Sarah's Final Campfire Speech:
It was 11 o'clock at night and the air was still muggy from the rain that had fallen in the previous hours. All was quiet in the youngest and middle cabins. Lights were out. It was at this moment that the signal was given and Audrey Cohen could begin to create her fire. Glow sticks of every color emerged from the two oldest cabins, silently and solemnly entering the other four. One by one, each oldest senecan escorted out her youngest and middle sisters from their respective cabins and sat them down next to the burning embers. For the past couple of weeks, oldest Seneca has been organizing this surprise campfire for the rest of the village and last night, their plans came to fruition. The fact that they wanted to complete this task, and even more so, their desire to share their love for Seneca with their sisters speaks volumes about what we were able to accomplish this session. A main focus of ours over the past few weeks was to become more interconnected as a village and each day I have seen the relationships between the youngest, middle, and oldest senecans stretch far beyond the surface. These girls lean on each other and value the individual characteristics that create our whole. I am so proud and thankful to have been a part of such an incredible group of young women. I have seen all of you grow tremendously; you have faced fears like when Sam Haas swam the entire lake despite her fear of fish; you have accomplished goals, like when Zoe Fleischer got up on waterskis for the first time, and you have all created memories that you will forever cherish. You, Senecans, do it right.
So, to speak on behalf of the village of Seneca, I would like to call upon Hadar Boker.
