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First and foremost, we want to wish our entire North Star family a very happy

and healthy New Year. Even in the heart of winter, we remain so thankful that you have chosen to spend your summers with us. The Summer of 2014 will be North Star’s 70th summer and it is already shaping up to be a great one. We have a great group of campers coming from around the country and around the world. Our staff is starting to come together as well and we are so excited to share with you the many staff who are returning this year.

Up at camp Tom has been battling truly arctic temperatures with daytime highs of -30° and wind chills of -50°. There has been as much as three feet of snow on the ground as well. Despite the frigid temperatures, staff members ANDY RODHEIM, SCOTT GOLDBERG, ARI WEIL, ZACH BLUMY BLUMENFELD and DYLAN JACOBS decided to rendezvous up at camp for a little winter getaway. They were even able to make their way across the athletic field to have a little campfire at the Council Ring. While these guys bundled up for the cold, many of you looked to escape the frigid air.

It was amazing to hear about how small the world really is. We heard great stories of DANIEL BERGMAN and ROSS KRANTZ running into each other in Israel at a beach on the shores of the Dead Sea, and both were wearing a North Star t-shirt! As amazing was that in South Africa, SPENCER, OWEN and OLIVER MARKS along with cousin JOSH MARKS ran into JONATHAN and JORDAN SCHACK and cousin DANIEL BERNSTEIN as well as NOAH and ZACH WEBER. OLIVER ROCKMAN was visiting family in England and visited with RYAN WARD and OLLIE BAYLIS over there. LEB, SUE and KACY were in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and they were able to be the first to congratulate former NSC program director BETH SHEFCYK on her engagement on the

beach down there. It seems to not matter where you are, there is always a North Star connection.

After the calendar turns to January, it always seems like summer sneaks up on us quickly. We have a busy couple of months ahead of us as we continue our search for the world’s greatest staff and campers. We are also celebrating Laney’s first birthday this week

Ari Weil, Dylan Jacobs, Scott Goldberg, Andy Rodheim and Zach Blumenfeld (photographer)

enjoy a winter fire at the council ring.

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Campers and Staff in North Star Gear Around the World

We’ve enjoyed (with some jealousy) seeing campers and staff travel all over the world during their winter vacations. Over the past few weeks we’ve gotten lots of great pics of camp folks wearing their NSC gear and we’ll share many of these pics in this Siren. You can also check out NSC folks in their gear here: http://bit.ly/nscgear

If you haven’t sent us your NSC Gear Pic, you still can.

- Email them to [email protected], - Post them on instagram and/or twitter, add #NSCgearpics and tag @northstarcamp.- Post them to facebook, tag North Star and add #NSCgearpics.

We’ll be sure to share all of the NSC Gear Pics with the rest of the North Star community on facebook, twitter and instagram.

We are excited about the following first time campers who will be joining us in 2014.

► Manhattan Beach, CA: ETHAN BORT, ZACH BORT, ► Chicago, IL: TOMAS CATOGGIO, OLIVER KATZ, MICHAEL PITTS, RYAN TOULOUSE, ► Deerfield, IL: MAX INDIA, ► Glencoe, IL: MILES GRUEN, ► Highland Park, IL: SIMON GLAZER, MAX MARGULIS, TYLER MARGULIS, BEN MINTZER, and ELI MEEK, ► Columbus, OH: CHARLIE TALBOTT, ► Terrace Park, OH: ALEX SALKIN and ROBERT SALKIN, ► Bartlesville, OK: ARTHUR SJURSAETHER, ► Bellaire, TX: ELLIOTT LAZAR, ► Fitchberg, WI: TEDDY PROCOPIO, ► Mequon, WI: JACK GRUEN.

Welcome back to our returning campers who have re-enrolled for the summer of 2014

► Bellwood, IL: HOLLIS SUMO, ► Deerfield, IL: JACOB SINTON, ► Nashville, TN: JACOB BRESSMAN ► Bellaire, TX: JOSH DAVIDSON, JAKE PLANTOWSKY, and GRANT SCHNEIDER.

