As summer approaches, most rising seniors are focused on making some pocket money by working at camp, some locally and others across the country.

“I’ve been waiting all my life to be a counselor… I’ve been going there for eight years,” said Mia Bernstein (‘27), who is headed to Camp Morasha.

Alexandra Prero (‘27), heading to Camp Dina, says she’s going in order to be “a leader… after being a camper all my life.”

Both Freida Levy (‘27) and Isabelle Hendeles (‘27) shared similar ideas: they are going to camp because that is what they have done all their lives.

There are a few students who are headed to the same camp—two at Camp Dina and two at Moshava Alevy—while the rest are spread out at seven camps across the country.

In addition to sleepaway camp, some students are working at day camp. Out of 14 students, eight are working at Camp SOLA.

All of those attending shared that the reason they are doing it is to make money. Some also shared that they are working because their friends are working and they want to have fun.

In addition to Camp SOLA, pairs of students are working at Gan Izzy, Camp Hillel, and small half-day camps.

“It’s fun,” said Alexa Nassir about working at Hillel.

Leah Cohanfard, who will be working at Gan Izzy, says she’s working to “have fun with the kids.”

One student, who prefers to stay anonymous, chose to not work at a camp and instead volunteer. She shared that she is volunteering to advance her goal of “get[ting] into a good college.”

Another student, Riva Belinow (‘27), is going on a travel program, Euro Israel. She shared that she is doing that instead of working “just to have fun… I love being a camper.”