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After our afternoon sports, campers had the chance to rest for a moment in their cabins and enjoy a snack.  Then the boys and girls participated in an afternoon Bible study.  Guest, Gretchen Carlson led the minds of the young women and sports staff member, Neil Tremblett led the minds of the boys – both on the topic of…

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Although our morning sports ended with a downpour, much of the rain happened while we were having lunch.  But rain just makes mud puddles which makes sports….much more exciting.  We adjusted our afternoon sports to be right after lunch to keep the outdoor activities within the window of forecasted dry weather. More pictures later from afternoon sports. Website: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com…

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The teams are all close in points after 2 days of competition. Here are the current standings (top 4 places only): Royal Blue Orange Lime Hunter / Hot Pink (tie) More updates to the standings tomorrow morning! Website: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com Blog Signup: https://www.midwestsummercamp.com/blog Text Alerts: text “@msc4kids” to “81010” Email: allthingsmsc@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msccamp Instagram: @allthingsmsc

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It certainly was a restful night after a long day of activities. Everyone was dragging a little this morning (including the staff), but we are excited for another beautiful day at Shakamak. We began the day as we always do with the pledge of allegiance and a flagpole devotion led by Zach McCauley.  The kids were very attentive as…

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Monday evening the staff entertained the campers with some funny skits.  The kids really enjoyed seeing their team captains, campadres, and other staff member cut up and have fun. Here are some pictures from the night. But one skit rose above all others.  It was done by some special visitors from the Point Pleasant Police Patrol….   It was…

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Right after lunch, camper gets a chance to flex their brain muscles by helping their team with the spelling bee and math flashcard challenge.  Each camper gets a chance to see how many flashcards they can answer correctly in 30 seconds.   And while their teammates were showing their mental skills, the rest of the team relaxes in the…

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Today at lunch, we handed out the highly sought after “Golden Dustpan Award” for the cleanest girls and the cleanest boys cabins.  Today’s winners were Cabin 2 Girls and Cabin 7 Boys.  (Now you know they can do it so it’s fair to expect it at home, right).   In addition, the compadres award campers with their special “Paper…

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