LEB and SUE return for nearly 80 combined summers at North Star and we’re lucky to have them back in their familiar roles. Sue will continue to oversee our health center. She also spends lots of time making camp look great, tending to the various gardens. Leb will be eager to hop back on the lawn mower and he makes sure that the fields remain in great shape. Both are always there to share their wisdom and advice with campers and staff alike. Leb and Sue spend much of the off season playing the role of grandparents to Chase.

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The Marks Cousins run into the Schacks/Bernsteins in South Africa.

We’ll be there in 2014

J a n u a ry - F e b r u a ry T r av e l Ca l e n d a r

February is a crazy month for us! Once this time of year approaches, we hit the road again with a vengeance. The next month is always filled with camper recruitment visits. It’s also when we head out, several college campuses in search

of amazing staff members. We also have our annual ACA National Conference. Here is our current travel schedule with more stops to be announced. Camper fairs are in blue. If you’re interested in meeting us on one of our visits or would like to schedule a separate time to meet up when we’re in your city, let us know. Email us at [email protected] to find out more about our visits or to schedule an appointment.

If you know of prospective campers or staff in any of these areas, be sure to let them know of our visits or let us know and we’ll reach out to them. We’re happy to schedule appointments when we’re in any of these cities. We are still planning more trips so keep an eye on the NSC blog and facebook for more announcements!

1/28: Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL ● 11am - 2pm ● Holmes Student Center1/29: Knox College Camp Job Fair, Galesburg IL ● 10am - 2:30pm ● Gallery of the Seymour Union1/29: Monmouth College Camp Job Fair, Monmouth, IL ● 4-6:30pm ● Stockdale Center Lobby1/30: Western Illinois Univ Camp Job Fair, Macomb, IL ● 10am - 4pm ● University Union Grand Ballroom2/1: Summer Opportunities Fair, St Louis, MO ● 10am - 3pm ● Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School2/3 – 2/8: American Camp Association Conference, Orlando FL2/8: Dallas Camper Fair ● 1pm - 3:30pm ● The Episcopal School, Dallas, TX2/9: Camp & Summer Adventure Fair 11:00am ● 3:00pm ● Daniel Wright Junior High School2/10: St. Olaf Summer Job/Camp Fair, Northfield, MN ● 9:30am - 2pm ● Crossroads of Buntrock Commons2/11: College of St. Benedict/St. Johns University, St. Joseph, MN ● contact us for more details2/12: Minnesota State Univ. Summer Job Fair, Mankato, MN ● 9:30am - 3pm ● CSU Ballroom2/13: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN ● Contact us for more details2/14: Vanderbilt University Camp Fair, Nashville, TN ● 11:30 am - 2:00 pm ● Light Hall, North Lobby2/15: Nashville Parent Summer Camp Adventure Fair, Franklin, TN ● 10am – 3pm ● Cool Springs Galleria2/18: UW Stevens Point Camp Job Fair, Stevens Point, WI ● 10 am to 3 pm ● Dreyfus Center, Laird Room2/19: UW La Crosse Summer Jobs Fair, La Crosse, WI ● 10:00 am – 3:00 pm ● Cartwright Center2/20: Winona State Univ Camp Job Fair, Winona MN ● 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ● Student Union Lower Kryzsko Commons

M E e t O u r S ta f f

Leb is also the Executive Director of the Camp Owners and Directors Association.

JEFF McCORMACK is back for summer number nineteen. Jeff and family live in Westminster, CO, just outside of Denver. There he’s a special education teacher. One of Jeff ’s passions is disc golf and its something he does year round, organizing a winter league that raises money for a local charity. At camp, Jeff is our disc golf pro while directing our Counselor in Training program.

KIM McCORMACK returns for summer number sixteen. Along with her husband Jeff, son Lake and daughter Summer, Kim lives in Westminster, CO. She’s a middle school science teacher in Evergreen, CO. During camp, Kim serves as a program assistant. She helps make sure that campers get their schedule while also organizing special programming. She’s a tremendous asset to our staff!

MANDY SULLIVAN returns for her thirteenth summer at North Star. Along with her husband Scott, Mandy lives in Princeton, WI, where she’s a speech therapist at a nearby school. Our waterfront is in good hands with Mandy as our waterfront director. She also trains all of our life guards in Red Cross training and makes sure that our ski boats are in optimal conditions by taking a test run as often as possible.

