We Need Your Feedback! Well, from the feedback we’ve received to date, this past summer will be remembered for making lifetime friendships, having fun, and enjoying the wide variety of activities. Naturally, it’s satisfy- ing to learn that our hard work paid off, but more importantly, at this time we’re looking for your opinion on areas that can be improved. That is, how can we make Cayuga better for you and other campers in the future? We can’t improve something we don’t know about, so please let us know where we are falling short. Of course, if you’d like to tell us where we’re doing a good job, that’s helpful too! Our Camp Directors review all questionnaires and take into account each comment when planning for next season. So please all campers and parents, give us your feedback! TO COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE AFTER-CAMP QUESTIONNAIRE, login to your account, click “Forms & Docu- ments” and then click “After-Camp Questionnaire Online Version.” If you prefer to print out the questionaire, click “After Camp Questionaire - PDF Form.” Thanks for your time - your opinion counts! Camp Cayuga Business Office: PO Box 151, Peapack, NJ 07977 USA Telephone: (908) 470-1224, Fax: (908) 470-1228 Summer Address: 321 Niles Pond Road, Honesdale, PA 18431 USA Telephone: (570) 253-3133, Fax: (570) 253-3194 Email: [email protected] • Website: www.campcayuga.com • facebook.com/campcayuga • @campcayuga It’s hard to believe that Summer 2018 is now history. It was another great one in the Poconos at 321 Niles Pond Road in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. It certainly takes a lot of effort to create a successful summer, so we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved: A BIG THANK YOU ! Most importantly, thank you to . . . • Our Campers – for playing hard, having fun, and embodying what it means to be a Cayuga Camper. • Our Parents – for trusting us with the serious responsibility of taking care of your children. • Our awesome Counselors - for operating our activities safely and making a positive impact on our campers. • Our Senior Staff – for their leadership in directing our programs. • Our Food Service Staff – for serving delicious meals everyday! • Our Maintenace Guys – for doing everything necessary to keep Cayuga beautiful and safe. • Our Medical Staff – for keeping us all healthy throughout the summer. • And lastly, for everyone as a whole for working together to advance Cayuga’s mission! Yes indeed, it was a GREAT SUMMER and we’re sad it’s over – but there’s always next summer to look forward to! We sure hope to see you back at Camp Cayuga again in 2019! Brian Buynak CAMP CAYUGA WAZ-UP NEWSLETTER Back to School Edition 2019 Early bird special We are currently offering Cayuga families and their friends a BIG discount off next summer’s advertised tuition rates. The “Early Bird” Enrollment Application not only reserves a space for you, but also saves your parents loads of $$$. The discounted tuition rates expire September 30th, so don’t delay! A $500 deposit is required. If your brother or sister joins you next summer, your parents can save even more money. SIBLING CREDITS: If more than one child from a family enrolls, the second child receives a $400 credit (for full season), $300 (six weeks), $200 (half-session), or $100 (two week mini-session). Wow, that’s a great deal! TO REGISTER: To enroll for next summer, simply go to Cayuga’s website and click “Login”. You’ll need your password to enter your online account. The online enrollment process is very user-friendly. There are various options available for paying your deposit. If you prefer, you can enroll using a paper enrollment application form (PDF) which is also available on your dashboard. SEPTEMBER 2018
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We Need Your Feedback!
Well, from the feedback we’ve received to date, this past summer will be remembered for making lifetime friendships, having fun, and enjoying the wide variety of activities. Naturally, it’s satisfy-ing to learn that our hard work paid off, but more importantly,
at this time we’re looking for your opinion on areas that can be improved.
That is, how can we make Cayuga better for you and other campers in the future?
We can’t improve something we don’t know about, so please let us know where we are falling short. Of course, if you’d like to tell us where we’re doing a good job, that’s helpful too! Our Camp Directors review all questionnaires and take into account each
comment when planning for next season. So please all campers and parents, give us your feedback!
