Camp 2011
First Session, Issue 2
Letter from the Editor
Dear Appel Farm,
A lot has happened this week.
We’ve had Beach Day, we’ve had
our camp dance, and we wave our
Mini-Session Campers, like me,
goodbye.
This is an extra exciting issue of The
Appel Core for us because we’ve
packed it full with interesting articles
and some other additional fun stuff.
for remaining campers.
We’ve got an exclusive on Josh
Frisch’s beard, we have our up and
coming advice column and some
answers to your advice questions.
We have our usual Core-O-Scopes
that are going to be special edition
Horror-Scopes this time, and for all
you puzzlers we have a word-search.
Finally, raised from its year-long
grave, Appel Juice is back!
This will be my last issue for this
year because I am going home. I
am really sad to see the session
end. The Appel Core was a very
fun thing to do and I hope you
all enjoyed reading my writing.
Thank you to all of the campers
who contributed with their advice
questions and to all the campers
and counselors that were nice
enough to let me interview them for
The Appel Core.
Enjoy the rest of your summer
here at Appel Farm! I hope to see
everyone again this time next year!
From,
Jessica Sydney Skobel
Editor
Appel Juice
take a sip!
Dear Gossipers,
Another year, another summer and another session worth of controversies, crushes
and camp scandals. After a bit of a slow start to the summer, your gossip-guru is
happy to report that the second week has reaped plenty of sweet and sour juice for
your sipping.
Hats off to Jack Kavanaugh, whose orange cap has become an object of desire for
campers and counselors alike. The reason for its popularity has remained a mystery
to most, but your gossip-queen recently uncovered the truth. The hat is actually a
portkey to WaWa and has been ferrying campers and counselors between Appel Farm
and the candy counter.
Ben Fink surprised everyone when he arrived at camp this year without his trademark
hair. When questioned, Ben Fink says he needed a change. However, according to
our sources, the hair left him and rebounded with Josh Frisch’s face over the winter.
Unbeknown to its attendees, the ‘Outer Space’ dance was almost cancelled on Friday
due to a real alien attack. However, when the aliens landed and came across a picnic
table playing Dungeons and Dragons, they made friends instead of foes.
We are happy to say Eli popped the question to Loes. He asked her to the camp
dance. She said yes. Stu was not so lucky. He caught his reflection in the pool one
day and tried to ask himself.
There was shock on the high seas late last week when the Workshop Shark was overcome with a severe case of Benfinketus – a physical ailment wherein the infected is
struck down with an overwhelming desire to project and spout Nietszhe philosophies.
Despite trying to keep it on the low-down, your gossip queen cornered Cori and JQ who
spilled the beans about Beach Day in Session Two. Grab your shutter shades and your
spray tan – we’re heading to Seaside Heights to hang out with J-Wow, Snooki and The
Situation. Look forward to their workshop - How to Become Famous in Five Minutes.
As much as Josh Frisch’s newly buzzed ‘friendly muttonchops’ are a throw back to
those Starsky and Hutch days, there was more to his shaving campaign than his chin
gave away. Turns out, Josh became uncomfortable with the length of his beard hair
when he realized he could braid it into cornrows. The hair is rumored to be begging
Ben to take it back.
Rumor also has it that Taylor Swift and Jack Kavanaugh were dating for a time, until
she saw him wearing his N*SYNC shirt and realized she could never be as cool as him.
Well, gossipers – you’ve had your first sip and we know you’ll be wanting more.
Remember - we’ll keep the juice coming if you keep making it.
Yours in juicyness,
xoxo
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The Bad Apple
Appel Core Team
Editor
Jessica Sydney Skobel
Instructor
Kristen Hyde
God, Save His Beard
By Jessica Sydney Skobel
The newest news here at Appel Farm has to do with a certain someone and a certain
beard. Josh Frisch and Mike Sansoni tell all Jessica Sydney Skobel.
This is how it started. Josh Frisch wanted
to change his beard over the summer.
“Here, is not work,” he says simply. “There
are no requirements on how you look.
You can do what you want and if people
judge you than it is their problem. It’s only
hair. It’s not the same as a finger. It will
grow back.”
With this in mind, Josh made an
announcement about his big shave at
the campers’ first Friday Night Concert
where several campers showed their
support. Within the next 48 hours, Josh
announced at a meal the whereabouts of
his shaving and how the campers could
vote on what his new style would be.
