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In this Issue: 4th Session Shows – Camper & Staff News –Ron & Beth

Important ONLINE Forms and Documents:

By now you should be familiar with our CampInTouch program that gets you to your child’s Forms Dashboard where you have been filling out all the required forms and documents. Thank you to all who successfully filled out your bunk requests on time by April 1st. We are now reviewing all the medical forms and the camper confidential questionnaire form.Larry needs your transportation info input on to the travel form now. Even if you are driving your camper to camp - we need that info too. All children must be accounted for. Please help us!Many forms are web-based and just need to be filled out online. The forms that require signatures must be downloaded and printed out. Remember to fax back only to (845) 468-7078 without a coversheet. All remaining forms are due no later than May 1st. If you have not already done so, you should schedule a doctor’s appointment for your child. There are a number of informational family documents available to you at the bottom of your child’s forms and documents page through CampInTouch. You will find both the 2014 Parents and Campers Guides, CampMeds Info, shipping your luggage, ordering FW apparel, first time camper info and much more. If you have any questions about getting on to CampInTouch or anything else please call us in the office.

Camper Medication Procedures:

We require you to have your child’s medication pre-packaged prior to arrival at camp. This includes any herbal medications and/or vitamins!Be sure all medications are ordered through Campmeds at 954-577-0025 or www.campmeds.com prior to your child’s arrival at camp.

Please Note:

All medical forms must be signed by the camp-er’s parent/guardian and/or the camper’s doctor before you faxback or send them to the French Woods Office.

April Birthdays!

Tennis Anyone?French Woods offers private tennis lessons by our staff of tennis pros for $50 per lesson. This money is contributed to the Hancock French-Woods Arts Alliance, a 501(c) 3 public charity.

Campers who take tennis as a major are eligible for 2 free private lessons per session.

You can sign up online through your CampInTouch account. Call Rose at the office for more info!

A Note from Ron 1 Allison Fabrizio Maria Egorova Mary Ella Rinzler Maya Wendel Neve Oren Talia Perlman2 Alexandra Brian Angel Canzano Annali Doyle Cassandra Hamilton Emma Iskowitz Haley Chestler Liliana Kelson3 Aysu Williams Gabriella Palmisano Gerrit Kursh Phillip Lewis Spencer Wood Thomas Delves Yulie Rozin4 Chloe Hechter Drewe Raimi Grace Ross Ishmael Culzac Laura Shollenberger Ruby shanker Samantha Schnell5 Clara Askari Efren Cires Evan Schachter Jack Lebersfeld Jimena Cires Tela Diaz6 Andrea Fritella Carly Sesti Colin Dunn Elena Haas Evan Thalheimer

Jaden Satenstein Kira Kirby Leonora Gogos Marina Lebowich7 Ana Sondoval Daria Antipova Georgia Rose Fraser Marley Kaliban Myriam Levy Olivia Jimenez Sarah Wolfson8 Alexa Skolnik Alexandra Sasha Kozlov Dillon Mims Ethan Beckwith-Cohen Jacob Davis Julia Feldman Katie Graubart Sophia Roeloffs Zoey Mae Dillon-Levine9 Ali Jordahl Amanda Leone Amber Reille-Mahdavi Darah Barenholtz Gia Sohmer Isabel Stein Jacob Green Kira Muratova Seth Stein10 Allison Lewis Claire Mueller Elijah Lawrence Emma Thompson Morgan Ziegler Nicklaus Smith Thea Dubilier Tobias White11 Ben Misrock

Caroline Curry Claire Glazer Ethan Friedman jackson moulder Kaitlyn Calcagino Olivia Van Schoick Sam Feldman Scott Feiner Zachary Lane12 Cara Savoy Hannah Frankel Leighann Deluca Lena Heller Peyton Saiontz Sara Frankel13 Cassidy Lacolla Chloe Gammon Cole Friedman Lauren McMillan Maya Ferrandiz Thomas Hanes14 Carly Baron Daniel Chadwick Jesse Hoffmann Kelsea Feder Madeline Shinder MichaelShofi Olivia Gunthert Sophie Marcus-Wade Sydney Krulik Zoe Gunthert15 Georgia Ehrlich Isabel Becker Kerr Allan Nicole Delsack Olivia Mendelson Samantha Butwin