SENIOR COUNSELORS

MICHAEL BERGER will be back for summer number eleven. A native of Chicago, IL, Michael is a freshman at American University in Washington D.C. Michael recently was selected to intern for the Democratic National Committee. It was quite an honor to be selected to this position as there were thousands of applicants for just a few positions. At camp Michael instructs riflery and also helps organize our camp musical.

OLLY CAYLESS is back for his fourth summer. Coming all the way over from Brecon in Wales, Olly is our head of sailing as well as our Intermediate Village Director. At home, he’s studying sports and exercise science. He heads up our sailing program while also instructing windsurfing and climbing.

NICK KASLE returns for summer number nine. He grew up in

the Milwaukee area, specifically River Hills, WI, Nick is now a sophomore at Highpoint University in North Carolina. Nick instructs waterskiing and arts and crafts at camp. We’re glad to have Nick and his extensive wardrobe of basketball jerseys back this summer.

OLIVER ROCKMAN brings his love of all things Nebraska back for his eleventh summer. Originally from Omaha, Oliver is just about the biggest Cornhusker fan you’ll find. He’s also quite the fan of English soccer club Chelsea FC. Oliver is currently a sophomore at Emory University in Atlanta. At camp he heads

up our riflery program.

DANNY VERB is back for his Big Ten! Danny grew up in Riverwoods, IL and is an esteemed alumnus of Deerfield High School. He’s currently one of many NSC guys at Tulane University in New Orleans. At camp, Danny instructs climbing as well as archery.

JUNIOR COUNSELORS

SAM BRICKER returns for his eighth Summer at North Star. Hailing from Deerfield, IL, Sam is a junior at Deerfield High School. He’s on the DHS tennis team, student council and DECA. This past year he helped organize School Chest, the high school’s charity drive, which raised over $97,000 for the Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association.

JACOB BYCK is also from Deerfield, IL where he is a senior at Deerfield High School. There he’s involved in DECA. He’s also helps coach his brother’s baseball team. He and his family recently took a trip to Aruba over winter break. We’re excited to have Jacob back instructing athletics this summer.

ADAM CLOCH returns for his ninth summer. A native of Riverwoods, IL, Adam is a senior at Deerfield High School. There he’s the captain of the varsity hockey team. At camp, Adam spends quite a bit if time on the waterfront, instructing sailing and windsurfing.

ELI FRIED returns for his Big Ten. A native of Leawood, Kansas, he’s a senior at Blue Valley North High School. There he’s active on his school robotics team as well as in BBYO. In the fall he’ll be heading to the University of Central Florida to study engineering. At North Star Eli instructs rocketry as well as swimming and waterskiing.



O u r S ta f f i s ta k i n g S h a p e

We’re excited about the 2014 staff! In addition to the folks listed in this Siren, several other staff from 2013 have committed to returning in 2014 and we’ll be listing them in our next Siren!

We’re have a great CIT class for the summer of 2014. We welcome the following former campers to our staff: Michael Becker, Noah Broutman, Simon Dinkin Elliott Goldberg, Josh Lederman, Jacob Lending, Ike Nierman, Max Pastan, Ethan Rane, Ben Rubin, Nick Rubnitz, Zach Shapiro, Ronald Smith and Zach Weber.

Daniel and Ross ran into each other in Israel. Both were wearing their NSC Tshirts.

DAVID GLASS returns for summer number eight. From Highland Park, IL, David is a junior at Highland Park High School. He’s been serving as a volunteer this off season, working with students at Indian Trail Elementary school who have learning disabilities and language barriers.

HOLDEN GREENBERG will also be spending his tenth summer at North Star. Holden hails from Larchmont, NY where he is a senior at Mamaroneck High School. There he’s involved with his school’s theater productions and is also on the ultimate team. We’re glad to have Holden back as a tennis and athletics instructor.

ETHAN HANDLER is back for summer number seven. Camp is a family thing for Ethan. His grandfather was a long time camp doctor and his dad was a camper and also a camp doc. Ethan is a junior at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, IL. There he’s on the tennis and math teams.

