophecy given to your father binds the blood of the sun to the labyrinth. The Gods were not referring to the son of Pasiphae. They were referring to Helios. Blood of the sun.” Ariadne felt her hope return to her. And it was in that moment that she saw her brother, far in the distance. He called to her, and she ran. And when she was almost there, her thread ran out. She stared at the end of her thread, torn between leaving it and the desire to go to her brother. When that sun, runs told place.

continued from p. 38 Alone now, Ariadne continued down her path. The Lampade stepped aside, allowing her to pass. She walked for what seemed to her an eternity. Suddenly, a figure stepped into the path, materializing from the darkness. The Oracle of Delphi had come to Ariadne in the Labyrinth, sent by the Gods to light her way. Ariadne asked her about the prophecy, clinging to her hope that

he reached her, she explained the prophecy had spoken of the their grandfather. “The sunlight in both my veins and yours,” she him. She was there to take his

He would not hear of it. But Ariadne’s thread had run out. She knew this was her destiny. He had lived his whole life as a beast, and now he had a chance to start again. She had already had her turn. And so he took her thread, and wound it back into the world. She had allowed the sun to shine on him again. And the Gods took note of her sacrifice. They felt that her deeds could not go

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unrecognized, those acts of love unseen. So Selene, goddess of the moon, hung Ariadne’s crown in the stars. To this day, you can look up into the night sky and see her shining down on us. And she placed Theseus next to Ariadne. Their constellations, side by side in the heavens. Reunited, in the stars where they will always stay. Tonight, look to the north. You will see their constellations there, and you will recall Ariadne’s story. Because, you see, this tale could not go untold. The Gods immortalized Ariadne in the sky in order to remind us to tell her story, generation after generation. Exactly how it was told to you today. And one day, you will find someone to pass it on to. The world will keep turning. Their stars will keep shining. Nothing will change. Everything will change. But the threads of fate will always tie us together. One fate bound to the next. The knots cannot be unraveled. But they can be severed. Just as theirs were severed. But there is something left behind that cannot be severed. Something more important. An invisible bond.

- Charlie Quayle #20135

Which is why we pass the story to you, dear ones. So that you may know the power of fate. The power of the unseen. And so that you may tell the tale. Somewhere in the world, even now, Ariadne clasps Theseus’s hand.

“Aren’t you coming?” And so the story begins again.

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2021 KIWIS

1st Session Sarah Cole Violet Corey Greta Corrigan Carys Grant Natalie Guazzo Sunday Labrucherie Hannah Lescott Serena Lescott Lawson Meyer Maddie Munson Wubba Murray Sammi Nelson-Saunders Liv Peters Kelsey Pisano Kelsey Plumb Serena Ratcliff Anna Richardson

Izzy Steenburgh Kalina Zapert 2nd Session Nyree Bacchus Ainsley Birmingham Sophie Brown Ella Callagy Hazel Cameron Caleigh Casey Grace Corcoran Eliza Fausel Claire Frisch Lindsey Gaynor Devan Grills Caroline Hollander Kate Hussa Piper Lasater Claire Maruszewski

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Charlotte Noll Sophia Ospina Sarah Pan Hudson Saunders Tilden Wasley Emily Waugh Maya Zaruba Full Season Sekani Springer Eva Whitney NOLS Anna Grace Cazeault Jaya Gautum Hadley Mardis Molly McConville Katie White

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10 Year Award Emma Caffry Lydia Churchill Canoli Giovannoli Miki Howson Allie O’Keeffe Hannah Williams

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1st Session Tess Benedict Charlotte Carter Anna Grace Cazeault Jaya Gautam Bryn Grant Mia Madden Lila McGlynn Grace McManus Alden Parsons Tori Ulin (L) Katie White

NOLS

2nd Session Henrietta Fernandez Erin Frank Clara Guettel Raina Johns Hadley Mardis Molly McConville Celia Rutter Abby Scharges (L) Rosie Schramm Maya Teschke Sylvia Van Praagh Sarah Zaruba

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THE 2021 CAMP KINIYA LEADERS

DIVISION HEADS CUBS

JUNIORS

Gretchen Willmuth • Wellesley College

Ellie Whelan • Hamilton College

CATS

SENIORS

Emily Reusswig • Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre

Lydia Churchill • Swarthmore College

Ella Boodell • Wellesley College Olivia Bransford • University of Colorado Boulder Rose Bransford • University of Colorado Boulder Emma Caffry • University of Vermont Kendra Elliott • University of New Hampshire Louisa Gammill • Emory University Lydia Groves • Bowdoin College Miki Howson • Gettysburg College

