Director's Corner

I cannot believe we are at the end of seven weeks. I would like to first thank "my Lord and Savior" for keeping the staff and campers, healthy and safe throughout the seven sessions. The teachers have academically challenged the campers in reading, math, writing and science. They will be showing their specific talents during the closing program. They have worked very hard, so come and support them. Lastly, I would like to thank our wonderful parents for their support and entrusting their children to us. You are the best and I hope you will be returning to Camp Odyssey in 2014.

Acting, Batarangs, and Special Abilities: Week 7 is here!

Well everyone, we have made it to the final week of Camp Odyssey. It is amazing how quick time flies during the summer! This week, the campers will need to be on their game in a mighty way as there are only 3 days left until Thursday's Closing program at 6 PM. As everyone has been doing their part to make this show great, Thursday night should be one to remember!

Before that, the campers will be going on what is to some, the most anticipated field trip of the summer. I am, of course, talking about the trip magical Six Flags America theme park. On Wednesday, the   Camp will be swimming in the Wave Pool, going way up and way down on the Tower of Doom, and experiencing the best of the DC Universe as they ride the Batwing and Jokers Jinx. 

On Friday, among other things, there will be a camper talent show! Can you sing? Dance? Are you the next great stand-up comedian of our generation? If you are any of those things, or have another unique talent, show us what you can do on Friday! Prizes for this year could be anything from toys and games, to gift cards for an awesome restaurant or store! 

So, memorize your lines for the closing program at 6 PM on Thursday, let loose and have some fun on Tuesday at Six Flags America, get that Talent Show act together for Friday, and gear up for an action packed last week of Camp Odyssey! 

Staff Showcase

The Hoops Report!

Your author, in addition to working hard as a counselor here at Camp Odyssey, is also putting his typing skills to the task at his internship. For those of you who do not know, I write for thehoopsreport.com.  I cover all sorts of topics in the arena of college hoops! My latest article, entitled Capitol Area Power, discusses the top players in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area colleges. Please give that, and all of my articles are read! Let me know if you have any questions or comments at jerseyware@!

My Vision-Jalen

          Hello my name is Jalen and my vision board has a lot of features that will explain a lot about me the pictures are pretty hard to describe so it will be hard to tell it.                                                                                                                                      

"And that's my vision of the future."- Jalen Cash

       So first I am going to do gaming. I have three sonic pictures of the past the present and the future. So the past and present you should know if you play sonic generations, but the future you have to see. It is Sonic in robotic armor with a blast claw and his gloves have claws on them. I al so put in, well,as you all know, Mario pictures and I have a Mega Man  picture as well.

I then have a Pokemon picture with Ash and all his friends and Pokemon. I also have a picture of Jin and Devil Jin. Last but not least I have a picture with link and link in his wolf form from the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I also have a bonus picture of a game controller

Now on to movies. I have a picture of the movies Transformers, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, Avatar, Let it Shine, and Twilight: New Moon.

As far as sports go, I only have two pictures of a football player and a picture of a basketball.


Finally, there's music. I have pictures of Beats headphones. I also used a picture of a flaming guitar, a tape playing a guitar, a heart with dark mist and a D.J. playing a turn table.

And that's my vision of my future.

my vision board jt

    

Jelani Thorne

 I have chosen to use a LeBron James' dunk because I believe that LeBron James is a great basketball player and  his accomplishments have backed that up.

2× NBA champion (2012–2013)

2× NBA Finals MVP (2012–2013)

4× NBA Most Valuable Player (2009–2010, 2012–2013)

9× NBA All-Star (2005–2013)

2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008)

NBA Rookie of the Year (2004)

NBA scoring champion (2008)

7× All-NBA First Team (2006, 2008–2013)

2× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2007)

5× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009–2013)

NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2012)

Sporting News Athlete of the Year (2012)

USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2012)

Cleveland Cavaliers all-time leading scorer

Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2003)

3× Ohio Mr. Basketball (2001–2003)

2× Consensus National H.S. Player of the Year (2002–2003)

      not mentioning the medals he won at the 2004 2008 and 2012 Olympics

  I also chose to use Jay Z and Eminem on my board because  I think they are both great rappers and that they have the best "flow" and way of words.I put Riley freeman on my board because I love the show "Boondocks" I put shoes on the board (Air Jordan 28[Nike/Jordan] , LeBron zoom soldier VII[Nike],Air Jordan retro 8[Nike/Jordan] and the Kds 6[Nike) because I love how they look and they are my dream shoes. Just to sum some of this up on my board I put Floyd "$Money$' Mayweather I pus a little spin on the money part with the cash signs, and I put a vintage photo of the dunk from Michael Jordan from the free throw/foul line.

   "What do I want to do when I grow up"

Honestly, I can't answer that question to the fullest extent, but I have an idea of wanting to become a game engineer for a major gaming company ( Yukes,2k, and even Naughty Dog) , but it is a dream that I need to have a lot of catching up to do if I want to take advantage of when the opportunity when it awaits.

Keeping up with the Raven-Redskins-Weeks 3-5

It has been a pretty eventful time in the happenings of the Raven-Redskins these past few weeks. In math, for instance, they learned how to add with double and triple digits. According to teacher Ms. Tracy, "Some of the Raven-Redskins even learned how to multiply."

Pastor Sandi Johnson came in and taught the campers sign language. Ask your camper what the sign for boy is to see if they remember what they learned. Ms. Taylor, one of the counselors here at Camp Odyssey, explained to the Raven-Redskins how other countries and cultures tell time. Ms. Meyana, teacher of the Super Kool Kids (ages 8-10) surprised us with a fun and safe science experiment. The campers were given a bowl with milk inside; following that, green food coloring was added. The campers then placed a Q-tip with liquid soap on the tip and placed it in the mixture. The food coloring reacted to this by splitting and spreading throughout the bowl. Perhaps you and your camper (or you by yourself) can try this at home!

In weeks four and five, the Raven-Redskins worked harder than they usually do on their reading comprehension skills. They continued their phonics reading program through scholastic reading. A few of the titles that Ms. Tracy and Ms. Jamie had them cover were: Ice is Nice, Hop Like a Tree Frog, The Rain Forest Race, and Stuck in the Mud. Along with the rest of Camp Odyssey, the Raven-Redskins got to enjoy the literary classic "Peter Pan and Wendy" performed live at the "Imagination Stage" in Bethesda, Maryland on Friday, June 12.

With the closing program taking place on August 1, 2013 at 6:00 PM, the Raven-Redskins have been practicing very hard for that night. The group has focused on the act of welcoming campers new and familiar during the first couple of weeks of camp. They will be closing out this summer focusing on manners such as saying "excuse me," "please," and "thank you."

Ms. Tracy looks forward to spending these last couple of weeks with your campers. If you have any questions, please call her at Camp Odyssey at (301) 577-3354.

Jade's Vision Board

Jade Henry!

My name is Jade Henry .My vision board is about mostly me and what I like to do like one thing on this board is a pictures of some animals. I put  this one my board because I like to have fun with animals and that might be my career in life .I also have a picture of a famous person which is to represent that you can be what ever you want to be. One more thing I have on the board is nail polish and makeup because I like to do nails and makeup also.



  Something I would like to do for a job is either do hair  or like I said work with animals. I really want to do hair because I thing it is interesting  to see how many  styles I can do. also I would like to work with animals because I think it would be fun.