okay sO disclaimer most of this was written two weeks ago— and I just had a couple notes left to do that I procrastinated on until now </3 many apologies that these did not come out sooner!
Alright, so another SWC over. I probably won’t go off on a tangent about all my past sessions this time, but since March 2020 this camp has changed me— as a writer, but most importantly as a person. We bring SWC to around 500 participants three months per year, and I can guarantee you that many of them have had experiences like me. The work everyone does to make this possible is what makes it possible for campers to learn new skills and grow personally by forming bonds with others. You— whether you’re a host, a leader, a camper, or anyone else involved in SWC— are part of this. That’s pretty amazing![]()
So many, many thank yous are in order! Unfortunately I didn’t get to all the ones I had planned, but I hope you understand the sentiment just the same.
If I’m being honest it is technically true that I’m aiming to write a bunch so I can end my word count for the session on a nice number. I wanted 35k— just a little bit too far behind on that one hehe so I’m aiming for 32k with these thank yous <3
Update: So at first I was thinking it would be impossible for me to hit 32k either as I’m a bit more behind on these than I hoped, ehe, but now I’m getting quite close! I have about ten minutes left but I need to match Bakie’s word count so I am exercising my fingers today![]()
(It terrifies me that I’m part of every group I mentioned here except my campers. No wonder I’m absolutely swamped.)
To my fellow hosts:
I can’t start this letter without first jumping to you all. Birdi, Sawyer, Bakie— I appreciate you beyond words. You brought me into the team and it’s been an unforgettable experience every step of the way. Thank you for your endless support as I’ve been finding my footing this session. It’s incredible to finally play this role in the camp that was my rock, my community, for two years and counting. I think the reality of hosting never matched my imagination; but I’ve loved it nevertheless. You three are some of the most amazing leaders, writers, and friends that I’ve ever met and I feel so privileged to have gotten the chance to host with you. I know already wrote you notes for the weekly so I’ll keep these as short as I can but I’d be remiss not to say something here <3
Birdi— Aah you are so incomparable to anyone. From your impressive organization and leadership to your unlimited creativity to your kindness and caring, you’re an incredible person through and through. I’m so glad I’ve gotten to know you and work with you! It’s been an amazing session— I appreciate all your help acquainting me with everything I need to do. Thank you for being you!! I hope to talk more with you in the future on more enjoyable topics than rules and the work we do, hehe ^^
Sawyer— You are. So cool. SWC would have such a difficult time without you— you’re so creative and amazing at getting things done, especially with code. Ever since we met you’ve been such an incredible friend <33 and is it just me or are you very good at solving problems? It seems like you constantly have a logical approach whenever I or someone else is going insane over something, which is awesome because I’m great at going insane over things. Thank you for all you’ve done for camp— from all the ways you’ve improved our systems to your regular camp work as a co-host. It’s been an amazing opportunity to host with you two years after we led together (best session ever) and I hope you enjoy not hosting anymore, hehe!
Bakie— Oh goodness. Where to start? Getting the opportunity to host with the person who kickstarted my SWC journey is a dream come true and I’ve had so much fun doing it, even though I know you’ve been so busy this summer. It had been a while since we’d really gotten to talk and getting to interact with you so much, whether it was our own conversations or the creation of SusWC, was an absolute pleasure. With what you mentioned in your note to me; I know that you’re right about how we’ve grown so much together and it’s been incredible to have someone there who is a lot like me, really![]()
Love you so much, and good luck with your pursuits after co-hosting!
