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Dear French Woods Families
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Fall has arrived and we are settling back into our lives down in Florida. Already, the winter office is working hard to bring back together a fantastic staff for the 2022 summer season.
We are hearing from many of our favorite staff, both foreign and domestic and we are thrilled that many of the internationals who were unable to be here last summer are contacting us about next summer. We are so very excited for the summer of 2022!
We are starting to review new applications for the upcoming season. If you know anyone who would be a good candidate for this coming summer or an alumnus who is on the fence about reapplying, let them know that we have started to fill positions. They should be sure to apply and follow up soon.
As always, keep us updated on what you’re doing. We love hearing from you.
Beth
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From the Music Department
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52 days. It has been 52 days since the last notes of the Oklahoma exit music rang out that officially ended the summer of 2021. 17 months before, we were all asked to stay inside and it changed our perspective forever. Shows that were in production were silenced, concerts and school performance trips were cancelled and for the first time in more than 28 years of my life, music did not fill the trees and rolling hills of French Woods. Then we came back, and that first performance we held at camp was (for many) the first time, in a very long time, that they had performed in public for anyone. By the end of the summer we saw kids singing and dancing on stage, bands and orchestras, rock bands performing, dancers able to work together and magicians and circus performers alike performing astonishing feats before our very eyes.
I can say without question, I did not take any of this for granted and neither did the countless campers who performed with passion, promise and purpose. I was never more proud of our work than when a nearly exclusive camper driven production of Oklahoma ended our 51st summer of creating art. I hope all of you that had this opportunity, just take the time to celebrate your art and bring it to your own corner of the world. I am so excited to look at our future and see what is possible. For those of you who will be performing in public in-person, you should let us know when and where.
While the music program at French Woods holds a special place in my heart, there also is the joy I have in seeing young people being brave, standing on stage and performing for their friends and family. Next summer we will keep the excitement going with our friends from The New York Pops, The Pittsburgh Symphony and The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. We will continue to bring great experiences that you can treasure for years to come.
I cannot wait for 2022!
Brian
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Hi Frenchwoodite,
I’ve been thinking - just what shows am I interested in directing for next summer?
I am lucky because I get to choose. So in order: Session one, HELLO DOLLY, Session two, SWEENEY TODD, Session three, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Session four, RAGTIME. I figure four big shows like these will keep me busy.
We have been flooded with emails and phone calls from you guys. Keep them coming. I also have been busy writing College recommendations. Don’t hesitate to ask. I’m glad to do it. Those of you interested in being a CIT should contact our office. Right now, spots are available, but I don’t expect them to last long. Anyway, we are totally looking forward to 2022. Hope to see you there.
Ron & Barbara
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October 1 Amaia Gonzalez Anastasia Gonidelis Gerardo Capo Piper Jacoby Sam Beck Sarina Augustine
October 2 Avia Roundtree Dean Santelia Erika Meyer Julia Cruz Madison Fasolo North Vincent Saije Milligan Swinney
October 3 Ariel Skolnick Eden Schwartz Natalie Khaychuk Tyler Persbacker
October 4 Amanda Schwartz Anton Popowitz Ava Loeb Ben Newman Katarina Seuffert Matilda Solinas Nate Cohen Roman Malenda
October 5 Holden Lustbader Josiah Jordan Leah Glenn Leighton Lustbader Luke Wormuth Max Burman
October 6 Asher Cooper Carson Adams Dalyn Young Elan Cooperberg Lily Brown Madeline Droste Sedekee Koroma William Burton
October 7 Anna Anikushkina Annika Abramson Brooke 'KAI' Andelman Connor Greenwald Isla Pineda Judah Figuero Lulu Oliveri Noah Figuero Sofie Poliakoff William Keenan
October 8 Adele Wizman Carys Woolley Catalina Molina Clementine Kline Daniel Munroe Evelyn Ordynans Jack McCarthy Kayla Hertzberg Mia Rozenberg Sophia Chernomorsky
October 9 Chester Borrok Liv Goldberg Max Slonim Rene Posner Sierra Bettenhausen
October 10 Alicja Koziel Brooke Gershberg Cyia Sabathia Eliza Mason Hunter Farbman Julia Eiglarsh Macallen Myers Teagan Klipstein Tolly Gershberg
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October 11 Hannah Cohen Jonah Schancupp Matteo Piccarillo Molly Slaten Olivia Miller Sabine Cale
