Heather Solorio will have a busy few weeks. At the end of May she’ll graduate from Concordia University in Milwaukee with her degree is nursing. A few weeks later she’ll take her nursing boards (exams) and start her first summer at North Star. She’s well versed in summer camps, having […]
Caitlin Palgen joins us for her first summer. A native of Manhattan, IL, she’s currently a student at the University of Illinois – Chicago studying pediatric nursing. She’ll be joining our health staff, working along side our nurse to make sure that all of our campers stay healthy this summer. […]
My job as a teacher for kids who are deaf or hard of hearing keeps me busy during the school year. I continue to work and live in Twin Cities and I enjoy working with all sorts of families whose children have cochlear implants or hearings and are learning to […]
Every camp needs someone that helps with lots of different things. There is very little at camp that Kim McCormack doesn’t help with. As our Program Assistant, she helps put the daily and weekly program together. When it rains at camp, Kim is the person making sure that our campers […]
I was born in Surrey England 31st July 1994 I moved about quite a bit when I was younger, but have done the majority of my schooling in suffolk, in a small town called Beccles. I studied two years of outdoor adventure in college and then went on to do […]
Spring came to the Northwoods… and then it disappeared, all in time for Andy’s trip to camp. Over the course of his few days there he had 80 degree days with sun, followed by a snow fall that dumped upwards of eight inches. Check out the May 2013 Siren to […]
Adomas Rauckis returns for his second summer. A native of Imlay City, Michigan, he’s currently a junior at Eastern Michigan University. This year he finished up his Political Science major and am now working hard to finish his history major in the next year to graduate in April 2014. Also, […]
Mandy and her fiance Scott Hi, my name is Mandy. This will be my 12th summer at camp! I am so excited for the ice to thaw and Spider Lake to warm up. I will personally be plugging in the heater soon if mother nature doesn’t. Last year after I […]
Jon has worked for several years as a snowboard instructor I was born in Madison, WI. I was homeschooled for preschool by my Aunt Cathy, who since has gone back to school to earn a teaching degree and is now an elementary school teacher in McFarland. I moved out of […]
Hi everyone! This year, I’ll be returning as a Junior Counselor for my eighth summer at camp. I am currently a senior at Highland Park High School, and next year, I’ll embark on a gap-year adventure to South America, where I plan to speak a lot of Spanish and verse […]
Junior counselor Jonah Baim returns to North Star for his eighth summer. Jonah is the eldest of three North Star Baims, brother Jacob is a CIT and Joshua is a camper (neither parents have first names that start with “J”). Jonah is currently a senior at Highland Park High School. […]
