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On Staff 26 Months in a Row Following her 2003 graduation from Ohio University, western Pennsylvania native Jillian DeBusk came to camp.... and has yet to leave. The Intermediate Farm House section head and photography teacher has spent the past two years working as an instructor for the Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center. Following the summer season, Jillian plans to get away and pursue a non-camp job... for awhile. As the Pok-O-Mac Times has learned, you cannot fully get away from camp. |
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What was it like when you first arrived? “I thought the idea of camp was pretty hokey, but my sister convinced me to come. When I first arrived, I wanted to leave by the second day. Everyone knew everyone and I felt like an outsider. By the fourth day I started having a great time, and I haven’t left.” What is being here year-round like? “It’s a different place during the off-season. Quiet, serene, solitude. But that carrot is always dangling right in front of you: Summer camp. When you’ve had enough serenity, next thing you Talk about your first summer as a section head: “It’s an experiment in patience. It’s exciting, but it’s hard splitting time between administrative duties and giving individual attention to each kid. I definately feel the responsibility: It’s like having 16 children. You’re concerned about them all day.” What does your camp future hold? “This place has been amazing for me. I can’t see myslef not coming back. But I need a bit of a break. I know I’ll be involved in some way; I’ll always be a part of camp in some capacity from working to visiting. It’s now a part of my soul.” |
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Pok-O-MacCready’s Inter-camp soccer teams split a pair of games with Camp Lincoln Tuesday afternoon. At home, the younger team fell to Lincoln by a 7-4 count. “They were quick, scoring most of their goals on the transition,” summed up head coach Andrew Joelson. The team had some bright moments, led by Spencer Ivey, who was a At Lincoln, the Pok-O squad totally shut down the hosts, taking a 3-0 decision. “Lincoln was all bunched up and didn’t even know each others names, while we played as a team,” stated coach Ben Stanley. Pok-O notched it’s goals on a nice centering pass, a corner kick and a penalty shot by Geoffrey Livsey. |
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CADYVILLE RACES On Tuesday night, Pok-O-Mac’s mountain bikers made their second trip to the Cadyville races, outside of Plattsburgh, NY. There, they faced off against local racers, covering a single loop, four and one-half mile course. Billy Reagan put in the fastest time, 22:45, good for fourth overall. “The other guys were like professionals,” said Rob Gailey, who finished in the top seven, “but we did good and the course was fun with rolling hills and stuff. It was fun!” |
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know it’s June. Hordes of people show up. You have friends and a support system. And you never get any solitude, but it’s O.K. You soak up all the energy you can.”
A SOCCER SPLIT
standout at both the offensive and defensive ends. “It was well played throughout,” voiced Ivey. “We made a nice run at the end. They had a good team.”
