Nivonim Voices

Nivonim, the aidah for incoming eleventh graders, has had a full summer of learning and growth. Right now the boys are out on their three-day camping trip; some other recent highlights include the Nivo play, "Cabaret," and the Nivonim-planned Shabbat programming for the whole camp. Here, some Nivonimers share their thoughts about the summer.

Adam B.: Our play showed the amazing potential our aidah holds inside of itself. We put on a great production after a lot of hard work.

Allison R.: I really enjoyed the girls' camping trip because everyone bonded. It was a new setting, outside of camp, and we thrived hiking and making our own meals.

Aaron C.: The thing I like best about this aidah is its camaraderie. Everyone is basically friends with everyone else. We accomplish so much because of that dynamic.

Hallie D.: This summer, I felt that we contributed to the Eagle River community. For my service project, I worked at the Children's Museum and painted a desk, to be sold to someone in the community. We made a difference in people's lives.

Ron S.: When we went to Wausau, we saw a baseball game and played mini-golf. It was great bonding time for our aidah, having fun and hanging out.

Elli C.: Even though it's not restricted to Nivonim, seudah shlishit [Saturday night dinner] singing is my favorite part of the week. It's a great time to reflect on what we've accomplished and what we want to happen in the upcoming week as a community.

Joseph E.: I like being a dugma l'Machane Ramah [an example for Camp Ramah]. All the other campers look up to us because we are the oldest aidah.

Yaeli D.: It was really great working on the Nivo English play. We wrote the script ourselves, basing it on different instances of creation in Jewish history. The end result was fantastic!

Check out the Bunk1 photo gallery in the next few days for pictures of the Nivonim cabins!