October 12 Alexandra Paradise Benjamin Marchena Elizabeth Khaychuk Ella Bodner Irina Leonteva Isabella Silverman Kasey Brymer Katherine Scully Lydia Freeman Sydney Sher
October 13 Abagail Nwakanma Aidan Lewinter Avery Frekhtman Ben Wohl Maddie Soh
October 14 Bryce Wilder Eleri McGregor
October 15 Charlotte Moore Francesca Clark Nora Keithline Vincent Weidhorn
October 16 Alexis Carpenter Ashlee Chhoum Autumn Nardini Avalina DeLorenzo Emma Kelner Jacqueline Bradshaw Kayden Merritt Lana Schwartz Luke Schumacher
October 17 Carly Weiss Chase Haimoff Lily Siegel Penelope Smith Persephone Reeves Siri Polepalle
October 18 Alyssa Garcia Jacob Newman Natalie King Vivian Colburn
October 19 Emilia Morera Lily Doniza Mario Gato Sofia Heinz
October 20 Andrew Giventer-Braff Annabelle Hanlon Ethan Steiner Harper Wong Margaret Beal Melody Beron Ravi Hasegawa
October 21 Avery Mathis Bella Martinez Chloe Dannenberg Claudia Ajay Dora Ozer Gabriel Colpitts Jessi Dannenberg Julianne Friedson Maeve Gorham Mikaela Malka Nicolas Shwartz Sam Reinhard Susannah Brown
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October 22 Connor Lampman Eliana Levin Emily Iniguez Ortega Graham Woolley Kingston Tse Olivia Ledtke
October 23 Camilla Browand Oona Starritt Sante Salomone Sophia Raab Violeta Rantz Ini
October 24 Austen Kite Isabela Pardo Jenna Dewey Joshua Dewey Madelyn Rothstein Maximilian Oster Stella Dugan Violet Siu
October 25 Aubrey Jimenez Evangelina Winckler Kate Burnham Sammy Baumfeld William Habig
October 26 Eva Hurley Florence Haines Katherine Fishbane Oliver Zilkha Samantha Belford
October 27 Adam Kaplan Helena Johnson Rae Katz
October 28 Jasmine Lee-Bennett Lincoln De Pietro Matilda Ledger Teigen Ang-Horowitz Zoey Hall
October 29 Bale Garrett Brandon Phillips Gabrielle Aboutaam Julia Zweig Liv Chaikin Maria Delgado Stella Santos Hendricks
October 30 Ayaan Chan Shue Henley Olefson Jacob Fisch Joshua Herman Liora Grasheim Talia Landow Vera Murray-Same Veronica Mason Xaviera Manzano
October 31 Jack Marcovsky Jasmine Scott Jason Buzy Lina Zraouli Nayana Schott Rosalinda Borletti Violet Friedman
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Rose's HFWAA 2021 Summer Re-Cap
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The Hancock-French Woods Arts Alliance (hfwaa.org) is the not-for-profit arm of French Woods. The majority of the funds raised helps with college tuition and necessities for some of our counselors who are both in-need and committed to a career in the arts. HFWAA is a US public 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation.
We are happy to announce that summer 2021 was also a fundraising success. Through our French Woods families and sponsors who supported the Race for the Arts, the Raffle, Birthday and Just Because Parties and tennis lessons, we were able to resume assisting college students committed to the arts and even take on some additional beneficiaries. This was such a relief after having to drastically cut our funding for the 2020-2021 school year due to COVID.
HFWAA also took on overseeing and helping to fund our inaugural leadership program in collaboration with #Entertainment for Change and being Impact Artists™. We are grateful to Jade Zaroff for sharing her knowledge, enthusiasm and determination with our campers and to Sony Music Group for helping to fund this initiative. Click on https://youtu.be/ogyBS6yosBk to see an example of what the Session 4 Impact Artist's accomplished.
Last spring we suggested the idea of creating a French Woods/HFWAA library. With WIFI no more at camp, we reached out to our CIT's to spearhead this service project. Our sincere thanks and gratitude to India-Mae Fraser and her family for donating (and cataloguing) 260 books. Thank you to Ben Shaw for building and hanging the bookshelves!
We ran our 11th Annual 4K Race for the Arts this summer. There is no charge to run the race or participate as a volunteer, but a minimum contribution of $35 entitles your camper to a commemorative t-shirt and shows support for for HFWAA and their counselors. Thank you to our parent sponsors and our corporate sponsors. All told, we raised almost $50,000 from our four races this past summer. We hope that many of you will consider sponsoring your camper for Summer 2022!
Birthday Parties or Just Because Parties...are held during the evenings. Smores parties, Campfire Parties, Movie Parties, Cooking Parties and more. Your child's bunk will be treated to a special evening as you honor your camper by sponsoring one of these fun events. 276 parties were held in 2021. So many parties, so many cookies, so much popcorn, and the marshmallows!
Towards the end of the summer, we held a Raffle with first prize being free tuition for the session of your choice for summer 2022. Tickets are $50 each; 7 for $250 or 15 for $500. A limited amount of tickets are sold and we did sellout!
HFWAA Announces Raffle Winners The Hancock-French Woods Arts Alliance is please to announce the Camp Tuition Raffle Ticket Winners. The drawing was held August 28, 2021 after the Closing Show.
