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Week 1 - July 2-7
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Session: RHC Olympics
Program Level: Brownie
Price: $ 700
Cabin Program
Description: IT’S OLYMPICS WEEK! Join us to discover the power of teamwork as you and your group take on challenges and activities in order to earn the gold! Change the rules and cheer on your team as you experience what camp has to offer.May complete steps toward the Fair Play Badge
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Week 2 - July 9-14
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Session: Let’s Get Buggy
Program Level: Brownie
Price: $700
Cabin Program
Description: Bees, spiders, butterflies, oh my! Have a blast doing all things camp while learning about why bugs matter, the life of a butterfly, and even make your own bug building!May complete steps toward the Bugs Badge
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Week 3 - July 16-21
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Session: Fairy Finders
Program Level: Brownie
Price: $700
Cabin Program
Description: Get to know the infamous Fairies at Rock Hill Camp! Learn the tricks to search for signs of the fairies, build your own fairy houses, and create your own tutus while enjoying a fairy tea party. In between all the fairy fun, you’ll also experience all that Rock Hill Camp has to offer!May complete steps toward the Making Friends Badge
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Week 4 - July 23-28
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Session: Snacktastic
Program Level: Brownie
Price: $700
Cabin Program
Description: Throughout the week, learn how to make your own trail mix, mug cakes, and even campfire food. You’ll learn about different types of snacks from salty to sweet and from healthy to fun snacks and everything in between.May complete steps toward the Brownie Snacks Badge
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Week 5 - July 30-August 4
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Session: I LOVE CAMP!
Program Level: Brownie
Price: $700
Cabin Program
Description: Join us for Camper 101!
Throughout this week, you will learn all of
the key parts of camping - from packing
your bag, reading a map, to even working
with your friends to put a tent together.
Whether this is your first or thousandth
time outdoors you’re sure to have a good
time!May complete steps toward the Cabin Camper Badge
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Week 6 - August 6-11
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Session: Under the Stars
Program Level: Brownie
Price: $700
Cabin Program
Description: Shine bright like a star! Join
us at Rock Hill Camp this week to learn all
about the stars, how old they are, and the
different constellations. Take some time to
admire the moon and the stars while still
enjoying everything camp has to offer.May complete steps toward the Space Science Adventurer badge
Rock Hill Camp
300 Wixon Pond Road
Mahopac, NY 10541
Rock Hill's 190 wooded acres provide the perfect setting for a variety of activities allowing you and your girls several different ways to enjoy being outdoors! In addition to a lake for boating and swimming, there are hiking trails, an archery range, low, mid, and high ropes courses, a large game field, and plenty of program spaces for troop meetings, badge work, crafts, or games.
Rock Hill Camp at a Glance
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Brownies (Entering Grades 2-3)
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Week 1 - July 2-7
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Week 2 - July 9-14
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Week 3 - July 16-21
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Week 4 - July 23-28
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Week 5 - July 30-August 4
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Week 6 - August 6-11
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Juniors (Entering Grades 4-5)
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Week 1 - July 2-7
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Session: Red, White, Blue, and You!
Program Level: Junior
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: IT’S OLYMPICS WEEK! Throughout this week, you’ll participate in activities and games all while learning how to be the best athlete you can be. Practice your skills, work together, and go for gold!May complete steps toward the Practice with Purpose Badge
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Week 2 - July 9-14
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Session: Happy Habitats
Program Level: Junior
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: Come and explore the animals that live on camp! Learn about the animals which make Rock Hill Camp their home - see where they live and how we can protect them. You’ll even get to make your own bird nest and feeders.May complete steps toward the Animal Habitats Badge
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Week 3 - July 16-21
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Session: Back to the Future
Program Level: Junior
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: If I was a flapper girl what
would I do? Ever wondered what it would
be like to dress and act like you’re from
a different time? Make your own outfits
and accessories, come up with a day in
your life and even put on a show. Live in
the past while still enjoying the fun of lake
time, ropes course, and activities of today.May complete steps toward the Playing the Past Badge
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Week 4 - July 23-28
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Session: Creative Cooking
Program Level: Junior
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: What would you do if you
starred on the next episode of Chopped?
Your task: to create the best breakfast,
lunch, dinner, and dessert with your team.
But here’s the twist: you can only use the
items in your basket. Would your team
make it to the end? Each day, your group
will compete to make a meal, while still
enjoying Rock Hill Camp activities!May complete steps toward the Simple Meals Badge
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Week 5 - July 30-August 4
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Session: Let’s Go Camping!
