Readfield, Maine Fall 2013

Winter Office: Box 508 • Westport, CT 06881 • 203.227.8866 • summer@camplaurel.com • www.camplaurel.com

Dear Camp Laurel Family:

The fall is such an enjoyable time of year as we look back on another amazing summer at Laurel. Now that we’re back into our routines at school and work, our thoughts often drift back to those great Maine memories that

keep us happy all winter long. We’ll never forget the incredible performances at Campfires and Talent Shows; awesome special events like Carnival, Quest, Group Sing, Sports Night and Fireworks; S-Day trips to Funtown, Boothbay and Old Port; flipping crepes in ChefCamp, rallying at Tennis, cruising Echo Lake on a Hobie, whizzing down the Zip Line…the list goes on and on! But most importantly, we’ll remember the amazing friendships we made over those remarkable seven weeks!

We’re also looking ahead with great excitement to the summer of 2014. As soon as the last bus pulled out of camp, Rick, Josh and our maintenance crew started work on a comprehensive cabin refurbishment project. Every cabin in camp has been deep-cleaned and given a “facelift” with new roofs and floors. They look fan-tastic! Each cabin also received brand new mattresses and cubbies. Every bathroom in every cabin has been gutted and upgraded, and the Acadia & Apache Showerhouses were renovated. We know you’ll be more comfortable than ever in your summer digs!

ChefCamp was more popular than ever last summer…so we decided to double the size of the program and facility! ChefCamp II opens its doors right next door to the original, with Chef Sarah once again at the helm. We know you’ll love it! Don’t worry…Studio Art has a great new home on “InterArts Row,” near Metalsmithing and Arts & Crafts. The Theatre also received a major upgrade with new windows, doors, ceiling, floor and roof. Bravo!

We’re also thrilled about the new additions to Laurel’s Waterskiing fleet: two new Master-craft ProStar 197s for skiing & wakeboarding and two new Mastercraft X2s, which are tailor-made for wakesurfing – a rapidly growing sport where you surf the wake created by the boat without being connected to a rope. We can’t wait for you to try it!

But what’s most exciting is the tremendous group of returning campers and staff who’ll join us again on the shores of Echo Lake for another unforgettable Maine summer. And of course, our fantastic group of Laurel newcomers featured in this and upcoming editions of MooseTracks. It’s the people who make Laurel so special.

Enjoy the fall, have a wonderful holiday season, keep in touch and think camp! And as always, thanks for keeping the Laurel Spirit alive all winter long.

Thinking of you,

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Welcome First TimersIt’s time to welcome our tremendous group

of new campers who’ll be making their Laurel debut in 2014. Many more faces have joined this impressive group since this edition went to press, so we’ll catch up with those first-timers in Winter MooseTracks.

Let’s get the ball rolling in sunny South Florida, home to so many Laurel super-

stars. Jadin Weiss of Miami Beach is excited to make her mark in Frosh Acadia, and we couldn’t be happier! Thanks to big brother Tyler for sharing the Laurel spirit with his sis-ter. Welcome to Maine, Jadin! Jakie Roberts makes the trip north as well and can’t wait to follow in brother Jordan’s footsteps. Laurel hockey is waiting for you, Jakie…get ready for the thrills of Junior Apache! And Aventura is home to Jade Stein, but she’s all ours come June. Get psyched for the good times in Acadia, Jade…thanks for giving us the thumbs up! And thanks to Jade’s cousins the Curtises for sharing the Laurel pride.

Let’s roll out the red carpet in the Garden State for Kassidy, Jake and Chase

Fishman. Wow…great news that this Saddle River triple-crown is heading to the Pine Tree State! Get ready for the bright lights of Laurel Theatre, Kassidy! Laurel Lacrosse is where it’s at, Jake! Junior Apache is way cool, Chase! Short Hills stand-out Sophie Hochberg visited this past July and liked it so much she can’t wait for her first Laurel summer. Welcome to Junior Acadia, Sophie…it’s the cream of the crop! Great news! Upper Saddle River sends Alexander Lapinson, who’s set to make the Laurel leap. Thanks to rising Baxter camper and sister Jessica for paving the way. Welcome to the Junior Apache crew, Alexander. Awesome stuff! Saddle River’s Matt Gershengorn said, “I’m in,” after a summer tour! Matt continues in the family tradition of Laurel – he’s the nephew of alums Brittany and Jordan Bettman, and his parents Lauren and Brian are former Laurel staff mem-bers. Thanks for keeping it in the family, Matt! We can’t wait to welcome you in Maine! Julia Rosenstein throws her hat into the ring, too, and is pumped to join Junior Acadia. There’s a lot in store for you, Julia…great to have this Tenafly resident in the mix! How about a huge round of applause for Alpine’s Casey Law, who’s fired up for her Frosh Acadian summer. Thanks to big sis Jessie for letting her know Maine is the place to be come June! Get ready for Laurel Equestrian, Casey…it’s awe-some! Alpine’s Adam Schwartz couldn’t stay away any longer after hearing so many good things from cousin and 2014 Super Senior