TO COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE AFTER-CAMP QUESTIONNAIRE, login to your account, click “Forms & Docu-
ments” and then click “After-Camp Questionnaire Online Version.” If you prefer to print out the questionaire,
click “After Camp Questionaire - PDF Form.” Thanks for your time - your opinion counts!
Camp Cayuga Business Office: PO Box 151, Peapack, NJ 07977 USA Telephone: (908) 470-1224, Fax: (908) 470-1228Summer Address: 321 Niles Pond Road, Honesdale, PA 18431 USA Telephone: (570) 253-3133, Fax: (570) 253-3194
It’s hard to believe that Summer 2018 is now history. It was another great one in the Poconos at 321 Niles Pond Road in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. It certainly takes a lot of effort to create a successful summer, so we’d like to take this
opportunity to thank everyone involved:
A BIG THANK YOU ! Most importantly, thank you to . . .• Our Campers – for playing hard, having fun, and embodying what it means to be a Cayuga Camper.• Our Parents – for trusting us with the serious responsibility of taking care of your children.• Our awesome Counselors - for operating our activities safely and making a positive impact on our campers.• Our Senior Staff – for their leadership in directing our programs.• Our Food Service Staff – for serving delicious meals everyday!• Our Maintenace Guys – for doing everything necessary to keep Cayuga beautiful and safe. • Our Medical Staff – for keeping us all healthy throughout the summer.• And lastly, for everyone as a whole for working together to advance Cayuga’s mission!
Yes indeed, it was a GREAT SUMMER and we’re sad it’s over – but there’s always next summer to look forward to! We sure hope to see you back at Camp Cayuga again in 2019! Brian Buynak
CAMP CAYUGA WAZ-UP NEWSLETTER
Back to School Edition
2019 Early bird special We are currently offering Cayuga families and their
friends a BIG discount off next summer’s advertised tuition rates. The “Early Bird” Enrollment Application
not only reserves a space for you, but also saves your parents loads of $$$.
The discounted tuition rates expire September 30th, so don’t delay! A $500 deposit is required.
If your brother or sister joins you next summer, your parents can save even more money. SIBLING CREDITS: If more than one child from a family
enrolls, the second child receives a $400 credit (for full season), $300 (six weeks), $200 (half-session), or
$100 (two week mini-session). Wow, that’s a great deal!
TO REGISTER: To enroll for next summer, simply go to Cayuga’s website and click “Login”. You’ll need your password to enter your online account. The
online enrollment process is very user-friendly. There are various options available for paying your deposit. If you prefer, you can enroll using a paper enrollment application form (PDF) which is also available on your
dashboard.
SEPTEMBER 2018
1st PlACE — ITALYCAPTAINS: James Thompson & Ashton Schuyler • COACHES: Bailey Soiseth, Emma Daglish, Helen Poon, Faye Scott,
Ben Russel, Sam Lawrence, Sam Paterson • JUNIORS: Lucas Zheng, Gemma Bratchie, Wilhelm Smith, Grace Gaspari, Adalaine Hayes • INTERS: Malcolm Sweeney, Molly Bratchie, Huiyu Zhao, Samuel Latta, Emma Briganti,
Shelby Kauffman • SENIORS: Maxim Rogalskiy, Andrew Pearce, Lucas Grossgold, Elizabeth Bukh, Emma Gershman, Krisalyn Placencia, Ina De Rijk, Lauren Livio • TEENSIDE: Joseph Magnone, Gabrielle Kanavos, Devin Coleman, Alyson Pearce, Benjamin Coppens, Julianna Pecoraro, Alex Han, Sabrina Vitale, Roy Slavin, Juliana Lee, Joseph Giarratano.
