Steve (L) and his sisters & brother My name is Steve Omiatek, I am 21 years old and live in Lake in the Hills IL. I come from a family of 3 sisters and a brother, along with 3 dogs, 4 cats, 2 rabbits, birds, fish, and a salamander. I […]
Hi guys! My name is Andy Peterman, and I’m a senior counselor back for my ninth summer. I live in Glencoe, IL, but right now I’m a freshman at the University of Illinois, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. When I’m not working, I’m usually in front of a piano or writing music. You’ll […]
Riley Addington will be spending his first summer at North Star. Originally from California, he’s moved around quite a bit. He spent his high school years in Colorado where he attendedthe Colorado Rocky Mountain School, where he was able to focus on wilderness education. He’s an avid outdoorsman with a […]
My name is Thomas Prebble, I’m 23 and come from Nelson, New Zealand. I studied in Dunedin at Otago University for 4 years and am now a registered pharmacist. I have lived in Queenstown for the last 15 months but have just moved back to Nelson. My favourite past times […]
Ryan Ward returns from across the pond for his second summer. A native of Northhampton in England, he’s a student at Edge Hill University studying Sport and Exercise Science. Swimming and cycling are two of Ryan’s hobbies. He worked as a life guard and swim instructor back home. Ryan has […]
Sam Friedland will join the staff as a junior counselor. Sam took a few years off from camp after his camper years and joins a group of JCs that will be making their way back to camp. Sam is a senior at Deerfield High School. After several years of running […]
Tom diving in the Red Sea Hi, my name’s Tom and i’m 21 years old. I come from the UK. I was born in Bedford, but the majority of my life is now lived in Leicester as that’s where I study at University – studying Geography! Last summer I volunteered […]
Jacob on the field at Soldier Field Jacob Sherman returns to North Star for his ninth summer. A native of Oak Park, IL, he’s just finished his second quarter at at Northwestern University. He’s a second generation camper and staff and his family has been coming to post camp for […]
I’m Nick Meyer and I’m excited about returning to North Star for my second summer. I’m currently a student at Winona State University in Minnesota. I’m a native of Hamburg, Germany, and recently picked up a second major (Political Science) in addition to my previous major Recreation & Tourism. At camp […]
My name is Jeff McCormack and I will be the CIT Director and NSC Disc Golf “Course Manager” at camp this summer (I need that title added to my contract). This will be my 18th summer on staff at North Star. Prior to being CIT Director I was a counselor, […]
Camper Jacob, who is gearing up for his second summer at North Star, had an assignment to write a poem about 30 seconds in your life that had meaning. This is what he wrote: We had been on a fancy coach bus for over eight hoursbut everyone was getting restless,Then […]
