The Siren

Audely Leuva comes to camp from Oaxaca, Mexico. She is currently studying languages at the Faculty of Foreign Languages UABJO. After finishing up there she will study another history at the University of Turin in Italy. Audely speaks Italian, Spanish, English and French. She’s traveled extensively through Central America and […]

Ben Morris joins us for his first summer at North Star from the Windsor in England. He’s currently studying  studying electronic engineering and music technology at The University of York. Ben has been sailing for a number of years and has his level 2 RYA dinghy qualification. . He competes […]

My name is Ari Weil and I’m originally from Denver, Colorado. Currently, I am a second-year international relations major at Pomona College. At school, I compete in Model United Nations and manage the campus bike repair shop. At camp, you can find me teaching biking, riflery, and ultimate frisbee. This […]

Maggie MacDonald is finishing up her junior year at The Ohio State University. She’s a pre-PA (Physician’s Assistant) student studying nutrition, exercise science, and health promotions. She’s a perfect fit for our health care team. She’s nurse assistant certified and volunteered for four years at a hospital. A native of […]

Ripon, WI native Sam Vander Plas joins the North Star staff for his first summer. While in Ripon, he was a three sport high school athlete, playing basketball, golf and soccer. Sam is finishing up his sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin – Madison where he’s a communications major […]

I’m a senior at Northwestern graduating this June, but I’m originally from Oak Park, IL. After staying in the Chicago area for 22 years, I’m excited to say I’ll be moving to New York in the fall, even if I’m less excited to say that I’ll be there going back […]

Wes Wehrle is one of a few new Buckeyes to join the North Star staff. A native of Lebanon, OH, he’s a logistics major at The Ohio State University. Camp as been a big part of Wes’ life. He started going to a local YMCA camp. In high school he […]

Brenden Knecht joins the North Star staff for his first summer. He just completed his sophomore year at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh. At RMU he’s majoring in mechanical engineering. He’s also the president of the musician’s association and is involved in the leadership of his fraternity. Brenden has been […]

My name is Brody and I am so excited to be back at North Star for my second summer. I am originally from Appleton, WI but attend school at UW-Madison where I am studying engineering. Here at school I am heavily involved in intramural sports where my basketball team has […]

Jeremy Dancer joins us for his first summer at camp. A native of Florida, he’s spent most of his life in food service. He has over 15 years of food service experience, cooking in restaurants as well as in catering. He spent five years working at Kool Beanz Cafe in […]