First-grader Katherine Maston has her top moments at Camp BSAC, including

“swimming, my teacher” and “the movies” (shown at rest time and on rainy days). Her favorite field-trip experience? “Jumping,” at the Sky Zone in Tampa. “She’s a good camper,” said counselor Sidney O’Sullivan. “She always listens, she’s very respectful to everyone, and she’s great to be around because she’s nice and likes to have fun.”

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CAMP BSAC NEWS / Issue 10

Counselor Kudos

Week 10 — July 31 to August 4

Time Warp - Week 9 Review• Get set for Camp Rewind, a chance to

revisit the season’s best-loved activities. Counselors, beware Camper Revenge!

• The Sky Zone trampoline field trip, for all grades, is set for Aug. 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $20. Pack a lunch for campers to eat back at BSAC. Important: A waiver is required.

• The Busch Gardens field trip, for grade 4 through seniors, is scheduled for Aug. 2, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cost is $60 (without annual pass) and $15 (with pass). Send money to buy lunch and snack to eat at the park.

• The CQ Tactical laser tag field trip, for grade 3 through seniors, is set for August 3, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $25. Pack a lunch from home to eat back at BSAC. A waiver is required.

A BSAC shout-out to Sidney O’Sullivan, a USF student studying elementary

education. “I love working with children,” she said. “I’ve learned a lot about different teaching strategies, attention-getters, and things that work and don’t work. It’s solidified for me that this is what I want to do with my life.” A good counselor, she added, “needs to be balanced, knowing the right way to disciplne and having fun with the kids.”

Summer is winding up, with only one week left for Camp BSAC, and it’s been quite

a ride! “We enjoyed this summer with our returning campers, meetng new campers, and making memories together that will last a lifetime,” said BSAC Youth Director Shelby Johnson. “We were pretty full all summer and the field trips and activites were a big hit.”Time Warp Week featured games reminiscent of times past, including Wiffle Ball, Capture the Flag, Wall Ball, and Ultimate Frisbee. Away from BSAC, our campers one again earned kudos for their

field-trip decorum. The Camp BSAC group that went to the Tampa Bay Rays game on July 26 was featured multiple times on the Tropicana Field scoreboard! The occasional rainstorms and scorching heat didn’t hold back campers, who took advantage of BSAC’s awesome facilities with dips in the 50-meter pool and special activities in the indoor gym. Celebrations for summer’s end started in full swing, with pizza parties, dance parties, ice cream sundaes, and more. For a job well done, counselors and lifeguards ended the week with an after-hours pool party.

Apply and Register

BSAC is hiring, for its newest initiative, the BSAC After-School Experience,

set to open at Kingswood, Lithia Springs, and Stowers elementary schools, and Barrington and Mann middle schools. BSAC needs counselors at the elementary schools. / Register kids now for either the off-site BSAC After-School Experience or the on-site BSAC After-School All-Stars programs. For more, call Christie Lemar, BSAC Experience director, at 813-967-3827.

For registration packet and forms, visit www.mybsac.org.For Camp BSAC updates, like us on Facebook.com/myBSAC.Call: 813-689-0908.

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Register now for BSAC After-School All-Stars and the VPK program. Packets online and at the membership desk.

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