This summer, Jacob Lending will be one of the Counselors in Training at North Star. He lives in Chicago and goes to the Francis W. Parker school where he is currently finishing up his sophomore year. At Parker e is a member of the school’s debate team and pitches for […]
This will be my 2nd summer at camp and I’m looking forward to hitting the ground running. I grew up in Southern Maryland and went to high school in Washington DC (about 10 blocks from the Capitol). For college, I headed off to Washington State, going to Gonzaga in Spokane, […]
My name is Jake Malter and I am from Chicago IL. I am 17 years old and this is my 8th summer at NSC. If there is one thing that you should know about me its that I am obsessed with cars and other vehicle. Ever since I was little […]
Hello my name is Alex. I’m from Mexico and I live in the state of Veracruz( the one that its located in front of the gulf of Mexico) in a city called Jalapa but my home town it’s called Cardel where my family lives. in Jalapa I spend all the […]
Ciarán Pollock joins us for his first summer at North Star. Hailing from Dublin, Ireland, Ciarán is in the midst of his first year of a four year college degree in sports management and coaching. He’s long been involved in coaching and at the age of five, Ciarán began Taekwon-Do. […]
My name is Alejandro Linares Teco, I live in Tapachula which is a Costal and Border town, located in the South part of Chiapas state, in Mexico. In Tapachula there exists an abundance of crops like coffee, cacao, mangoes… of places to visit like the Tacana volcano, arqueological zones…, of […]
Jeffrey Padesky was born in Iowa and went to school in Moline, IL. He traveled a lot with his family to see nature in all parts of the U.S. His favorite place to visit is Florida for the great surf and exotic jungles filled with cool animals. In high school […]
I am graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this month! I will be graduating with a degree in special education. I was recently chosen as a Senior 100 honorary. Each year the university selects 100 seniors from the graduating class who have been the most distinguished at the university […]
Gidday! My Name is Alex Holmes and. I live in a small rural and ski town called Methven (near Mt. Hutt & Christchurch) in the South Island of New Zealand. I have lived in the same place my whole life, Growing up on a farm close to my hometown. I […]
Check our our previous Camp Prep Tips: #1 – Some Basics #2 – Shop Like a Pro Now that you know how to shop like a pro (ahem…make sure you’ve read Camp Prep Tips #2), our goal is to save you the frustration of unpacking those bags and not finding […]
Joe Christian joins North Star for his first summer. A native of Verona, WI, Joe played lots of sports growing up before finally settling on lacrosse and skiing. He was on both the lacrosse and ski teams in high school. He also did quite a bit of waterskiing growing up, […]