Megan Jeffas, Gabriel Goncalves, Riley Hughes, Alexia Kadota-Browner, Mariana Makarewicz
RUNNER UP - NORWAYCAPTAINS: Brent Van Der Merwe & Amy Chechi COACHES: Csilla Kulman, Allie Chalker, Olivia Guzman, Eleanor Tweddell, Kian Bell, Luke Barley, Ronan Corey • JUNIORS: Noah Nixon, Danielle Rapport, Jacob Levin, Alyssa Lontz • INTERS: Jeramiah Chamberlain, Andra Staricco, Evan Silver, Frida Celorio Acosta, Elka Donnelly, Eliezer Adame Ribera, Avni Vasani • SENIORS: Evan Paradiso, Jaena Fischer, Jake Eddelson, Teagan Peeples, Kyan Nerich, Adi Abramovich, Andrew Taylor, Kristine Jiang, Manuela Perez, Autumn Sculti • TEENSIDE: Lex Lizotte, Kalina Scalzott, Michael Cremer, Elizabeth Zaytseva, Joseph Greer, Isabelle Ephron, Jake Rogers, Sofia Goncalves, Elijah Isaac, Georgia Winkler, Sergey Romanov, Mackenzie Navins, Alex Aguam, Melissa Rodriguez Yali Barel, Amelie Didda.
The Olympic Champion this year was the country of Italy! Congratulations for a “job well done.” You guys were awesome! And a “hats-off” to Norway the runner-up in this summer’s Annual Olympics. This year’s Olympics was loaded with both competitive and goofy events like the egg toss, water balloon toss, egg
volleyball, tug-of-war, cross country relay race, and of course, the final Closing Ceremony. Congratulations to all teams for your hard work, sportsmanship, and amazing camp spirit!
CAYUGA OLYMPICS
TEEN CAMPUS JULY OSCARS: ARCHERY: Tabitha Gross & Lex LizotteARTS & CRAFTS: Annabelle Decesare & Colin ConwayARTS & CRAFTS - TYE-DYE: Kaia Stengel BADMINTON: Katie Abt & Nick FarbmanBASEBALL: Omar AlqahtaniBASKETBALL: Sara Urrea & Parker DaigleBOARD GAMES: Danielle Rittman & Eric KentBUBBLE SOCCER: James O’SullivanCHEERLEADING: Leah Gibson & Rebecca SchoolskyCLIMBING WALL: Leah Competiello & Tio PinherioCOOKING: Brooke Matias & Dan LewisCRICKET: Eryn Hong & Dylan DoddsDANCE: Maria Marquez De Prado Arraras & Steven BravermanDRAWING: Sam WizdaDRUMS: Vanessa DudkoESJ: Josh LipitzFENCING: Andrew ParkerFIELD HOCKEY: Emma McCumber FITNESS: Julianna Martin & Aaron AndreadesFLOOR HOCKEY: Marianna Anagnotou & Charlie FleicherFOOTBALL: Nora Kapp & Jack RealeFRISBEE: Constantine LafueneGAGA: Christina Misita & Serafim PopovGAMEROOM: Perle Faines-Martin & Christian ZegerGOLF: Samantha Flynn & Dan FravermanGUITAR: Ava Blansfield & Hunter KlineHIKING: Kendall RubinHORSEBACK: Riley FlynnIMPROV: Madelene GoodmanJOGGING: Kayla Buccellato-Singer & Darien RuizKEYBOARD: Gerda Bornhauser, Luke Armstrong & Mathias MelucciLACROSSE: Carol Goldenberg & Chris VazquezLAKE BOATING: Ashlee Spivack, Derek Bakovin & Stella ZuccarelliLYRA: Remi VenturaMOUNTAIN BIKING: Esti BowermanNEWSPAPER: Daria LewisPAINTBALL: Marino AlegraPHOTOGRAPHY: Hiedi Kropff PING PONG: Alexa Gutin & Adrien Blacque-BelairPOOL: Agathe Audrain & Jean Baptise DebizePOTTERY: Margaret Hamilton & Matt SantoroQUADS: Jacob PolovinaRADIO: Alexa Rupe & Ellie HysonRIFLERY: Emma Fabry & mIKE pALESKIRUGBY: Matt GoldenbergSAILING: Kayla CrowleySINGING: Sophie Englezos SKATEPARK: Samantha Smith & Ross BerkowitzSOCCER: Haley Kahn & Zach LadenSURVIVAL: Vadim FoucherTENNIS: Laura Aguilar & Jonathan MoalemiTRAPEZE - HIGH FLYING: Kaitlyn Burtt & Ben WatsonVOLLEYBALL: Ana Linares AlonsoWEIGHTROOM: Sofia Moreno Rodrigues & Jacob GoldsmithWILDERNESS: James GrafWRESTLING: Ryan CapuzziYOGA: Blanca Garcia-PalenciaZIPLINE: Kristi Kesslick & Logan ThompsonZUMBA: Raul Ramirez
