Golan Second Session Staff

Josh 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Swim Dock
• Hometown: Memphis, TN
• Years at Camp Sabra: 9
• Favorite Activity: Pool Basketball
• Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken sandwiches
• Advice: Be yourself and don’t be afraid to try anything here!
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, Josh is going to the University of Missouri-Columbia to study business.
  • Josh was captain and MVP of his basketball team in high school.
  • He is going to begin a 6-year law program.
  • As a camper, Josh learned how to make multiple kinds of bracelets and can’t wait to teach his campers this summer.

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Micah 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Ropes
• Hometown: Durham, North Carolina
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
• Favorite Activity: Ropes
• Favorite Camp Meal: Pancakes
• Advice: Your years as a camper are limited so to try to step out of your comfort zone and try everything!
• Fun Facts:
  • Micah is studying Anthropology at Duke University. 
  • He is very active in Musical theater and the Jewish Student Union.
  • Micah has also led a large summer camp program at a local wildlife center last summer. 
  • In his free time, Micah loves to rock climb.
  • He also knows a lot about animals (insects, snacks, reptiles, etc.).

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Henry 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Sail Dock
• Hometown: Brighten, UK
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
• Favorite Activity: Baseball
• Favorite Camp Meal: Shabbat Dinner Chicken
• Advice: Have fun!
• Fun Facts:
  • Henry has been a lifeguard for 6 years.
  • After camp, Henry plans on traveling around the U.S.
  • One time he caught a fish with his bare hands.
  • He also once jumped off a waterfall.

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Adam 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Landsports
• Hometown: Omaha, NE
• Years at Camp Sabra: 8
• Favorite Activity: Tubing
• Favorite Camp Meal: Pizza Bagel and Caesar Salad
• Advice: Have fun & listen!
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, Adam will return home to complete his senior year of high school.
  • He is the tallest in his grade
  • Adam has met Alvin Gentry, current basketball coach and former player. He is someone that he always wanted to meet.

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Sam 

• Unit/Area: Golan
  
• Hometown: Dallas, TX
  
• Years at Camp Sabra: 11
  
• Favorite Activity: The Slide 
  
• Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken patties
  
• Advice: Enjoy every second because it’ll never be as good as it is now.
  
• Fun Facts:
  
  • After camp, Sam will be touring Europe.
    
  • He will also be working at Lollapalooza. 
    
  • Sam has also been to five continents for work.
    

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Arthur

• Unit/Area: Golan, Swim Dock
• Hometown: Houston, TX
• Years at Camp Sabra: 5
• Favorite Activity: Ski
• Favorite Camp Meal: Hamburgers
• Advice: Try and make new friends older and younger than you.
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, Arthur will begin his freshman year at the University of Texas and be studying Health Science.
  • He volunteers at Texas Children’s Hospital.
  • Arthur loves to go camping and fishing. ​

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Jack 

• Unit/Area: Almagor, Ropes
• Hometown: Leawood, KS
• Years at Camp Sabra: 3
• Favorite Activity: Tubing
• Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled cheese
• Advice: The first days feel like weeks and the last weeks feel like days. 
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, Jack will work at the JCC.
  • He will also be visiting Chicago for a family reunion.
  • Jack is a member of his school’s National Honors Society.
  • He also went to Orland for D.E.C.A. Nationals.

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Cameron

• Unit/Area: Golan, Swim Dock
• Hometown: Houston, TX
• Years at Camp Sabra: 9
• Favorite Activity: Tubing and Waterskiing
• Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled cheese and tomato soup
• Advice: Go outside of your comfort zone.
• Fun Facts: 
  • After camp, Cameron will be going to Wisconsin to study business.
  • He has worked as a camp counselor for the past four years.
  • Cameron learned how to do a backflip off the trampoline at swim dock.

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Hayden

• Unit/Area: Golan, Tripping
• Hometown: Memphis, TN
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
• Favorite Activity: Being on the lake
• Favorite Camp Meal: Smores
• Advice: Participate and be yourself!
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, Hayden will return to the University of Missouri-Columbia to begin his sophomore year.
  • This past semester, he served as the Greek Week Liaison.
  • Hayden has two dogs and used to play baseball in high school.

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Grayson 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Logistics
• Hometown: Chesterfield, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
• Favorite Activity: Gaga
• Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled cheese
• Advice: Always be kind
• Fun Facts:
  • Last year, Grayson was the BBYO Regional President.
  • In the fall, he will begin his freshman year at the University of Missouri.
  • Grayson can also catch 4 quarters off his elbow.
  • Grayson is a great fisherman.

