2018 Staff Spotlight – Micah Jona

My name is Micah Jona and this is my 11th summer at camp. I’m from Wilmette, IL and I just finished my freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There I’m majoring in computer science and economics with a certificate in math. I’m also part of the euchre club, and enjoy spending my free time hanging out with friends and playing basketball and ultimate frisbee.

Before I head up to camp, I’m relaxing at home and trying to watch as many Cubs games as possible. At camp, you can find me teaching disc golf, tennis, and hopefully driving some water ski boats!

More about Micah

What is your favorite camp meal?
– Chicken wings.

If you could be any animal (besides a human), what would you be and why?
– Great white shark, it would be cool to be able to swim around the ocean freely.

What is your guilty pleasure tv show(s):
– Friends.

Where is your favorite spot at camp:
– The health center porch during evening program.

What is your dream Job:
– General manager of a MLB team.

If you could have dinner with any three people, dead or alive, who would they be and why?:
–  Theo Epstein because he is probably the best baseball executive of all time, Barack Obama because it seems like he would be great to have a conversation with and, Elon Musk because it would be very cool to pick his brain.

What is the best Christmas/Hanukkah present that you’ve ever gotten:
– A framed copy of the Chicago Tribune the day after the Cubs won the World Series.

What are/were your favorite subjects in school:
– Computer science, economics, and math.

What are your top three movies of all time:
– Saving Private Ryan, Remember the Titans, and almost every Marvel movie.

What’s your go-to pie at the Norske Nook:
– Peanut-butter cup.

What sports teams do you root for:
–  Bulls, Bears, Northwestern, Wisconsin, and the Cubs.

Share a random or little known fact about yourself:
– I can write out my birthday with only one number (9/9/99).