Sharone Second Session Staff

7/10/2019

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Charissa (Kuh-riss-ah)

Unit/Area: Sharone, Photography
Hometown: Lakeland, FL
Years at Camp Sabra: 2
Favorite Activity: Big Surf
Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken Patties
Advice: Try everything! Camp is full of chances to do awesome things. Don’t spend time being shy. There’s so much to do & try!
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Charissa will begin her junior year at Florida Southern College studying Political Economy and Business Administration.
- She grew up in Germany and has been to 21 countries.
- Charissa is the Vice President of her college’s Economics department’s Research Group.
- She has also volunteered every week making and serving meals for her community’s local homeless population.

Charlotte

Unit/Area: Sharone, Drama
Hometown: North Wales, UK
Years at Camp Sabra: First year
Favorite Activity: Watersports
Favorite Camp Meal: Shabbat Chicken
Advice: Drink water!
Fun Facts:
- Charlotte volunteers every week with Girl Scout Brownies (kids ages 6-10).
- At her University, she was elected Student Union President.
- She loves to put up tents when it’s time to camp!

Kayla

Unit/Area: Sharone, Sail
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Years at Camp Sabra: First year
Favorite Activity: Paddleboarding
Favorite Camp Meal: Pancakes
Advice: Talk to everyone!
Fun Facts:
- Kayla is a member of the National Honors Society.
- After camp, Kayla will complete her senior year of high school.
- Last summer, she traveled to Israel for 3 weeks
- Kayla also runs cross country!

Karyn (Kuh-reen)

Unit/Area: Sharone, Health & Wellness
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Years at Camp Sabra: 9
Looking Forward To: Swimming in the lake and meeting her campers
Favorite Camp Meal: French toast sticks
Advice: Take time to sit back, breathe, observe, and take in the moment fully. You can learn a lot about others by seeing how they express themselves and interact with others.
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Karyn will be going back home to complete her senior year of high school and decide on what she will do after she graduates.
- She is trilingual. Her first language was Spanish because her family is from Mexico.
- Karyn can sing opera.
- She loves to dance. She used to lead all of camp in Zumba dances.
- Karyn was also the lead in the musical at her school.

Julia

Unit/Area: Sharone, Pool
Hometown: Omaha, NE
Years at Camp Sabra: 10
Favorite Activity: Anything in the water
Favorite Camp Meal: Spaghetti Tacos
Advice: Live in the moment!
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Julia will return home to finish high school.
- At school, she is involved in the organization Circle of Friends which works with kids who have Autism.
- Julia enjoys making friendship bracelets and braiding her cabin’s hair.

Millie

Unit/Area: Sharone, Health & Wellness
Hometown: London
Years at Camp Sabra: First year
Looking Forward To: Water sports
Favorite Camp Meal: Breakfast coffee
Advice: If you are feeling unhappy or homesick speak to one of the counselors and don’t think if your unhappy at the start the whole time at camp will be the same.
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Millie will be going to Boston for the Israel Advocacy Group Conference.
- She regularly travels around Europe.
- Millie loves to babysit kids!
- She can also wiggle her ears.

Ashley

Unit/Area: Sharone, Pool
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Years at Camp Sabra: 11
Looking Forward To: Making new friends
Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled cheese
Advice: Try to get to know everyone in your cabin!
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Ashley will begin her freshman year at the University of Missouri-Columbia to study marketing.
- Earlier this summer, she traveled to Canada.
- When Ashley’s was a camper her favorite activity was tubing.

Zoey

Unit/Area: Sharone, Tripping
Hometown: Ithaca, NY
Years at Camp Sabra: 7th
Favorite Activity: Tripping
Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled Cheese
Advice: Be yourself
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Zoey will return home to complete her senior year of high school.
- Last summer, she interned for a Congress woman.
- Zoey has taught Sunday School for 5years and currently serves as the president of her Youth Group.
- She is a swimming and a boxer.

Jackie

Unit/Area: Sharone, Swim
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Years at Camp Sabra: 5
Favorite Activity: Anything in the lake
Favorite Camp Meal: Mac & Cheese
Advice: Don’t be afraid to get out of your comfort zone.
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Jackie will go to UT Austin to study business.
- She loves to travel and is great at soccer and ping pong.
- When not at the sail dock at camp, you can find her at her second favorite location: the pool!

Abby

Unit/Area: Sharone, Arts & Crafts
Hometown: Mansfield, TX
Years at Camp Sabra: First year
Favorite Activity: Zipline and Arts & Craft
Favorite Camp Meal: Anything with bread
Advice: Don’t be afraid of trying new things.
Fun Facts:
- Abby will be a Residential Assistant at the Honor dorm at Mizzou this year.
- She is also a Walter Williams Scholar at Mizzou.
- After camp, Abby will return to Mizzou to begin her sophomore year.
- She is not afraid to try anything new-even if she looks ridiculous.

