Another year of great weather and fun filled camp activities provided a positive camp experience for our whole community. This year we reintroduced a challenging Lincoln Gap trip for older boys. Day trips included indoor rock climbing and repelling, Six Flags, mini golf, Village of Lake George, and a trip to Lazy Dog organic dairy farm for an evening concert.
Campers engaged in a variety of land and water related activities. We held our traditional Blue / Grey intramural sports competition throughout the summer, culminating in a Grey victory 5 to 4 after the Apache Day races, which had the closest outcome I've ever seen, while parents spectated. The camp season wound down with lodge initiations, an awards banquet and final council fire for campers and families. This year we welcomed Alexander Alimov, William Campbell, Ben Davis and Taylor Mathis into Prospect Lodge. Eli Herrick, Benton Tolley, Boston Wilbur and Will Winters were initiated into Chocorua Lodge
At the awards banquet, activity plaques were given to boys and hung in the dining hall for recognition of achievements over the course of the summer. Leadership awards in Citizenship went to Stellen Jenny, Carson Martin and Walter Lundberg; Camp Spirit went to Taylor Mathis, Finn Chochrek and Henry Gordon respectively in the junior, intermediate and senior age groups. Wachusett's highest honor, the Henderson Trophy, was awarded to Will Winters. The Henderson recipient is nominated and voted on by the staff who deliberate over who has demonstrated 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. Will has progressively displayed great leadership and achievement over the four summers that he has attended Wachusett.
The summer was finished out with our final campfire and ghost rock ceremony where boys placed their rocks around the fire pit and stood with candles to sing the camp song.
If you have never been to our camp, were new to camp this past year or are a veteran of past summers, we hope you will give serious thought to joining us for a portion of your summer in 2027 and / or spread the word about our camp to friends. Please visit our website: campwachusett.com for more details. The website will be updated with rates and dates for registration within the next few weeks. Early Bird signup (prior to November1st) will include a tuition discount and a trip to the Great Escape amusement park.
Thank you to all staff, campers, parents and visiting alumni for your part in making 2026 a fun and exciting camp season!
Unaliyi from "The camp where friendships grow"
Best Regards, Phil