Month: October 2022

Camp Hanes

by 29andrewh

This camp was a sleep away named Camp Hanes that my grade did together in King, North Carolina. My advisory stepped on a bus with the Williams, Robbins and Harris advisories. On the way to the camp, we watched Madagascar, and on the way back from the trip, my bus watched Ratatouille. The people in my bus were loud and we usually gave each other snacks and sang on the bus together. The ride was about two hours to camp. I was excited about camp because there were so many activities. I was also excited to see what food they served to us.

When we got to camp, we started out playing games with the counselors and the rest of the grade. Then we got cabin assignments. My advisory shared a cabin with part of Mrs. Stanbury’s advisory, and Mrs. Williams’ advisory.My cabin looked good. There were many bunk beds and I was sleeping in the bottom bunk.

The cafeteria was great. I didn’t like nor dislike the food.I mostly ate from the salad bar. There were so many options there. At breakfast, the salad bar was filled with yogurt and other toppings I could put on it. The cafeteria also had pop tarts. The yogurt was very good and I miss that part a lot.

The activities that I did were fun. I did canoeing, archery, team building, and rock climbing. My favorite activity was rock climbing because it is satisfying when you get to the top. Even though it was scary, I got over it in a few seconds. In archery, I was bad. I didn’t know how to hold the bow and only hit the target once. Canoeing was fun but also tiring since I had to row a lot. I raced a few boats in the canoe. Team building was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. We played multiple games that involved all of us thinking and participating. Each of us had an important role. 

Lastly, my whole grade went to a campfire. I loved it a lot since it was one of the only times I got to be with my friends and laughed together. There were skits that the counselors were playing and I ate smores.

My favorite part of this whole experience was the fire. I loved laughing with my friends and talking with them. The thing that I am proud of is that I had more fun than I thought I would. I overcame being afraid of rock climbing since I thought it was scary going up. Overall, the camp was fun and I do not at all regret going.

 

Andrew’s Backpack

by 29andrewh

In the book “Finding Someplace” by Denise Lewis Patrick, Hurricane Katrina wiped out almost everything in New Orleans in 2005. This book was about a girl named Reesie needing to survive this hurricane inside an attic. In this scenario, I would have to bring many things in a backpack to survive and be comfortable.

If I had to pack things before Hurricane Katrina, I would pack a flare gun. A flare gun would be important because it’s supposed to show my location so people in lifeboats could find you. In the book, a lifeboat saved Reesie and brought them to the Super Dome where they evacuated citizens. In Hurricane Katrina, there are so many people in boats trying to save people who were stuck inside their roofs.

I would also try to grab as much food and water as possible. Canned foods would be very important since it can last longer and the can would protect it from water. Of course, I would bring a can opener to open it too. I could bring foods such as beans. To survive, I would also want water like plastic bottles. A water filter straw helps for only having clean water.

A life jacket or pool noodle would be good in a hurricane. It would help since there’s a risk I might drown in the flood so it’s important to stay above the surface. First aid kits would be useful just in case I get a scratch or scrape.

Books would be nice in this hurricane because it would keep me entertained while I don’t have electricity or wifi. There are so many books in my house that I could bring so I could spend most of my time reading to wait out the hurricane. 

 

Lastly, I would bring a flashlight. A flashlight would be important because I might not be able to see if I’m hiding from the hurricane. For example, Reesie hid inside of her roof, but she probably wouldn’t have been able to see inside of there.