CAMPERS OF THE MONTH:Kaia Stengel & Colin Conway
COUNSELORS OF THE MONTH: Kasia Fedruk & Jay Valdez
SENIOR STAFF OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS: Elizabeth Tudor
JUNIOR CAMPUS JULY OSCARS:AEROBICS: Jessica MistaARCHERY: Nina Shadrib & Liam SullivanARTS & CRAFTS: Audrey Bassolino & Austin SeaverARTS & CRAFTS -SHRINKY DINK: X ErnstBADMINTON: Rose Shingles & Liam SmithBASEBALL: Matias MosqueraBASKETBALL: Lexi Rogers & Ryan BaloumaBOATING: Meredith Watson & Liam BellBUBBLE SOCCER: Annabel O’Reilly & Adita DubeyCERAMICS: Morgan Horowitz & Ari Braverman CHEERLEADING: Eleanore MichelCIRCUS ARTS: Madeline Polovina & Noah WizdaDANCE: Nadia BogdaDODGEBALL: Vienna Supon & Connor BassolinoDRAMA: Pandora Ernst & Luis GutierrezESJ: Hailey Arnell & Nils DesurmontFISHING: Kyla Tobias & Jordan LipkinFITNESS: Melina Penniston & Ignacio Linares AlonsoFLAG FOOTBALL: Matt FogleFRISBEE: Logan LakeGAGA: Branna Bell & Dylan KimGAMEROOM: Lindsay Rogers & Abott HartleGOLF: Aryan Gautam GUITAR: Julia FennerGYMNASTICS: Annabelle Simpson & Daniel CohenHIKING: Riley Taylor & Jack KernsHORSEBACK: Ava Viroslav & Matt SantoroJOGGING: Ella Spence & Ethan PakurisJUNIOR STABLE STAFF: Iris Hamilton & Jonathan SterlingKICKBALL: Tess Zalutsky & Dean KimLACROSSE: Sammie Keenan & Sam FeldbumMartial Arts: Rachel Gibson & Leo HaselmannMOUNTAIN BIKING: Brooke Dreyfuss & Sam JacobsPAINTBALL: Ethan McNamaraPETTING ZOO: Cheyanne DeBruin & Paul Fainas-MartinPHOTOGRAPHY: Alexandra ItalianoPING PONG: Jessica Martin & Max WyckoffPOTTERY: Zoe Ivler & Rafael BennettQUADS: Katie Abt & Gabriel DouglasRIFLERY: Sydney Landsman & Akexander RapportROPES - CLIMBING WALL: Summer Small & Aidan ShawROPES - ZIP LINE: Melanie Johnson & Greyson FoleySAILING: Alexa Tobias & Colton GoodmanSINGING: Lily Rossi & Alexander GearySKATEPARK: Sabrina Hemley & William TheobaldSOCCER: Skylar Silverman & Tomas MenedezSOFTBALL: Stella SankoSURVIVAL CLINIC: Victoria Gutierrez & Quinlan JonesSWIM INSTRUCTION: Jillian Petrie & Pierce ThompsonSWIMMING: Penelope Brody & Ronald PritchardTENNIS: Jane Alto & Ryan GopieTRAPEZE - HIGH FLYING: Leah Kelsey & Killian BellTRAPEZE - STATIC: Elena RocahVOLLEYBALL: Ally Hackett & Cameron FalsoYOGA: Penelope BrodyZUMBA: Sophia Paleski & Victor Groppo
CAMPERS OF THE MONTH: Juniors: Melanie Johnson & Greyson Foley Inters: Riley Taylor & Victor Groppo Seniors: Nadia Bogda & Killian Bell
COUNSELORS OF THE MONTH: Sophia Putzeys & Justin Petersen SENIOR STAFF OUTSTANDING PERFORMER: Kelly HernonSENIOR STAFF OVERACHIEVER: Nikki Ernst
The Oscars Ceremony in July was an exciting night for all of us, especially for our campers and staff who were recognized for their outstanding enthusiasm, spirit, and performance. Congrats to the following campers and staff who were awarded a trophy for their accomplishments.