Shaili (Shy-ly)

Unit/Area: Sharone, Programming
Hometown: Austin, TX
Years at Camp Sabra: 2
Favorite Activity: Tubing with her campers
Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled cheese
Advice: Be open-minded!
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Shaili will begin her freshman year at the University of Arizona.
- This May, she went to Poland & Israel for March of the Living.
- She is the oldest of two other siblings so she feels she really understands younger campers.

Sydney

Unit/Area: Sharone, Ski
Hometown: Chesterfield, MO
Years at Camp Sabra: 11
Favorite Activity: Zipline
Favorite Camp Meal: Chicken Patties
Advice: Embrace every moment because you can’t get these life-changing experiences anywhere else.
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Sydney is going back to the University of Missouri-Columbia to begin her junior year.
- Before camp, she went to Israel on Birthright.
- Sydney serves as the Academic Excellence Chair of her sorority.
- She is in an acapella group in college.
- Sydney has been staff for every age group in camp as a counselor.

Lily

Unit/Area: Sharone, Sail
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Years at Camp Sabra: 7
Favorite Activity: Paddleboarding with friends at Sail Dock
Favorite Camp Meal: French toast sticks
Advice: To know that is so special to be at camp and to live it to the fullest.
Fun Facts:
- After camp, Lily will begin her freshman year at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
- She nannied for two years in high school.
- When Lily was in Ayelet she ate 36 slices of watermelon one day at lunch.

Gracie

Unit/Area: Sharone, Swim Dock
Hometown: Olathe, KS
Years at Camp Sabra: 3rd
Favorite Activity: Swim Dock
Favorite Camp Meal: Mac and Cheese
Advice: Try everything!
Fun Facts:
- Gracie has traveled to 7 different countries spread across four continents.
- She has served on the board 5 times for her Jewish Youth group Chapter, including the position of President.
- Gracie can speak French.
- She also has 54 first cousins.

Sophie

Unit/Area: Sharone, Arts & Crafts
Hometown: London
Years at Camp Sabra: First year
Favorite Activity: Swimming
Favorite Camp Meal: Pizza
Advice: Be yourself.
Fun Facts:
- Sophie studies Geography at the University of Nottingham.
- She helps out at a children’s art class.
- After camp, Sophie plans on traveling around New York.
- Sophie loves gymnastics and is good at making friendship bracelets.

Shaked (shah-ked)

Unit/Area: Sharone, Ropes
Hometown: United Kingdom
Years at Camp Sabra: First year
Looking Forward To: Choosing the climber of the day
Favorite Camp Meal: Meatballs
Advice: Take everything easy--it’s summer camp
Fun Facts:
- Shaked used to be an Israeli Scout.
- She is the president of Jewish Society at her University.
- Shaked speaks 5 languages and has a really good memory.

Kaitlyn

Unit/Area: Sharone, Pool
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Years at Camp Sabra: 8
Favorite Activity: Water skiing
Favorite Camp Meal: Grilled cheese & tomato soup
Advice: Positivity is key. Having a positive outlook on any situation makes any experience a lot better!
Fun Facts:
- Kaitlyn is the Regional President of BBYO.
- Before camp, she spent three weeks on a leadership trip.
- After camp, Kaitlyn will return home to complete her senior year of high school.
- River trips are her favorite part of camp!

Ella

Unit/Area: Sharone, Arts & Crafts
Hometown: London
Years at Camp Sabra: First year
Favorite Activity: Water sports
Favorite Camp Meal: Shabbat dinner
Advice: Push yourself out of your comfort zone and try all the activities.
Fun Facts:
- Ella is studying Primary Education at the University.
- She has also been a camp counselor for two years in the UK.
- Ella is a middle child.

Amy

Unit/Area: Sharone, Arts & Crafts
Hometown: London
Years at Camp Sabra: First year
Favorite Activity: Tubing
Favorite Camp Meal: Pancakes
Advice: Be confident and try new things.
Fun Facts:
- Amy volunteered in Romania helping kids for two weeks.
- She also was a camp counselor in the UK.
- After camp, Amy plans to travel to California.

Allie

Unit/Area: Sharone, Music
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Years at Camp Sabra: 8
Favorite Activity: Song sessions
Favorite Camp Meal: Mac and cheese
Advice: Go into everything with a positive attitude.
Fun Facts:
- Allie started her own BBYO chapter.
- During her freshman year of high school, she served as the class president.
- Allie was the runner up for the Tomahawk Award 2 years in a row when she was a camper
- She can also say the 50 states in alphabetical order.

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