Thoughts and News From the Mind of a Camp Counselor
Tax Payers Beware! KCS Balanced Calendar Survey – Share Your Concerns
Last week Knox County Schools (KCS) launched a survey about the "balanced calendar." We encourage you to take the survey and share your concerns. Here's the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Balanced_Calendar To our knowledge, KCS has not yet disclosed how much this proposal will cost; [...]
Tate’s Day Camp Receives Safety 1st Designation
Tate's Day Camp is proud to have been awarded the Markel Insurance Safety First Certificate for 2014. This marks the second year in a row that Tate's has been recognized for demonstrating a superior commitment to safety. Camps must have [...]
Twas the Night Before Christmas
(At Tate's Day Camp) by Chris Strevel, Santa's Favorite Camp Director Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the camp not a creature was stirring, not even an ant. The stockings were hung by the oak tree with care, [...]
Through the Thorns
"He went through the thorns for me." These were the words that made me stop and turn. It was a second grader speaking of one of his camp (and afterschool) counselors. "Yeah, I fell down and hurt myself during the [...]