William Schwartz…and his 8 other Schwartz and Mayer cousins who are Laurel alums! Sweeeeeet stuff, Adam! Get ready for the sum-mer of your life! Norwood’s Brooke Drucker is geared up for her first Laurel summer, after getting the inside scoop from sister and 3-Year Club member, Kayla. We’re so glad your time has come, Brooke. Awesome news! Sound the trumpets for Julia Bluestein of Demarest, who’s set to make her debut in Frosh Acadia. We can’t wait for you to experience your first Maine summer! Great news, Julia! And round-ing out the Jersey crew is Jillian Schmuckler of Princeton, who gave the go-ahead after hearing the Laurel buzz from cousins Alex and Nicky Hoffmann. Welcome aboard, Jillian…Junior Acadia is the place to be!

New York City never sleeps…and always produces Laurel All-Stars, also! Leading

the charge is Charlie Berger, who’s ready to tackle Junior Apache. We can’t wait for you to rock out in Readfield, Charlie! The Upper East Side claims Ivy Kargman in the offseason, but she’s ours this summer! Big thanks to sister Sadie for sharing the Laurel story. Welcome to Frosh Acadia, Ivy….we know you’ll love it! Fellow Upper East Sider Chloe Makhlin gives Laurel the seal of approval after a fantas-tic inaugural summer for sister Lauren in 2013. That’s tremendous news, Chloe…we can’t wait to make your first summer just as great! Not to be outdone, Ryan Katz is all-systems-go after a summer visit. The Apache Sport Court is calling your name! We’re so glad you’ve taken the plunge, Ryan! Brilliant news that Chloe Levine will be making the trip north come June. This UES resident is primed for summer #1 on the shores of Echo Lake after hearing great things from cousin Jake Cohen. Junior Acadia is awaiting you, Chloe! Let’s hear it for Julian Cohen, who’s making his debut after hearing about so many great Laurel sum-mers from siblings and alums Lily and Simon. Welcome to Frosh Apache, Julian! Get ready for the time of your life! Let’s welcome Upper East Sider Marin Geller, who’s ready for the thrills of a summer spent in Junior Acadia. Thanks for giving Laurel the go-ahead, Marin! So glad to have you on the team! Upper West Sider Brady Propper is all-aboard for a 2014 debut, and we’re thrilled! Laurel Climbing is top notch, Brady. Get psyched! The UWS also sends Robbie Schwartz, who couldn’t stay away any longer after the great reviews he got from cousins Rory and Max Ichelson. Laurel InterArts await your arrival in Maine, Robbie!

Manhattanite Simon Kaminer is fired up for his first Laurel season, and so are we! Frosh Apache is awesome, Simon…so you’ll fit right in! Welcome! And rounding out the NYC crew is “downtowner” Sienna May. Get psyched for your inaugural summer in Junior Acadia, Sienna! We can’t wait to greet you in Maine!

Westchester County continues its tradi-tion of producing outstanding Maine

campers. High fives all around for the debut of Chappaqua’s finest, Michael and Matthew Rodriguez. The courts and fields are wait-ing for you! So great to have you guys on the team! Armonk’s Jake Rosenberg said, “I’m going for it,” after hearing such great stories from brother Jared. Awesome news, Jake…Frosh Apache is a blast! Ellie Zimmerman of Purchase hits the ground running…to her new summer home in Junior Baxter! Thanks to Jenna Cohn for sharing the inside scoop. Welcome to Laurel, Ellie! What about Scarsdale resident Alexa Daddi-Melino? She throws her hat into the ring…and we’re delighted! Thanks to the Cohens of Greenwich for spreading the Laurel word near and far. Get set for fun in the sun in Frosh Acadia, Alexa! Scarsdale also delivers Alexander Tucker, who’ll be calling Junior Apache his summer home come June. Welcome to “Downeast Country,” Alexander. Thanks for giving us the stamp of approval after your summer visit!

