Author: Karissa Pitaniello
Former Staff
Inside the Cove | Summer Staff
After months of searching for the most trustworthy, seriously fun college students across the US, we finally have them ALL on property! Orientation week is filled with acclimating the new staffers to the Pine Cove way (remember the first time you experienced “scraperhead?” Yeah, it takes a second to get used to!) and getting everyone […]
Tags: 2024, orientation, recap, summer staff
Inside the Cove | Prep for Camp | Summer Staff
As opening day approaches, each Pine Cove property is buzzing with excitement and activity! Our amazing summer staffers have been all over the campgrounds, gearing up for the season with our annual training week. This is when our staff dive into learning the ins and outs of their specific positions. Whether they’re lifeguards, wranglers, media […]
Tags: activity classes, summer 2024, training week
One of our favorite traditions at Pine Cove? Character Qualities! After spending a week or two with their campers, our counselors prayerfully consider God-given qualities they see in each of their campers. Then, the campers get to be encouraged with these qualities in front of their family and cabinmates! This also happens for each of […]
Tags: cq words, staff favorites, traditions
Inside the Cove | Staff Profile
If you’ve been to one of our East Texas camps within the past few years, you’re sure to have heard “Mr. Polar Behr’s” well-known “WOOOOO” screams through the piney trees! An Arkansas native and Razorback diehard, Hayden Weaver sat down to tell us about himself as he steps into his new role as the Director […]
Tags: full time staff, Hayden Weaver, shores, staff profile
Inside the Cove | Prep for Camp
May is here, staffers are on property, and the first day of camp is happening so soon! Are you counting down the days, hours, minutes until you drive through the Pine Cove welcome gauntlet? Totally understandable. Until that seriously fun time comes, check out what’s new in the camp store this summer! Hoping to beat […]
Tags: camp store, merch, new products, preview
Inside the Cove | Prep for Camp
Summer 2024 is almost HERE! As we dive into the most wonderful time of the year, we want to be as prayerful as we are excited! Join us in praying daily for campers, staffers, and families. Click to download a printable PDF here!
Tags: 2024 summer, pray for camp, prayer calendar
Since you saw Pine Cove last we’ve been busy. Seriously busy. New things have been installed and some spots have been given a face lift! Until the gates open, we’ve got plenty of progress photos to keep you on the edge of your seat. Enjoy! The Shores’ New Overflow Lodge, Mahalo: New Arena at the […]
Tags: bluffs, construction updates, property, ranch, shores, timbers, woods
Enjoy meeting two (let’s count ‘em!) of our new friends that will be leading at camp this summer! Get to know Anna and Lane as they let us in on what they’re most excited for this summer and some of their favorite things! Ladies first! Introducing the Spring’s new Administrative Director… Anna “Sike Baller” Brecht! […]
Tags: new staffers, program staffers, shores, springs
When you work at camp, you eat a lot of the same food over and over (10 weeks of fajita night? Sign us up!). This creates room to create some fun new ways to enjoy it! We rounded up our staffers’ favorite “food hacks” that they use to jazz up their camp meals… Bon Appétit! […]
Tags: camp food, hacks, staff favorites
Inside the Cove | Prep for Camp | Summer Staff
We are weeks away from opening the gates for Summer 2024! Cabins are being spruced up, programs are being planned, and our leadership teams are ready to have their best summer yet! Each spring, our leadership teams retreat before the summer starts to unify their drive for the upcoming season and prepare for the weeks […]
Tags: 2024, leadership weekend, prep for camp, recap, training
