6th Grade Camp is an annual tradition for Hamburg’s brand-new middle schoolers. The students are brought to the Camp Conrad Weiser and experience many outdoor activities including archery, building shelters, etc. The campers stay in cabins with high school counselors who are Junior and Senior student volunteers.
Cadence Jalbert, a senior counselor, loved getting to know each and every camper within her cabin. She enjoyed watching the campers interact with each other without the pressure of social media and the internet. The least fun part of the couple days was the on and off rain. Cadence wished that she could have spent more time with her campers, but at this age, they want freedom, so she gave them that. She enjoyed recalling her time at 6th grade camp and viewing how much it had changed in the past couple of years.
Hailey Quinn, a junior counselor, favorite part of camp was the line dancing activity. A professional line dancer was there and taught them different line dances. She enjoyed getting to know the kids in her cabin and hope she made a good impression as she remembers her 6th grade counselor. It was nostalgic to be in the same cabin she was in as a 6th grader but as a counselor, it was upsetting to have the furthest cabin away. She enjoyed her experience however she wished to be have given more instruction before the first day of camp. Instead she was thrown into camp and was expected to take care of the kids. One of her little brothers in the SMART program was in her night group so he asked to have his first s’more with Hailey, creating a nice moment. She hopes to go back once again next year.
