Each February we head over to the ACA National Conference. It gives us the opportunity to learn from great speakers, collaborate with others from all over the camp industry and get great ideas for the coming summer. One of the great Keynote Speakers was Richard Louv, author of “Last Child […]
Scott Plonsker returns from Deerfield, IL where he is a junior at Deerfield High School. He is active in competitive karate, and his competition season just started and lasts until the summer He is training for the US open which is in April in Vegas. Scotty has also been playing […]
In his spare time, Mark has been known to walk on water Mark Yellon hails from Chicago, IL where he is a junior at the Latin School. He has been playing indoor soccer for his school and basketball for his Jewish youth group. He is quite proud of the fact […]
Jake Spungen hails from Lake Forest, IL, where he is a junior at Stevenson High School. There he is involved with the school’s radio station and the community service club. He is also on the basketball team. We’re glad to have Jake back as a basketball, softball and disc golf […]
Read the February Siren! We love our North Star Family! We can’t tell you guys enough how much we appreciate you being part of the North Star family, and Valentine’s Day is just another great occasion to tell you how much we love you. As of today, February 14th, camp […]
Michael Lee hails from Riverwoods, IL. He is a junior at Deerfield High School and this will be his 8th summer at North Star and his 2nd on staff. He’ll only be at camp for the first 4 weeks as he is doing a program on International Diplomacy at American […]
Nick Kasle hails from River Hills, WI where he is a senior at Nicolet High School. Nick returns for summer number seven and brings his great sense of humor. Nick is on his school’s tennis team and at camp he can be found in a multitude of areas, on the […]
Danny Verb returns for summer number eight. Hailing from Riverwoods, IL, Danny is a junior at Deerfield High School. He’s getting ready for the volleyball season, which begins in the spring. At camp, Danny can be found on the climbing project as well as on soccer, ultimate and volleyball. More […]
Jacob showing great form! While certain other NSC Omaha residents occupy the Nebraska spotlight, Jacob Lehr shows his Husker pride in a more subtle way. Jacob may not be quite as outspoken or up front in his love for the team that plays in Lincoln, NE as schoolmate and fellow […]
Scotty Hamilton is another of our great junior counselors who has been with us for quite a while. This will be returning for his eighth summer. Hailing from Northbrook, IL, Scotty is a junior at Glenbrook North High School where he is on the school’s on the track team. At […]
Andy and Dan had a great time in St. Louis. We saw many campers and camp families as well as a handful of NSC alums. We also enjoyed meeting new families at the Summer Opportunities Fair and catching up with several other camps throughout the weekend. After a quick 36 […]