To my fellow judges:
You are incredible! I’ve discovered this week that judges do not get nearly enough credit. So many entries to read through. So many hours spent. So many tough decisions. I’m excited for our fights to the death soon <3
Fi— Fi! I know you aren’t done judging but I really appreciate the time you’ve spent judging and the thought you put into it. I still wish I’d gotten the chance to lead with you last March </3 And I know you’ve been doing a great job as a Dystopian co! If I recall correctly you wrote that absurd amount of words on cabin wars— that’s dedication! So props to you on that![]()
Sine— Hello there, o bearer of zeal-driven legs![]()
But in all seriousness, thank you so much for helping me through the judging process. Your passion for judging and your effectiveness in it are very impressive and the speed you got through all those entries at— incredible. It was really nice to be able to talk to you more while we’ve judged together since I know we haven’t interacted much in the past! I look forward to getting to know you further in the future ![]()
Starr— STARRARAR I know we haven’t talked much so far but thank you so much for everything you do as a judge! I noticed how fast you sped through those entries after Sini finished— good job on that![]()
From what I’ve seen you’re an incredibly kind and caring person, and I can’t go through this note without tipping my hat to your impeccable writing skills. All of your past comp entries that I’ve read are amazing, and I absolutely envy your style. I hope we get to talk more in future sessions! And I’m quite excited for next session as well ![]()
To the daily team:
Working with you all, especially in the creation of SusWC, will always be one of my favorite SWC experiences. All of you are talented, dedicated, and such amazing people![]()
Those days where we were planning nine hours straight— to those reading this not on the daily team, I kid you not, there were multiple days where we worked for eight or nine hours straight on SusWC planning— were so exhausting and rewarding at the same time. I’m amazed by all we achieved this month and excited to see you all around SWC in the future ![]()
Zai— Zai, you are hands down one of the most dedicated people I’ve met in my life. I know I’ve said that multiple times now, but it’s so true. All that time you spent on the daily team, working on planning that fourth weekly and then the coding of the actual project; it was just so much work and you excellently handled everything. Plus all your help with the backup sorting! I could never have done it without your spreadsheet smarts and the time you spent making them. And we definitely need to play battleship sometime! Sorry that I keep postponing ksjfdh— I will definitely beat you of course![]()
Zura— ZURA your among us character is so cool :0 but that aside thank you for everything you did this session, both on the daily team and as a camper in my cabin! You helped keep the Mythians energetic and enthusiastic, and you wrote so much this month it’s insane. I know toward the end of making the last weekly you pitched in a lot which was really important and I appreciate it![]()
Lio— Lioo you did awesome work on the daily team in addition to being a leader for the brand new cabin, which was really cool! Thank you for everything you did this session![]()
you really helped make it what it was and I appreciate all of your effort. It was awesome to get to work with you for the month and I hope to talk more in the future ![]()
To the MBC:
The memory book is such a wonderful part of camp, and you all make it possible! Thank you so much for the work you’ve done designing, collecting data, and preserving our best moments. I know that this session’s memory book will be such a joy to look through and I’m very excited <33
To the Postscript Committee:
Thank you for bearing with me! I know it hasn’t been the most effective first session but I appreciate the enthusiasm you all had for the project and I hope we’ll be able to change and improve the idea more in our future sessions. I’m excited to get it done and release the project <3
To the sorting team:
To be honest I’m not sure which of you did a lot of sorting— but you snapped up those signups so quickly, so props to you! We couldn’t run camp without you, and I’m thankful that I didn’t have to input 466 camper forms by myself. You made all the recording go smoothly, which made my sorting job a bit easier. I really appreciate your willingness to help out and work carefully so that everything was written down correctly.
To my cabin leaders:
What a session! You two have been so enjoyable to work with and I’m proud of everything we created in the cabin. Your activity and encouragement of the campers is what kept Myth going and brought us into such a successful month. You’re both brilliant and creative people and I’m absolutely hoping to see you leading again in the future <3
Moss— Moss, leading with you has been such an incredible experience. From the moment I saw your leader app I was excited to see what you’d come up with as a leader and you absolutely delivered. Your creativity in crafting a cabin was off the charts and I know we worked so well together. And leading a cabin to victory on your first bout— that’s tough. I have no idea how many people have pulled it off, but I know I never got close in my first few hehe! Thank you for giving me an incredible experience as a co-leader and I hope to see you in many more sessions <33
Re— Re! It was so fun to work with you in Myth this month. I loved the fresh ideas you brought to the table and your Maze days were really interesting— they were so fun to read![]()
You encouraged our campers so much but also did everything you could to make sure they prioritized themselves; that’s such an important quality in a cabin co/leader and I was so happy to see it. I hope you’ll keep leading in the future! I think you’ll do a great job as a leader, if you ever choose to apply.
