Dupers by Lindsey Jacobs

As I walked around camp last week, I noticed a group of 6 girls constantly huddled together, scribbling on a few loose pieces of paper, and talking feverishly. As you can imagine, this was fairly strange considering they were the oldest campers of camp and they were constantly working on something that appeared almost too similar to school work. At first, I was slightly confused like many around them, but I soon realized that they were working on the very famous "Duper Song". Now if you have never heard of it before, this song is composed by a group of the oldest campers at camp, the Super Duper Seniors (often shortened to just Dupers). This song includes one line about every person on the staff and allows these campers to reflect on their time at camp, as their final summer comes to a close. Of course, they are not the only ones thinking about this as Duper year is truly a rollercoaster of emotions. As hard as leaving camp may be, the dupers are able to enjoy every moment at CK whether they have been here for 2 weeks or 9 years. I want to take a few minutes of your time to give each of these amazing campers a moment in the spotlight because they truly deserve it.
Adam I.	Adam S.	Alec
Alex	Alexa	Alyssa
Amanda	Amy	Andrew
Arielle	Avalon	Ben M.
Ben W.	BJ	Brandon
Bria	Caitlyn	Charlie
Corey	Dan	Daniel
David D.	David G.	David P.
Dylan	Elliot	Emily
Eric C.	Eric W.	Fiona
Ian B.	Ian S.	Jacob
Jarrett L.	Jarrett S.	Jason
Jeremy	Jimmy	John
Jon	Jordyn	Justin
Kahlil	Kelly	Kory
Liz	Madi	Madison
Maddy	Mairead	Malik
Matt C.	Matt E.	Matt K.
Matt L.	Matt W.	Max
Michael (Roggy)	Nicole	Noah H.
Noah K.	Phillip	Rayna
Rebecca M.	Rebbeca P.	Remy
Robert	Sadie	Samantha
Theo	Will	Zach
	After countless attempts at rhyming lines, constant humming and singing, and in general a lot of work and effort...
		Sadie, Bria, Alyssa, Caitlyn, Avalon, and Amanda (from left to right) shared their heartfelt song with the entire camp as the final talent show of the summer came to a close.
Of course they couldn't do this without the guitar skills of their counselor, Parker...
	the assistance from the rest of the Lil' Dupers bunk group...
		and the support of all of the Duper boys.
This tradition was the perfect way to say "See You Later" to a place that has had such a large role in their lives. You may notice I said "see you later" rather than "goodbye" for the fact that camp is not something that ends when the final bus pulls away from Armstrong Hipkins. As impossible as this may seem when everyone is packing up the dorms and a few tears are shed, remember all off of the amazing moments here at CK and the outstanding friendships made. Fellow Team D-er, Zach, likes to remind me of a few words shared by Dr. Seuss: "Don't cry because it's over, Smile because it happened". This Friday won't be the last time you here from CK, so don't be a stranger! Call, visit, email, snail mail, text, what have you, camp is only a stone's throw away.

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