A Bird’s Eye View at the Beginning of 2018
2018 First Week from North Star Camp
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The First Cruiser Day
This last Tuesday, we had our first Cruiser Day here at camp this summer, where we stray from our typical routines and each cabin gets together to plan out a whole day. These activities can range from normal camp activities to creative, goofy things our staff thinks of. In the […]
The First Week!
An array of pinks, oranges, and reds painted the back drop at the Council Ring as campers gathered for the opening friendship fire. This annual tradition marks the end of a jam packed first week of the 74th summer at North Star. After their initial health checks and swim tests […]
North Star Summer of 2018!
North Star’s 74th summer is officially underway! The buses from both Chicago and Minneapolis timed a perfect arrival at 4:00 and each camper passed through a tunnel of excited counselors to see a beautiful 80-degree sunny afternoon. It was a picture perfect start to summer. The energy showed through as […]
2018 Staff Spotlight – Courtney Lyn-Kew
First year counselor Courtney Lyn-Kew joins the NSC staff as a counselor and soccer & fitness training instructor. He grew up in south Florida, playing soccer year round. He got his undergraduate degree from Defiance College in Ohio where he played on the soccer team. He’s now getting a graduate […]
2018 Staff Spotlight – Joey Kaiser
Joey Kaiser returns for his second summer at North Star, after missing the summer of 2017. The Twin Cities native has been working on finishing his degree in electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth. This upcoming fall will be his senior year during which hr will be tutoring […]
2018 Staff Spotlight – Asher Borstein
Its the Big Ten for Asher Borstein. The Chicago area native graduated from Francis Parker High School where he played softball and chess. He is now finishing up his freshman year at Northwestern University. At NU he’s studying math and economics. He’s involved with Greek life and plays intramural. At […]
2018 Staff Spotlight – Harry Williams
1st year counselor Harry Williams joins us from Chester in the UK. He’s a student at the University of Manchester where he is studying Mechanical Engineering. Growing up Harry was involved with scouts and would go on 2-3 camping trips per year. Guitar and soccer (or futbol) are two of […]
2018 Staff Spotlight – Andrew Cohen
Andrew Cohen is back for his seventh summer at North Star and his second year on staff. The native of Deerfield, IL is just finishing up his junior year at Deerfield High School. There he’s involved with student council, which he’s been on since his freshman year. This year he’s […]
2018 Staff Spotlight – Elliot Robinson
Elliot Robinson joins us for his first summer. He’s currently a second year bio engineering student in Sheffield in the UK. He grew up in the town of Barnsley and was on a swim team as a kid and also served as a volunteer coach while in grades 9-12. Upon […]
2018 Staff Spotlight – Rudy Rizo
Rodolfo “Rudy” Rizo returns for his 3rd summer. The native of Oaxaca, Mexico has been working in our kitchen and will be working along side our kitchen manager helping keep things ortanized. Since he returned to Mexico after last summer, he began with his teaching practice in different schools ,this […]