To the other leaders:
Camp could not exist without you all. No matter where your cabin ends up in the rankings, you’ve done something you should be proud of. Leading is a really difficult job, and something that can feel both incredibly draining and quite rewarding. Thank you for all of your work this session! To be honest, I did mean to write individual notes to a lot of you but I was so low on time and high on procrastination today. Everyone who helped to lead a cabin is amazing and should be very proud of what they’ve accomplished![]()
To my lovely campers:
Oh my goodness. You thirty-two Mythians wrote so much this session; earned so many points; you’re one of the most amazing groups of people I’ve ever met. Thank you for your kindness, determination, and hard work in bringing us to the top! All you’ve achieved so far is no easy feat. Whether or not we come in first place at the end of this, I’m so proud of everything you’ve accomplished. Once a Myth Tyrant, always a Myth Tyrant!! I apologize that I didn’t find the time to write to all of you individually— I would have loved to but I am quite tired </3 Quick shoutout to Ayid, with an amazing 195 favor! Very well done on having the most favor of all the campers; and more congratulations are in order to all the High Mythians: Ayid, CJ, Zura, Nights, and our honorary cabin member Zai![]()
To the Thrillians:
Thank you for the wonderful rivalry we shared this month. It was so fun to compete with you and it really made the session memorable. Though we’re quite high above you in words and points alike, never doubt the skill of the writers among you![]()
Good luck in the writing competition and the results— may the best tyrant win!
(the best tyrants are us <33)
To the Myth antis:
#tyranny
Just wrapping these up; I have six minutes to go, so I unfortunately can’t write more notes! Sorry about that— but I love you all and appreciate everything you’ve done for SWC <33
Alright, so another SWC over. I probably won’t go off on a tangent about all my past sessions this time, but since March 2020 this camp has changed me— as a writer, but most importantly as a person. We bring SWC to around 500 participants three months per year, and I can guarantee you that many of them have had experiences like me. The work everyone does to make this possible is what makes it possible for campers to learn new skills and grow personally by forming bonds with others. You— whether you’re a host, a leader, a camper, or anyone else involved in SWC— are part of this. That’s pretty amazing
So many, many thank yous are in order! Unfortunately I didn’t get to all the ones I had planned, but I hope you understand the sentiment just the same.
If I’m being honest it is technically true that I’m aiming to write a bunch so I can end my word count for the session on a nice number. I wanted 35k— just a little bit too far behind on that one hehe so I’m aiming for 32k with these thank yous <3
Update: So at first I was thinking it would be impossible for me to hit 32k either as I’m a bit more behind on these than I hoped, ehe, but now I’m getting quite close! I have about ten minutes left but I need to match Bakie’s word count so I am exercising my fingers today
(It terrifies me that I’m part of every group I mentioned here except my campers. No wonder I’m absolutely swamped.)
