Camp ASCCA Blog

Making Memories As We Go

Our first full day of Session 3 kicked off this morning and we could not be more excited for what is to come this week! After breakfast, we broke off into our groups to go through our morning rotations. Group 4 headed down to the Arts and Crafts room to see what Anna had planned for us.

The Rain Can’t Stop Our Fun!

Today kicked off the start of Teen Week here at Camp ASCCA! Teen week is a very fun and exciting week of the summer. As campers arrive, they are eager for their week of fun to begin. The typical first night of activities consists of our pool party and free choice activities. However, due to weather, we had a different activity.

Session 3 We Are Ready For You!

The first day of Session 3 kicked off today as campers started rolling in for check in! We are so excited about this week because

Session 2, We Will Miss You!

As Session 2 comes to an end, we would like to thank each and every one of our campers for making this week so special. Today was a great way to end our second session of the summer!

Thank you, Exelon!

We would like to extend our warmest Camp ASCCA thank you to Exelon Generation of Alexander City!

Raving About Session 2!

Session 2 has been such a blast and the party keeps going! Tonight for the first time ever we had a blackout party for our

Meet Our 2019 Summer Nurses!

Meet two of our summer 2019 nurses, Chandler and Christian! They started working at ASCCA as CIT’s when they were 15 and now look at

Talent Show Tuesday

At Camp ASCCA, Tuesday means talent show! Every Tuesday we hold our talent show which gives campers the opportunity to show off their unique talents. This week we had our largest talent show line up yet with around fifty acts. Performances included everything from solos, group acts, a lightsaber battle, and a showing of a cross-stitch masterpiece!

Catch Up With Nurse Jaco This Summer!

Today I had the chance to sit down and catch up with our head nurse, Sean Jaco! Jaco started as a counselor at Camp ASCCA in 1988 and ever since then he has always found his way back. He worked as a counselor, summer nurse, and he is now the Director of Health Services here!

ASCCA Achievements for the Win!

At ASCCA, we have something called ASCCA Achievements. These are awards given by program staff to campers who came to their programs and showed great enthusiasm, courage, or excelled that day! Some campers may earn them from overcoming their fear of something, while others might earn it by encouraging their friends who are nervous to try something new.