Indiana native Tyler Ray joins us for his first summer at North Star. Hailing from just outside of Indianapolis, he is a sophomore at IU-Bloomington. He’s always loved doing outdoor activities, from hiking and camping to waterskiing, wakeboarding and rafting. He was in Boy Scouts throughout most of high school, […]
Chad Prater is yet another of our crew that attends Winona State University. Winona was one of our stops during our February staffing road trip and while previous stops in LaCrosse and Stevens Point, WI weren’t very fruitful, Winona was great as we ended up hiring Chad and two other […]
Chad Harju was born and bred in Ann Arbor, MI, and when he decided where he’d spend his college years, he felt that there was no place like home, heading for the University of Michigan. He’s a big fan of UMich athletics and he had a marketing internship in the […]
Noah at a school in Kenya Noah Larson comes to North Star for summer #1 from Lakeville, MN, just south of the Twin Cities. He’s currently a student at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where he’s studying electrical engineering. He’s currently taking 19 credit hours of class, so […]
We’re not sure what team Craig roots for We’ll do our best to spare Craig Madigan comments about Lucky Charms and leprechauns. He hails from Ireland, where he’s very active in sports and coaching. He’s attending the Limerick Institute of Technology where he’s studying business with sports management. He’s worked […]
Fletcher Hillier will be joining us for his first summer at North Star. Hailing from Whangarei in New Zealand, he’s actually got family from all over the globe. His parents have relocated to England and his brother is now living in Chile. He gets to travel quite a bit to […]
We assume that Ryan is one of the two coaches Ryan Ward comes to us from Northampton in England, however we’ve been told that Matt Rixon (who also hails from the area) and Ryan do not know each other. Ryan is currently a student at Edge Hill University where he […]
What better place is there to wrap up a world wide trip than the Northwoods and Hayward, WI? That is what Ben Mizel recently decided and we’re very excited that he did. Ben and his sister, Shira are have been traveling abroad pretty much since the end of last summer. […]
Tin Man Sheehan John Sheehan will be returning to North Star for summer #3. We first met John on our yearly trip to the University of Illinois. Again, we’ll give the dinner at Papa Del’s the assist on landing John. A native of Carol Stream, IL, he’ll be graduating from […]
Our wilderness trips program will be in great hands this summer with a fantastic trip staff, headed by our Trip Director, Kacy Lebby. She does know quite a bit about North Star having grown up at camp, but she also has spent many years at Camp Thunderbird in MN where […]
Ask anyone who does staffing for a summer camp and they’ll tell you that the waterfront director is amongst the hardest (if not the hardest) jobs to fill. Its a position that takes quite a diverse array of skills. First and foremost, the person has to be well versed in […]
