![]() There was Darth Vader and Obe One and some dressed as Game of Thrones Favorites. With each new song that played, out came a character. It was like those fireworks were right above our heads so close we could touch them. The music started and the firework show began. That was all that was needed for the kids stampede of happy excited campers to run to center camp. There was a mission impossible style note going across the screen directing everyone to center camp. It was a night of laughs and fun and when the show was over and Brian Leahy was dismissing the campers, the lights turned off and the siren alarmed. We even have some fun categories just for them, Most Likely to have their own reality show and Most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse to name a few. ![]() The kids love this evening activity and so do the staff. Most likely to be a Head Staff Member or Camp Comedian or even Most Likely to Win the XGames. Not your typical awards but the ones that living here for 6 weeks makes total sense to us. It was time for Chenny Globes, which is a camp favorite award show. This is what Color War is all about and why our summers are spectacular. Just as the video ended, it #fakeout! There wasn’t a staff or camper who didn’t absolutely go gaga for this fakeout. The Lodge erupted as everyone enjoyed their donuts. The kids went nuts and a video played on the giant screen of krispy kreme vs. Just then in the middle of a huge sing-a-long party to Build Me Up Buttercup, the music stopped and out came each Division Head sporting a Krispy Kreme hat carrying boxes and boxes of hot and fresh donuts. Dinner came and nothing yet was out of the ordinary until….dessert was called and like normal, the Division Heads headed back into the kitchen to bring it out. The day was coming to an end with nothing yet. The tension was real and excitement was growing. It was as if every bugle that rang and every song that came on in center of camp was a clue. Rumors went flying from “I hear there will be a marching band coming through camp tomorrow.” to “I heard they may cancel Color War this year.” Regardless, the talk was all about it today and you could feel the energy. Fields were full, zumba was packed, lake was the place to be but you just couldn’t escape color war talk. Parents are welcome all week to watch their children compete in the events and are encouraged to attend the color war sing.It was a regular kind of day, sorta.The sun was shining, activities were poppin’ but all chatter was about Color War. The scores will be tallied and we will then hear the final scores for the sing and overall scores for color war. The red and white teams will face off singing their songs which are judged by Floradan Alumni. Throughout color war week, each team will learn 4 songs written by their color war officers. Color War culminates Thursday evening with our annual color war sing which will take place in our casino. Color War is sure to bring out the competitive nature in everyone and teaches the campers good sportsmanship, camp spirit and how to deal with success and failure on and off the field. The campers will compete in 5 different sporting events, a swim and track meet, tug-of-war and our CIT rope burn, earning points for each event. During the 8th week of camp, the camp and groups within are split into a red and white team to compete in a 4-day traditional camp color war.
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