Difference between revisions of "Josh Church"
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| − | Due to a limited number of staff members, Josh was asked to head up Hilton A his CIT year, making him the last of the 15v year old counselors (even though he was a CIT). Josh did such a great job as a CIT and blending in with the staff that he was asked to return on staff in 1991. | + | Due to a limited number of staff members, Josh was asked to head up Hilton A his CIT year, making him the last of the 15v year old counselors (even though he was a CIT). In 1990, the only swim staff was Waterfront Director Mike Mattson and Swim Instructor Josh Church. This was the last summer of a set of old and breaking apart battleship grey catwalks. Josh or Mike would be in the water fixing catwalks almost every period leaving the other to teach the swim groups solo. This often meant one counselor had to teach two or three different swim class groups at the same time, often culminating in lots of laps, treading water, and long distance swim endurance work. Josh did such a great job as a CIT and blending in with the staff that he was asked to return on staff in 1991. |
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Revision as of 17:22, 27 February 2010
Josh Church was at Birch Rock for nearly a decade from 1987 through 1994. He was Birch Rock's last 15 year old junior counselor (he was actually a CIT covering a cabin on his own) and one of the camp's youngest Head Counselors. Josh was a wizard on the waterfront and spent most of his time in the swim area.
Contents
Life Before Birch Rock
Camper Years
Summers of 1987-1989
Counselor-in-Training Year: 1990
Due to a limited number of staff members, Josh was asked to head up Hilton A his CIT year, making him the last of the 15v year old counselors (even though he was a CIT). In 1990, the only swim staff was Waterfront Director Mike Mattson and Swim Instructor Josh Church. This was the last summer of a set of old and breaking apart battleship grey catwalks. Josh or Mike would be in the water fixing catwalks almost every period leaving the other to teach the swim groups solo. This often meant one counselor had to teach two or three different swim class groups at the same time, often culminating in lots of laps, treading water, and long distance swim endurance work. Josh did such a great job as a CIT and blending in with the staff that he was asked to return on staff in 1991.
Staff Years
Summers of 1991-1992
Josh spent much of his time on the waterfront. In the early years he leaned more towards sailing & canoeing but it wasn't long before he was being used full time at the swim area.
Summers of 1993-1994
Josh's Summers at the Rock
| Year | Cabin | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Eagles Nest | Camper | with Counselor Ron Mattson |
| 1988 | Buzzards Roost | Camper | with Counselor Chris Cogswell |
| 1989 | Pete's Palace | Senior Campers | with counselor Joe Curry |
| 1990 | Hilton A | CIT | Sailing, Canoeing & Swimming |
| 1991 | Hilton A | Junior Counselor | Sailing & Swimming |
| 1992 | Hilton A | Counselor | Swimming |
| 1993 | Swordfish | Head Counselor | Program |
| 1994 | Cabin 8 | Head Counselor | Program |
