Thank you to all who helped make the 2021 camp season such a great success. We appreciate everyone's flexibility as we once again had to make adjustments to our program, to accommodate Covid best practices. We hope those who could not join us in 2021 due to the shortened season, will be able to attend in 2022. We are so grateful to our staff, campers, camp families and alumni for everyone's role in ensuring a safe and successful summer. I am looking very forward to 2022 and am optimistic that we will be able to have an even more fantastic camp experience!
This year we held camp for four weeks and were able to do quite a bit more than last year with operating our daily program of activities and team sports, along with two opportunities for overnight hiking and canoeing trips off the property. Boys advanced in various land and water related activities, despite a few rainy days. We held our traditional Blue / Grey intramural sports competition throughout the summer, culminating in Grey winning the apache day races, while parents spectated. The camp season closed with lodge initiations, an awards banquet and final campfire for campers and families. This year we welcomed Julian Denino, Philip Denino and Marcus Sanders into Prospect Lodge; and Chase Carpenter, Joshua Weinstein, Sam Nester, Henry McCullough and Rudy Milliken into Chocorua Lodge. Activity trophies and plaques were giving to boys for recognition of achievements over the course of the summer. Leadership awards in Citizenship and Camp Spirit were awarded in the junior, intermediate and senior age groups. Wachusett's highest honor, the Henderson Trophy, was awarded to Griffin Morse. The recipient of this award is nominated and voted on by the staff who deliberate over who has shown the highest level of citizenship, camp spirit and leadership among peers. The golden rule is often brought up as measurement of leadership in these areas. Griffin has displayed great leadership and achievement over the seven summers that he has attended Wachusett.
We are planning on operating camp in 2022 for six weeks beginning June 26th and ending August 6th, with two, three, four and six week options. Our early bird special will include a 15% discount and a trip to the Great Escape theme park (depending on Covid situation) if you sign up before October 31st.
Our website will be updated for registration soon. If you have never been to our camp, were new to camp this past year or a veteran of past summers, we hope you will give serious thought to joining us for a portion of your summer in 2022.