By Alaina Yoakum, URJ Camp Newman Director of Marketing & Communications
In less than 36 hours, Camp Newman is going to be something it hasn’t been in several months: Silent. Over 500 campers will be saying farewell to the bunks they’ve slept in, the cabinmates they’ve befriended, the counselors they’ve looked up to, and the utopia of camp life to return back home.
While campers are certainly excited to reunite with their families, leaving a place that has become their second home brings up lots of feelings – especially about what they’re going to miss most about camp. Here’s what they said…
What are you going to miss most about camp?
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"Hiking the campus - it's really pretty. I'll miss hiking to the Star, the Star Loop, and the OKY trails." - Micah
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"Meeting new people and hanging out with my friends." - Aaron
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"I'm going to miss Gaga and my friends." - Adison
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"The amazing, accepting community." - Eric
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"The food - especially the pasta and breadsticks." - Aiden
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"My new friends." - Alec
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"I'll miss the baseball, the new equipment and the specialists." - Evan
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"My cabinmates." - Ava
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"Playing." - Ben
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"I'll miss my friends and the different activities we got to do - like hiking to the Star, Adventure Mountain and the pool." - Elayna
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"The Zipline - it was super long and fun to go down." - Evan
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"Playing sports - like basketball, Frisbee and Gaga." - Julian
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"My friends." - Emily
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"My amazing counselors!" - Jenna (on left) with her counselor
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"I'm going to miss my friends. This was my first year, but I had friends who came from home plus I made lots of new friends." - Faith
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"The Tower" - Jennifer
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"Gaga and skateboarding." - Julian
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"The new cabins." - Kovi
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"It's classified..." - Niko
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"Everything. And the zipline." - Leigh
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"My friends." - Mara
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"The Zipline and Tower at Adventure Mountain" - Max
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"The Tower - and getting to the top and seeing the view." - Miranda
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"Everything!" - Noah
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"The connections that we've made will last a lifetime" - Rylee "Friends and each other" - Avi "Yeah, she's going to miss me!" - Rylee
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"The atmosphere ... it's like my second home." - Samantha
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