Before or after every meal each camp has Announcement Time, and for many camps that includes a song that the Program Director has rewritten to fit the occasion. Each year’s is different, and many are so memorable that they stay in your head for a lifetime. This summer three Program Directors have already shared their announcement songs with campers, and are excited to share them with you as well. St. Sebastian's Sports CampMatt Poell, or Captain Matthew Poell as he is often referred to as, drew his song from a popular theme song that many of the campers (and staff members) know and love: the Spongebob Squarepants theme song. The campers love singing the song, and often times they speed it up because they are so excited. Matt: Are you ready kids? Campers: Aye aye Captain Matt: I can’t hear you Campers: Aye aye Captain!! All: Oooooooooooooh Where do you go to play ratball with friends? Sebastian’s Sports Camp! To be loud and obnoxious and crazy as me? Sebastian’s Sports Camp! If crazy sports games be something you wish, Sebastian’s Sports Camp! Then take a knee down and hold up the chief! Sebastian’s Sports Camp! Sebastian’s Sports Camp, Sebastian’s Sports Camp, Sebastian’s Sports Camp Sebastiaaaaaan’s Sports Caaaaamp! Da da da do, da do, da do Music and Drama CampOver at MAD Camp, the Program Director this year comes all the way from Camp Christ the King (a camp like ours located in the Diocese of Christ the King!) in South Africa. Chris chose to re-write a song he knows by heart (eg, the Camp Christ the King song) to fit into his new role at Shrine Mont. Because the song itself is so short, Chris will often have everyone sing it twice through while doing all the motions to the song. MAD Camp, we are the best (clapping) We sing in the East or West (point to one side, and then the other) We have great campers, we have great counselors, (point at campers, then at counselors) And we’re great at everything- ALMOST! And when the sun begins to shine (wave arms back and forth) We’ll rise and never whine (raise and lower arms, then make a whining motion) Then we’ll go OUT and have the time of our lives! (point out of the circle, then clap again) St. George's CampUp the hill at St. George’s Camp, Alex Martinez has taken an old classic and made it her own. There was a moment of tension during staff week when Alex and Paris Ball (the Director of Shrine Mont Camps) were talking about announcement songs and discovered they had both chosen classic songs to re-make instead of popular songs from that year (which is what is most often done). Luckily Paris had chosen “Build Me Up, Buttercup,” while Alex had chosen good ‘ole “Sweet Caroline”. Bu da dah, ba da da da dah, Bu da dah, ba da da da duh Duh Duh, duh duh Here it begins, Alex has got announcements That’s how we know we’re back at camp I’m ready for games, I’m sure gonna sweat this summer, Who would've thought I’d climb that hill? Tacoooos every Tuesday Can I have more? Eating three, eating four… Sweet St. G’s Butt butt buns Summer’s never felt so good So good! So good! So good! I’ve been inclined Butt butt buns To believe it never woooooooooould Now we Open our ears, Alex has got announcements I wonder what we’ll do Is it a dance or maybe a pool party? I guess all will be revealed… Tacoooos every Tuesday Can I have more? Eating three, eating four… Sweet St. G’s Butt butt buns Summer’s never felt so good So good! So good! So good! Bonus!Every year at staff week the amazing Paris Ball writes her own announcement song; this year’s tune (as we already discovered) was “Build Me Up Buttercup.” The classic song was easy to learn and the staff even made it their own by adding lines with jokes from throughout the week. But don’t let me tell you about it, let me show you. (Note: unfortunately this video cut off the first few lines of the song, but the enthusiasm of the staff more than makes up for it!) The summer’s finally come
I’ve been impatient and glum For so long Been counting down the days But now there’s trips to the pool And planning worship is cool The best part? I made new friends today Hiking, singing, it’s all so fun We run around, then eat butt buns Go to sleep, get up so early and do it again Ooooo oh, ooooo oh, What will we do today? Paris please tell us what’s on the way ‘Cause I gotta know will it be a dance? A scavenger hunt or kingball perchance? Maybe Moomaws will show I love camp! The best part of my summer I can’t wait for campers to come So Paris please Tell us now what’s going on
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The view from the mountainSpreading the good news of Shrine Mont Camps into the Valley of the World.
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