GRAND PRIZE: The Spengemann Family (Free Camp Tuition for Sylvie for the Session of their choice for 2022)
SECOND PRIZE: The Miranda Family ($1,500 OFF Camp Tuition for Grady for 2022)
THIRD PRIZE: The Greenberg Family ($1,000 OFF Camp Tuition for Jordan for 2022)
FOURTH PRIZE: The Kereszi-Lynn Family ($500 OFF Camp Tuition for Hazel Moon for 2022)
French Woods Festival of the Arts is the sponsor of the HFWAA Raffle. Here, almost $30,000 was raised. All proceeds went to the HFWAA college scholarship fund. HFWAA would like to thank the families who took a chance and in doing so gave a scholarship opportunity to some young adults who are both in need and committed to a career in the arts.
Counselors interested in applying for an HFWAA scholarship fill out a rigorous application and we strive to give those chosen a hand-up rather than just a handout. Those young adults are an integral part of making the French Woods summer experience a great one.
Best, Rose
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Just Registered (as of 10.22.21)
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Aaron Harris Agnes Ashlock Aiden Hill Alexa Reznick Alexandra Harris Amelia Hovey Amelie Wilday Andrew Adams Andrew Maskoff Annie Braverman Antony Simonetti Arthur Schreier Asha Venkat Ava Loeb Ava Zelnick Avery Badani Aviram Livneh Beckett Beard Ben Rozner Brandon Phillips Caroline Mignone Celeste Wilson Charles Guzman Charlie Bern Charlie Faulkner Charlotte Bluemke Charlotte Moore Charlotte Sellier Pacheco de Almeida Chloe Sellier Pacheco de Almedia Claire Anderson Clara Friedman Dakota Smith Dalia Punyon Daliha Polissaint Dani Siden David Isaak David Tabatchnik Eli Bluemke Elise O'Keefe Elizabeth Hemingway Ella Sauerberg Eloise Calatozzo Elroy Solondz Elsa Baker-Spitzer Emerson 'Finn' Campbell- O'Donnell Emma Arends Emmanuelle Rave-Meir Ethan Walmark Eva Vitashkevich Evie Schiff
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Francesca Slusser-Tucci George Danow Georgia Irving Gian Simonetti Grace Bluemke Grace Dinger Hannah Joe Harrison Narens Harry Watkin-Fox Henry Rivo Isabella Jolicoeur Jack Vellucci Jackson Gilbert-Goldman Jacob Baker-Spitzer Jacob Morrell Jacob Newman Jadyn Jacobson Jameson Ibrahim Jasper Burger Jay Zopolsky Joey Mekyten Jordan Greenberg Katelin Lobel Kayla Coppa Kori Berger Laila Steriti Laszlo Sterling Summers Leah Rappaport Leah Singh Leila Emmanuel LelaRose Adams Levi Pearl Lily Mavroudis Liora Grasheim Luca Aghababaie Lucas Kaufman Lucinda Phillipps Luna Slusser-Tucci Maisie Rownd Margaret Beal Margo Brenna Mariel Silber Max Jordan Max Tabatchnik Milena Carpati Molly Arends Nathan Schreier Nicole "Nic" Allers Norah Mintz Norah Van Valkenburgh Oliver Levitt Olivia Calatozzo Olivia Ledtke
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Olivia Swerdloff Olivia Woloz Oona Starritt Otilia Frisbie Owen Hill Parker Rosamilia Parker Ryan Peyton Chamberlain Phebe McKeever Phoebe Mendelow Priyanka Oomman Quincy Sanchez-Diffee Ramey Hall Rebecca Meek Riley Zelnick Rosa Lamont Ryan Deguire Sadie Gubenko Sadie Horvath Samantha Alper Sammy Scheiner Samuel Greenwald Samuel Pincus Sara Al-Saleh Sarah Joe Sasha Keehner Satya Loeb Sheldon Anderson Siena Fucci Sofia Rosamilia Sophia Ledtke Stefan Simonetti Stephen Vellucci Sullivan Berger Summer Gubenko Tamara Polissaint Theodore Treusch Thomas Baker-Spitzer Tino Garcia Gross Tori Feinstein Vanessa Rodriguez Walker Vaughn Ibrahim Vesper Woodhoque Vivian Williams Willa Beard William "Zane" Habig Wren Hunnicutt Yann Robles-Casadella Zachary Wellington Zimu Qiu Zoe Jordan Zoe Lermaneorgiana Flaherty
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Our Early Registration campaign continues with Ron holding tuition rates down for our campers until December 15th. If you haven’t done so, be sure to take advantage of these rates that will be going up.
You can re-register for camp online. Just go to the frenchwoods.com home page and in the upper right hand corner click on the link that says "Sign Up." Once your application is complete, please call the office with your deposit information as, remember, we do not take credit cards over the internet. Any questions at all - please call us at the winter office (607) 637-8400.
We also are reaching out to prospective French Woods Families and this month have begun holding our Virtual Info Sessions on Zoom. There families have an opportunity to meet our full time French Woods team, head counselors, heads of departments and learn about our plans for 2022.
You, are our best source of introducing others to camp. We thank you for being French Woods 'ambassadors'.
In closing, as of October 1st, there are 251 days left until session 1, summer of 2022 and 270 days for the start of session 2. Isaac
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