Terminology is really just a fancy word for what we call things at camp!
Some places and things make sense and some are unique to camp! Don't worry, there's no test!

THE ALLEY 
Back of house for the Mess Hall, locations of laundry, storage, recycling, some senior staff housing etc.
AMERICAN PIE 
“Well, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick” – for the rest of your life, this song will mean LUNCH TIME!! Take a listen here!
APPLE TREE
In front of the Dining Hall, it is a GREAT place to meet under.
BEYOND THE BUGLE PODCAST
Camp Towanda's podcast about all things camp! Great way to learn about things to come this summer!
BIGS & LITTLES
Camp Big Brother & Big Sisters are older campers who are friends and mentors for the youngest campers (the Littles!).
BIRTHDAY SQUAD
With an.. H..and an A..and a P P Y! We celebrate everyone's birthday at camp! Even if it doesn't happen during camp..Winter Birthday Party!

Morning line up on July 4th

Click here to listen to our podcast, Beyond the Bugle!

GaGa and life-sized Billiards under the Big Top

The Board

THE BIG TOP
It is big and it has a top (looks like a circus tent!). GAGA happens here!
​THE BOARD
Where one finds the schedule, birthdays, weather and Top Ten Lists.
BREAKOUT
The secret and exciting start to Olympics... if we actually have Olympics this year.
BUG JUICE 
Some say fruit punch, some say liquid jello!
​BUGLE
The sound heard around camp for change of activities.
Take a listen here!
CAMPAPALOOZA
A great music event! Live performance of classic rock songs and maybe a few new songs...maybe...
CANTEEN 
A can to hold water! Just kidding! A great place to play games and where we occasionally hand out candy or ice cream.

THE CLUB BOYS
The boys equivalent to the DORM…the oldest campers on Boys Camp.
THE C ool BUS 
The Camp Towanda bus...look closely, it is missing a S and a H.
THE COURTYARD 
The area between the office and the Canteen. A great place to enjoy Canteen!

The C ool Bus

Mitch at the Dinner Bell

CULINARY
Optional activity that many campers sign up for. Cooking lessons that take place in our country kitchen at The Farm.
​DARON’S COOKIES
​Our chocolate chip cookies...one is not enough, but 2 are too much...
THE DINNER BELL
Its a bell....in front of the dinning hall....if you see someone about to ring it, best to cover your ears!​​​
DOMINO HOUSE
One of our Senior Staff Housing Cabins. Don’t lean on the walls...hence the name.​​

THE DORM GIRLS
aka the D-O-R-M-G-I-R-L-S . . . these are the spiritual leaders of camp and the oldest campers on Girls Camp. They live in the Dorm building! Thus the name!
​ELECTIVES
Elective Periods...Not to be confused with options, these are not optional. These are elected on designated days.
ELECTIONALITY
All of camp gets to vote for the Camp Presidents (always a co-ed pair of 1 lower camp camper and 1 upper camp camper).
E.T.B.
Early-To-Bed. Learn it, love it, respect it. A great opportunity to catch up on some Zzzzzz.
​EVENING ACTIVITY
After dinner events. Could be a Talent show, or a play, a Carnival, who knows! Every night is different.
​4TGOC
(pronounced: For-Da-Gock) means do it For The Good Of Camp!

Dorm Girls on Maniac Monday

Electionality

Fine Arts lessons at the Waterfront

Campfire on Skyview

Fireworks on the 5th...or 3rd...

​THE FARM
Located just down the road, home of Culinary, and some senior staff. 
THE FIELD HOUSE
Our main huge indoor, multi-use facility. Lots of things to look at including all the Olympic plaques and banners.
FIRE COUNCIL RING
Located at Skyview...a great place to watch the stars and cook S’mores.
FIREWORKS ON THE 5TH....OR THE 3RD
Amazing fireworks display at Sunset Lake celebrating the 4th of July (date of actual fireworks may vary!). Choreographed by Mitch to the 1812 overture.
FREE PLAY
After dinner free time...Visit the Garden, use the outdoor work out machines, hang out with your siblings or cousins or anyone! Might be campus only (girls on Girls Camp, boys on Boys Camp) or the elusive All Camp Free Play!
​FNF
​“You’re watching Friday Nite Flix!” Our weekly highlights show.
​(watch them now on www.fridayniteflix.com!)

GAGA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The annual championship to find a champion GaGa player on Boys' Camp!
THE GARDEN CLUB
A great place to visit during Free Play...where TLC actually means Tomatoes, Lettuce, Cucumbers.
GHOST
Mitch is the GRAND MASTER of this domain. There are a lot of rules, including the Tuesday rules. Once you play, you’ll love it! Click here for more!
GIRLS' SING
Very popular event! Different age groups on Girls' Camp come up with themes and re-write the words to popular songs to make them about camp!
THE GOATS
Some of our pets at the farm, not necessarily goats...

