Jacob Guggenheim was born in New York City. He moved to California in 1998 at age 6 but still remains a Yankees, Giants, Rangers, and Knicks fan. He took up tennis in late elementary school and played on his high school’s team. He has also done fairly extensive hiking with […]
Hi everybody, my name is Ethan Handler! I will be returning to North Star for my 7th summer. I live in Northbrook, Illinois, and am a current junior at Glenbrook North High School. I am on GBN’s varsity tennis team, playing doubles. I’m also on the state-bound math team, am […]
New Camper Open House Pizza Party Saturday, May 17, 201412:00pm – 1:30pm Barnaby’s Pizza 960 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook, IL Join us on Saturday, May 17 at Barnaby’s Pizza in Northbrook for an opportunity to meet some of our junior staff, ask your burning questions and introduce your son to some […]
Richelle was born and raised in the mountains of Upstate New York. A place where her summers consisted of hiking and biking the local trails and tubing down the Hudson River, while the winters were full of cross country skiing, snowshoeing and late night bonfires. Her imagination and creativity was […]
Hi, my name is Ari Weil, and I’m a senior in high school at the Denver School of Science and Technology. I’ll be attending Pomona College next year and studying international relations. Here in Denver, I’m a co-captain of my school’s Frisbee team and Vice President of our National Honors […]
Hi, my name is Mandy Sullivan and my wonderful husband is sending me to camp for my 13th summer at North Star Camp. During the winter I love to cross country ski and visit Hayward often to ski on the Birkie trail. I have completed 13 American Birkebeiner 50K races…all […]
Hi I’m Mark, I am 21 years old and I come from Yorkshire in England. This will be my first year at North Star I will be swim teaching/ assisting rock climbing this summer at camp! I’ve never been to America but I’ve traveled around most of the UK and […]
It’s a beautiful Sunday and with the month of May less than two weeks away, getting ready for the summer may be creeping into your mind. Whether you’re a first time camp parent of a seasoned veteran, we’re here to help. As we lead up to the summer we’re going […]
We’re thrilled to have Olly Cayless back for his fourth summer at North Star. Olly comes to camp all the way from the Brecon Beacons national park in Wales, UK. He’s just finished his degree in exercise science at Cardiff Metropolitan University and he’s been able to utilize his camp […]
Hey guys! My name is Jonah, I’m from Highland Park Illinois, and this will be my 4th summer on staff and my 10th overall at camp. I am currently a freshman at the University of Illinois studying computer engineering. On campus I play for the club volleyball team, where we […]
