DLA Day 7

A week of camp has flown by, and Sunday was the day that campers did not attend classes.  Instead, DLA and Summerscape teamed up for a classic playground favorite:  a Four-Square tournament on the tennis courts.  With 14 teams all named after a fictional location such as Panem, Whoville, and Stark Tower, two people occupied one square at once to have a larger playing field, and operated in a rotation so each team could play against each other.  In the midst of the Four-Square frenzy, the two camps took a short break to attend workshops relating to careers and non-profit organizations, such as Americorps and Sole Foods.

Sunday evening held a 20+ year DLA tradition:  Poetry Night.  During Poetry Night, two events occur:  a Poetry Slam competition, and a chance for every camper to read a poem, song lyrics, or quote that they admire or feel that speaks to them.  During the Poetry Slam, campers sign up to participate in a reading of a self-written poem.  The winner of the Poetry Slam this year was Alisha Greer, and the runner up was Nathan Ryan.  The second part of Poetry Night allows DLAers to read anything they choose--the camp favorite this year were poems written by Shel Silverstein, but many others chose to share self-written poems as well.  Although Poetry Night is a serious event, it can also be lighthearted, and DLAers enjoyed this year's Poetry Night very much.