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5-Year
Fourteen. That is the average age of our Main Campers this year. They have been coming to camp for an average of six years (two have attended a jaw-dr...
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Jimboy Miller
Director
Jimboy (a Director since 1988) has been the Executive Director of Greystone since 1996. He grew up at camp and has worked in virtually every area of the business, from horse groom, to maintenance boy, to canoeing counselor, to camp cook, then Director. Jimboy makes camp fun! He brings simple enthusiasm and devoted care to every detail of the summer. Fireworks during the carnival, amazing facility renovations, and generous giveaways all bear Jimboy’s “over the top” signature. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and RTS seminary before returning to Greystone to serve as Director.
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"Important Things"
Council Fire is the subject of this Blog’s “granular” look at camp life. We had our first Fire last night so the subject is fresh on my “sleep late Fr...
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Lessons From the '90s
We celebrated the 1990’s last night with a themed dinner and Gameshow EP. The girls dressed up for dinner, we played 1990’s music, and the entire camp...
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TEN DAYS
There are certain things that are known at camp that would not be understood elsewhere… inside jokes, dining room songs, groove dance moves, funny che...
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What's Important
Every morning I read the paper. It is a comfortable routine learned from my father, who had the Wall Street Journal delivered to the house every day. ...
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Clubs
Campers want to be able to “go deep” in some of their classes… to play intense tennis games, do intense workouts, swim laps, run longer distances, rid...
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Sunday 1
It is the 4th of July AND it is our first Sunday… so which gets priority? All you old Greystone Girls know the answer… we do what Dr. Sevier taught us...
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Patriotism
Today we celebrate Independence Day (got other plans for tomorrow…) so I gave a brief encouragement to the girls to protect the unique freedoms that o...
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DADS
This has been the year marked by intense interest by the fathers of our campers. It started early in the year with a lot of emails and phone calls in ...
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Childlike
Camp is a place that celebrates children so it should come as no surprise that we are silly a lot of the time. Favorite free time areas are the see-sa...
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Be Kind
Our theme this year is one that should resonate… “BE KIND”. I bet all of you celebrate this character trait in your homes. It is a no-brainer… who doe...
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Jump In With Both Feet
We love Main Campers! They don’t waste a minute because they understand the way camp works: every minute Might become a favorite camp memory of all ti...
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Opening Day!
What a great opening day! The new system was designed to be REALLY good and we think it turned out better than expected. While we miss hanging out on ...
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Who's Excited About Main Camp?
Who’s excited about Main? Oh let me think about it… Jimboy, Margaret, Cat, JF, John… and the rest of the Miller clan! Last year we had the entire cam...
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Thank You
We are overwhelmed with gratitude today. So very thankful for so many things. For The Way June Camp Worked We completely redid the playbook for camp ...
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Banquets
Tonight we will celebrate the end of camp with a banquet. It is an event that the campers anticipate with keen delight, often ranking as the favorite ...
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Plane Letters
There are a lot of cumulative moments happening this week, one of them was the Talent Show last night. This is an EP that has taken about 10 days to p...
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Why 8th Grade?
Occasionally a blog post is helpful to take a deep dive into a question we get a lot, and today I wanted to talk about a common one. Parent surveys fr...
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A Great Day
Yesterday’s rain moved out during Rest Hour. The steady light rain (more of a heavy drizzle) fell all morning and during our sermon but the clouds wer...
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Sunday
We awoke to light rain falling on tin roofs; snuggled under blankets and wondering what to do next. Do we double down on this lazy feeling and sleep f...
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Saturday Update
Not that many people read the blog on the weekend… so if you are reading this, THANK YOU! We are grateful for your interest! Most of you are parents o...
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Sleep Late Friday
Working a fun twist into a day of the week is a lot of fun. Fun at camp, fun at home! In the Miller’s house (back in the days we had all 5 children in...
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Cruising
Camp is a transformative experience that builds resiliancy, confidence, social skills, physical capabilities, and spiritual insight. It is comprehensi...
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Wednesday Update
Spirits are high as we enter another GREAT DAY at Greystone. On such a day my father would tell the campers to celebrate! Everything to look forward t...
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D.A.K.
I really enjoy Breakfast Club (the motivational moment I share with the girls each morning). I like to think that the girls like it too… for it is a r...
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The Middle Part
Why would I choose June Camp over a shorter session… what’s the difference? We get this question a lot. If a shorter session is good, why go all those...
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What Rain?
We have been in a pattern of rain for the past few days. This might come as a surprise to you because I have not mentioned it except in passing… it on...
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Vespers
If you were given the job of organizing a neighborhood summer camp experience, what Evening Programs would you include? S’mores and games… Check. Movi...
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What Matters
Steve Jobs gave the commencement address for the Stanford graduates of 2005. I listened to it for the first time this year while preparing for counsel...
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The Big Show
Last night everyone from the Bungalows to the Cabins had a chance to perform on the big stage. They had spent hours perfecting their acts and their ha...