Summer 2025, Week 2
Isaac Newton’s First Law of Motion (for those with lack of scientific expertise), claims that an object in motion stays in motion. In Camp Scatico terms, which is probably a more common language for those of us reading, this means that the spirit and action of camp we saw bloom in Week 1 has only continued. See below for Week 2 Highlights…
Week 2 Highlights
Cheering on the Girls Nat
Girls Nat: The week began with the Girls’ Nat Holman Invitational Tournament. The bleachers of the Pavilion were filled with green and grey as the crowd cheered on their team. The first game was a blowout against Kinder Ring. Although the team lost to Lenox in the semis, the energy remained high because later that day…
DJ Pure: “DJ Pure” set up shop in the Pavillion and hosted a dance party for evening activity. Campers of all ages danced the night away and enjoyed music with their peers.
Teams Day 1: Thunderbolt and Racing Wind played against Blazing Arrow and Flying Eagle for the day. Each division played two sports in the morning followed by the swim meet in the afternoon. At the evening campfire, each team sang their Jingle, which is a short fight song, and demonstrated their Pyramid, which is a gymnastics formation. The current standings have Blazing Arrow in first, Flying Eagle in second, Racing Wind in third, and Thunderbolt in fourth.
College Bowl: The Upper Seniors did a fantastic job leading their teams in College Bowl, a two day competition between four teams on Boys’ Side. The teams remain the same every summer, being University of Michigan (royal blue), UCLA (light blue), USC (yellow), and Ohio State (red). College Bowl starts with a full evening capture the flag, and the next day continues with Mass Softball (everyone in the field at once, everyone at bat), Full Camp Dodgeball and Rock Paper Scissors, and Greasy Watermelon. The afternoon follows with the full-camp Relay, an intense game of Knockout, and the Upper Senior Slapball Homerun Derby.
The special event was completed with the Campfire. The silliness of the novelties like Pillow Fights and Fool Ball was balanced with the solemn ceremony honoring the Upper Seniors, where Division Leader George Richardson gifted each Upper Senior with a Scatico backpack.
Yes, there are moments of stillness within this all… a walk back to a bunk from a meal, reading a comic book or playing a card game during rest hour… but Camp Scatico is undoubtedly within a state of inertia. The rush of cheering on your bunkmates during the Nat, the anticipation of waiting for your event during the relay, the thrill of hearing that the following day is a late morning… Summer at Camp Scatico is an object in motion, moving along with an intangible vitality, and it refuses to be stopped.
