#13175 Chris Murphy - Reflection

I have heard for years that September was the best month of the year at Dudley, and more broadly in the North Country, but I have never had the chance to experience it.

This past summer while working at Camp, #10555 Dave “LangFu” Langston shared an updated version of Camp’s old postcard file that was created from images held in the Camp Archives.

The summer of 2020 was a new experience for all of us. Nobody knew what the future held in store for us, but the Kiniya maintenance team was ready to make the most of what we had.

Camp Dudley has had the chance to expand its physical real estate typically once during a generation. It was 1891 when Camp moved to Westport.

On October 6, 2021, Camp lost one of its premier recruiters and spirited champions, #18178 Joan McKeown.

We often don’t associate life at camp with our academic or career goals, but life at Dudley & Kiniya can often set us on a course for finding the thing (or multiple things!) that we want to dedicate our scholastic and professional lives to. Perhaps that’s why so many of our alumni have found long and fulfilling careers in education!

The Pat Peavy Award is given annually to one Leader at Dudley and one Leader at Kiniya who best exemplifies the traits of  Dudley / Kiniya Leadership … caring, integrity, and putting others before self. Our Summer 2021 award was given to #22172 Austin Carmody, and #22887 Lydia Groves.

Awarded at the end of every summer, The Last Whistle Dedication is one of the highest honors one can receive at Camp Dudley.