Counselor of the Day: Mister Fitzgerald

Mister Fitzgerald is wrapping up his first summer as a 9-11 counselor. He will be a sophomore at Florida Southern College, where he is studying Theater Performance and Communications.

What made you want to work at SEP?

I remembered how much I enjoyed SEP as a camper and how much fun I had, and I also thought it would be a great summer job to get paid to watch over kids.

What's your Special Topic?

"Act A Fool", which teaches the kids different genres of acting, and how to still be themselves when they portray another character. It's fun!

What's your favorite part about camp?

My favorite part of camp is definitely move-in day with the kids. Getting to know them is amazing and seeing how smart they are and how anxious for the weeks to come makes me wish I was a camper again sometimes.

What's your suite theme?

My theme is the sports arena and every one of my campers' doors have various sports equipment on them.


What's your favorite memory from being a camper?

 My favorite memory from being a camper was my last year in 9-11 when my suite sang "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton for the talent show. The girls went crazy and will remember our performance forever!

O-Hill or St. Anne's?

O-Hill, because it's all you can eat, unlike St. Anne's where you can only have ONE PANCAKE! Plus they always have fries. I love fries.

What's something about you that someone might not expect if they didn't know you well?

That I'm a Theater and Performance major.

What's one thing that surprised you after you started working here?

One thing that surprised me when I started were all of the perks we get as counselors, like room and board, staff gifts, catered lunches during orientation.

Without using any camper names, can you tell us a funny story from the summer?

Funny story: On my first day off, I was attempting to catch the trolley to go to the corner so I could get lunch. I stood at this bench and kept waiting for the trolley to come and I saw a few pass by but not stop and thought nothing about it. I stood there for 45 minutes in concern until I realized I was on the wrong side of the road for the trolley stop :(

What do you know about gifted education?

I know that with gifted education, most kids are gifted in their own ways, you just have to design ways and problematic activities for them to express these gifted talents.