Thomas Joyce

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Thomas Joyce is currently Birch Rock's Woodshop Instructor but has had many roles at Birch Rock. Thomas was an Assistant Director and, for four summers, Head Counselor. He has also taught sailing, boating, lacrosse, and at times many other activities. But most importantly, Thomas was a camper for many summers. Thomas has always been skilled with tools and has had the honor of working on the plaques in the lodge a number of times.

Thomas saying "Musciano!"

Thomas will probably be best remembered for his boomming voice around campus. In fact, when he was Head Counselor he used to hollar after the morning bell to help wake everyone up. His best remembered hollar was certainly, "Nicholasssss!...The Italion Stalion!....Muuusciano!"

Early Years

Thomas first went to Birch Rock in the summer of 1989. He found out about Birch Rock through Jonas Miklayonas' family. Thomas' mother sold Jonas' mother's house. Thomas went to camp for the whole six weeks that summer. At that time, the majority of the campers stayed for the entire season.

Camper Years

Summer of 1989

Thomas first went to Birch Rock in the summer of 1989. He found out about Birch Rock through Jonas Miklayonas' family. Thomas' mother sold Jonas' mother's house. Thomas went to camp for the whole six weeks that summer. At that time, the majority of the campers stayed for the entire season.

Although Thomas certainly suffered from homesickness in the first few days, it was not very long before he was loving the place. Certainly, one of Thomas' vivid memories of that summer would be The Eclipse prank that the staff played on the campers.

Summer of 1990

CIT Summer

Summer of 1995

Thomas loved his CIT year because his CIT group were the same guys he had grown up with for many summers, together again.


Staff Years

Summers of 1996-1998

Summers of 1999-2002

Summers of 2005-2009

In the 2008 season he lived in Albert's Cabin and taught woodshop. For the last week of second session 2008 he led MWA.


Thomas' Summers at the Rock

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Year Cabin Role Note
1989 Hilton Camper with Counselor
1990 Camper with Counselor
1991 Camper with Counselor
1992 Camper with Counselor
1993 Camper with Counselor
1994 Cabin 8 Senior Camper with Counselor Josh Church
1995 Counselor-in Training
1996
1997
1998
1999 Owl's Perch Head Counselor
2000 Omar's Cabin Head Counselor Omar's made into Head Counselor cabin
2001 Omar's Cabin Head Counselor
2002 Omar's Cabin Head Counselor
2003 skipped
2004 skipped
2005 Lion's Den Assistant Director
2006 skipped
2007 Pat's Cabin Woodshop Instructor First Session
2008 Albert's Cabin Woodshop Instructor also did part of MWA trip
2009 Pat's Cabin Woodshop Instructor First Session