Helena Loomis • Northeastern University Camille McCalla • University of Albany Sarah Miller • Dickinson College Allie O’Keeffe • Ohio Wesleyan University Annie Oatman • Hamilton College Katherine Oatman • Fairfield University Sophie Reusswig • University of New Haven Emma Scanlan • University of Michigan

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CUBS

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Zoe Berliner Wynne Prichett Quinn Art Kate Bijur Theodora Devlin Sophie Reusswig (L) Bridget Welch Sophia Gill Claire Grand Kathryn Durr Maddie Munson (JL)

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Grace Corcoran (A) Reese Harper Ela Glowczynski Claire Guyer Maddie van der Kieft Jasmine Taylor (JL) Sophie Reusswig (L) Lily Short Shaniya Knight Eloise Ryan Bella Ospina

CADY

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Lily Lopez Allie Hawes Lucia Reynoso Emma Scanlan (L) Louisa Gammill (L) Stella Bergquist Avery Deyo Meredith Woodbury Georgie Montanez Allison Strey (AL)

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VANNEMAN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Tallulah Groblewski Rebecca Refermat Leela Curry MG Mayer Thea Harris Katie Pan (AL) Allie O’Keeffe (L) Ellie Frisch (JL) Elizabeth Hussa Nayla Singh Hayden Moffitt London Turner

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Ji Ji Steenburgh Harper Meyer Christian McAvoy Colette Reidy Maeve O’Neil (A) Lindsay Strey Dahlia Adler Nora Swaim Taria Kudrjavtseva Lydia Groves (L)

WILLMOTT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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Katherine Sheehan Reagan Celiberti Adella Perrotti Heather Wallace Abby Morris Lydia Groves (L) Rory Melvin Mimi Art Awien Mathuc Cassidy Baten Leah Eshete (A) Annie Refermat (JL)

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Artha Princivil Ella Conger Grayson Van Wyck Penny Hemingway Sammie Nelson-Saunders (JL) Gretchen Willmuth Isabel Lopez Ava Lujan Penelope White Kate Gardiner Elizabeth Winston Madeline Lescott

KNOLLANDALE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Meghan Subak (AL) Ami Bagaria Maeve Warnier Sadie Rehnborg Jessie O’Gorman Emily McCann (JL) Gretchen Willmuth (L) Jordan Anastasi Claire Powers Zoe Tsiaras Zoe Berliner Sadie MacInnes Emily Teschke 1 7

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Lena Merriam Lucy Sylvester Ana Chippas Danielle Mpoko Asta Uziel (A) Charlotte Slayton Iyanna Edmundson Sandy Lindner Abby Woodbury Allie O’Keeffe (L)

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Mahogony Pitman Josie Groves Taria Kudrjavtseva Teah Williams Emily Reusswig (L) Penelope Frisch Sophie Chung Oonagh Guyer Kennedy Scott Annie Art (JL)

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ASHLEY

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Emily Reusswig (L) Libby Murray Teah Williams India Lathrop Mireia Whitney (A) Lily Nogaki Karli Charron Regan Tierney Danielle Cole Hailey Hawes

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JAMES

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Cam Art Mia Wong Sienna Karlen Ellie Craft (A) Tessa Morley Lollie Wise Matilda Labrucherie Ella Boodell (L)

RIVERSIDE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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Grace Butler Shannon Bock Elizabeth Morey Caitlin McCalla (JL) Clara Fawcett Blake Hatwood Sophie Gibbs Ella Boodell (L)

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CATS

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Cabryn McNaughton Violet Monda Neil Sullivan Emma Caffry (L) Anna Sterrett Olivia Wellen Zee Byrd Gigi Bishop (JL)

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MEADOWSIDE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Tess Dolan Morgan Butler Clara Sumner Emma Caffry (L) Bennett Callagy Katherine Beckley Grace van der Kieft Shubbles Dominguez (JL)

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Kate Dobson Estelle Lawrence Hadley Stetson Caroline Hurd Ellie Dean Annie Oatman (L) Hildy Uziel Ella Capri Spencer Chloe Newkirk Ellie Withington Aidia Steen (AL)

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Ashley Muccia Megan Tyne Katie Yalmokas MacKenzie O’Gorman Devi Ray Vanessa Godinez Florence “Flo” Fernandez (AL) Jayde December (JL) Paige Saunders Lulu Hurley Luella Lewis Claire Cochrane Annie Oatman (L)

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CATS

JUNIORS

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Liv Peters Aria Princivil Haley MacDonald Makayla Johnson Carys Grant Natalie Guazzo Maeve Welch Faye Davall Rachel Storey (JL) Rose Bransford (L)

