Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations. —Peter Drucker Over the past few weeks we have introduced you to our Head Staff Leadership…
Friends, Friends, Friends Written by Emily Jerris “Friends, Friends, Friends, we will always be, whether in fair or in dark stormy weather, Camp Echo Lake will keep us together…” There are many songs at camp that stand out to me, but one, in…
Nick hails from New Orleans and now lives about an hour away in Hammond, LA with his wife, Tara (a fellow Echo Lake staffer), his son, Ethan (Lower Inter Boys) and his 3-yr old daughter, Sophia. During the year, Nick teaches 12th Grade Civics and…
Thursday Trip Days Written by Terry Begly Through the 1970s and into the mid-80s, every Thursday was Trip Day at Camp Echo Lake. Camp was much smaller back then, so each group got a trip on Thursdays instead of regular programming. The best and worst…
Dawn hails from the UK where she is a gymnastics coach, teaching children between the ages of 4 and 16 at the Torbay Olympic Gymnastics Club. She has been a member of the club ever since it began in 1982. This will be Dawn’s 10th…
