The campers have arrived safely and North Star’s 71st summer has officially begun! We arrived to sunshine and a warm and wild greeting from our staff. We gathered straight around the flagpole to announce the cabins. The campers and staff alike jumped for joy! And as we were about halfway […]
I’m Josh Lederman, and I’m from Highland Park, Illinois. I just finished up my junior year at Chicagoland Jewish High School in Deerfield, Illinois. At CJHS I was on the golf team and was actively involved in DECA. My school was fortunate enough to compete in the North Suburban DECA […]
Elliott Goldberg is back for summer number eight. Elliott lives in Wilmette Illinois with his parents, brothers Ike and Miles, sister Ella and dogs Kubbie and Lacy. They all recently went to California for a family trip, though we assume that Kubbie and Lacy didn’t make the trip. Elliott just […]
Thomas Fies returns to North Star for his fifth summer, but his first summer on the NSC Staff. He just finished his sophomore year at Evanston Township High School. At ETHS he’s on the swim team and plays waterpolo. He’s also on the ultimate frisbee club. Thomas will only be […]
Sean Doyle joins the NSC staff for his 1st summer. Sean lives in Holland, Michigan, but he spends most of his time these days abroad. He and his wife teach English in other countries. Amongst the places he’s taught are China, New Zealand and Brazil. After camp ends, he’ll head […]
Sifiso Tawane comes all the way from Johannesburg, South Africa to spend his first summer at North Star. Despite being from South Africa, Sifiso has quite a bit of camp experience. He has worked at Camp Sizanani of Global Camps Africa. Global Camps Africa provides “HIV/AIDS prevention education and training […]
Ryan O’Hara will cross the Atlantic in a few days to join the NSC staff for his first summer at camp. A native of Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom, Ryan is currently a student Amersham And Wycombe College. He is a second year student and is currently studying music and […]
Kim McCormack returns to North Star for her 17th summer. While her official role at camp is “program assistant”, there really isn’t a title that encapsulates all that Kim does. She’s a big part of putting our daily program together, assisting in the program office with scheduling. She also helps […]
While many of our college age staff have finished up school and have even had a few weeks to rest up, Jacob Lehr is still hard at work. Currently studying abroad in New Zealand and he’s got finals up through the coming week. He’ll fly directly from New Zealand at […]
Well hi! My name is Jeff McCormack and I am the CIT (Counselor In Training) Director and “disc golf guy” at North Star. This will be my 20th summer on staff. In my role as the CIT Director, I support the CITs as they make the transition from camper to […]
Caroline Rockman will join the North Star staff for her first summer. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, she’ll be working in the Arts and Crafts. After graduating high school, she spent a gap year in Israel. There she studied Hebrew, Arabic and also curated an photography exhibit. She just finished […]