Program Level: Junior
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: Have you ever wondered
what makes a super camper? Learn fire
safety and knot tying, then use your new
skills and compass to complete a scavenger hunt! Are you ready for your next big adventure?May complete steps toward the Camper Badge
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Week 6 - August 6-11
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Session: To Infinity & Beyond
Program Level: Junior & Cadette
Price: $700
Cabin Program
Description: Spend the week gazing at the stars and beyond! Take a tour of the camp after dark, explore nature at night, and host an extreme nighttime party. Girls will discover the world of constellations and the stories behind them. Campers will walk in the footsteps of astronauts, astronomers, and aerospace engineers with fun-filled activities. This session includes an off-site trip.May complete steps toward the Space Science Researcher Badge
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Cadettes (Entering Grades 6-8)
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Week 1 - July 2-7
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Session: Olympic Extravaganza!
Program Level: Cadette
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: IT’S OLYMPICS WEEK! Have you ever wanted to be a part of the Olympics besides only competing? You’ll get to play a big part in all of the fun on and off the field as you create new kinds of games and help guide your team to victory.May complete steps toward Field Day Badge
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Week 2 - July 9-14
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Session: Tree Time
Program Level: Cadette
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: Pine, Oak, Ash, and Birch.
There are so many types of trees that play
their own role in the world. Come find out
which are the best for a tree house, which
bark you can actually eat, and even learn
how to tell how old a tree is.May complete steps toward Trees Badge
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Week 3 - July 16-21
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Session: Curtain Call
Program Level: Cadette
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: The show must go on! Have
you ever wanted to write a script and put on
a show? Learn all about the different parts
of the show and work together with your
group to come up with a rock star performance.May complete steps toward Screenwriter Badge
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Week 4 - July 23-28
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Session: Bon Appetite
Program Level: Cadette
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: Have you ever dreamed you were the star of your own cooking show? Now you have the chance to show off your cooking skills here at Rock Hill Camp! Over the course of the week, you’ll create multiple
dishes, including a dish from another country and one from another region of the United States, as well as enjoying swimming, boating, archery, and arts & crafts!May complete steps toward the New Cuisines Badge
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Week 5 - July 30-August 4
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Session: The Great Outdoors
Program Level: Cadette
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: Join us in the Great Outdoors
as you get the chance to level up your camping skills! Learn how to be a camper expert from how to build a shelter to fire building and everything in between. Spend a night out under the stars to test your new skills!May complete steps toward the Primitive Camper/Eco-Trekker Badges
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Week 6 - August 6-11
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Session: To Infinity & Beyond
Program Level: Junior & Cadette
Price: $700
Cabin Program
Description: Spend the week gazing at the stars and beyond! Take a tour of the camp after dark, explore nature at night, and host an extreme nighttime party. Girls will discover the world of constellations
and the stories behind them. Campers will walk in the footsteps of astronauts, astronomers, and aerospace engineers with fun-filled activities. This session includes an off-site trip.May complete steps toward the Night Owl Badge
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Weeks 2 & 3 - July 9 - July 21
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Session: Zip, Zip, Away!
Program Level: Cadette
Price: $1545
Tent Program
Description: Enjoy the rush of zip lining through the trees? Spend time at Rock Hill Camp focusing on our high ropes course and zip line. You will also get to experience all that Rock Hill Camp has to offer at the lake,
archery range, gaga pit, arts & crafts, and so much more. This session includes an offsite trip to GSHH’s Camp Wendy (weather permitting).May complete steps toward the Good Sportsmanship
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Weeks 4 & 5 - July 23 - August 4
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Session: Brains!
