2017 Upper Camp Vedette: Issue 3

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Issue 3 July 26, 2017

The End of Camp

And just like that we have reached the end of camp! The days might feel long but time always seems to fly by. Over the past 6 weeks the campus has laughed, cried, shouted, and cheered. We grew together as a community and made memories that will last a lifetime. It’s a shame it has to end already.

We hope your final days here on the North Shore of Lake Maxinkuckee were some of the best you’ve had yet. Don’t forget to keep in touch with all the new friends you’ve made.

We hope to see you next year either as a camper, worker, student at winter school, or at Homecoming!

Third Trimester Staff Editors: Gabrielle Pecsi - Jim Wall Columnists: Jack Flemm- Ziad Mamlouk - Jake Ginther Photographers: Gabrielle Pecsi -Hannah Farmer - Trent Miles Haley Stanish

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Flemm’s Funnies, Foibles and Follies ByJack Flemm, N5, Orlando, FL

This is my 6th summer at Culver Summer Schools and Camps. I have been here every summer since I was ten years old. Starting in Woodcraft and now in Upper Schools. Naturally, throughout my time here I have had my fair share of fun moments but one that sticks out the most is one that happened this year. It was in Small Boat Sailing Class about the second week of camp and I was sailing lasers. I rigged the boat and was ready to set sail when I forgot to put my helmet on. I had

someone hold my boat and went to grab my helmet from the bleachers next to the shore. As I was on my way, I passed by some people rigging the boat to the right of me. They were putting up their sail when the excess rope met with my swim suit ties and hoisted the sail up. They pulled me right off my feet and on to the ground pulling my swimsuit nearly half way off. I laid there flat on the ground with my bare bottom out in the wind. I

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yelled and they stopped pulling. I quickly pulled up my pants. I stood up and everybody, including the Naval Staff, was laughing. I grabbed my helmet and went off to sail. I was hoping maybe for a little applause. Go figure!

You’re human! You make mistakes! We’ve all heard it. Don’t tell me you haven’t because I know you have. Throughout my six summers I have definitely made more than a few. One mistake I made was when I was a Gold “C” in Division 6. I was in my cabin playing cards with a friend. We were also playing with a bronze “C” who just got in the game. While we were playing I noticed he had a card in his pocket under the table. I, being the ever smart eleven year old, freaked out and called him out for cheating. My friend and I began joking with him telling him he would get his rank “stripped” for cheating. What I didn’t realize, is that he thought we were serious. He ran outside and started crying. He gained the courage to run up to our Major , eyes full of tears and terror, and tried to plead with him to not get his rank stripped. He kept his rank but we never played cards with him again.

I have made other mistakes at Culver too but, I would have to say there is one that sticks out in my head like Donald Trump at Mexican wedding. I was in a new camper’s room and was teaching him all about Culver, and I was helping him make his bed. Well, helping is a stretch. It was the end of the fourth week and by now I believed he should know how to make a bed. He is probably one of the worst campers in all of Culver history.

Naturally, I was upset with his performance in G.I. when he got more gigs than you could possibly imagine. I was sitting on a chair watching him make his bed and I was drinking a bottle of water when my little brother thought it would be a good idea, in the middle of working, to take a break and begin to goof around. I stood up to try to stop him when I began to cough and accidently spit water all over his bed. He turned and looked at me and laughed because I was just getting upset with him for messing around and here I go spitting water around the room. I was embarrassed and I ended up helping him redo his entire bed.

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Favorite Memories from Culver Summer 2017

By Jake Ginther, Naval One, Ocean City, MD.

“Sunday night unit time with my deck.”

When I was sailing lasers for my deck, I was the crew in my Sedona Whitney, Deck Four, Naperboat and my friend was the ville, IL. skipper. We were having boat problems that caused us to “When I finished the mud run, crash into the pier. After crashI felt awesome because of the ing, we worked together and team work we had shown.” pushed out from the pier to Felipe Samper, Naval One, Quito, finish the race in second place.

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“Making new friends and hanging out by the lake while watching fireworks.”

Georgia Kelly, Deck Two, California.

“Weather hold in the barracks because we got to hang out with friends and do nothing for a couple of hours.”

Weston Gingerich, Naval Four, Carmel, IN.

Allie Pydynowski, Deck Five, Charlotte, NC.

Juan Hector Olevera, Naval One, Mexico City, MX.

“Spending time with all my old and new friends this summer.”

“Meeting new people and getting to know new cultures and languages. And seeing my deck girls again.”

Juan Fernando Bohorquez, Naval Five, Bogota, Colombia.

“One day while on a weather hold, we had to stay in our deck and some people turned on music and we all danced together.”

Jiarui Yang, Deck Two, Luoyang,

“Meeting new people and mak- China. ing new friends.”

Rodrigo Prado, Naval Two, Miami, FL.

“The mud run for the 3rd class. That was awesome.

We had learned a lot about teamwork and everyone put in a good effort in that race.

Also, the company shower afterwards. The mud run will be the best memory that I’m going to have this summer.”

Steffi John Bosco, Deck Three, India.

“The deck talent show we had; it was amazing seeing what my friends had put together. The impersonations of the counselors were priceless, even if they weren’t necessarily correct.”

Jennifer Badillo- Tanner, Deck Four, Dorado, PR.

Being International: The Challenge? The Benefit?

By Ziad Mamlouk, Kuwait, Aviation

International students make up about half of this year’s Culver Summer Schools and Camps population. There are students coming from all over the world with different languages spoken. While many challenges can be imagined, not everyone experiences these challenges.

For some, they might be coming to camp with some friends from back home. Or for some returning campers they have already made friends with other upperclassmen.

Isabella Grosso, Dominican Republic, Deck 4 She believes that one of the challenges for most international campers is speaking English. But, she is fluent in English making this less of an issue for her. Unlike most international campers, she feels comfortable because she enjoys speaking English. She stated “Culver has done a good job with bringing international students and making them feel welcome.”

Kelly Lin, Taiwan, Deck 4 Kelly believes that one of the benefits of having a large international section of the student body is that there is a wider variety of cultures at Culver. While at camp, she is trying to un-

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derstand as many cultures as possible.

Leanne Raad, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Deck 1 When Leanna first came to camp, she had a struggle dealing with the different time zones.

She stated that “It was difficult to call my parents because I did not know what time they would be awake due to the large time difference.” Along with this, she states that she was feeling very homesick, but as time went by she overcame it. She also stated that she misses her traditional food that she eats back home mainly because they do not serve any of it at the dining hall.

Imraan Karim, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Naval 4 Imraan is a second classmen, who spends a lot of time with his friends who come from Dubai. But, also he states that he takes advantage of making friends with people from as many nationalities as possible. This allows him to understand the many customs of different countries.