Camp ASCCA Blog

Watch as PR Intern Clayton Smith takes us on a tour of camp on his beloved scooter!

It was another full day of fun for campers as they enjoyed various activity rotations this morning! By the time rest period rolled around, they were worn out from so much excitement. After a much needed nap and yummy snack to recharge, some campers chose to cool off with a few of our Aquatics programs for Free Choice!

Card and domino games brought out the competitive side out of some of some of our campers this afternoon! The free-choice activity was hosted by program staff employees Isabel and Mary at the Dining Hall. They set up several tables with a variety of cards and dominoes. After rest period and a quick snack, campers and counselors filled part of the Dining Hall ready to dominate in some games!

The talent show rocked the basement of the Lions Lodge tonight. We had performances to songs by artists ranging from Michael Jackson to Florida Georgia Line to Kelly Clarkson and everything in between. We had an astounding 62 acts this session!

A look at Camp ASCCA’s dining plans! Starring our very own Director of Food Services!

The first full day of Camp ASCCA is officially over! Campers and counselors enjoyed a fun, sunny Monday. The day included boatrides, archery, bocce ball, fishing, music, demo farm, zipline, arts and crafts, pool, and tubing! Everyone went to dinner and a group went to a pool party and the other half went to the science fair. Moundville, Chickasaw, Crow, Choctaw, and Davis enjoyed some fun at the pool while Cheaha, Redstick, Cherokee and Creek competed at the science fair.

Everyday, after rest period and snack time, campers have what we call Free Choice Activities. These are a select few of activities that may not normally be a part of the regular activity rotations, from which campers get to choose which ones they want to go to. Some of the more popular ones require sign-ups, which counselors do during lunch time. Those are usually activities like Demo Farm, Boatrides, Zip Tower and more. Tonight’s sign-up activities included Horseback Riding, Nature Project and Cooking Class!

The Kiwanis Club of Huntsville, a nonprofit organization that focuses on serving youth in the area, sponsored Kenyon Reyes and Ariyon Evans to attend Session 1 here at ASCCA.

On Sunday, Girl Scout Troop 7282 traveled to Camp from Auburn, Alabama, to visit our campers and be a part of the check-in process. The girls setup a table of lemonade and shortbread cookies to give to campers and their families as they passed by the pavilion on the way to the dining hall. They even setup new birdhouses across the ASCCA campus with the help of troop leaders.

For one of tonight’s Evening Activities, campers from Moundville, Chickasaw, Crow, Choctaw and Davis Cabins participated in our first Science Fair of the summer! Campers were split into teams according to their cabins and were responsible for assembling and decorating their own Marshmallow Catapults!

Welcome back to Camp ASCCA for Session #2! Everyone is so excited to be here! A line of campers and their families formed outside of the dining hall as Camp Director Matt Rickman had his weekly opening meeting with counselors, counselors in training (CITs) and program staff. Once the meeting was over, the Camp ASCCA staff went to their designated positions and got ready to start the week!

Session 2 kicked off with a pool party for Cheaha, Redstick, Cherokee, and Creek cabins. Campers this week crowded around the basketball goals to play against each other and their counselors. Those not playing basketball enjoyed floating and talking to everyone.