2025 SENIOR CAMP (GRADES 4-5)

Camp starts each day at Main Beach. Campers experience swim lessons (3 days a week), sand castle building, canoeing, kayaking, playground fun and lunch at the beach. At their sites they will have a fund-filled day of arts and crafts, group games, nature activities, and outdoor/playground play. Each week campers will look forward to local field trips such as the splash pad at Woodscreek Park, campfires and archery at Veteran Acres Park, visits to the Nature Center or fishing at Shamrock Hills.

Please refer to our monthly calendars for a detailed schedule. Our weekly Camp Connect e-newsletters will keep you up-to-date on all camp happenings and special events.

MON-FRI 9 AM-3:30 PM

DAILY DROP OFF: Main Beach

CAMP LOCATION: Rotary Building

Summer Camp Guide 2025

Registration deadline: There is a $50 late fee if you sign up less than one week before the start of your session.

*Short week one day of camp will be refunded

**no camp Fr, Jul 4, Campers participate in Independence Day Parade on Sun, Jul 6

Dates	Resident/Non-Resident Fee	Code
Jun 3-Jun 6*	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-01
Jun 9-Jun 13	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-02
Jun 16-Jun 20	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-03
Jun 23-Jun 27	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-04
Jun 30-Jul 3**	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-05
Jul 7-Jul 11	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-06
Jul 14-Jul 18	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-07
Jul 21-Jul 25	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-08
Jul 28-Aug 1	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-09
Aug 4-Aug 8	$195 res/$205 non-res	320607-10
All Summer Jun 3-Aug 8	$1755 res/$1845 non-res	320607-11

Extended Time Camp Options

We have Extended Time Camp options for Pee Wee Campers

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LIMITED SPACE IN EACH SESSION

Extended Time Camp Options

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Senior Calendar
Jun 2025 Field Trips Sess 1: X-Treme Wheels Sess 2: Urban Air Sess 3: Sunburst Bay Water Park Sess 4: Santa's Village
Jul 2025 Field Trips Sess 5: Dolphin's Cove Sess 6: Movie Theater Sess 7: Rainbow Falls Water Park Sess 8: Enchanted Castle Sess 9: Sunburst Bay Water Park
Aug 2025 Field Trip Sess 10: Sting Ray Bay Water Park

Senior NEWSLETTERS 2025
Camp Welcome Letter
Session 1: Jun 3-6
Session 2: Jun 9-Jun 13
Session 3: Jun 16-Jun 20
Session 4: Jun 23-Jun 27
Session 5: Jun 30-Jul 3
Session 6: Jul 7-Jul 11
Session 7: Jul 14-Jul 18
Session 8: Jul 21-Jul 25
Session 9: Jul 28-Aug 1
Session 10: Aug 4-Aug 8

	Gina Smak Senior Camp Director Gina has worked for the Park District for over 30 years! Gina is currently the site supervisor at Woods Creek Elementary, where she has written the annual winter play for the ET students to perform for families. Gina manages the senior camp program each summer, helping groom future camp counselors. In 2018, Gina won the Northwest Herald "Local Hero" award for her dedication and mentoring of our youth.
	MAGGIE THOMPSON Asst Senior Camp Director WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I studied Family and Consumer Sciences at Illinois State HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? 9 YEARS AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT ME IS I went to Cosmetology school in HS
	jayden bell Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I attend NIU and major in physical education HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? This is my second year. A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I play volleyball at NIU
	mareena berge Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? Kentucky Wesleyan College THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AS COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I used to have chicken and goats
	karla boulos Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? MCC HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? 4 YEARS A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I will be supervising West Elementary ET in the fall
	cade collins Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? UW-Whitewater majoring in Finance THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I like playing sports and weightlifting
	aj cook Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I am a sophomore at Olivet Nazarene University HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? This is my second year DID YOU KNOW? I love walking my dog with my boyfriend
	emma cox Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? Illinois State THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I have two labradors named Finn and Stanley
	mIA dietz-PAOLELLI Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I study History Education at Illinois State THIS WILL BE MY FIRST YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I attended camp for about 8 years growing up
	kailey dittrich Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I played the clarinet for 7 years
	bekah douglas Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign THIS WILL BE MY FIRST YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I am a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce King of Scotland
	aiyla dwire Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? MCC THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I attended camp when I was little
	mia funck Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I am a sophomore at Ole Miss THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR AS A COUNSELOR AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT ME IS I am an only child.
	harrison hall Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? Ohio State THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I played hockey competitively for over 10 years
	sarah krelle Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? UW-Milwaukee THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR AS COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS my favorite number is one million because it is the first number that makes your lips touch when you say it out loud.
	kyle kuffel Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? Iowa State THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR AS COUNSELOR MY HOBBY is sports and I am a die hard Chicago fan
	audrey kurth Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? Crystal Lake South THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR AS COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I have about 50 cousins!
	george laudermith Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I graduated Illinois State majoring in Physics THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR AS COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I became an uncle this year
	nicholas letto Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I am majoring in Social Studies education at the University of Iowa HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? This is my first year AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT ME IS I have played hockey my whole life and won state when I was 14
	jack marsala Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I graduated from Illinois State this year HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? 5 years MY HOBBIES INCLUDE spending time outdoors and working out
	lucy metz Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? Boston College HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? 3 years MY HOBBIES INCLUDE crocheting, baking and hiking
	ELLIE PIERZINA Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? U OF I Urbana-Champaign HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? 3 years MY FAVORITE COLOR is purple
	colin shock Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? MCC THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I played baseball for nine years
	BRODY SCHUTZ Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? Illinois State THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I love to snowboard
	savannah stagg Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? Miami University THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I own two horses
	emma swiersz Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? U of Illinois Urbana-Champaign THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR AS A COUNSELOR MY HOBBY IS paddleboarding
	evan thomas Senior Camp Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I graduated from CL South HS THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR AS A COUNSELOR A FUN FACT ABOUT ME IS I am a metalhead!

	SUSAN WILLIS Senior/Teen Extended Time Site Supervisor WHERE DO YOU WORK? I am an ET site supervisor at Husmann during the school year. HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? 16 YEARS! MY FAVORITE SNACK IS popcorn or pretzels!
	laci conner Senior/Teen Extended Time Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I am majoring in Early Elementary education HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? 2 YEARS MY FAVORITE SNACK IS coffee
	donna dalton Senior/Teen Extended Time Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I am ET site supervisor at Coventry Elementary school during the school year. HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? 10 YEARS MY FAVORITE SNACK IS coffee!
	naveah guzman Senior/Teen Extended Time Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I am an ET counselor HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? This is my first year MY FAVORITE SNACK IS spicy foods!
	nathaniel muszynski Senior/Teen Extended Time Counselor WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU ATTEND? I am in 9th grade HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A COUNSELOR? This is my first year MY FAVORITE SNACK IS oreos and milk

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2025 SENIOR CAMP (GRADES 4-5)

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Senior Calendar

Senior NEWSLETTERS 2025

Gina Smak

MAGGIE THOMPSON

jayden bell

mareena berge

karla boulos

cade collins

aj cook

emma cox

mIA dietz-PAOLELLI

kailey dittrich

bekah douglas

aiyla dwire

mia funck

harrison hall

sarah krelle

kyle kuffel

audrey kurth

george laudermith

nicholas letto

jack marsala

lucy metz

ELLIE PIERZINA

colin shock

BRODY SCHUTZ

savannah stagg

emma swiersz

evan thomas

SUSAN WILLIS

laci conner

donna dalton

naveah guzman

nathaniel muszynski

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