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The Afternoon Highlights

July 18, 2016Leave a Comment

We come to you directly from Basketball Central here at Jacob’s Gym where the staff match has just taken place in front of a roaring Camp Simcha crowd. In the final quarter, with only seconds left on the clock, Shterny was ready for the play. Flying down the court, she threw a no look pass to Michie who went in for the shot. But no! The ball rebounded off the rim and Shterny attempted another pass to Zahava who was defended closely by Rivky. But then, with fifteen seconds left, Rivky intercepted Shterny, stealing the ball and running down the court for the slam dunk! Seven seconds left to the game, and with Michie and Zahava at her heals, Rivky made a winning pass to Shaindel who scored the final play shooting a Buzzer Beating Three!!! Our fans on the bleachers went wild, waving signs and posters in loyal support of their Division Heads. This has been the basketball highlights from Simcha Central.

Backboard Shattering At Breakfast

July 18, 2016Leave a Comment

Do you have what it takes to make it to the Big Leagues?! Are you up for grueling drills, demanding coaches and daily practices on the field? Well, WE ARE! At Camp Simcha, we’re dunking baskets at breakfast and celebrating Orange Day “NBA style!” For today’s starters, we’ve got Zahava on offense attempting her first shot of the season while Rivky – sporting an orange prisoner jumpsuit – defends the court.

And she scores! It’s all net folks and we’ve got ourselves some NBA material right here in Simcha! Call the scouts! From the top of the roster and with live updates from our sports specialists, the official Camp Simcha Basketball Championships are scheduled for this afternoon and anyone can play! But, if you’re more of a cheerleader than a basketball superstar, just grab a banner, shake a few pom-poms and join us on the bleachers for some serious Major League Cheering! It all starts today, Orange Basketball Day, and you certainly do not want to miss it!

Night Carnivals and Midnight Marshmallows

July 17, 2016Leave a Comment

We’ve been exterminating ghosts from behind bunkhouses and inside soda machines and we’ve scouted out the rooftop of the dining room and the baseball field from the views of a helicopter. Ladies and Gentleman, people and paranormals, ghosts and girls, it’s time for a Night Carnival! Looking Great in Green, our campers flocked to the fields where they found an array of pickle-eating contests, game booths and a dunking tank ready for some serious fun!

Now one might think that water gun racing, ring tossing and prize catching may as well take up the whole night, but, in Camp Simcha, that just wouldn’t be the case. No sir, our dedicated staffers and daring wilderness expert have managed to squeeze out just enough time for a…BONFIRE!!! Post night activity, it’s a marshmallow-roasting, s’more-toasting Extravaganza! While Green Day may be winding down, the action is only just beginning. Grab some wood, toss on a green buret, drag along a fellow camper and wave around some Simcha because the magic is starting now at the fire-pit…

Ghostbustering Sky-High

July 17, 2016Leave a Comment

We’ve been so busy zapping up gobs of slime and pulverizing ghost prints that we nearly missed the sound of propellers overhead. Just nearly. But there it was, motor roaring right at the front of camp, a Helicopter ready to offer up a sky-high view of Glen Spey New York! We spent the better part of the late morning catching rides up top coptering all around campus. Who would have guessed that ghostbusters and helicopters work so well together.

A Mysterious Case of Slime

July 17, 2016Leave a Comment

They’re BIG, they’re GREEN, and they’re covered in…SLIME! Green Ghostbuster Day has come to Simcha, leaving behind a long, thin, trickling trail of slime. Gurgling test tubes, gadgets and levers, watchama-call-its and thing-a-ma-bobs covered in thick dollops of slimy green goo are on the dining room display this morning as part of a secret peek into the deepest lairs of the Ghostbuster Laboratories.

DO NOT be alarmed if you catch a swift glimpse or spy a shadowy trace of some Great, Green Ghosts lurking around Camp Simcha today, just get to the nearest telephone and dial The Ghostbuster Headquarters!!! We’ve got you covered all day long, just charge those Proton Accelerator Packs and power up the Slime Blowers. With Spectronalizers in ship-shape and our Ecto-Goggles tightened, we’re all ready for the Greenest, Slimiest Day in Ghostbuster history!

The Weekend Wrap-Up

July 16, 2016Leave a Comment

Friday’s yellow Emoji’s melted into a fully booked weekend packed with Shabbat choirs, Bingo challengers and afternoon munching at the canteen. Many of our girls tried out for solos in the choir tonight directed by our very own Aviva and even more winning campers crushed at Bingo this afternoon. The Shabbat play was a #1 hit on Simcha’s Broadway debuts with Aviva on the keyboard and everyone on the dance floor to finish off the night.

The Smiling Industry

July 15, 2016Leave a Comment

It seems the entire Camp Simcha population has entered into another dimension – somewhere between Jacob’s Gym and the Arts ‘n Crafts Pavilion – we’ve discovered a yellow world brimming with Emoji Goji’s EVERYWHERE! Emoji throw pillows styled and decorated by our very own campers, yellow props, a major emoji volley ball game and emoji goji galleries where our photographers have captured every smirk, smile and pose.

If you’ve ever wondered which lucky trend-setters actually get to design new emojis, here’s a teeny tiny secret… At Camps Simcha central, deep within our emoji headquarters, our very own girls are working on top secret projects creating brand new facial expressions for the world! Armed with sacs of fluff, layers of glue, boxes of decorative accessories and a whole lot of yellow, our emoji making industry is booming this summer! Emoji goji’s everywhere!

Colorful Caricatures and Emoji-Goji’s

July 15, 2016Leave a Comment

Which big, yellow emoji represents your personality?

Are you always calm and composed, donning cool shades and a devious smile?

Or do you overthink every situation, pondering life at every turn?

Are you Yellow with Camp Simcha happiness? Silly with Simcha smiles?

Well, you’ll have a bucketload of time to overthink your best “emoji-ed” self on this Yellow Emoji Friday! Our breakfast guest list included five little monkey division heads and Rivky with the yellow hat! Sponge Bobs made special appearances and bananas popped in intermittently. Emoji-Goji’s are scheduled in the gym this afternoon as we gear up for our very first Shabbat in Simcha!

Bungee Cords On A Blue Night

July 14, 2016Leave a Comment

We’ve been bumper boating at the lake, getting to know each other with “ice-breakers” on the baseball field, and, of course, soaping up with foam storms at the gym. So, naturally, the only logical night activity entertainment had to be Bungee Jumpers! Tonight’s performers shocked us with their jump-roping capabilities and amazed us with their back-flipping, top-side kicking stunts. Our Color-Crazed Bonanza has only just begun to paint our corner of Camp Simcha this summer. There’s no telling what splashes of color will be shading our campus tomorrow…

All Hands on Deck!

July 14, 2016Leave a Comment

Soapy spuds and Foamy Fantasies have been rocking our ship decks all afternoon long, making for some serious deep sea thrills! Our very first special activity of the summer involved a super-sized swimming pool brimming with…FOAM! We watched as it climbed the walls of Jacob’s Gym, overflowing onto the basketball court and we were all in the splash zone! Along with some mid-afternoon bubble madness, our girls were busy at work in the Candle Shop, the Pottery Corner, and a shipload of other workshops including canvas painting, baking and soap making. Schedules are packed and under-the-sea night activities on their way…