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Boys' Side has a long and storied history steep in tradition. Many of these traditions still exist today:
1) Bonzo Ball - It is more commonly known as handball outside the world of Ramaquois. It is a sport/activity loved and played by all ages/divisions on Boys' Side. If you walk across Boys' Side at any point in the day, whether it is before morning lineup, during camp, or after camp/on interactive nights, you will find campers (and counselors) participating in one of Boys' Sides' favorite traditions. Bonzo Ball is an activity every group hopes to have on their daily schedule, and is where upper camp boys seemingly find themselves gravitating to, to avoid other activities.
The Bonzo Ball court, although not geographically, really is the center of Boys' Side. It is where we hold morning lineup, where Counselor of the Week is awarded, where counselor competitions take place, and where PRIDE is spelled out for all to see.
2) Stoop Ball - is a game played with at least 2 campers/counselors, against the steps(stoop) of the bunk. It is a modified form of baseball, that doesn't involve any bats, or actual bases. It is played with either a rubber ball or a tennis ball. One camper will run up to the step and throw the ball into where the flat part of the step, and vertical backing of the previous step meet. It will then bounce off and out in which the other camper(s) try to catch the ball. If it bounces once, it is a single, twice, a double, three times, a triple, and four or more bounces equal a home run. The camper keeps doing this trying to score runs. If the ball is caught on the fly, it is an out. Just like in baseball, after 3 outs, a different team(camper) goes up to bat. Stoop Ball is not an official activity on the schedule, but is often played in the morning before lineup by all age groups, and sometimes during the day by upper camp.
3) The Hamster Dance - is a lunch time tradition, who's origins are debated still to this day. Participants are usually Boys' Side campers and sometimes counselors from the Rangers through Hurricanes. After lunch time announcements, Jared will play the Hamster Dance, a song that inspires campers to get up from their seats, stop eating, take their shirts off and twirl them around over their head continuously until the song is over. Once over, they put their shirts back on and resume eating/cleaning up.
4) Pioneers Moving Up Ceremony - Every year the Pioneers division leader and the Rangers division leader, meet to organize the Pioneers moving up ceremony. A ceremony in which the Pioneers march from Jr. Camp, across the white Bridge, and over to Boys' Side. There they are greeted by the Rangers, and the Rangers' counselors. The ceremony is essentially there graduation from Jr. Camp to Boys' Side making them officially part of the Pride.
1) Bonzo Ball - It is more commonly known as handball outside the world of Ramaquois. It is a sport/activity loved and played by all ages/divisions on Boys' Side. If you walk across Boys' Side at any point in the day, whether it is before morning lineup, during camp, or after camp/on interactive nights, you will find campers (and counselors) participating in one of Boys' Sides' favorite traditions. Bonzo Ball is an activity every group hopes to have on their daily schedule, and is where upper camp boys seemingly find themselves gravitating to, to avoid other activities.
The Bonzo Ball court, although not geographically, really is the center of Boys' Side. It is where we hold morning lineup, where Counselor of the Week is awarded, where counselor competitions take place, and where PRIDE is spelled out for all to see.
2) Stoop Ball - is a game played with at least 2 campers/counselors, against the steps(stoop) of the bunk. It is a modified form of baseball, that doesn't involve any bats, or actual bases. It is played with either a rubber ball or a tennis ball. One camper will run up to the step and throw the ball into where the flat part of the step, and vertical backing of the previous step meet. It will then bounce off and out in which the other camper(s) try to catch the ball. If it bounces once, it is a single, twice, a double, three times, a triple, and four or more bounces equal a home run. The camper keeps doing this trying to score runs. If the ball is caught on the fly, it is an out. Just like in baseball, after 3 outs, a different team(camper) goes up to bat. Stoop Ball is not an official activity on the schedule, but is often played in the morning before lineup by all age groups, and sometimes during the day by upper camp.
3) The Hamster Dance - is a lunch time tradition, who's origins are debated still to this day. Participants are usually Boys' Side campers and sometimes counselors from the Rangers through Hurricanes. After lunch time announcements, Jared will play the Hamster Dance, a song that inspires campers to get up from their seats, stop eating, take their shirts off and twirl them around over their head continuously until the song is over. Once over, they put their shirts back on and resume eating/cleaning up.
4) Pioneers Moving Up Ceremony - Every year the Pioneers division leader and the Rangers division leader, meet to organize the Pioneers moving up ceremony. A ceremony in which the Pioneers march from Jr. Camp, across the white Bridge, and over to Boys' Side. There they are greeted by the Rangers, and the Rangers' counselors. The ceremony is essentially there graduation from Jr. Camp to Boys' Side making them officially part of the Pride.