Program Level: Cadettes
Price: $1375
Tent Program
Description: Would you survive the zombie apocalypse? Learn how to build a debris shelter, make a fire, perform basic first aid on your fellow humans, shoot an arrow, and find food and water on the run, make your own first aid kits, while still enjoying all that Rock Hill Camp has to offer!May complete steps toward the Trailblazing or Cadette First Aid Badges
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Senior (Entering Grades 9-10)
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Week 1 - July 2-7
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Week 2 - July 9-14
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Session: Nature-al Beauty
Program Level: Senior
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: Isn’t nature beautiful? Throughout this week, you’ll get to create your own works of art using the many aspects of nature around you at camp.May Complete Steps Toward the Outdoor Art Expert Badge
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Week 3 - July 16-21
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Session: RHC’s Got Talent
Program Level: Senior, Ambassadors
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: Work together with your group to put on and organize our RHC talent show. Participate on or off the stage and learn about the performance life while doing so!May Complete Steps Toward the Troupe Badge
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Week 4 - July 23-28
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Week 5 - July 30-August 4
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Week 6 - August 6-11
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Session: Starry Night
Program Level: Senior
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: There is always light in the darkness. You’ll get to learn all about the night sky, the life of a star and even how telescopes help us see.May complete steps toward the Space Science Expert Badge
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Weeks 2 & 3 - July 9 - July 21
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Session: Outpost
Program Level: Senior
Price: $1375
Primitive Camping Program
Description: Get ready for a challenging yet rewarding camp experience! Outpost is known as a rite of passage for Senior Girl Scouts at GSHH. Spend your time at camp on the water, at the archery range, and on the ropes course! Live in Rock Hill Camp’s primitive campsite sleeping in pitch tents and cooking all of your own meals over fire in addition to learning outdoor living and survival skills.May complete steps toward the Senior First Aid Badge
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Weeks 5 & 6 - July 30 - August 11
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Session: High Adventure
Program Level: Senior & Ambassador
Price: $1455
Tent Program
Description: Girls in this session will have a series of adventures both at Rock Hill Camp and an off-site overnight adventure! Previous outdoor camping experience is highly recommended. Activities include hiking, backpacking, canoing, portaging, high ropes, arts & crafts, and camping out in the wilderness. This session includes a multi-night off-site trip.May complete steps toward the Survival Camper Badge
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Super STARs
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Session: Super STARS (Session 1)
Program Level: Senior & Ambassador
Sessions:*
Session 1 - July 2 - July 14
Session 2 - July 16 - July 28
Session 3 - July 30 - August 11
Price: $705 per session
Tent Program
Description: Be more than a camper in this session - be a super hero to younger campers, a super STAR helping out in the dining hall, and a super camper the rest of the time as you pick and choose your own camp activities. Girls will help to set up and clean up meals in the dining hall and have input in the planning process of camp activities to ensure a camp
experience entirely of their own creation!
*May sign up for one, two, or three sessions
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Ambassador (Entering Grades 11-12)
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Week 1 - July 2-7
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Session: Oh Captain, My Captain
Program Level: Ambassador
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: IT’S OLYMPICS WEEK! Being team captain is a big role! Throughout this week you will help lead your team to victory through planning, strategy, and coaching skills. Begin your adventure and guide your team to Gold!May Complete Steps Toward the Coaching Badge
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Week 2 - July 9-14
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Session: Water Everywhere
Program Level: Ambassador
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: The ocean is blue, the lake is green, but the shower is clear...WHY? This week you’ll learn all about water and all the ways it’s used. From cleaning, to swimming, to making your own water art.May Complete Steps Toward the Water Badge
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Week 3 - July 16-21
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Session: RHC’s Got Talent
Program Level: Senior, Ambassadors
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: Work together with your group to put on and organize our RHC talent show. Participate on or off the stage and learn about the performance life while doing so!May Complete Steps Toward the Troupe Badge
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Week 4 - July 23-28
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Week 5 - July 30-August 4
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Week 6 - August 6-11
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Session: Out of this World!
Program Level: Ambassador
Price: $700
Tent Program
Description: Come take an Out of This World Adventure! Spend some time under the stars and dream up your own mission. Explore and plan ways to achieve it OUTER SPACE STYLE.
May Complete Steps Toward the Space Science Expert Badge -
Weeks 2 & 3 - July 9 - July 21
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Weeks 5 & 6 - July 30 - August 11
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Session: High Adventure
Program Level: Senior & Ambassador
Price: $1455
Tent Program
Description: Girls in this session will have a series of adventures both at Rock Hill Camp and an off-site overnight adventure! Previous outdoor camping experience is highly recommended. Activities include hiking, backpacking, canoing, portaging, high ropes, arts & crafts, and camping out in the wilderness. This session includes a multi-night off-site trip.May complete steps toward the Survival Camper Badge
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Super STARs
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Session: Super STARS (Session 1)
Program Level: Senior & Ambassador
Sessions:*
Session 1 - July 2 - July 14
Session 2 - July 16 - July 28
Session 3 - July 30 - August 11
Price: $705 per session
Tent Program
Description: Be more than a camper in this session - be a super hero to younger campers, a super STAR helping out in the dining hall, and a super camper the rest of the time as you pick and choose your own camp activities. Girls will help to set up and clean up meals in the dining hall and have input in the planning process of camp activities to ensure a camp
experience entirely of their own creation!