16 Lucy Connell17 Allison Maeker Arkady Baltser18 AIDA KIREEVA Braden Ulrich Jordan Bialik Jordyn Lichtstein Lucia Braddock Zoe Ravera19 Grace Halverson Katia Perez Katie Donenfeld Sarah Pisano Tali Green20 Leo Flora Libby Blair Maggie Ryan Nia Westmoreland Zoe Jackson21 Alexander Sklarz Eliza Knode Eloise Freitag Giovanna Moltrasio Hannah Novack Nayna Gandhi22 Charlee Leshin Chloe Leo Kylee Soltez Remi Kauderer Veronika Kaplieva Zachary Kauderer23 Ethan Schoenberg Max Moeen-Ziai Romi Sheen XIAO LEI JIA24 Jack Wein Joshua Rayham Lys-Anaise Marcelin

Rebeca Cires Reece Fiore Sophia Luttrell25 Michael Centanni Zoe Dockser26 Andrew Romano Danielle Raskin Margery Leit Maya Golan Neil Becker Perry Feder Vittoria Conforti27 Patrick Morrison Sophia Mack Tyler Eveland28 Abigail Haas Hannah Siegel Juliana Laskow Lika Korsounskaya Marquerite Quigley Mia Gigante Quiya Harris Romina Calderon29 Abigail Gluck Abraham Joseph Chelsea Silver Hadley Beatrix Talty James Lambert Sophie Frusco30 Charles Dickey Diego Flores Jacob Land Jillian O’leary Jordan Tralins Nicole Cederberg Nicole Namath Samuel Rosner

It’s hard to understand how fast the year goes by. In four weeks Barbara and I leave for camp and then it’s four weeks until the start of session one.This summer holds an incredible storehouse of new things. The rebuilt “Scott” theater leads the way. A new stage with fly space, an on- stage orchestra pit with amplified outlets for each instrument and air conditioning - are some of the new features. Two additional dance studios and a dedicated one act theater are also new.We have two Broadway shows to offer this summer. Session two will feature If/Then for those 14 and up and Session three Violet available to all campers. The tickets are still available. Just give the office a call at (954) 346-7455 to reserve your space or sign up online through your own CampInTouch account.This summer I will be directing Fiddler on the

Rood, West Side Story, Chicago and Throughly Modern Millie for Upper Camp and Crazy for You and Damn Yankees for Middle. I’ve been hearing from many of you with all kinds of requests. Keep ‘em coming. See you soon.

Aaron RothkoAbbas YousufeAbigail GuzmanAbigail RileyAbraham El HararAbraham JosephAbrianne JosephAdam BenamramAidan BirminghamAlannah ArgyleAlejandro CedielAlex BrennanAlex RuttenbergAlexa GarciaAlexa RooseveltAlexa VerburgAlexander HerzAlexandra ChiccoAlexandra StoneAlexandre StehlinAlexis MillerAlix MerolleAliya KarsouAliya NicholsAlysa FinneganAlyssa ArnoldAmanda BorsandAmari ClarkAmber PerryAmelia StoneAna GoebelAna Sofia De OlloquiAna SondovalAndreas VersicAnna McgillisAnna-Helene RockefellerAnnie GoodmanAnnika BruiningsAnoukia PappAntonio ChiccoArkady BaltserArtem LindeAshley AmirsakisAstrid Gibson

Ava HolmesBen MisrockBlanca Montoya HuidobroBrian LeeBrianna TrillingCadence AddisonCaitlyn ReidCalla MerrillCameron CoatesCameron KittellCamille CareyCamille ChicoineCaroline HochmanCaroline KahnCaroline LeeCasey Rojek RojekCatherine GallagherCecilia CroweCeleste GimonetCharli GalkinCharlotte PontarelliChloe GammonChrista WatkinsChristian AndersonChristina DeodatisClaire McglynnClara AskariClare McgillisClementine MarcoglieseCole FeinsCole FriedmanD. Steele HammeDaniela ClejanDaniela GalikDavid LuongoDazay BurnettDe Canecaude AntoniaDeandre LeatherburyDiana FrelinghuysenDiego FloresDiego MarottaDiego Montoya HuidobroDixie LawEdison Gandara-Triestman

