Director’s Reports

For US versus For ME

July 31, 2026

I saw two counselors come up to Mike Wiff with requests. It pleased me no end that they were inquiring about activities they wanted to offer the campers as opposed to personal issues which is what happens at most camps as the days dwindle towards back to school issues. Those fellows, too, have loads of stuff on their agendas but still desire to squeeze as much camp as they can into their lives until the absolute deadline arrives. Great camp.

To top off the glee, last evening counselors Sam, Finn and Jack ran the most populated evening sponsorship in Kingswood history. At least 80 boys showed up on Mem Field for “Betrayal,” an “every man for himself” tag game where alliances are made and broken. Attractively named and effectively promoted, that was all it took to draw ½ the camp to the nonsense.

Sam’s mother Julie, currently one of our two crackerjack nurses (Ashley being the other,) sat in the cart with me and we laughed our heads off at all the hoopla. The contest had an end-time of 8pm by which time three or four kids were still alive, having scammed their way successfully. I do not know who those boys are, but you will hear all about it, I am confident.

Two full paragraphs about a silly game?  It is all about camaraderie and camp spirit, Julie and I acknowledged to one another. Boys quickly make good friends in such a setting as well as learn to love camp. I am serious when I tell you that boys will come back to camp in another year so that they can play games like Betrayal. Funny, eh?

I posted a host of blurry photos so that you might locate your son at least one time. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

My featured image today shows counselors Charlie and Elijah as opposing quarterbacks in the touch football tournament. Here you witness another wrinkle in our big scheme of things. Counselors get to participate in this event and have a blast doing it. They cannot score, of course, but do direct their teams.

“Go out of bounds on the one yard line” hollered Charlie to an older player who was sprinting towards the goal line with the football. Only Kingswood insiders would ever comprehend this coaching command. Touchdowns scored by younger campers are worth more points and Charlie was hoping to exploit this rule.

Back to Julie and me on the golf cart. “Boys of all ages get along so well in these games,” she remarked. As I have already noted in my blogs, this behavior is expected at Kingswood. There was Banjo, one of the bigger fellows on the field, managing a cohort of schemers right before us. We both loved it.

That makes three paragraphs about a silly game. Camp is for the campers. Silly us.

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