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 […]
Hi, I’m Jordan! I spent five years as a camper at North Star and four years as a counselor from 2002 to 2010 (meaning that Jordan is returning for his Big Ten!). I was born and raised in Skokie, Illinois, where I graduated from Niles North High School in 2009. […]
New counselor Zach Bantle hails from Adams, Massachusetts. He’s currently a freshman at Western New England University in Springfield, MA, where he’s majoring in Mechanical Engineering.There he’s a varsity wrestler. Throughout high school he wrestled, played football and lacrosse. He’s also big into the outdoors and over spring break he […]
Danny Verb returns for summer number nine. A native of Riverwoods, IL, Danny is a senior at Deerfield High School. Like our other second year Junior Counselors, Danny has been occupied with the college search process. He’ll be heading south for his higher education as he’s off to New Orleans […]
Back for summer number eleven, Its Crazy Legs Rodheim! There have been many tall tales about how the nickname Crazy Legs came about, but if you see Andy running around camp, it will be no secret how he garnered the moniker. At camp, Andy is one of our Village Directors. […]
Jeremy Palgen returns for summer number three. A native of Manhattan, IL, he’s currently at the University of Illinois majoring in biology and is the former President of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He’ll graduate in the fall. Jeremy has also done a bit of recruiting for us, bringing a few […]
Add Oliver Rockman to the list of Big Ten men. At North Star, its a fairly big deal when you celebrate your 10th summer at camp. We honor that achievement with a special evening program roast, the date and time of said Big Ten being a surprise to all of […]
Zach Blumenfeld is a guy of many talents… as if being a Presidential Scholar and a contestant on Jeopardy wasn’t enough. He hosts live music on his radio show The VU Backstage at Vanderbilt University, where he’s currently a sophomore. He joined Delta Tau Delta fraternity and served as Philanthropy […]
Log rolling is one of many hobbies for Scott (R) Hey everybody- my name is Scott Goldberg, and I am one of North Star Camp’s Village Directors. This upcoming summer will be my 12th, so there are plenty of reasons to keep coming back. I am in my third year […]
After a brief hiatus, the Siren is back! We apologize for the delay, but things have been quite busy in the winter office. Our new addition, Laney Shlensky, has been a very welcome distraction! This new Siren has details and pictures of our new arrival, as well as all kinds […]
Once again its time for all North Star people, past, present and future to join the NSC March MadnessChallenge. If you’re a current or future camper, staff or NSC alum or a parent of any of those, you’re encouraged to participate. There is no cost to participate and winner gets […]