CAYUGA 2018 “OSCARS”
2018 banquet AWARDS
JUNIOR CAMPUS AUGUST AWARDS:CAMPER OF THE MONTH:JUNIORS: Adalaine Hayes & Wilhelm SmithINTERS: Huiya Zhao & Samuel IzmaylovSENIORS: Autumn Sculti & Luca DallastaCAMPER OF THE YEAR: JUNIORS: Skyler Petery & William BradshawINTERS: Hailey Arnell & Shixuan ZhaoSENIORS: Manuela Perez & Andrew Taylor
COUNSELOR OF THE MONTH: Grace Larter & Keagan WrightCOUNSELOR OF THE YEAR: Aimee-Kate Mooney & Matthew BartonSENIOR STAFF OUTSTANDING PERFORMER: Georgina GreatheadSENIOR STAFF OVERACHIEVER: Alexis Calre & Gigi Motley
TEEN CAMPUS AUGUST AWARDS:ARCHERY: Serafim Popov & Kaia StengelARTS & CRAFTS: Elijah Isaac & Sophia MainieroBASKETBALL: Joe Giarrantano & Miranda OlhassoBOARD GAMES: Nick Zorse & Samantha McDonaldBOATING: Joey Mignone & Gabriella ViterboBUBBLE SOCCER: Keaton Zafrain & Melissa RodriguezCOOKING: Emma FinkDANCE: Alyson PearceDODGEBALL: Grady Holmes FENCING: Alex De LaRosa & Sophia GoncalvesFISHING: James Graf & Gabriella PecoraroFITNESS: Kennedy Uzuegbunam & Emily FischerFlying Trapeze: Alexia Kadota-BrownerGAGA: Lex Lizotte & Ashley JeffasGAMEROOM: Joe GreerGOLF: Luke GreenbergGYMNASTICS: Amelia KontarovichHIKING: Ben BowersHORSEBACK: Helena MilburnHORSEBACK-JSS: Nadia BogdaLAKE: Jack LaFeve, Liam Tierney & Georgia WinklerMOUNTAIN BIKING: Serif El Azizi MUSIC: Joseph Wolfson & Annabelle DeCesarePAINTBALL: Alex AguamPING PONG: Charles Fleischer & Alyssa OsbornePOOL: Connor Beinstein & Fiona FitzpatrickPOTTERY: Caden Dowgin RADIO: Andrew Pantano & Miranda VonaRIFLERY: Matt StweartROPES-CLIMBING WALL: Ben Coppens & Lydia CohenROPES-LYRA: Marina SaburovaROPES-ZIPLINE: Jake Rogers & Mishelle GoykhbergSKATEBOARD: Ben Gershman & Elizabeth ZaytsevaSOCCER: Gabriel Goncalves & McKayla MartinTENNIS: Sergey Romanov & Julianna PecoraroVOLLEYBALL: Ryan Hornish & Ashlyn PhelanWEIGHTROOM: Guiseppe Mollo & Tessa KraftYOGA: Frankie Pisco & Gwen Madison
CAMPER OF THE MONTH: Roy Slavin & Miranda OlhassoCAMPER OF THE YEAR: Gabriel Goncalves & Helena Milburn
COUNSELOR OF THE MONTH: Lauren Landis & James ThompsonCOUNSELOR OF THE YEAR: George Guy & Keri BremigenOUTSTANDING PERFORMER: Kasia FederukSENIOR STAFF OVERACHIEVER: Kendall Baire
The 2018 Banquet Awards Ceremony was an evening loaded with laughter, joy, accolades, and a lot of “thank you’s.” It’s a great event to close-out the summer, and a great way to acknowledge our campers for their enthusiasm and effort at our activities. Congratulations to all!
