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Meet the 2011 Cheyenne Village Director!

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Say “hi” to Ragan Story! Ragan is from Waverly, Tennessee and is studying Intercultural Studies at Liberty University.  Next year, she will get to do mission work overseas for five months…possibly in Romania! This will be Ragan’s third summer at camp, serving as a Cheyenne counselor her first two years . This summer, she will be leading the Cheyenne ladies as their Village Director! Ragan is looking forward to spending time with old friends, making new friends, and getting to hang out with her campers.  Ragan is super pumped about this summer, and she is counting down the days until she can be back at Crestridge! Be praying for Ragan as she finishes up her semester at Liberty, prepares to come serve the Cheyenne Village, and gets ready to dominate in some four square! The summer is just around the corner.


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Say “Hello” to the 2011 Chickasaw Village Director

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Jessica Crosby, also most commonly known as “Crosby”,  has been at camp for three years.  First as a JET, and then the following year as a counselor. She holds a dear place in her heart for Crestridge, and she can’t wait for this summer when she will lead as the Village Director for, in her words… “the best village,  the Chickasaws!” Crosby is  currently studying at the University of South Carolina . She is most looking forward to camp-wide and village activities and getting to spend time with all her amazing campers! Keep Jessica in your prayers as she finishes up classes this semester, and prepares to come serve her campers and staff this summer!


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Meet the 2011 Chippewa Village Director!

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Ansley Harper is from Jacksonville, Florida, and is studying nursing at Liberty University. She has been coming to Crestridge for eleven years, and will be making it twelve this summer serving as the Director for the cute Chippewa village. Ansley is ready to be in the beautiful NC mountains and can’t wait to see how the Lord impacts the lives of her campers. Not to mention, she is stoked about dressing up in hilarious costumes for playing funny games, and she has been waiting since her last summer to go on the blob! Be praying for Ansley has she finishes off her school semester and prepares to come lead and serve our Chipps!


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January Secret Assignment Winner

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It has been busy the past month here at camp! Camp conferences, traveling and recruiting new staff, designing and choosing new camp attire…there’s tons of exciting camp preparations going on. In the midst of it all, we  loved watching your video entries for the January secret assignment. We asked you gals to submit videos of you and random friends singing your favorite song or cheer in a public place. The decision has been made, and we picked our winner.

The Knowles and the Myers bring  Crestridge pride to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, shouting ” Pride of the South” for all to hear! They sound great!

Some very honorable mentions are Kierstin Haddock also singing “Pride of the South ” with two very awesome guys from her campus ministry. Way to step up dudes and represent the ladies with no shame.

We have enjoyed doing all the secret assignments the past few months, and really liked getting to see all of you bring camp into your everyday lives! As  it gets closer and closer to summer (it’s already about March! Can you believe it?)..we will have new and fun videos  and information to give you to get you pumped and ready for camp! It’s getting closer, so get excited!


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The First Secret Assignment of the New Year!

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So we were thinking about what the secret assignment should be for this month and realized that the parts of camp we miss the most right now are the cheers and songs! With that in mind, we want you to go out into the world and share your camp spirit. This month, the winners will be the people who can send us pictures and videos of themselves doing a song or cheer in a public place. We chose the Biltmore Estate, where will you go? Submissions are due on Friday, January 28th. As usual, all submissions can be sent to Hunter Barnhardt at rhbarnhardt@gmail.com. Good luck and have fun!

The First Secret Assignment of the New Year! from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.


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December’s Assignment Winner

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As snow falls here at camp, we can’t help but try and hold on to Christmas just a tad bit longer. In our last attempt to enjoy some holiday festivities from this past year, we will share December’s Secret Assignment winner with you.

Ragan Story and her hall of friends at Liberty University sport their Sock War bands, while looking fierce in Ninja attire. Way to go, ladies!

Make sure to check back regularly for our weekly devotions and for January’s Secret Assignment.  Happy New Year!


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Merry Christmas from the Camps

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We know that every family has their own set of traditions, so we wanted to share some camp Christmas traditions. Most of you know all about our summer traditions, but what if camp had traditions in the off-season? You are being shown a never-before-seen look into our reading of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”. We would enjoy hearing what some of your family traditions are. You can share them by commenting here, or you can write on our facebook wall (http://www.facebook.com/CampCrestridge ). From all of us here at camp, have a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

Merry Christmas from the Camps from Ridgecrest Summer Camps on Vimeo.



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December’s Secret Assignment

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It’s that time again! That’s right folks, December’s Secret Assignment is here and we have made things a bit more challenging than they have been in the past. This month, your picture must be taken with a NON-CAMP person. No family members allowed, but other than that, go crazy. Get famous people or your friends who don’t come to camp but should. Either way, keep up the creativity. Submissions are due Thursday, December 15th. As usual, send your pictures to RHBARNHARDT@GMAIL.COM. Have fun and good luck!


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Surprise Contest Winners!

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We were blown away by how many of you submitted pictures during our week long pumpkin carving contest! It was tough to find just one winner for each camp, but after much deliberation we have selected two winners.  We want to thank everyone who participated, and we will be posting as many of the submissions as we can in the next few days. So, without any further ado, the winners are:

Mabry Craddock is the winner for Crestridge

The Krugman Brothers show off their council ring pumpkin


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Ron Wants You to Wear Your Honor Band…

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Follow everyone’s favorite camp director as he goes about his daily life here at camp. Ron even takes time out of his busy schedule to explain November’s assignment. This month we make things a bit more challenging. Ron wants you all to take a picture holding your council ring sign or wearing your honor band. Feel free to get creative with your pictures. Take them in public places or surrounded by your best friends. The winners this month will be the people who complete the assignment in the craziest place. The prize will be something from our grab bag (water bottles, sweatshirts, sweatpants,etc.) as well as the customary free canteen/store delivered to your door. As always, submissions are due MONDAY THE 15th. Submissions can be sent to RHBARNHARDT@GMAIL.COM. Good luck!


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