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Weeks 1-3 - July 2 - July 21
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Session: CIT I
Program Level: Ambassador
Sessions:*
Price: $1025
Tent Program
Description: This program will help guide you into becoming an excellent leader both in and out of camp. You will learn about camp philosophy, child development, safety and risk management, developing programs, camping skills, and how to create positive experiences for children. During your first week, you will get to enjoy all that Rock Hill Camp has to offer
while learning some of what goes on behind the scenes. During the following two weeks, you will get to help out in units and program areas, leading songs and games. By the time you leave this session, you will have planned and led an all-camp activity, campfires, and theme
days for the whole camp!
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Rock Hill FAQs
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What are the facilities like?
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- Rock Hill is located in Mahopac New York in Putnam County. We
have 190 acres of forest and lakefront. We have both modern and
rustic buildings and each camper will have access to showers and
flush toilets. Rock Hill offers boating (canoes, kayaks, and
rowboats), swimming in the lake, high and low ropes, archery, arts
and crafts lodge, and nature programming.
- Rock Hill hires about 35 staff each summer. We have many returning staff each summer from local areas, across the US and even internationally.
- Rock Hill is located in Mahopac New York in Putnam County. We
have 190 acres of forest and lakefront. We have both modern and
rustic buildings and each camper will have access to showers and
flush toilets. Rock Hill offers boating (canoes, kayaks, and
rowboats), swimming in the lake, high and low ropes, archery, arts
and crafts lodge, and nature programming.
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Where will my camper sleep?
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- Depending on the program session campers will sleep in either
cabins or platform tents (this will be specified in the
brochure).
- Our all-weather cabins have a bunk room with 8 bunk beds for the campers which are connected to a bathroom with shower and bathroom stalls. On the other side of the bathroom is the counselor bunk room so that the staff may hear everything going on in the camper bunk room.
- Platform tent units have about 8-10 tents around a picnic shelter, fire circle and bathhouse with shower and flushing bathroom stalls. Each tent has 4-5 beds inside, each with its own mosquito netting cover provided by the camp. Staff sleep in a separate tent in the unit where they can see and hear all of the camper tents.
- Depending on the program session campers will sleep in either
cabins or platform tents (this will be specified in the
brochure).
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What will my camper eat?
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- Rock Hill Camp provides food in the dining hall. Each meal includes a hot meal served family style with fresh options at our salad bar. Staff members eat with campers at each table. Our staff is trained to make sure that every camper eats a sufficient meal and are good about accommodating picky eaters. If your camper has any allergies or dietary restrictions please include that on your health form so that we can inform the chefs ahead of time and they can make sure to have alternatives available when your camper arrives.
- Once a week campers will also have the opportunity to cook out on the campfire. Girls vote on the menu and help with preparing, cooking, and serving this meal with their unit.
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Can I register my camper with a buddy?
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Rock Hill Camp does not have a system in place for your camper to register with a buddy. However, if they attend the same session then they will be together in the same group for each activity throughout the day. If they are registered for a cabin program then by default they will also be sleeping in the same room as there is only one bunk room per program in the cabins.
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How do you keep parents informed about camp?
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- While your camper is at Rock Hill our Facebook (Rock Hill Camp-GSHH) and Instagram (RockHillCamp.gshh) pages are great resources to check for pictures and updates.
- We will encourage your camper to write letters each day but please remember if you do not hear from her she is probably having fun with her friends during the downtime.
- You may also call the camp and we will check on your camper for you and call you back later that day.
- Rock Hill Camp parents may email their camper through the bunk notes system. If you email your camper we will print them out and distribute them each day.
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Can my camper bring electronic devices/ cell phone to camp?
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No, please do not allow your camper to bring any electronic devices to camp. There will be no way for your camper to properly store or charge any device in the woods. If a cell phone, music player, etc. are brought to camp than camp staff will store it in the camp safe located in the office for the remainder of the session so that it can be safely returned on check out day.
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Can I send snacks to camp?
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Please do not send food or snacks to camp without checking with the office first as we have many campers with food allergies and diet restrictions. If food is brought to camp and not stored properly (especially in the tent units) then it becomes an invitation for our forest friends to come into the sleeping areas. Once a friend has found food it becomes very difficult to keep them away for the rest of the season.