To my fellow hosts:
I can’t start this letter without first jumping to you all. Birdi, Sawyer, Bakie— I appreciate you beyond words. You brought me into the team and it’s been an unforgettable experience every step of the way. Thank you for your endless support as I’ve been finding my footing this session. It’s incredible to finally play this role in the camp that was my rock, my community, for two years and counting. I think the reality of hosting never matched my imagination; but I’ve loved it nevertheless. You three are some of the most amazing leaders, writers, and friends that I’ve ever met and I feel so privileged to have gotten the chance to host with you. I know already wrote you notes for the weekly so I’ll keep these as short as I can but I’d be remiss not to say something here <3
Birdi— Aah you are so incomparable to anyone. From your impressive organization and leadership to your unlimited creativity to your kindness and caring, you’re an incredible person through and through. I’m so glad I’ve gotten to know you and work with you! It’s been an amazing session— I appreciate all your help acquainting me with everything I need to do. Thank you for being you!! I hope to talk more with you in the future on more enjoyable topics than rules and the work we do, hehe ^^
Sawyer— You are. So cool. SWC would have such a difficult time without you— you’re so creative and amazing at getting things done, especially with code. Ever since we met you’ve been such an incredible friend <33 and is it just me or are you very good at solving problems? It seems like you constantly have a logical approach whenever I or someone else is going insane over something, which is awesome because I’m great at going insane over things. Thank you for all you’ve done for camp— from all the ways you’ve improved our systems to your regular camp work as a co-host. It’s been an amazing opportunity to host with you two years after we led together (best session ever) and I hope you enjoy not hosting anymore, hehe!
Bakie— Oh goodness. Where to start? Getting the opportunity to host with the person who kickstarted my SWC journey is a dream come true and I’ve had so much fun doing it, even though I know you’ve been so busy this summer. It had been a while since we’d really gotten to talk and getting to interact with you so much, whether it was our own conversations or the creation of SusWC, was an absolute pleasure. With what you mentioned in your note to me; I know that you’re right about how we’ve grown so much together and it’s been incredible to have someone there who is a lot like me, really
Love you so much, and good luck with your pursuits after co-hosting!To my fellow judges:
You are incredible! I’ve discovered this week that judges do not get nearly enough credit. So many entries to read through. So many hours spent. So many tough decisions. I’m excited for our fights to the death soon <3
Fi— Fi! I know you aren’t done judging but I really appreciate the time you’ve spent judging and the thought you put into it. I still wish I’d gotten the chance to lead with you last March </3 And I know you’ve been doing a great job as a Dystopian co! If I recall correctly you wrote that absurd amount of words on cabin wars— that’s dedication! So props to you on that
Sine— Hello there, o bearer of zeal-driven legs
But in all seriousness, thank you so much for helping me through the judging process. Your passion for judging and your effectiveness in it are very impressive and the speed you got through all those entries at— incredible. It was really nice to be able to talk to you more while we’ve judged together since I know we haven’t interacted much in the past! I look forward to getting to know you further in the future Starr— STARRARAR I know we haven’t talked much so far but thank you so much for everything you do as a judge! I noticed how fast you sped through those entries after Sini finished— good job on that
From what I’ve seen you’re an incredibly kind and caring person, and I can’t go through this note without tipping my hat to your impeccable writing skills. All of your past comp entries that I’ve read are amazing, and I absolutely envy your style. I hope we get to talk more in future sessions! And I’m quite excited for next session as well To the daily team:
Working with you all, especially in the creation of SusWC, will always be one of my favorite SWC experiences. All of you are talented, dedicated, and such amazing people
Those days where we were planning nine hours straight— to those reading this not on the daily team, I kid you not, there were multiple days where we worked for eight or nine hours straight on SusWC planning— were so exhausting and rewarding at the same time. I’m amazed by all we achieved this month and excited to see you all around SWC in the future Zai— Zai, you are hands down one of the most dedicated people I’ve met in my life. I know I’ve said that multiple times now, but it’s so true. All that time you spent on the daily team, working on planning that fourth weekly and then the coding of the actual project; it was just so much work and you excellently handled everything. Plus all your help with the backup sorting! I could never have done it without your spreadsheet smarts and the time you spent making them. And we definitely need to play battleship sometime! Sorry that I keep postponing ksjfdh— I will definitely beat you of course
Zura— ZURA your among us character is so cool :0 but that aside thank you for everything you did this session, both on the daily team and as a camper in my cabin! You helped keep the Mythians energetic and enthusiastic, and you wrote so much this month it’s insane. I know toward the end of making the last weekly you pitched in a lot which was really important and I appreciate it
Lio— Lioo you did awesome work on the daily team in addition to being a leader for the brand new cabin, which was really cool! Thank you for everything you did this session
you really helped make it what it was and I appreciate all of your effort. It was awesome to get to work with you for the month and I hope to talk more in the future To the MBC:
The memory book is such a wonderful part of camp, and you all make it possible! Thank you so much for the work you’ve done designing, collecting data, and preserving our best moments. I know that this session’s memory book will be such a joy to look through and I’m very excited <33
To the Postscript Committee:
Thank you for bearing with me! I know it hasn’t been the most effective first session but I appreciate the enthusiasm you all had for the project and I hope we’ll be able to change and improve the idea more in our future sessions. I’m excited to get it done and release the project <3
To the sorting team:
To be honest I’m not sure which of you did a lot of sorting— but you snapped up those signups so quickly, so props to you! We couldn’t run camp without you, and I’m thankful that I didn’t have to input 466 camper forms by myself. You made all the recording go smoothly, which made my sorting job a bit easier. I really appreciate your willingness to help out and work carefully so that everything was written down correctly.
