Staff Spotlight – Jake Kraemer

Returning to camp for his 8th summer, Jake will be a CIT. Jake is finishing his sophomore year at Deerfield High School. At DHS, Jake is on the swim team and just returned from Nashville, where he competed at the DECA International tournament. At camp, Jake’s favorite activities are log rolling, arts & crafts, and theatre games.

More about Jake

If you could be any animal (besides a human), what would you be and why?

– I’d be a jellyfish because it’s my Zookeeper animal and they go with the flow.

What is your favorite cartoon Character:

– Wall-E.

Where is your favorite spot at camp:

– The bench in the fun bug area

What is your dream Job:

– Animated movie critic

If you had a super hero power, what would it be:

– The ability to fall asleep on command

What is the best Christmas/Hanukkah present that you’ve ever gotten:

– New sunglasses from my parents

What is your preferred chicken nugget dip:

– Ranch

What are your top three movies of all time:

– Wall-E, The Dark Knight, The Revenant

What’s your go-to pie at the Norske Nook?

– Butterfinger

What is a little Known fact about yourself:

I turned 6 years old on 6/6/06, and will turn 66 years old on 6/6/66

Share one notable camp memory:

– On the Canadian this past year in Pine Manor, the campers wanted to be responsible for cooking the whole meal one night. The pasta was burned and most of the sauce made its way into the fire, but we had a good time working together.