Edvard SohlbergEdwin CarvalhoEkaterina LindeElen LowlichtElena SavelyevEli GoodmanElla CharnizonElla GiladEllie DyerEllie LevineEloise FreitagEmily PrendergastEmmanuelle BensahelErick SohlbergErin SnettEstefania ParedesEthan Beckwith-CohenEthan WeinstockFanny DreyerFernanda ConsentinoFreddy SionGabriel PoupartGabriela PreziosiGabriella BaldacchinoGabrielle YurinGeorgia EhrlichGeorgy ChepurkinGerrit KurshGillian ShinGiordana ZimbergGiuliana SigalGrace AsnessGrace HalversonGracie MillerHannah SagalynHey MooHudson FrederickIan SonnabendIlana Cuello-WolffeIlana LightburnInes De AndreisIngrid ApgarIsabel BrousIsabella Barrett

Isabella CichyIsabella HernandezJackson MoulderJacob LoebJacob LokayJacob TallJacopo ColonnaJacqueline DelucaJacqueline KincaidJaden RussellJaden SatensteinJamie GaydosJamie HoughtonJared DavisJaylen HillJeremy LevinJonah GoldJordyn LichtsteinJoseph BenhamuJoseph De CanecaudeJulia DuthieJulia HappelJulia LehmanJulia LuekerJulia WeinstockJulia YangJulia YeroushalmiJulian BrenmanJulian CichyJulian NisonoffJulian SnyderJulien NeveuJustin ChienyuenJustin RussellKaia SeldmanKaliyah MitchellKate StieneKatherine BugosKatherine HappelKatherine MontgomeryKathryn OkeefeKatie BeardKatie TreasureKellyn Peck

Kimberly NorrellLauren MacnowLauren ShebyLauryn RussellLea ByrnesLea NovoselacLea WongLeah RakhlinLeilani KiheiLiam CroweLilah GenachowskiLily PayneLorena SawayaLucy CroneLuis Fernando CastellanosMackenzie FurlettMadeline DickMaeve FeinblattMakena KiheiMakiyla LevyManoel LopesMargarita KonstantinovaMaria EgorovaMaria Vera TusetMarie AlexanderMarley BossMarley KalibanMathilda LawMax RubensteinMaxim PanferovMaya GershovichMaya GordonMaya IsrahMaya Van LoonMckenzie StouteMegan RosenblumMia SeitlesMickey HaimMikhail GosvdakevMois�S BenhamuMolly DorionMorgan DoddsNala CorpeningNatalie Sepp

Natasha HincheyNatasha RojanyNatasha SmekeNate SalkoffNayna GandhiNell CoxNeve OrenNiamh ArgyleNicholas OlmsteadNicholas RyanNicklaus SmithNicolas SalemNicolas StehlinNicole CederbergNicole PearsonNicole SchwynNicole ShefNicole TaurelNikita StepanovaNoa GiladNoah ButcherNoah McewanNolan ShafferOlga NikolaevaOlivia MerolaOlivia MorseOlivia Van SchoickOscar RousseauOscar SalemPatrick HoughtonPaulina HernandezRachel TorresRachel TumanReed ByrnesReilly SchombsRoman BaubeauRosana Lucia FieldRoxy WitteveenRuby EhrlichSamantha LeffSamantha MccarsonSamantha PikeSamuel CohenSananda Muhammad

Sara BeardSarah MelgarSarah PisanoSarah WolfsonSascha LewitSasha HornakSasharina HoffmanSaskia Yland-NoaghiulScarlett DiazShea McmahonShira GrinkerSkylar RomeSofia BelfortSofia ReyesSonia GuttSonia VaygenSophia FischerSophia NisonoffStella MisrockSusanna ShullSydney SeppTamar BenamiTaylor OliveTess HigginsTheo AmsallemTobias LuongoTobias WhiteTroy BurnettValerie RosalesVeronika KaplievaVictoria DelonVictoria LeeViviana FreyerXinyi LiuYasmin GbajabiamilaYasmin SaddiYulie RozinYuna Fukuda-BystritskiZach RakotomanirikaZane Gandara-TriestmanZayla BolinZelda AdamsZoe Ravera

Just Registered!

