DAY THIRTEEN
JULY 4TH
INDEPENDENCE DAY
"O BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES,
FOR AMBER WAVES OF GRAIN,
FOR PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTIES,
ABOVE THE FRUITED PLAIN!
AMERICA! AMERICA!"
"GRACE, YOU LOOK LIKE A 90'S MOM WITH YOUR HUSBAND AND KIDS GOING TO A 4TH OF JULY BARBECUE."
MUSIC DIRECTOR GRANT ABELSON OPENED THE
MORNING CELEBRATIONS WITH A ROUSING RENDITION OF "THE STAR SPANGELED BANNER"
BEST DRESSED
FOLLOWING THE MORNING FESTIVITIES AND A HEARTY AMERICAN BREAKFAST, BUNKS PREPARED FOR OUR ANNUAL BUNK CHALLENGE, WITH OVER FOUR MILES OF TERRAIN, 36 OBSTACLES, WITH PLENTY OF HAY TO CRAWL OVER AND TUNNELS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH IT WAS TIME FOR THE MKN TOUGH MUDDER.
SILBERFEIN, " EVERYONE TOGETHER FOUR ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE..."
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EVERYONE ELSE, "WAIT WHAT?"
"BEING PHOTOGENIC STARTS WITH THE EYES AND THE LEFT EYEBROW. MONSON AND i HAVE MASTERED THIS ARTFORM, EVEN WHILE CRAWLING THROUGH THE GRASS."
-jUAN PABLO
"I COULD FLY BUT THAT WOULD DEFEAT THE POINT. THE STRUGGLE BUILDS CHARACTER, AND LET'S BE HONEST WHO IS MORE OF A CHARACTER THAN ME? I HAVE TO SET THE EXAMPLE."
- GUS
CARNIVAL
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SOMEONE WANTS A RAINBOW,
RAINBOW!!!
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no fourth of july is complete without the annual usa vs canada camper counselor hockey game. usa captains cameron storch and brian paget return to defend their undefeated streak against captains jack richards and greg walbergs' team canada
despite three goals and an assist from canadian new comer zach stedman, team usa remains unbeaten with a 6-4 victory. on the back of an incredible goal tending from rookie us player freddie horowitz and six goals between captains cameron storch and brian paget the us team was never without the lead. standout play by us defender aaron kail and canadian assistant captain matt gensburg made this contest one for the record books.
independence day came to a boisterous conclusion with the traditional tanglewood firework display.
