2013

Week 2 – Thursday

Today was a beautiful day! Not too hot or humid but just perfect for the day that we had planned. As usual, we had a wakeup call at 7:30AM and breakfast at 8:00AM sharp. Following breakfast, we had morning service in the chapel, which was led by Fr. Tavit. Today’s

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Week 2 – Wednesday

Today was a wonderful day at Hye Camp. The sun was out and shining over Camp Hickory as we headed to the lodge for breakfast. Morning service was led by Fr. Hratch and the message of the day was about forgiveness. Classes were first as the campers anticipated a beautiful

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Week 2 – Tuesday

We had a very special day at camp. Not only was it the day of kebob dinner, but there was a special guest on campus. After breakfast, morning service was led by Fr. Paren Galustyan. Following some free time, classes carried on as well as sports and swim and the

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Week 2 – Monday

Today was the start of another great week at Hye Camp. All campers and staff had breakfast together and headed to the chapel for morning service led by Fr. Aren. The message for the day was “Christ calls us to be the salt and light of the Earth.” After morning

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Week 1 – Saturday & Week 2 – Sunday

The day started with breakfast and goodbyes, but it was the beginning of a beautiful weekend. The farewell for week one campers and staff took place at this time. Then, campers got situated to their week two cabins and played some games and icebreakers before lunch. For the rest of

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Week 1 – Friday

Since it was the last day for many campers, today had the main event: the dance. In the afternoon, juniors were in classes learning eagerly while teens played sports and went to swim in the sun. After lunch, the teens and juniors swapped as teens attended class and juniors got

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Week 1 – Thursday

Today we had a very eventful and packed day at Hye Camp. Continuing with classes, teens and juniors tie dyed clothes out in the beautiful weather. Because of the sunshine, sports and swim were great and the kids came to dinner with smiles on their faces. With the arrival of

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Wednesday – Week 1

Despite the rain today at Hye Camp, we had a day full of fun activities. Following the schedule, teens and juniors went to classes during the day. Since it was raining, the campers also had time to play games and bond in the lodge because of the cancellation of sports.

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Tuesday – week 1

It was a teriffic Tuesday filled with a full day of classes, swim and sports. Maestro Khoren arrived last night and the campers were overjoyed with his instruction in heritage class today. They learned the Mer Hayrenik and other Armenian folk songs. Fr. Tadeos Barseghyan taught religion today and introduced

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Hye Camp – Monday (week 1)

Today was a beautiful day at Hye Camp, with a cool breeze and sunny skies. After breakfast and chapel we embarked upon a full day of classes (Religion, Armenian Language, Culture & Heritage and Arts & Crafts). We have a lot of wonderful teachers and look forward to learning more

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