At The Yearly WriCampian, our missions and values guide every character we type and every article we publish. To meet them is our utmost priority, and by acting according to their spirit, we hope to characterize the spirit of WriCampia in an
By Sofia Kicillof, age 13 If someone had asked me what Elsa Bermudez did at camp before I interviewed her, I would have said, “Elsa is that great announcement maker!” Now that I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know her, I
By Emilia Kicillof, age 13 The very first thing Nurse Ruth Bertrand showed me when I sat down to interview her was her brand new Maleficent mug she bought that morning. Our kind and caring nurse, Ruth, is a strong and playful
By Jun Lowenhar, age 16 As it’s my last year at WriCampia, I of course wanted to add one final year to my annual tradition of writing staff profiles for The Yearly Wricampian. As per usual, I’m excited to help introduce some
By Jun Lowenhar, age 16 “Is that her real name?” I’ve heard some campers asking. I had to investigate! Maggie can verify that yes, her real middle name sounds just like the day of the week — but is spelled M-U-N-D-A-Y —
Curated by Nell Choi, age 16Cartoon illustration credits: Lillian W, 14 and Hollyn A, 14 Thursday Night Fever Dear Diary, At the dance on Thursday night I screamed my lungs out and danced my pants off with my nearest and dearest friends.
“Songwriting” by Cate Shanahan, age 14 Hey WriCampia! My name is Cate, I am an Upper Camper, and I am a part of the Songwriting Track! I have been in songwriting for the past two years and I love it so much.
Each year, I have the pleasure and honor of working on college essay writing with our sensitive, smart, and wonderful rising seniors. This year, Rita and Jane joined in this delight. Please enjoy these short excerpts from each of their exceptional essays.
By Maxanne Wallace-Segall, age 15 and Thúy Holder-Vinh, age 15 The 2024 WriCampia Film Festival comprised a set of films that had the crowd laughing, screaming in terror, and nearly crying. Campers in filmmaking worked hard to plan, write scripts, cast, direct,
By Sebastian Gonzalez, age 10 with Preston Leong, age 17 On August 19th, 2024, a bunch of exceptionally talented campers performed their original songs in front of all of WriCampia at Wrichella in Danbee’s Field House. Opening the show, The Blah Blah