It was during this announcement that the
first sign of dissent was shown. Josh was
interrupted by his bearded friends - Mike
Sansoni, Eli Wing, Will Horsman and
Ray Vant - who announced there would
be a protest in favor of Josh keeping his
beard. This protest-party appeared to gain
several enthusiastic followers throughout
the afternoon.
“I knew a lot of people were upset about
me changing my beard,” Josh states with
regard to the protest. “So I told them to
express their opinion. I really wanted to
let the community decide.”
When reflecting on how the protest first
began, Mike Sansoni appears satisfied
at the events that took place.
“Some kids who sat at my
lunch table didn’t want Josh
to shave either. I talked to
Eli about it and then when I
walked into the office one day
to make the bull horn that I
used during the protest, I was
surprised to see Eli there making
signs and writing protest songs.
I think [the protest] brought the
community together and gave
a lot of people the chance
to take the floor.”
After a two-hour night of protests,
cheers and support from the Appel Farm
community, Josh reached a decision that
was a collaboration of the two sides. The
discussion lasted a little while and then
they came to a consensus of letting him
shave some of his beard. This is why Josh
Frisch’s facial hair is now shaved into
friendly muttonchops. “Shaving part of
Josh’s beard made for a nice compromise
between the two,” Mike says.
“I’ve always been partial to the friendly
muttonchops,” Josh said when he was
asked which facial hair he would have
preferred to have. “I don’t mind the soul
patch or the goatee either. I have tried
all of them but the chin strip, but I really
wouldn’t have minded any.”
In the end, Josh explains why he did what
he did to his beard. “I was contemplating
just a trim to appease both sides,
because I would’ve ruined the whole hype
if I didn’t change it at all. The whole time,
I was never not going to do anything,”
Josh states. “My plan for now is to see
how it grows out and consider going
clean-shaven for session two.”
“I don’t regret my decisions at all,” Josh
tells. “If I regretted it I would be clean
shaven right now.”
Mike says that Josh’s final decision
alarmed him but he understands why
someone would want to change
his beard. However, he also
says that this whole event has
not affected the relationship
between the two friends, and
if anything, has made the two
closer. Mike says he now has
more respect for Josh, how
he shaved his beard and how
he let the whole camp be heard
and have a say.
When questioned if Mike
would ever change his
beard, he replied,
“Absolutely not.”
Advice from Auntie Appel
Dear Auntie Appel,
Dear Auntie Appel,
I met this really nice guy at camp and
I like him a lot. We are dating now so
I am guessing that he likes me too.
Unfortunately, he is an eight-week camper
and I am only here for four. I like him but
problem number one is - what if I can’t
trust him to be around other girls for four
more weeks? Problem number two is how do I keep in touch with him for the
next four weeks and the rest of the year
until we both meet back at camp? Help!
I have the mini-session showcase coming
up. I am so scared. I want to perform so
my parents will be able to see what I’ve
worked so hard on. But it isn’t my parents
I have stage fright of. It is everyone else
in the audience! Everyone keeps saying,
“picture everyone in their underwear”, but
the thing about that is – I’m still nervous
and now I feel awkward too! I desperately
need your help!
From Heartbroken Hill-ster
From Anxious Apple
Dear Anxious Apple,
Dear Heartbroken Hill-ster,
It looks like you have an ideal romance
right now, but it also seems like you
haven’t known this guy for very long at
all. The second question I can answer
a whole lot easier than your first. If you
want to stay in touch with a guy (or
friend!) you met at camp you can write
them letters or send them e-mails on
the camp website while they are still
here. When they arrive home, you can
text, call, e-mail, IM or use Facebook
to stay in touch. As for other girls, you
can’t control what this guy is or isn’t
going to do, but if you two are meant
to be then he will not cheat on you.
Love is loyal.
Good Luck!
From Auntie Appel
I get the whole feeling of stage fright
and I know it is awful and it stinks.
The underwear thing never actually
worked for me either, so that will never
be something I would recommend.
However, I would recommend doing
warm-ups before you go on stage so
you are less likely to have your voice
crack or mess up and be submitted to
embarrassment. For vocal warm-ups,
I recommend tongue twisters like:
Mama made me mash my M&Ms, Irish
Wristwatch or She sells sea shells by
the sea shore. Also to warm up your
vocals you can do some sirens and
some vowel exercises. Ask anyone in
the music department about it and
they will help you. For physical warm
ups, do lots of core stretching and leg
stretches. Ask anyone in the dance
department for help with this.