To my cabin leaders:
What a session! You two have been so enjoyable to work with and I’m proud of everything we created in the cabin. Your activity and encouragement of the campers is what kept Myth going and brought us into such a successful month. You’re both brilliant and creative people and I’m absolutely hoping to see you leading again in the future <3
Moss— Moss, leading with you has been such an incredible experience. From the moment I saw your leader app I was excited to see what you’d come up with as a leader and you absolutely delivered. Your creativity in crafting a cabin was off the charts and I know we worked so well together. And leading a cabin to victory on your first bout— that’s tough. I have no idea how many people have pulled it off, but I know I never got close in my first few hehe! Thank you for giving me an incredible experience as a co-leader and I hope to see you in many more sessions <33
Re— Re! It was so fun to work with you in Myth this month. I loved the fresh ideas you brought to the table and your Maze days were really interesting— they were so fun to read
You encouraged our campers so much but also did everything you could to make sure they prioritized themselves; that’s such an important quality in a cabin co/leader and I was so happy to see it. I hope you’ll keep leading in the future! I think you’ll do a great job as a leader, if you ever choose to apply.To the other leaders:
Camp could not exist without you all. No matter where your cabin ends up in the rankings, you’ve done something you should be proud of. Leading is a really difficult job, and something that can feel both incredibly draining and quite rewarding. Thank you for all of your work this session! To be honest, I did mean to write individual notes to a lot of you but I was so low on time and high on procrastination today. Everyone who helped to lead a cabin is amazing and should be very proud of what they’ve accomplished
To my lovely campers:
Oh my goodness. You thirty-two Mythians wrote so much this session; earned so many points; you’re one of the most amazing groups of people I’ve ever met. Thank you for your kindness, determination, and hard work in bringing us to the top! All you’ve achieved so far is no easy feat. Whether or not we come in first place at the end of this, I’m so proud of everything you’ve accomplished. Once a Myth Tyrant, always a Myth Tyrant!! I apologize that I didn’t find the time to write to all of you individually— I would have loved to but I am quite tired </3 Quick shoutout to Ayid, with an amazing 195 favor! Very well done on having the most favor of all the campers; and more congratulations are in order to all the High Mythians: Ayid, CJ, Zura, Nights, and our honorary cabin member Zai
To the Thrillians:
Thank you for the wonderful rivalry we shared this month. It was so fun to compete with you and it really made the session memorable. Though we’re quite high above you in words and points alike, never doubt the skill of the writers among you
Good luck in the writing competition and the results— may the best tyrant win!(the best tyrants are us <33)
To the Myth antis:
#tyranny
Just wrapping these up; I have six minutes to go, so I unfortunately can’t write more notes! Sorry about that— but I love you all and appreciate everything you’ve done for SWC <33