Rory Wakeford has been cast in the lead role of the Brewster High School production of Peter Pan. Rory’s camp mate and good friend Sydney Gershon has been cast as Wendy.Elise Doucet is performing in Great Falls Elementary’s spring musical 101 Dalmatians.Julia White continues to tour the tri-state area as part of the anti-bullying musical The New Kid. She will also be seen this Spring performing at Carnegie Hall with Camp Broadway as part of the NY Pops Orchestra Birthday Gala Celebration. Her biggest news however, is that her little brother Toby will be coming to French Woods this summer.Kayelin Leonhirth performed the role of Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at the Janet Root Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL.Eva Gutt is in her middle school production of The Music Man as Eulalie and in the quartet.Hayden Gutt is in the high school production of Hairspray.Sam Fisch is playing Aladdin in his 7th and 8th grade middle school production of Aladdin.Knox Van Horn recently played the role of Aaron Fox in his performing arts high school’s production of Curtains. Soon he will play the role of Harold Hill

in The Music Man and in May he will play the role of Tateh in a concert version of Ragtime, both at his performing arts high school.Grace Urmaza, who is a 5th grade violinist, was selected to perform with the Children’s Orchestra Society’s Young Symphonic Ensemble at Lincoln Center on May 3, 2014. The symphony she will perform with the orchestra is Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony in E minor, op. 64.Abigail Kanes was recently cast as Snoopy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown that performs at the Hedgerow Theatre in Rose Vally, PA this May.

That’s the News and we’re out of here!

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C am p e r & St af f Ne ws

De a r Fre n c h Wo o d s Fam i l i e s :

We are all geared up for the summer of 2014 - the staff is better than ever. With many returnees, including a few returning from a year or two off, the 2014 staff is sure to excite with both familiar and new exciting programming.

The theater schedule is shaping up nicely and a performance

date schedule will be posted in next month’s newsletter. I’m very excited about next summer’s show selections, as we are including several French Woods premiers including: Dogfight, Zombie Prom, Applause, Little Women, Cyrano and Twisted.

We are so excited to get up to camp next month and even more excited for you to get to camp too! See you soon!

Many first year campers have never been away from home for an extended period of time. Homesickness is a natural result of the changes in a child’s environment. Parents can take courage from the fact that many campers do not experience this, and those that do recover swiftly. All of the camp staff, from the director down, are prepared to help the youngster with the adjustment, expedited with the cooperation of the parent. These suggestions are designed to help you prepare your child for the enriching experience that French Woods provides.At Home...If your youngster exhibits concern about going to camp, encourage him/her to talk to you about it. It is helpful to tell your child that such concerns are normal and that many other campers feel the same way. If there are specific worries about bunkmates, clothes, or anything else, let your child call the camp office and speak with Isaac. Often specific answers are not necessary after the child has had the opportunity to express himself/herself to a receptive ear. Don’t be ambivalent about the length of your child’s stay at camp. There should be no trial periods. He/she is there for a full session or a full summer and should understand this. A “try-out” approach is a sure loser, certain to create a serious homesickness problem at camp. On the other hand, don’t make your child feel he/she must go to camp, no matter how enthusiastic you may feel about the benefits of the experience. Send a note or care package (Remember-No Food) ahead of time to arrive the first day of camp. Acknowledge, in a positive way, that you will miss your child. For example, you can say “I am going to miss you, but I know that you will have a good time at camp.”Reassure your child that everything at home will be the same as when he left; that pets will be cared for, possessions protected, etc. If, for some reason, this is not possible, let Isaac know so that he and his staff can effectively be supportive. Don’t bribe. Linking a successful stay at camp to a material object sends the wrong message. The reward should be your child’s new found confidence and independence.Please notify Isaac of any upsetting event which may have occurred prior to camp, or is to occur during the summer. This might include illness or death in the family, poor school grades, divorce, or moving to a new house or city. When seeing your child off at the bus, make your parting brief and pleasant. Long goodbyes and floods of tears are upsetting. The same applies for visiting days.

Remember, our staff will always be there to help make you and your child feel comfortable.Every camp asks for parents to fill out medical and profile information. Be sure that you complete the online health history, camper confidential questionnaire and activity profile forms as completely and as soon as possible. While the camp is designed to provide instruction and recreation in many areas, certain youngsters may have a more rewarding time if encouraged in specific activities. The camp staff’s knowledge of your child’s interests (and phobias!) can be helpful in arranging the most appropriate program from the wide variety of activities offered.At Camp...Your cooperation is needed to ensure a successful summer for your child. Most children are resilient and adapt successfully to new situations. Parents, however, sometimes find it difficult to adjust to the youngsters being away from home. To prevent any negative effects on your children, write or email frequently with good news and a cheerful tone - chatty and pleasant. Try not to telephone except in an emergency. Contact Isaac if you have a special concern. Be assured we will contact you if your child is experiencing difficulties. Remember children have access to phones should they need to call you after the first week of each session.If a “rescue call” comes from the child, offer calm reassurance and put the time frame into perspective. Avoid the temptation to take the child home early. Should you receive an upsetting call or e-mail, telephone Isaac immediately. Isaac and his staff will help. MAKE NO PROMISES. This is a sure route to failure.Talk candidly with Isaac or your child’s head counselor to obtain his/her perspective on your child’s adjustment. Don’t feel guilty about encouraging your child to stay at camp. For many children, camp is a first step toward independence and plays an important role in their growth and development.Conclusion...Camp is an experience that cannot be duplicated in any other environment, offering the opportunity for your child to achieve the poise and confidence that comes with the mastery of skills and the sociability developed as a vital participant in a structured and democratic society of his/her peers. French Woods works diligently to assemble the best staff possible. Countless hours throughout the year go into preparation and evaluation of the camp program. With your help, we are well prepared to serve the needs of your child.

