The Roost

Staff week continues with …Pickle! He is our Ropes Course Director during the summer and is known for being pretty goofy :)

Day 2 of staff week features..our owners! Edward and Sylvia (Aunt Syl) Cash and Larry and Sally Johnson. I just had to include a throwback for Larry and Sally!

Last summer we had several new additions to our daytime activities. Which one was your favorite? Leave us a comment to vote!
*Cooking II
*Quidditch
*Set Design
*Volleyball

Today’s alum-Lenore Cook (Nightrider 2004-2007)

What are you up to these days?
“I’ve been living in NY for a little over three years. I moved here to to pursue acting and the entertainment industry professionally. Life has been really good. God has been incredibly good to me. I’ve had some pretty major auditions, been featured in commercials, magazines, independent films and been places I could’ve only imagined. I’ve started my own production company and I’m currently in school for screenwriting. So be on the lookout for my very own projects soon I’m currently on tour with the autoshow and have been traveling quite extensively around the country with that.”

Trading your life,
for my offenses,
For my redemption, You carried all the blame.
Breaking the curse,
for our condition,
perfection took our place…
-Hillsong, “Beautiful Exchange”

“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.” 1 Peter 3:18

For real this time! HERE it is everyone! Check out our video sneak peek announcing our theme for summer 2013!! Be on the lookout this week for more about “GROUNDED”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R9fP1vt2OI&feature=youtu.be

Today’s Alumni…Elizabeth Turnbull aka…“ET”
(Trooper/Nightrider) 1993-2009

Elizabeth Turnbull, who still enjoys wearing her Trooper club shorts, is another who truly loves Skyline. She was a camper, counselor, head counselor, and admin throughout her years here. Elizabeth is now a professor in the business department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Professor Turnbull, as she is known by her students, was recently voted Teacher of the Year by a greek organization on campus.
In catching up with Elizabeth…

What has Skyline meant to you? “Skyline is where I met Jesus. It’s where He pursued and called me unto Himself. I am eternally grateful to the counselors who poured into me. What I really love about Skyline today is seeing other counselors pour into the girls in the same way.”

What is your funniest or best camp memory? “My funniest was definitely with the clown. So there was this huge wooden clown that used to find it’s way all over camp. It would show up in Riverside, the Gym, the Dining Hall, even the shower houses. It was always fun seeing where it would show up next. Funny thing-A couple of years ago it found it’s way to my apartment in Birmingham. Gotta love camp friends! I then attempted to get it to make an appearance at a camp friend’s wedding, but alas I failed. Probably my best camp memory was when I won grand champion at the horse show. I gained so much confidence in myself that day realized the value of working hard for something. I never thought that was possible but with the encouragement and guidance of my horseback counselors, I improved so much over the years. Thank you horseback staff!”

Today’s alumni is….
Barbara Robison…aka “The Warden”

Barbara has been a part of Camp Skyline going on 57 years now. A tried and true Nightrider, Barbara loved filling many roles at camp from counselor, head counselor, and especially loved teaching swimming and the waterfront.

In catching with Barbara…

After earning three degrees (Auburn, FSU, and Georgia!) and working the education field for 34 years, Barbara retired in 1994. She currently lives in Ft. Payne and enjoys volunteering at her church, traveling, and heading up the Skyline Foundation. You may have recently seen her twirling on the football at the homecoming halftime show at Auburn last fall!

When asked what her favorite camp memory was, Barbara had a hard time narrowing it down. She said “there are so many!” She reminisced about riding in the back of trucks up to the Smokey Mountains…what a trip day!!! Barbara said the thing she loved and still loves about Skyline the most is the friendships, the type that really lasts. She talked about all the people she has stayed in touch with and especially after reunions they reunite with even more camp friends. Skyline is truly a special place to her.

Today’s alumni (who was supposed to be on Tuesday..oops) is…
Alyse Scott! Camper (Ranger 2002-2010)

What are you up to these days? “I am currently a student at Auburn University studying Human Development & Family Studies and minoring in German. I am also a goalkeeper on the Auburn Women’s Soccer team. I read shirted this past year because there was a senior goalkeeper who played. But the amazing was, was that I was able to travel all over the country and play top 25 ranked teams. I hope to get a starting position on the team in the upcoming years. Since I red-shirted I will stay at Auburn for 5 years and still play on the soccer team and hopefully start a Masters degree. Once I graduate I plan on retiring from my soccer days and hike the Appalachian Trail with my dad.”

What has Skyline meant to you? “Camp Skyline means the world to me. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of camp. Skyline has molded me into the person I am today. Camp introduced me to God, and our relationship has taken off. Everyday I see Him working around me. But camp has also taught me to step out of my comfort zone. Taking crazy activities at camp like, circus, flag & baton, and trash can band introduced me to a whole different side of myself. And finally being a leader at camp showed me how to be responsible and look out for others needs. Since then I have taken on many leadership positions in high school and in my future I want to take on leadership positions around my campus.”

Today’s Featured Alumni…Anne Wood (camper/staff 1998-2006)

Where is she now? Anne is currently working in product development for Kate spade in NYC

On reminiscing camp years with Anne…

What is your favorite camp memory? “As a camper, my favorite memory was the last night of camp in old Riverside. We stayed up all night playing games, having spontaneous shaving cream fights, telling ghost stories, and always ended up camping outside. It was always such a fun night to spend with friends before we went home the next day”.

What has Camp Skyline meant to you? “Skyline was a place I could always go to be myself. I loved coming in opening day knowing that I would instantly have friends. Even now, the friends I made at Skyline are an important part of my life.
I also learned so much about how to be a leader and work well with teams during my time as an older camper and counselor that has helped me throughout my career. Skyline truly helped me to become a more confident and giving person.”