Director Jud's Blog

The Stone Mountain Adventures Summer of 2024 was an awesome experience. It was our 41st summer and certainly one of our best!

On the last full day of each session we carved out some time for reflection. During this time we asked every camper and camp counselor to take 15 minutes to write down their memories from the session (We call them "Reflections"). Enclosed in this email are links to each session's Memory Book / Reflection Packet with Session Photos.

Please download them and share them with your camper. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we have!

Garance Herrmann
I’ve had lots of fun during this second session at SMA Teen Camp. My favorite activity was wakeboarding, and I was so glad to be part of the wake-masters (thank you to my parents). I also loved art studio as it was quite calm and soothing, and I also liked doing laundry as we went to Walmart and bought a bunch of stuff. Moreover, I had a great time as I made amazing friends. The ‘Frenchies’ were so nice and the person I was closest to was Ariane as we were always laughing. I also got close to Alex the Frenchie which was nice. I feel good here because Americans have a different way of thinking and there not judgmental. Even though I was far away from home and had lots of ups and downs, I’ve had an amazing time and I’ll never forget this summer. 
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Lily O’Such
My time at SMA Teen Summer Camp been good. It was my first time going into session 2 and it was an ok experience as I was able to make new friends. People like me here at camp and I’m able to talk to a lot more new people (I even have a nickname which I find funny). The kids in my cabin (Little J) are so sweet and nice and I’m really excited for session 3. 

Olivia Tucci
This year I was a bit nervous even though it is my second year, but as soon as I was in the van on the way to camp it was like a switch flipped and nothing excited me more than arriving back at my home away from home and seeing all my friends from last year, and also making new friends along the way. Even though there were ups and downs during this session, we always turned up better in the end. There were many memories made that will last a lifetime. I Love SMA Teen Summer Camp!

Caroline Benshoof
Two weeks went by so fast, most of it was a blur. I managed to make friends with Mich, Olivia and Lily. The amount of times I got hurt was no surprising. I did two overnights and ate some good food, the pizza I managed to make was so small but good. Rock climbing was hard for me but I have a lot of funny memories such as my cabins skit. For invention convention there was a lot of interesting inventions which was fun to watch. The time spent at camp was both challenging and fun.

Stella Stobart
SMA Teen Summer Camp is an outstanding camp. I love how all the councilors are so supportive and kind. All my bunk mates were incredibly kind and generous to me. They would always be there for me. My favorite activity so far in session two is mountain biking which was really fun and my excellent counselors Mason and Max taught me everything I needed to know like how to do neutral peddles and on my first try I was able to do the pump track – so cool right? Another activity I really loved this session was white water rafting. It was so fun because I was in the very front of my boat and I got splashed with water the most and I didn’t fall out. However, the next day after I had jumped into the lake out of the raft, I got sick because the water was so cold! I am extremelt grateful for all my amazing counselors who took great care of me and Chase and Jud fo having me at camp. I will come back next year and for more years then become a counselor. Thank you everyone!

Alex Pradal
This year is my third year and I’m so glad I came back, I’ve met amazing people and had a lot of fun doing Mattawana traditions. I can’t wait for next session so I can discover more things with new people. Having to organize the dance and do paper plates was amazing! I’ll probably just keep coming until I’m too old!

Zefora/Lonnie Rapaport
I love SMA Teen Summer Camp!. My favorite things have been wakeboarding and being on the boat with all my friends. I also loved the wake overnight as going out on the water is the best and I love doing tricks on the wakeboard. I’ve been coming here for five years now, and I love every part of this camp. I’m sad to be leaving this year though as it is my last year. I can say that anyone who comes here will enjoy it and I can’t wait to come back as an AOP or a counsellor in the years to come. I will forever call this place home.