LUCAS KASLE returns for summer number nine. From River Hills, WI, Lucas is a senior at Nicolet High School. In the fall he’ll be heading out to Pennsylvania where he’ll be a freshman at Muhlenberg College. At camp Lucas instructs climbing and athletics while also spending time on our waterfront.

DANIEL LEVINE returns to camp for his eighth summer. A native of Chicago, IL, Daniel is a junior at Francis Parker High School. A tennis and athletics instructor at camp, Daniel plays varsity tennis for his schools’ team.

ETHAN LEVY is back for his Big Ten! A native of Mequon, WI, he’s a senior at Homestead High School. There he’s on the hockey team. After camp he’ll head to Madison, WI where he’ll be a freshman at the University of Wisconsin. At camp Ethan instructs athletics.

JAKE MALTER comes to camp from Chicago, IL. A junior at Francis Parker High School, last year he was the only sophomore on the school’s varsity golf team. This will be Jake’s eight summer at North Star and will instruct disc golf.

SPENCER MARKS is back for his eighth summer at North Star. If it seems like there are a bunch of Marks’ at North Star, there are. Spencer has two brothers and a cousin at camp. His dad and uncles were also campers. From Chicago, Spencer is a junior at Francis

Parker High School. He plays on his school’s soccer team and writes for the school newspaper.

SPENCER REED returns for summer number eight. Hailing from Los Angeles, California, Spencer is a junior at Loyola High School

in LA. He’s on his school rowing team and also writes for the school newspaper. At camp Spencer instructs tennis as well as waterskiing/wakeboarding.

DAVID SHAKNO will be back for his eighth summer. Living in Shaker Heights, OH, David is a big fan of Cleveland sports. A junior at Shaker Heights H.S., he runs cross country and is the multimedia editor for the school newspaper. David also created the Sports Central app, which you can get for free on the App Store.

MAX SINTON hails from Deerfield, IL where he’s a junior at Deerfield High School. At DHS he’s on the school lacrosse team. He’s also on the DECA marketing team. This will be Max’s eighth summer at camp and he’ll be instructing athletics and disc golf.

ARI WEIL returns for his ninth summer at camp. Ari comes to camp from Denver, CO, however his family has owned a home on Spider Lake for many year. He’s actually spent his past Thanksgiving and winter break in the Hayward area and visited camp to see the snow on the ground. Ari is a senior at the Denver School of Science and Technology and at camp he’ll be instructing biking and ultimate Frisbee



Noah Barkoff in Cartegena, Colombia.

R e f e r a F r i e n d

Most of our campers end up at camp via word of mouth. Our families are our best salespeople and we appreciate all that they do when they recommend North Star. Enrollment is very strong for the summer of 2014 and we have done

lots of home visits and continue our travels to many cities across the country to meet prospective campers.

Do you know someone looking for camp or have someone in mind that North Star would be a good fit for? We’d be happy to tell them more about camp. Please let us know by having them contact us or completing our “Refer a Friend” form at http://bit.ly/NSCrefer You can also email the referral to [email protected] or call our office at 715-462-3254.

Adam and his sister in front of Buckingham Palace.



Join us at House of Blues in Chicago for an adult evening of live music, camp fun and fundraising to provide camperships for underserved

youth!

The details: Saturday, March 1, 2014 7-‐11 pm House of Blues Chicago 329 North Dearborn

Tickets: $125 each by February 8th, $150 after February 8th

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Live music by Brad Emanuel http://www.brademanuel.com/promos and Matt Rodin youtube.com/mattrossmusic

Become a VIP Table Host-‐ includes VIP seating for 10-‐ $1500

Open bar, dinner and auction

Auction items include:

v MLB TV Tour with Chris Rose and Kevin Millar, play whiffle ball in Studio 42 http://m.mlb.com/network/about/

v 2 tickets to Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” and cocktails before the show

v 1 week stay in a Copper Mountain, Colorado condo v 1 week stay at Wild Eagle Resort

v Much, much more! For continued updates like us on Facebook. www.facebook.com/campforallkids

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