Goats, and chickens and more goats!

GaGa World Championship

Debs & Dillies at Girls' Sing

THE GRASSY KNOLL
The hill in front of the Mess Hall where we line up at breakfast and dinner and hold our weekly Grateful Dead barbecues.
​GRATEFUL DEAD
A sure sign it is a Sunday barbecue.
GREEN MACHINE
We have a great recycling program. Similar to Inspection Perfection. 
THE GROVE
The circle of chairs near the Dorm. A perfect spot to read a book!
THE GULLY
​Our Indoor Hockey Arena!
HA
Learn this quickly; Laugh at Mitch’s jokes or he will continue to repeat them. Ba Dum Da!

The Grassy Knoll from above during a Grateful Dead BBQ!

Hockey in the Gully

Inspection Perfection

Lego Room

HORSE RACING
No actual horses involved. Basketball shooting contest. Bet on who will score the most baskets. A great event hosted by the Dorm Girls.
INFIRMARY
Our on site health center. 
INFIRMARY LAWN
In front of the Infirmary. Sometimes we have breakfast here or ice cream, sometimes we watch FNF or the All-Star Baseball Game!
INSPECTION and INSPECTION PERFECTION
Happens each morning, ensures some order is kept in the bunks (think chore boards and dust pans). Inspection Perfection is awarded at the end of each week to the highest scoring bunk and that bunks gets to display the Inspection Perfection banner. A big honor!
KNOCKOUT
Free play foul shooting contest everyone plays.
LEGO ROOM
Doesn't everyone wish they could have a room dedicated entirely to LEGO!? The LEGO room is a great space to explore STEM projects!

LETTER WRITING DAY
The letter for today is....T for Towanda! Writing letters home is a great way to tell your parents all about the exciting things happening at camp!
MI-CHAEL-PEL-TON (clap clap clapclapclap)
A favorite cheer for our Kansas Cowboy.
MITCH'S BACKWARDS SHOT
A thing of legends! You don't want to miss Mitch's famous half court basketball shot!
NATURE WITH NATHANIEL
Learn all about the nature around camp! 
N.C.W.
Non-Camp Word like @#$% and &*$@!v

Writing letters home.

Nature with Nathaniel

The Climbing Wall, Zip line and Treehouses are all part of O&A

O&A
Outdoor and Adventure. Includes the Treehouses, Climbing wall, Giants Ladder, low ropes elements and high ropes elements!
OLYMPICS
All camp competition! Red vs Blue! But remember, we're all purple in the bunk! An awesome event near the end of camp...maybe.
OPTIONS
Option Periods 3rd & 6th periods during the regular activity day. Campers pre-pick an activity they want independent of the rest of their group.
THE P.A.
Listen and ye shall learn. Below are a couple examples of the sounds of camp! Don't worry, we don't actually get up at 6:45am....that often!

Quidditch

We want S'mores!

PORCH BREAKFAST
A great opportunity to have breakfast in your pajamas! Sometimes it happens on the bunk porches, sometimes on the Infirmary Lawn. A true porch breakfast features Krispie Kreme donuts, but not guaranteed!
QUIDDITCH
From the popular Harry Potter series, this game is fun and challenging!
REVEILLE
​The bugle call you will learn to love and respect the most. Take a listen here!
ROPE BURNING
A major Olympic event. Lots of energy, lots of excitement. You've got to be there to really understand it.
SHANGRA-LA
As the name applies, it is the original Towanda overnight camping spot.
SKYVIEW
What a view!
S`MORE
A campfire delicacy.

SUNSCREEN
“Don’t forget it”, at least 3x a day.
TAPS
​The bugle call at the end of the day. Please stand still and silent...seriously. Take a listen here!
TETHER BALL
Very popular with the campers, not so much with the counselors!
THE TEE PEE & JUNK YARD BAND
One of our overnight camping sites, along with Shangra-La, Turtle Rock and the Treehouses. Also home to the Junk Yard Band!
TT 
The Towanda Times, our camp newspaper, you now have a free lifetime subscription (on the web during the winter months.) Check it out here!
THE TREEHOUSES
Our 2 treehouses are great for rainy days, yoga classes and the entrance to our self-belaying challenge course, a great part of O&A!
TURTLE ROCK 
One of our overnight campsites, on the other side of the lake, it helps bring people out of their shells.

Tetherball on Boys Camp

Junk Yard Band at the Tee Pee

THE WHITE ROCK 
The center of camp and a main meeting place for friends and relatives. Some even say, it was once the entrance to a secret underground tunnel. It should not be confused with the Other White Rock or other local cheap sedimentary imitations.
THE WHITE ROCK CAFE
This lounge area is in the Field House, no where near the White Rock. Lots of Ping-Pong.