Camp Hearties Week 1

Camp Hearties

Week 1

Week 1 is done and all the Teams did an amazing job!  I will let our judge, Ben Rosenbaum, take it from here.

Very fun! And not at all easy to rank them, I had to make some tough decisions in the end. Every team did a really nice job, so following the judging guidelines I can say this: a clean presentation is very helpful right off the bat, but mostly it was a combination of creativity and humor that won the day—the most unique submissions also tended to be the funniest, and being different naturally made them stand out. That said, my selections were as follows:

1st Place: Hickam's Hotties (10pts)

They really scored high in all departments (Creativity, Originality, Presentation, Humor, and Thinking outside the box), I’ll probably catch some grief because of their name, but they won fair and square! Their presentation is very clear and clean, each of their submissions is unique and original to their team, and they made me laugh with their specifics! 2nd Place: The "RIP"sters (8pts)

They organized their submissions very clearly, which is appreciated, and they showcased their sense of humor (plus they managed to fit in a cute baby AND a cute dog!) 3rd Place: Heartland Hearties (6pts)

Nice presentation, and they got very creative in finding their letters in common objects! 4th Place : Scouts of Hearts (4pts)

Very nice presentation, particularly with the sign-language (Beautifully done!). I also really liked the “Pen of Secrets” Places 5-10 : 2 pts. each Trouser's Bowsers

Great found objects for the “Hearties” letters, and maybe the best pot-stirrer The Plaid Pajama Hearties

Beautiful Hand-drawn crest for Jack! And fun photo-shopping the team members into Hearties!

Team Hotties

Great captions! They really help give the pictures context, overall nice creative work (and good doves!) Team RIP

The first “E” in Hearties is impressive! How many people did that take? Very cute wearable plaid. Team ISotHPP

Congrats on the Plaiduation! I love the security blanket.

Plaid Photo Bombers

The porcupine is a perfect security blanket for Gowen!

Thank you Ben for your wonderful comments and for the judging!  We will see you all next week for Round 2!  Here is how the team's stand going into week 2.

Good Luck Campers!

Lee's Plaid Pants