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The last day of Olympics was amazing. The morning was spent playing more games and everyone was gearing up for APACHE RELAY in the afternoon. The entire camp ran Apache and it was close, but White England pulled it off in a photo finish, winning by only 34 seconds..

The evening ended with the tradition of Olympic Sing. The teams presented their plaques and banners followed by their three songs: cheer, march and the alma mater. Again it was too close to call, they all were phenomenal.

The suspense was intense but ultimately Red Spain pulled it off. Olympics 2009 was a huge success. See the final scores: Olympics 2009 Final Scores

Until tomorrow…

We began our day with painted faces, sprayed painted hair, chants, cheers and Olympic rivalry. All the teams ate a big healthy breakfast as they fueled up for the day’s battle. There were games happening all over camp from our junior girls playing steal the bacon to the super boys playing in a competitive hockey game. The campers were fierce with passion and it showed.

We ended the evening with Contest Night, a variety of games and relay races in the Rec Hall. The spirit is high and we are all LOVING Olympics.

Until tomorrow..

We faked em’ out once… then twice… then it happened. OLYMPICS IS HERE!!!

We had the #1 National Double Dutch Team dazzle the campers with an awesome show. They performed acrobatic moves with hip hop sizzle, all with 2 jump ropes. They got the campers involved in the action.

After the show it was down to business. The Olympic banner was presented and the teams and their Captains announced.
• GOLD AUSTRALIA
• RED SPAIN
• WHITE ENGLAND

The first competition was Tugs of War. Check out the soon to be posted pictures from this phenomenal event.

We ended the day with Nancy Tucker performing our favorite songs as we all danced and sang along.

For the next 2 days, the camp will be in Olympic battle. The spirit is high, the energy intense, and they all want to win the gold.

Stay tuned.

It was a terrific day full of activities and games. The sun was shining and the campers were happy. The talk across campus was all about Chenny Idol. All were wondering who made it to the top 10. There was lots of chatter and the anticipation was intense.

The campers piled into the Rec Hall and watched the first Chenny Idol audition show. As our own Travis “Seacrest” announced the Top 10, the campers cheered on their own favorites. And without further ado, here is our TOP 10:

• Julia Bromley
• Carly Wills
• Sami Wills
• Elianna Sutton
• Julie Mendelson
• Christina Perez
• Evan Nussbaum
• Steven Adwar
• Scott Levine
• Zach Grossman

All finalists will perform live at the next Chenny Idol Show. Stay tuned!!!

Olympics broke out this afternoon.

Please understand that our schedule changes as a result of this and calling hours may differ.

The teams are:

• Red Spain
• Gold Australia
• White England

Camp Rock Star Julius C came to Chen-A-Wanda and rocked the house. The group played back up as the campers sang front and center. Each division picked a song, rehearsed it in the day and then performed it at the evening activity. It was our own rock concert live in the Rec Hall. They performed songs from Miley to Queen. The campers were dancing and singing along to the rockin’ show. All the campers felt like real rock stars today.

Our Head Staff got in the groove and performed twist and shout. The campers sang along as they watched their Head Staff rock out!

It was a great day at Chen-A-Wanda. We were all stars for a day!!

Coming soon on video, don’t miss it.

Al l our campers loaded the buses for Camel Beach this morning and off they went with beach towel and backpacks in hand… Until… the rain came and then we went with plan B. We were off to the movies. It was Montage Mountain for a matinee.

We are so proud of all our campers as they went with the flow and were fantastic today.

The campers returned to a GIANT pizza party in the dining hall.

All in all it was a great day and we are looking forward to what tomorrow will bring.

Stay tuned…
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The weather was perfect, the campers were happy, the activities were going, the games were being played & friendships were growing. Another glorious day of activities was happening at our beautiful camp.

School of Rock is in full swing. There were guitar, keyboard and drum lessons happening today. The campers were also getting vocal lessons and loved singing with one another. Many campers had the opportunity to record tracks in the recording studio. Campers are making their very own demos and will be bringing home their own CD’s. Our music program is becoming one of the most popular here at camp. We are so thrilled to be able to offer this new program to our campers.

The campers jumped around tonight at our mass Dance Dance Revolution evening activity. They worked up a sweat and competed with one another to be the named DDR king & queen.

Our camp has never had this much spirit, this much enthusiasm, this much excitement. CHEN-A-WANDA is alive with spirit.

Everyone is getting psyched for our first trip tomorrow, Camel Beach here we come!

We had a full day of activities and the camp was buzzing with great energy and excitement. We had late wake up today and the campers really enjoyed our Sunday schedule. After our first full week we needed that extra hour sleep.

Chenny Idol auditions continued for upper camp and their eye is on the prize. We have some fantastic talented singers and we are all excited for the big show.

Not only do we have talented campers but our staff showed off their abilities last night at our STAFF TALENT SHOW. The campers cheered on their counselors as they sang, danced and humored us with their comedy.

Our Senior girls were the first to sleep at Chenny Village. They sang songs, told stories, roasted marshmallows and had a fantastic time. They loved it.

We looking forward to another great day.

Not only did we celebrate the 4th of July today, but we also honored the world. Each bunk was decked out in spirit garb. Some celebrated Israel and dressed as rabbis, some dressed as Spartans showing their loyalty to Sparta, others were draped in Togas in honor of Greece.. Groups sang songs, chanted throughout camp and everyone got into Spirit Day. You couldn’t help feel the spirit. It was contagious.

The weather was beautiful and we spent the afternoon at our beach party. There were water balloon tosses, kids chilling on the lawn, swimming in the pool, climbing up the ice berg and jumping on the water trampoline.

We had a delicious BBQ outside tonight and the campers loved to eat our red white and blue cupcakes & watermelon. After dinner, we all headed up to the baseball fields and had mass co-ed camp softball games.

Then it was off to evening activity where the campers watched our head counselors and group leaders perform hilarious skits about the Independence of America. The show ended with all the group leaders having a pie eating contest.

As the night grew darker, we all walked up to the outside amphitheater and were dazzled by the most AMAZING firework show ever!!! It was in our own backyard and the kids LOVED it. One of the most memorable 4th of July’s I can remember and from the reaction of the campers and staff, this definitely goes down as the best 4th of July CHEN-A-WANDA has ever seen.

A great day and one that we will always remember.