Other than warm-ups to soften stage
fright, make yourself a big support
group. Talk to your friends and family
and let them know you are nervous. Tell
them that it would help so much if they
could talk to you before you go on and
that it would make you feel so good if
they cheered after.
Love
By Gabby Ciminera
Love is the raging waves in the sea,
A soft and inviting warm, summer
breeze,
And my last piece of advice is the most
important and valuable piece you will
ever receive in your whole long life! Eat
a sandwich before your performance,
30 to 45 minutes before so you don’t
get sick. It can be butter, jelly, peanut
butter, veggie or more than one of the
above. It soothes the soul.
The sun shedding light on a new day,
The smell of a bakery wafting to your
nose,
The first snow of the winter,
And the music of the rain.
Love is a beautiful thing.
Good luck Anxious Apple. I know that
you will do a wonderful job in the
showcase.
Word Search
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With Madam Oz
Capricorn
Beware, Capricorns!
Unlike your name
suggests, don’t
go straying into
any of the farm’s
surrounding
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never know when
a UFO might be
looking to make a
crop circle.
Aquarius
You may have had a good time at
Beach Day, Aquarius, but be afraid to go
back in the water. If you hear dah-dum,
dah-dum, dah-dum while swimming,
you better get your beach-butt to the
shore. You don’t want to end up as fish
food.
Pisces
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish.
If you start to find, you can’t help but
rhyme, I’m telling the truth, you’ve
become Dr. Seuss! Once you get going,
there is no slowing, so avoid this here
curse that is rhyming-verse.
Adrenalin junkies, don’t go cliff-diving,
ski-diving, shark-diving, parachuting,
base-jumping, heli-skiing, bungyjumping or taste-testing that thing in
the fridge that may or may not be a
month or two past its due date. Death
is looking for you.
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Taurus
Avoid any unplanned trips to Spain to go
running with the bulls. It turns out, not
all bulls are bros and unless you want a
rather large, horn-shaped button-hole
in your stomach, it’s best you stay at
home.
Gemini
Don’t be alarmed, Gemini, but your
doppelganger is on the loose. It’s no big
deal, a part from the fact that they’re
your evil twin and want to get rid of you
so they can take over your life and make
a royal mess of it. Just keep your eyes
out for someone who looks exactly like
you – shouldn’t be too hard.
Cancer
Feel like you see more ghosts than the
average astrology sign? That’s because
you Cancer crabs actually have a sixth
sense for supernatural activity. But that
doesn’t mean you should go throwing
pebbles in the paranormal
pond. The last thing you
want to do is antagonize
a ghost before going
onstage. And it’s no
secret that Appel
Farm has its fair
share of spirits
with unfinished
business...
Leo
Get ready, Gryffindor
lions. You might be strong
and proud, but nothing’s going to
protect you if you’re standing between
the movie theatre and the mob of mad
Harry Potter supporters on July 15th.
There ain’t no amount of magic going
to re-grow those broken bones.
Virgo
You’re so sweet and innocent which is
exactly why you need to be on watch!
The exact same thing could be said of
Snow White and Sleeping Beauty and
look how they ended up? Sent to sleep
by a poisoned apple and a venomous
spinning wheel with only their truelove to
awaken them. My advice is to steer clear
of all apples and any sewing machines,
because Justin Bieber doesn’t live
nearby.
Libra
It’s crunch time - Performance Week
is just around the corner and carrying
the burden of everyone else’s concerns
is starting to weigh down your Libran
scales. You better get a grip, Libra
or suffer beneath a plague of weepy
worrywarts.
Scorpio
Tsk tsk, Scorpios. What did I tell you
about venting your frustration in a
healthy way? It’s week three – you’re
done bottling your feelings and you’re
ready to unleash your anger on whoever
has been poking you with a stick. But be
careful where you point your tail. Death
will come calling if you end up stinging
your self. Us Scorpios aren’t exactly
renowned for our good aim.
Sagittarius
Sorry to stay it, Sagittarius but you’ve
been selected to suffer a zombie attack.
There’s no telling when these hideous
and horrid ex-humans are going to strike
and there’s little you can do to survive
their assault. My advice is join them or
die. And even if you die, they’re zombies.
You’ll end up joining them anyway.