Let’s put out the welcome mat for Maxwell Faulhaber of Dix Hills, NY, who gives

us the green light after brother Jack blazed the trail to Maine. Welcome to Vacationland, Maxwell! Junior Apache is where it’s at! Who could forget Benjamin Scheinson? Not us, that’s for sure! This Dix Hills guy is ready to roll in Junior Apache. Echo Lake awaits your arrival! How about a standing ovation for Roslyn Hills residents Josh and Ashley Roit? Josh can’t wait to join the Senior Sequoia squad and Ashley is eager to start her Senior Acadian summer. Awesome news!! Welcome to Laurel, Josh and Ashley! Let’s shout out a huge Laurel welcome for Charlie Samter. This Roslyn Heights resident is rarin’ to join the Senior Apache bunch. Way cool, Charlie…so glad you’ll call Maine your summer home! A big fist bump goes out to Old Brookeville’s Kyle Kramer, who is primed to join Junior Apache ’14. Laurel hoops is slammin’ and jammin’, Kyle! Welcome to the team!

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A huge thanks goes out to the Staff of 2013 who made this past summer so incredible. We’ve heard from so many of our stellar staff who are studying

and working hard, but thinking Laurel. Here’s just a glimpse:

Three-quarters of mighty APACHIA, Joie Picatti, Lauren “Poppy” Keane

and Kristen Maddox, have their hiking boots on for the trip of a lifetime to New Zealand and beyond. Don’t worry, they’ll be back stateside in time for June 2014! And what about the 4th member of Apachia and everyone’s favorite ACL, Travis Mann? He’s working in Colorado and planning his Laurel return. Sequoia and Baxter ACLs Kurt Whisler and Karrie Brawn are back in Northern Maine preparing for the winter ahead, while Baxter CL Mckenna Diggins is in Iowa studying, husking corn and dreaming

about taking in the Baxter sun. The Bago dream team has been in touch, too. Jon Miller is back in Michigan teaching high school, Matt “Cheese” Hill is teaching yoga in LA and Justin Tretten has made the move back to his home state of Colorado, but all are missing the days of Kan Jam around the fire circle. Bec ACL Hayley Zinn is back in her home state of Pennsylvania keeping her Bec Soccer skills sharp, while Melissa Asarch is back in NYC with “Goooood Moooorning Kennebec!” running through her mind.

Geoff Williams has moved to Laurel’s neighboring town, Hallowell, where he’s teaching preschool. Warren and Holly Williams are back in Newport,

Rhode Island teaching and coaching at St. Georges School alongside Devon Ducharme and Virginia Buckles. Heath Capello has hopped across the pond and is teaching in Milan, Italy, Tom Ferrero is back in Nova Scotia teaching at NSCAD University, and Jenny Fife is designing jewelry in Ontario. Daniel “DVP” Van Praagh, returned to work in his native New Zealand, while his mate Tom Davies is living and working in San Francisco. Both have plans to return for year #3 on Echo Lake. Tom Lang and Mike Trumbull are back in Maryland teaching, coaching and planning the 2014 GaGa Tournament. Stefan Borowski is back in Connecticut coaching at New Canaan Country School and looking forward to a return to the Laurel soccer pitch. Corey Goldman moved to Miami where he is working as a personal trainer in South Beach,

and Dre Murray is back home in NYC staying busy coaching hoops at his after-school program A&M Sports. Gustavo Andrade and Adriano Cipriano have returned to Sao Paulo and are busy teaching on the hard courts. Fernando Ristow is not far away, but instead of teaching this fall, he is playing on the ATP World Tour! InterArts and Adventure Director Zack Pettijohn is back home in New Mexico teaching art and coaching. Meanwhile, the Rockport crew is keeping the music alive. Peter

Arvo is playing shows all over Manhattan and Brooklyn, Timmi Gammon is teaching and playing in Boston, while Ian Link is prepping for an East Coast tour. All three are dreaming of another Rockport summer! Everyone’s favorite Campus Administrators are keeping busy, too: Matt “Manderson” Anderson is finishing his teaching degree at UMaine and Mackenzie Leshe is student teaching in Illinois. And we can’t forget the one-and-only Matt “Taco” Scheff who is working on his master’s degree at NYU.

Talent on the hoops court apparently goes hand in hand with teaching elementary school! LG

and Big Red (or Laura Grace and Hayley Pettit as they’re known in the “real world”) are back in Kansas and Montana, and are lesson-planning their return to their summer home in Kennebec. Bec counselor Izzy Rogner is back at school in West Virginia studying and running fast, while Colleen Grondin is working on her art education degree in Michigan. We sure hope to see them back in Laurel InterArts and Athletics! Lauren Saverino is back to her classroom in Illinois and teaching her students all her favorite Acadia songs. Fellow specialist Amanda Clark is in Colorado, while superstar Nightingale Jill McLoughlin is studying hard in Michigan.

