Birthdays at camp are SO special! If you’re lucky enough to celebrate a birthday at Greystone, you’ll have a party that day with your cabin (complete ...
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What's it Like to Have a Birthday at Camp?
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New Video: The Camper and Counselor Relationship
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The Moments You May Not Know about from 2022
Summer 2022 was EPIC in so many ways. Through Jimboy’s summer blogs, it is easy to stay in the know on what is happening in camp. But, some of the bes...
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Your Answers: What Do You Want Your Counselor to Know?
The camper-counselor relationship is like nothing else; your counselor takes care of you like a mom but is also a big sister and a best friend. It’s s...
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New Fall Contest: Pick a New Activity for the Fort
We love a good contest around here, and our Fall 2022 Contest is an especially fun one: we’re giving you the chance to pick a brand new activity for t...
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Staff Blog: What No One Told Me about Working at Greystone
All of our staff applications are now officially live, and we’ve already begun praying for the 2023 staff the Lord will put together. It’s one of our ...
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The New-Staff Application is Finally Live!
First-year staff, you have been SO patient since we released our returning staff application a couple of weeks ago, and the time has finally come. Our...
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Meet Our Summer 2022 Concert Artists (and a Playlist!)
The summer concert series has become a favorite tradition at Main Camp, and it’s not hard to see why! Picture yourself hanging out on the Pageant Cour...
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What Is It Like to Be a Senior-Senior?
Each girl’s camp experience is as unique as she is, and we all have different memories and moments that set each summer apart in our minds. If you’re ...
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10 Lessons from Summer Camp to Remember this School Year
Your Chaco tan has faded and you’ve put away your trunk for the year. As the leaves start to change, those golden days at Greystone can seem so far aw...
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The 2023 Returning Staff Application Is Live!
The title says it all: returning staff, we want you back so badly, we just couldn’t wait! Our first-year staff application will open in two weeks (on ...
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Welcome Anne Hayden to Our Year-Round Team!
Every day at Greystone is great, but the rare days we get to introduce you to a new team member might be the best of all! We are thrilled to welcome A...
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Catch Up on Our Summer 2022 Videos
The summer may be over, but we’ll never be done reliving all of the incredible memories we made together in 2022! And what better way to remember all ...
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Introducing "Why Greystone Wednesdays" - We Want to Hear from You!
No matter what life looks like for you, the fall tends to feel like a fresh start. And that’s especially true for us at camp! We look back at the summ...
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Looking Back
This is always an odd blog to write, for it will be one of the least read blogs of the summer… you might think I would just skip it, but I can’t. If a...
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Banquet Day
On the last day of camp, everyone (campers and counselors alike) is giddy with excitement. We only have one more day to spend with our friends in the ...
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Talent Shows
The end of the summer hit me emotionally for the first time just a few minutes ago. August Camp is not a session that causes me to get teary… the girl...
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Spiritual Growth
We awoke to another wonderful day: perfect temperatures, kind of humid but very comfortable 70 degrees rising to a high of 82. Our weather pattern is ...
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Age Limits At Camp
Occasionally a blog is helpful to answer a common question. One of the big ones we often get is why we do not allow older girls at shorter sessions. T...
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Sunday Stumblers
I woke up early this morning, our last Sunday of the summer, to a subdued dawn (a thick fog making it impossible to see more than 20 feet in any direc...
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Confidence
Earlier this week we hosted a tour for an attractive couple from Atlanta. They were grandparents who have put their grandchildren (who live in Califor...
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To The Dogs
We awoke to another perfect day. Cool temperatures (about 65 degrees), sunny “Carolina blue” skies (not a cloud in sight), very little wind, and a cha...
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The Words!
About the phones… it is a wonderful story that the girls will certainly talk about when they get home. I think it will be a story remembered by Greys...
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Phones On!
The phones are now working… kind of! We have all the phones in camp working… except in the office. The good news is that we can now answer the phone (...
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More is Better
The girls are adjusting to camp very quickly, and good thing… August Camp is a very quick session. Blink and it is over, so we encourage the girls to ...
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Simply Delightful
The counselor skits last night were a huge hit. It never ceases to amaze me how much delight arises from the simple fun of camp. A typical Netflix sho...
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The Blog... It Can Help!
Hello everyone! Welcome to the Blog. It is my privilege to officially say “THANK YOU” for allowing us to once again open the gates of Greystone for an...
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Finally!
August Camp is coming! Your trunk is packed… You’ve been thinking about camp for a whole year (watching the videos, browsing the website, opening ever...
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To The Girls
Today I “raise my glass” to our Campers. You are perhaps on the road with your parents. Things have settled down, and you are checking the Blog for th...
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Cup Overflowing
Camp is overflowing with emotion today. Flag raising, breakfast, singing, morning assembly, classes… every moment is infused with poignancy. Mundane ...
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