Staff Corral
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Staff Requirements:
Senior Counselors and Wranglers: Have to be 18 and have a year of college or work behind you.
Junior Counselor and Wrangler Level II: Have to be 18 and graduated High School.
Junior Counselor and Wrangler Level I: Have to be 17 by January 1 of current camp year.
Counselor In Training (CIT) Program: This program is for campers that turn 16 by January 1 of current camp year and would like to get a head start on becoming a counselor. If you are interested in this program, the first step is to write a letter explaining why you would like to take part in this program. Send letters to Kelly Boultinghouse, PO Box 1907, Fort Davis, TX 79734
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS CHALLENGE??
We Want YOU!!!
Welcome to the Staff Corral
Unlike a lot of boys and girls camps today, Prude Ranch really is a ranch. It was established in 1898 as a cattle ranch. John Robert and Betty Prude organized the summer camp program in 1951. The program first included boys only, but in 1955 it became co-ed. The emphasis at Prude Ranch Summer Camp is on good, clean, fun filled, busy days and old-fashioned companionship through a tremendous variety of outdoor activities.
Knowledge of camping in general is part of your job as a counselor. Kids come to camp to have fun, and at the same time, even though they are not aware of this, they will experience events that will endure a lifetime. You, in your counselor role, will share these experiences.
Why PRSC over other camps??
This is a reasonable question, considering that parents are entrusting their most valuable possession to the Prude Ranch Camp Family. There are many reasons, but one important factor is that parents want a camp which is not only going to teach their child the skills and fundamentals of outdoor activities and western fun, they also want one that stresses a sense of purpose. As a camp family, we rejoice with the campers in their victories, small or large, empathize with them in games unwon, a ball uncaught, or a barrel knocked over. You, as a member of our camp family, will be the one to whom the camper turns in times of crises and joy. You will be the one to help the camper put all of these moments in their proper perspective.
We believe that parents want someone who has a reverence for a Being greater than their own. Someone who appreciates the world around them, and who will take the time to share that appreciation of such quiet things as a deer far off on the ridge, or a bird soaring above...or the uniqueness of each individual...the beauty of lifelong friends.
We also believe that parents want someone who can fully appreciate their child. They want one who can realize that the camper may have faults, but that they are still very special, and they deserve the best in encouragement, effort, and environment. We are talking about our Prude Ranch Camp Family.
As you can see, Prude Ranch prides itself in the quality of our counselors and staff. We admire your desire to be a leader and model for young folks. YOU ARE SPECIAL!!
What it means to be a Counselor!!
It Can’t be said any better than this
There are Little Eyes Upon You
They are Watching Night and Day
There are Little Ears
Taking in Every Word YOU Say
There are Little Hands
Eager to do Anything YOU Do
And Little Fellows who are Dreaming
Of the Day They’ll be like YOU
You are the Little Fellow’s Idol
You are the Wisest of the Wise
In Their Little Minds,
About YOU No Suspicions Ever Rise
They Believe in YOU Devoutly
And Hold to all YOU Say and Do
When They are Grown
They Will Be a Slight Mirror Image of YOU
They are Wide-Eyed Little Fellows
Who Believe YOU are Always Right
And Their Ears are Always Open
And They Watch YOU Day and Night
YOU Set an Example in ALL YOU DO
For the Little Fellows Who are Waiting
To Grow Up, and Be Like YOU