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Sidney 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Ski
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 6
• Favorite Activity: Tubing & Anchor Mountain
• Favorite Camp Meal: Tomato soup with grilled cheese.
• Advice: Right now is a gift that’s why it’s called the present.
• Fun Facts:
  • Sidney is a Chem Teaching Assistant.
  • He has completed a marathon.
  • Sidney also knows all the words to “We didn’t start the fire”
  • He claims he has never sneezed!

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Max 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Landsports
• Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
• Looking Forward To: Being a role model for the children 
• Favorite Camp Meal: Shabbat Dinner
• Advice: Never worry, there are always people here to help you. This is your home away from home.
• Fun Facts:
  • Max is studying Communications at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
  • This past semester, he made the Dean’s List!
  • After camp, he will return to the University of Missouri-Columbia and begin his sophomore year.
  • At Max’s old JCC camp he was Maccabia captain for the blue team.

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Jed 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Landsports
• Hometown: Voorhees, NJ
• Years at Camp Sabra: First Year
• Favorite Activity: Landsports
• Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken
• Advice: Treat others the way you want to be treated
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, Jed will start school at Syracuse.
  • He has traveled to Israel three times.
  • He plays academy soccer and knows every country flag!

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Joel

• Unit/Area: Golan, Sail
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 9
• Favorite Activity: Battle boards
• Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken Patties
• Advice: Shower after going to the lake.
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, Joel will study Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern.
  • He is an Eagle Scout.
  • Joel also participates in Speech and Debate & programs computer games.
  • He can also solve a Rubik’s cube. ​

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Mason 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Ropes
• Hometown: Kansas City, MO
• Years at Camp Sabra: 6
• Favorite Activity: Ropes and Tripping
• Favorite Camp Meal: Pizza
• Advice: Don’t worry about drama, just have fun
• Fun Facts:
  • Mason is in the Art Honors Society.
  • In the fall, he will be a junior in high school.
  • When Mason was a camper he began his love for the Ropes and knew that was the area he would work when he was staff.

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Clay

• Unit/Area: Golan, Landsports
• Hometown: Houston, TX
• Years at Camp Sabra: 9
• Favorite Activity: Basketball
• Favorite Camp Meal: Pancakes
• Advice: Make the most out of your short time here!
• Fun Facts:
  • After camp, Clay will be attending college at UT-Austin.
  • He was the captain of his varsity basketball team during his junior and senior year of high school.
  • Clay was also the president of Houston BBYO Council.
  • As an older habonim camper, he won Camp Sabra’s skipper award.

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Aaron 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Tripping
  
• Hometown: Houston, TX
  
• Years at Camp Sabra: 9
  
• Favorite Activity: Tubing and wakeboarding
  
• Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled cheese
  
• Advice: Experience as much of Camp Sabra as you can in the time you’re here. You’ll be able to make more friends and learn more about yourself.
  
• Fun Facts:
  
  • After camp, Aaron will be attending Tulane University.
    
  • He raised and trained a service dog for a year and a half. Now the dog is working with disabled children in Dallas.
    
  • During the summer of 2018, Aaron interned at Search Homeless Services.
    
  • When he was a camper, he loved to raft on the river trips and catch crawfish in the river.
    
  • Aaron can also climb the cargo net in 28 seconds.
    

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Archie 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Ropes
• Hometown: Essex, England 
• Years at Camp Sabra: First year
• Favorite Activity: Ropes and Ski
• Favorite Camp Meal: Pizza or French toast
• Advice: Always be yourself!
• Fun Facts:
  • Archie wants to become a Zoologist and work with animals in America or Australia.
  • He used to live in Cyprus.
  • After camp, Archie plans on traveling.
  • He has also been white water rafting.

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Sam 

• Unit/Area: Golan, Landsports
  
• Hometown: St. Louis, MO
  
• Years at Camp Sabra: 9
  
• Favorite Activity: Landsports
  
• Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken patties
  
• Advice: Soak it all in.
  
• Fun Facts:
  
  • After camp, Sam will begin his freshman year of college in New York.
    
  • He will be majoring in cybersecurity.
    
  • Sam also will be playing hockey in college.
    
  • When he was a camper he learned how to wakeboard.
    
  • Sam’s favorite camp experience was Masada.
    

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Sam 

• Unit/Area: Golan
  
• Hometown: Dallas, TX
  
• Years at Camp Sabra: 11
  
• Favorite Activity: The Slide 
  
• Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken patties
  
• Advice: Enjoy every second because it’ll never be as good as it is now.
  
• Fun Facts:
  
  • After camp, Sam will be touring Europe.
    
  • He will also be working at Lollapalooza. 
    
  • Sam has also been to five continents for work.
    

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