Best Summer Ever! Crusader Camp 2022 Highlights

With Crusader Camp 2022 officially having come to a close, Crusader Camp Director Donald Midkiff Jr. '03 gives his account of this year's summer fun:

""I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them."

- Andy Bernard from The Office.

After welcoming nearly 270 campers over six weeks, Crusader Camp has just wrapped up some 'good old days, and what a summer it was. From magicians pulling quarters out of campers' elbows to sharks at the aquarium, from flying high with Defy to splashing down at water day, Crusader Camp 2022 will definitely go down as one of the best summers ever.

Campers participated in exciting activities from building their own racecars in STEM to performing their own improvisation skits with the Brother Martin Dionysians. Our Band directors and band members worked hand-in-hand with our campers on their very own music sets as well. Our wrestling campers were able to work with our state championship varsity wrestling team and coaches. Fridays seemed to be a fan favorite with Raising Cane's and Icees on the menu.

By offering over a dozen different concentrations over the course of the summer, Crusader Camp truly had something for campers of all interests."

Donnie Midkiff Jr. went on to say that "Our goal is to offer the best summer camp, period... and I think we are pretty close to reaching that goal. I get great joy in seeing how much our campers love being with us. I have campers that ask their parents if they could stay in aftercare just because they didn't want to leave."

When asked if he had started planning for Crusader Camp 2023, Mr. Midkiff said with a laugh, "I'm always planning."

We had such a wonderful time with our campers at Crusader Camp, and we can't wait for another exciting summer on Elysian Fields next year!