Balcones Blog

All of the lastest news from camp during the summer and beyond.

Term 3 Music Video Awards!

July 24, 2021

Wednesday evening, we celebrated the most coveted CBS event of all – the Music Video Awards! During Term 3, our only three-week term, every cabin works together to brainstorm, write, direct, and film their own music video. Campers and counselors select a song and come up with a creative storyline to go along with the music. Our talented camp videographers work hard to edit the videos according to each cabin’s creative direction. Then, the videos are viewed and judged by our Leadership and full-time teams. On the night of the MVAs, cabins get dressed up for the CBS red carpet... Read more.

Rockin' Out at Balcones City Limits!

July 23, 2021

Monday started off like no other with the Senior Camper Purge! F Compound campers dressed up and attacked camp activities with water balloons and squirt guns for a little unexpected fun. Later that day, our high school programs took part in the Camp Balcones Springs Junior Broadcast Program. The Work Crew campers were taught how to create a 30-second commercial, learning and practicing the importance of inflection when speaking. Meanwhile, the LTs were given a crash course in public speaking and debating. Campers finished up a six-hour public speaking course with a judged debate. The LTs argued passionately with each... Read more.

CBS Mess Phest!

July 21, 2021

This term of camp has been full of special, unexpected events. This weekend, we introduced what is sure to become another camp classic – the CBS Mess Phest! The CBS Mess Phest (a play on the word “fest,” in typical CBS Phun Phashion) was designed to give our counseling staff an afternoon break to relax and regroup during our longest term. So while the counselors were enjoying some much-needed R and R, our leadership and full-time staff put on the event of the summer! After Oasis, campers gathered on the soccer field and Grid Iron for a bit of an... Read more.

Christmas in July

July 19, 2021

Last week, CBS celebrated Christmas in July, a PHUN-filled day of holiday festivities in the slightly less-than-festive Texas heat. The event was brought to life by our High School Programs – specifically the LTs and Work Crew – who spent the days leading up to Christmas brainstorming everything they wanted to do – including a snowball fight at Oasis and the appearance of a rotating cast of iconic Christmas figures, including Santa Claus, the Grinch, and Jack Frost, who would disrupt events all across camp. The night before “Christmas morning,” the LT and Work Crew campers set up a massive... Read more.

Camp Olympics!

July 15, 2021

Greetings from another exciting week of Term 3! This week, we hosted our inaugural Camp Balcones Springs Olympics Games. Campers participated in a variety of age-appropriate events across all of camp, with each cabin competing for prizes. Cabins even decorated their own flags akin to the national flags displayed at the real Olympic Games. We have also been so fortunate this term to have a wonderful group of high school campers in our Senior Camper and LT programs! These 9th and 10th graders add so much creativity to camp, helping lead activities, mentor younger cabins, and join with our staff... Read more.