Laurel’s worldwide travellers Sam Liska, Mark Rogers, Jack Sandquist and Ian McBrearty are backpacking around Europe for the year with a

summer return to New England on their itinerary! Pat Mullarkey is teaching English in China while exploring all Asia has to offer. Danny Buzzell is hitting the books again as a graduate assistant with the UCONN Athletic Department, Jugglin’ Josh Pry has returned to Grand Valley State to finish his PE degree, and Kyle Gramke returned to the mountains of Denver…all with thoughts of Apache 2014! Cody Christianson is back in Salt Lake City training for his upcoming innings on the pitching mound, and Alex Arnowitz is back in Miami studying at “The U” with a return to “Sweet Home Kennebago” on his mind.

There are so many more incredible counselors that we’ve heard from, so we’ll keep you up to date with the Staff Scene in upcoming editions of

MooseTracks. Thanks again to the 2013 staff for your energy, commitment and spirit. Keep in touch, and keep that Laurel spirit alive all winter long!

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First Timers continuedAnd Cold Spring Harbor’s Ryan Koenigsberger joins the Laurel hit parade after hearing such great things from the Faulhaber family. Out of sight, Ryan! Get ready for the fun of Frosh Apache!

New England is not only home to Laurel, but also many superstar Laurel campers! Talia Varsano hails from Westport and is ready to

follow in the footsteps of sisters Logan and Rachel. We’re so glad your time has come, Talia! Great news! Greenwich sends Sebastian Gallardo who can’t wait to make Laurel his summer stomping grounds. Thanks to the Cohen family for letting Sebastian know Laurel is the hot spot come June. Welcome, Sebastian! The Bay State – Massachusetts, that is – con-tinues to send Laurel talent to Maine, this time in the form of Ava and Beau Bialow of Needham. Laurel’s new Mastercraft ski fleet is ready for you, Beau! Laurel’s Equestrian Center is all yours this summer, Ava! Welcome to these superstars in the making! And Aaron Spetter Goldstein

of Newton is primed to make his mark at Laurel after brother Benji and sister Rachel came home with so many great summer memories. Get ready for Frosh Apache, Aaron. It rocks! Alana Gordon of Potomac, Maryland knows Laurel is the place to be…brothers and Laurel alums Zack and Jake gave her the inside scoop. We’re over the moon that the Gordon family makes its Laurel return. Welcome to Readfield, Alana! Dy-no-mite! Julian Rosenbaum of Santa Monica, California heads east to join brother Jaden and cousin Andrew Reiter in Maine. We’re pumped that this West Coaster has decided to join the action in Junior Apache. There’s so much fun in store for you, Julian! And rounding out this edition of MooseTracks is Sofia Vitienes of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic who signed on the dotted line after getting the inside scoop from Annette Baittiner Morales. Welcome to Baxter, Sofia. We know you’ll have the time of your life!

That’s a wrap on this edition, but many more new faces will be featured in the next MooseTracks. We can’t wait to greet you

all in Maine! apache a.c.f.l.

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New SlideshowCheck out the 2013 slideshow and relive your favorite camp memories.

www.camplaurel.com/slideshows

Dance ShowcasesThe 2013 Laurel Dance Showcases

are available for viewing and down-load at the following locations:

Use the password campisfun to access either showcase.

Camp Opens: Saturday, June 28th

Camp Ends: Friday, August 15th

Visiting Day: Saturday, July 26th

Echo Lake Newsfrom the ChefCamp KitchenChurros with Chocolate Dipping SauceINGREDIENTSChurros★ 2 eggs★ 1 egg yolk★ 6 tablespoons sugar★ 2½ tablespoons orange juice★ 1 tablespoon orange zest ★ 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract★ ½ teaspoon cinnamon★ 1½ cups self-rising flour★ 1 cup sugar★ 2 teaspoons cinnamon★ Vegetable oil (for deep-frying)

Chocolate Sauce★ ¼ cup heavy cream★ 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped

PROCEDURE

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, 6 tablespoons sugar, orange juice, zest, vanilla, and ½ teaspoon cinnamon. Slowly stir in the flour. Pour batter into a pastry bag. In another bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Fill a large saucepan with oil for frying, about 2- 3 inches deep. Heat the oil over a high flame until it reaches 375º. Pipe the batter into the hot oil in batches. Cook until golden brown. Remove and roll the churros in the cinnamon sugar. Cool on paper towels. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat the heavy cream until bubbling. Place the chocolate in a mixing bowl, then pour the hot cream over the chocolate and whisk to combine.

For more recipes from the ChefCamp kitchen, go to: www.camplaurel.com/ChefCamp

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