Dinner before Sunday’s lip sync battle: rice, chicken, tzatziki, and a side of controversy. Normally, songs aren’t shared between bunks. But Sunday was anything but normal… “What song are you guys doing?” “‘Sk8er Boi.’” “Wait, we’re doing ‘Sk8er Boi,’ too.” Now, two
Ashley Parker “New, asterisk.” That’s how Ashley describes herself, leaning forward to speak with me in the gazebo after saying yes to a spontaneous interview. Ashley has been published in Echo Review Literary and teaches at Writopia’s Brooklyn location. This gung-ho, ready-for-everything
Bunks 15 & 16 Struggle with Snow in their Showers BREAKING—After the Ops Team confirmed that they had ‘fixed’ the issue of the freezing cold water spewing from the faucets of Bunks 15 and 16’s showers, campers have now been dealing with
Thank you to everyone who sent a submission to The Yearly WriCampian’s Caption Contest this year! It was a close vote, but in the end only one can be the winner: 1st place: That moment when you get your braces taken off
“Bend your knees slightly and make sure that they aren’t too close to one another. Lay your dominant hand on the front of the ball, the other hand on the side and when you’re ready, push up to shoot in your squatting
Campers impatiently wait over toasted bagels and cream cheese for Elsa to call their name for horseback riding before sprinting to their bunks to change into long pants and close-toed shoes. On the day our names were called, we began our journey
“Socialist Summer,” as dubbed by both its supporters and opponents, has swept the country following Zohran Mamdani’s win of the New York City mayoral race. Members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and candidates backed by the organization have had success
The way we protect one another at WriCampia could serve as a model for the active role we should play in our local communities.
“At first, I naively thought that A.I. would never become a Writopia issue since our kids and teens are coming here because they love to write or want to develop their confidence in writing,” said Rebecca Wallace-Segall, CEO and founder of Writopia
Over the years, WriCampia’s famed Newspaper Track has become notorious as the track that has a very low number of campers—typically around ten. This year, however, our numbers skyrocketed to 24, and keeping our large and chaotic crew together were four CITs: