Balcones Blog

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

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.

Weekend Team Competition

July 12, 2021

This weekend we enjoyed some CBS classics! The biggest event of the weekend was Saturday night’s Team Comp game in which the Senior Camper and LT boy campers competed in a basketball game, Texas Rangers versus Rough Riders! The game was close through the third quarter before the Rough Riders were able to eke out a solid victory. The Rough Riders’ win gives their team five points in their overall score for the term, bringing our current standings to Texas Rangers/Lone Stars: 17 and the Rough Riders/Silver Spurs: 15. The MVPs at the game were Kyle Schmid, Charlie Weatherby, Sebastian... Read more.

Term 3 is Here!

July 10, 2021

Greetings from Term 3! We have had the most dreamy weather at camp. The days have been a cool and breezy 85 degrees accompanied by peaceful afternoon rains. The flowers and fields are so verdant – it’s almost like we are in North Carolina! We’ve been able to do so many outdoor activities and games that we wouldn’t normally be able to do in the afternoons, especially in July! This week, we taught all of our Senior Camper and Work Crew girls the basic elements of self-defense thanks to the resident talents of CBS’ own Mr. Daniel Adams, a self-defense... Read more.