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 […]
Patricio Gomez joins the NSC staff for his first summer. A native of Colima, Mexico, he’s studying engineering at the Monterrey Institute of Technology. He spent time when he was in 7th grade studying in Michigan, so the Midwest won’t be an unknown for him. Patricio has always enjoyed the […]
Leslie Thomas will be spending his first summer at North Star. Leslie grew up in Oak Park, IL and just finished his sophomore year at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. There he’s studying organizational communication. On campus Leslie is a pretty busy guy. He was involved in BSU’s chapter […]
I’m Jami Shlensky and this summer will be my 3rd summer at North Star and I am glad to be back! I spent the year teaching 4th and 5th grade at Wilmot Elementary School in Deerfield, Illinois. This is the elementary school that I attended as a kid! It was […]
I’m Simon Dinkin and I’m excited to be back for my 8th summer at North Star. I’m finishing up my junior year at Torey Pines HS in San Diego, CA. Recently I have been busy with ACT and finals. I also took my AP tests in May. At school I […]
Shannon McNamara joins us for her first summer at North Star. Shannon is from the Chicago suburb of Crestwood and is currently a junior at the University of Illinois. There she’s studying kineseology and is planning on becoming a Physician’s Assistant. Shannon spent this past semester studying in Barcelona. She’s […]
What’s up everyone, my name is Philip Rasansky, and I’ll be returning to North Star for summer number eleven! I’m a native of Dallas, TX, but I just finished my freshman year at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where I’ll (maybe?) be studying Math and Spanish. At camp, you […]
We’re excited to have Ben Rubin back on staff this summer. A native of Highland Park, IL, he has just finished up his senior year at Highland Park High School, where, besides going to school, he competes in debate and DECA (a business and marketing competition). Next year he will […]
After six years as a camper, Asher Borstein joins the North Star staff as a counselor in training. A native of Chicago, IL, Asher is finishing up his sophomore year at Walter Payton College Prep. At school he’s on the varsity tennis, chess a dn 16″ softball teams. Academically his […]