JUNIOR CAMPUS AUGUST AWARDS:AEROBICS: Isabelle StenmoARCHERY: Xenia Adame Ribera & Jaln TsaiARTS & CRAFTS: Charlotte Mainiero & AJ LutzARTS & CRAFTS-Shrinky Dink: Madeline McDonaldARTS & CRAFTS-Tie Die: Adi AbramovichBASKETBALL: Sophia Cantwell & Andrew ScanlonBOATING: Juliette Weber & Matthew Feldman-BatesBUBBLE SOCCER: Cassidy Scanlon & Miles BeecherCERAMICS: Huiya Zhao & Alexander RapportCHEERLEADING: Elizabeth BukhCIRCUS ARTS: Abbey-Wednesday Ernst & Julian SweeneyDANCE: Hailey ArnellDODGEBALL: Niko SeuDRAMA: Julia Ostroff & Luther WintersESJ: Shelby Kauffman & William RottkampFITNESS: Andrew TaylorGAGA/PING PONG: Krisalyn Placencia & ShiHong ZhaoGAME ROOM: Oonagh Moore & Shixaun ZhaoGCC: Chloe Damico & Holden RileyGOLF: Jason SinghGYMNASTICS: Devyn WysockyHORSEBACK: Elie McGraw & Lucius GarrityHORSEBACK-JSS: Eleanor Rothman & Lucas GrossgoldJOGGING: James MiddletonKICKBALL: Selena Chamberlian & Dylan MeyersLAKE: Dylan Reisberg & William BradshawMARTIAL ARTS: Jett WinklerMOUNTAIN BIKING: Olivia Gaffney & Samuel IzmaylovMUSIC-DRUMS: Jeremiah ChamberlainMUSIC-GUITAR: Kami Efron & William DekkerMUSIC-SINGING: Manuela PerezNEWCOMB: Abigail Reisberg & Wilhelm SmithNEWSPAPER: Joy TsaiPAINTBALL: Andrew PearcePETTING ZOO: Liv McGraw & Porter ZafianPHOTOGRAPHY: Elizabeth ZhengPOTTERY: Elka Donnelly & Malcolm SweeneyQUADS: Hunter PeteryRIFLERY: Ina DeRijk & Ian FleischerROPES-CLIMBING WALL: Kyra Swiatek & Tristan DiddaROPES-ZIPLINE: Autumn ScultiSAILING: Graydon MillonesSKATEPARK: Alexander CooperSOCCER: Jake EddlesonSURVIVAL CLINIC: Emma Briganti & Maxim RogalskiySWIM INSTRUCTION: Gemme BratchieSWIMMING: Pandora Ernst & Eliezer Adame RiberaTENNIS: Ginger Asen & Sergey RomanovTRAPEZE-HIGH FLYING: Anna Grosssgold & Andrew GrantTRAPEZE-STATIC: Addison LutzTRAPEZE-LYRA: Zoe ManninoTRAPEZE-SILKS: Zoe AbrahamVOLLEYBALL: Margaret DalessandroYOGA: Emilia Bernal & Ben Lutz
