Richelle was born and raised in the mountains of Upstate New York. A place where her summers consisted of hiking and biking the local trails and tubing down the Hudson River, while the winters were full of cross country skiing, snowshoeing and late night bonfires. Her imagination and creativity was […]
Hi, my name is Ari Weil, and I’m a senior in high school at the Denver School of Science and Technology. I’ll be attending Pomona College next year and studying international relations. Here in Denver, I’m a co-captain of my school’s Frisbee team and Vice President of our National Honors […]
Hi, my name is Mandy Sullivan and my wonderful husband is sending me to camp for my 13th summer at North Star Camp. During the winter I love to cross country ski and visit Hayward often to ski on the Birkie trail. I have completed 13 American Birkebeiner 50K races…all […]
Hi I’m Mark, I am 21 years old and I come from Yorkshire in England. This will be my first year at North Star I will be swim teaching/ assisting rock climbing this summer at camp! I’ve never been to America but I’ve traveled around most of the UK and […]
We’re thrilled to have Olly Cayless back for his fourth summer at North Star. Olly comes to camp all the way from the Brecon Beacons national park in Wales, UK. He’s just finished his degree in exercise science at Cardiff Metropolitan University and he’s been able to utilize his camp […]
Hey guys! My name is Jonah, I’m from Highland Park Illinois, and this will be my 4th summer on staff and my 10th overall at camp. I am currently a freshman at the University of Illinois studying computer engineering. On campus I play for the club volleyball team, where we […]
Hi! My name is Michael Palgen. I’m from Manhattan, Illinois, which is about an hour south of Chicago. I’m in my sophomore year at the University of Illinois where I’m studying Actuarial Science. There I’m involved in my fraternity, Sigma Nu. I enjoy playing pick-up games of basketball and sand […]
Jacob Lehr returns to camp for his tenth summer at North Star. A native of Ohaha, NE (Go Big Red!), Jacob is wrapping up his sophomore year at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. There he’s studying International Relations and Economics. Jacob also leads hiking and camping trips […]
Chip Kass is a graduating senior from Highland Park who is coming back to camp for his Big Ten! He will be a freshman at Wesleyan University next fall. At school he is involved in theatre and other clubs, while at camp he instructs on the Sailing, Fishing, and many […]
Hi there! My name is Nathan Margrett and I hail from Brookfield, Wisconsin. As a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse I am pursuing a double major in Archaeological Studies and Psychology with an emphasis in At-Risk Child and Youth Care. When not writing papers on extremely esoteric […]