As many of you know, French Woods will be taking campers to the Broadway show, Violet, during Session 3 of the 2014 summer season. Spots are still available for the trip. Please call the Camp Office for further details or check your dashboard on CampInTouch for the form!

Isaac’s Corner

Fourth Session Shows 2014!The Land Before Time (7-9 year olds) The story of Littlefoot, a small Longneck dinosaur who is separated from his family, has to escape danger and lead his friends to the great valley to meet up with the rest of his family.

Princess and the Frog (7-9 year olds) Prince Naveen is turned into a frog by a voodoo magician. With help from an alligator, firefly and an old blind lady, Naveen & Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.

Captain Louie (9-11 year olds) Young Louie feels lonely and without friends in his new neighborhood. Looking for some- thing to cheer himself up on Halloween Night, Louie returns to his old neighborhood friends in an imaginary journey on the wings of his favorite toy, his little red plane. The story is full of tricks and treats, and the incomparable music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz.

Hercules (9-11 year olds) This show is based on the Greek Heroʼs life. The musical follows Hercules story of going from Greek God, to human and how he makes his indelible mark on history.

Mary Poppins (11-14 year olds) Get swept up in the fun of this high-flying musical with music and lyrics by the academy award-winning Sherman Brothers.

Cyrano (11-14 year olds) is a fun new rock and roll musical re-tellling the story of Cyrano de Bergerac.

Boys from Syracuse (11-14 year olds) Identical twins Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse, were separated from each other in a shipwreck as young children. Their servants, both named Dromio, are also long-separated identical twins. When the pair from Syracuse come to Ephesus, a comedy of errors and mistaken identities ensues when the wives of the Ephesians, Adriana and her servant Luce, mistake the two strangers for their husbands.

The Boyfriend (11-14 year olds) Wonʼt you Charleston with us? Set in the Roaring Twenties against the lavish backdrop of the French Riviera, The Boyfriend follows Polly who is an heiress at an all-girls school who becomes infatuated with a delivery boy named Tony. The show includes catchy jazz-era tunes and a sea of glamorous costumes.

Twisted (11-14 year olds) Deep within an enchanted forest, Twisted follows the story of Blue, a young girl destined to be so much more than just that. Overly protected by Granny, she escapes and meets the best and the worst the woods has to offer in a journey that eventually allows her to found out who she truly is.

Throughly Modern Millie (11-17 year olds) Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s New York and full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever. Millie includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers. Music and Lyrics by Jeanine Tesori and Dick Scanlan; book by Richard Henry Morris.

Spamalot (11-17 year olds) Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. Did we mention the bevy of beautiful show girls?

Little Women (11-17 year olds) Jo March and her sisters Meg, Beth and Amy grow up, find themselves and find love during and after the Civil War, in this musical based on the classic Louisa May Alcott novel.

Jesus Christ Superstar (11-17 year olds) A brilliantly conceived treatment of Christ’s Passion, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera has gathered a world-

wide reputation since its initial album release. It tells of the last week of Christ’s life, culminating in his crucifixion and his follower’s plaintive and searching cries for meaning in his death.

Macbeth (11-17 year olds) Macbeth, a play written by William Shakespeare is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corrosive psychological and political effects produced when evil is chosen as a way to fulfil the ambition for power.

45 Seconds from Broadway (11-17 year olds) The title refers to the amount of time it takes to walk to Broadway from the play’s setting, a coffee shop inspired by one located off the lobby of midtown-Manhattan’s Edison Hotel, a long-time diner for “theatre types...prized for its casual atmosphere, inexpensive prices and Matzoh ball soup.”

One Act Play Festival (11-17) - To be announced

All shows are subject to availability***