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Piper Lasater Charlotte Sabine Hollis Hagen Hazel Cameron Olivia Bransford (L) Claire Yoder Kitty Crawford Amora Thongjang Christiana Nwschuku (JL)

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EDIE

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JUNIORS

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Sophia Kimberly Serena Lescott Cecilia Franck Sarah Miller (L) Sophia Amaya-Gutierrez Madeleine Woodbury Lily Kiszka Lilah Bransford (A)

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LOOKOUT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Kate Snow Claire Frisch Emma Motley Anna Bartlett (JL) Biz Groblewski Katie Heitmann Ellie Garofalo Sarah Miller (L)

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Ella Charron Cassie Sophocles Dylan Manzke Gabby Nelson Nael Karpinski (JL) Elsa Brandt Hannah Lescott GG Meadows Hope O’Brien Katherine Oatman (L)

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Annie Marshall Rylie Valiska Larkin Celiberti Eliza Fausel Sophie Harris (JL) Lilah Stringer Anna Yoder Brynn McCarthy Katherine Oatman (L)

COYNE

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Finley Weeks Esther Lodico Fiona Reilly Brashae Kelly Camille McCalla (L) Hailey Parsons Ella O’Neil Camila Mercado Anneliese Goldsmith Lulu Carone (AL)

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McKEOWN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Lily Bock Caroline Dove Ryan Salvitti Camille McCalla (L) Campbell Curry Zahara Knight Celeste Lewis Emily Waugh (JL)

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Annie Johnson Annabel Larrison Elizabeth Haskell Serena Ratcliff Ellie Whelan (L) Lena Gautam Lulu Foster Lizzie Bersett Lily Tobey Sophia Soka (JL)]

SCHMIDT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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Ana Alexander Louise Sheehan Stella Van Praagh Casey Brodie Maddie Short Sylvia Green Hadley Noonan (AL) Ellie Whelan (L) Achanti Thongjang Pyper Davis Silvia Sarzi Beaven Rutter (JL)

JUNIORS

SENIORS

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Clara Freeth Alessia Cutaia Lawson Meyer Olivia Newton Helena Loomis (L) Sarah Cole Margot Michel Emma Ewen Campbell Madden Amillion Franklin (JL)

VAN BUREN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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Ella Callagy Tilden Wasley Sophia Ospina Emma Bier Caleigh Casey Ashley Wetty (JL) Charlotte Van Ness Ainsley Birmingham Caroline Carrier Finley Warnier Helena Loomis (L)

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SENIORS

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Lucy Wainwright Anna Richardson Sophie Jones Courtney Domber Sunday Labrucherie (JL) Aryianna Johnson Evie Bijur Kelsey Plumb Greta Corrigan Lydia Churchill (L)

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ARK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Madgalena Monastra Genesis Flores-Lopez Paige O’Hoppe Brynn Cunningham Camila Alarcon Monica Dolan (AL) Caroline Hollander (JL) Sarah Pan Hudson Saunders Caroline Calello Willa Sydor Lydia Churchill (L)

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SENIORS

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Violet Corey Kalina Zapert Kelsey Pisano Claire Parelli Olivia Bransford (L) Izzy Steenburgh Zoe Margolies Julia Kuck Sarah Baumgarten Kendyl Brower (AL)

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LOWER LOFT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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Mak Knight Charlotte Noll Sarah Barsanti Maggie Cabot Claire Maruszewski Nyree Bacchus (JL) Kate Hussa Akot Mathuc Sophie Brown Kira Emmons Kendra Elliott (L)

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SENIORS

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Anna Wong Lynette Farrington Gaby Lujan Bailey Dinsmore Miki Howson (L) Sofie Fiegl Lilly Grand Sophia Newkirk Kenna Munson Gabby Grant Kendra Elliott (AL)

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UPPER LOFT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Adela Ardrey Treasure Knight Maya Zaruba Bailey Dinsmore Miki Howson (L) Isabella Giovazzino Frances Davis Devan Grills Lindsey Gaynor Clara Chaplin (AL) Nadia Roebuck (JL)

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‘Neath the pines over Champlain’s waters Lies a spirit, strong and kind Girls whose hearts are full and loyal Find themselves at home Watch the sun setting over the mountains Listen for our brother’s song Feel the calm when the day is over Find yourself at home If you find you’re far away from Kiniya girls who hold you dear Close your eyes, hear the soft, sweet whisper Beckons us home, beckons us home Beckons us home to its shores

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