North Star camper Drew L was just finishing up his SCUBA diving certification when he got a surprising phone call. It was his SCUBA instructor who asked Drew if he was ready to be a star. And of course he was! Drew stood out in the interview process, and next […]
*FINAL PRE-CAMP LETTER TO PARENTS AND CAMPERS* WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING SUMMER and look forward to the start of our *67th camping season!* This will be the final communication for 1st session and 8 week campers from camp before your son(s) arrive. Detailed travel instructions for 2nd session […]
The May/June 2011 Siren is online, hot off the presses… and since its news for two months, we promise you twice the news, twice the excitement, and twice the journalistic excellence. While those of you in the midwest may contend that we proclaimed it summer a bit too hastily, summer […]
We were watching the NBA Western Conference Finals at Leb and Sue’s house when all of the sudden a familiar face popped up on ESPN. I quickly grabbed the remote to the DVR and pressed rewind. The Baseball Tonight commercial featured North Star’s very own Jordan Santo proudly sporting his […]
As we get ready for the Summer of 2011, we are preparing the menu for a summer’s worth of delicious food. And we want to hear from you! Whether you’re a current camper, staff or alumni, we would love to get your help on the North Star menu. Don’t forget […]
A lot of great staff members are necessary to make a camp run smoothly. Our last several newsletters have detailed the counselors, trip leaders, and support staff who have committed their summers to making camp great. We’re proud to introduce the administrative team that will be there to support those […]
At North Star, we know that Zach Blumenfeld is a great counselor. As it turns out, he has some other talents too. We’ve been lucky enough to have seen Zach grow up at camp since he was in the fourth grade. The keyboard playing wiz-kid quickly turned into the Jeopardy […]
A favorite NSC ritual of so many of our alumni is recounting the off-season’s “Small World Stories” at the first campfire. But why wait! The East Coast Education Run-In North Star alumnus Robby Rutkoff (1996-2007) lives in New York City where he is currently teaching second grade. Robby is looking […]
New Camper Open House Pizza Party Saturday, May 14, 2011 12:00pm – 1:30pm Barnaby’s Pizza 960 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook, IL Join us on Saturday, May 14 at
While April 22nd marks the official Earth Day, all summer long we have the opportunity to realize the importance and beauty of the place that we live. I thought about writing a blog entry in honor of Earth Day that discussed the values of environmental conservation that are reflected at […]
Visit North Star in store and Save 10% at Uncle Dan’s April 16, 10am – 2pm April 17, 11am – 3pm April 23, 10am – 2pm 3551 N. Southport 901 Church Street 621 Central Ave Chicago, IL Evanston, IL Highland Park, IL North Star and Uncle Dan’s have teamed up to offer […]
