Dear Parents,

Welcome to camp!  Merri-Mac started this session with a wonderful opening day.  Ann and I especially enjoyed talking with so many of our parents as you checked your girls in.

After a year of planning we officially started the session with a swim test, followed by dinner and singing.  Sunnyside did a wonderful job leading the cabin songs, but it was clear that the real tension is building for tomorrow’s first tribal cheers.  Here’s a list of our tribe leaders:

Seminole:

Chief- Molly Kathryn Cornelius

Med Man- Isabella Bogdahn

Brave- Merrill Lash

Brave- Madisyn Martin

Iroquois:

Chief- Caroline Alessandro

Med Man- Chloe Ryan

Brave- Madeline Henderson

Brave- Anna Merten

Choctaw:

Chief- Anne Dillon Loflin

Med Man- Maddie Monaco

Brave- Reilly Byxbee

Brave- Caroline Lawery

After dinner we joined together for initiation.

The new Merri-Mac Seminoles are:

Georgia Wimberly, Maya Grace Couch, Lauren Andreu, Eliza Fowler, Stephanie Strean, Whitney Smith, Carly Galbreth, Madeline Matthews, Sarah Caulley Soto, Lily Westerhold, Emily Ruckno, Ava Roan and Audrey Perry.

The new Merri-Mac Iroquois are:

Meredith Williams, Courtney Williams, Madelyn Lacey, Uma Zimmerman, Leighton Lovelace, Lillian Lancaster and Katerina Krizner.

The new Merri-Mac Choctaws are:

Josie Brosky, Eloise Tharp, Eliza Tharp, Claire Fulton, Sailor Vance, Virginia Cuttino, Lainey Jerding, Frances Smith, Camille Doiron, Lynley Threadcraft, Kiera Linger, Mary Elizabeth Spiers, Aaliyah Davis and Marnie Howlier.

Later several cabins were seen sneaking out with their staff for their own special cabin initiations.  Lots of girls becoming Merri-Mac insiders tonight.

I wanted to end by thanking you again for sharing your daughters with us; we have a great group of girls.  We also have some very exciting days lined up and we’ll keep you posted each day.

Great Camping!

Adam Boyd