2008 STAR Volleyball CAmp at St. Mary's Area High School, St. Mary's PA, Directed by Tom Houser, June 30-July 3, 2008

St. Marys Area High School
St. Marys, PA
Monday June 30 - Thursday July 3, 2008
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Back Row: Coach Sam, Jenna Anderson, Lauren Geer, Chelsea Gregori, Taylor Billina, Melissa Bauer,
Kayla Nussbaum, Kristen Anderson, Kristi Wendel, Isabella Cadori, Erin Gahn.

3rd Row: Coach Devyn, Emily Pollino, Rachel Ehrensberger, Lauren Dalessandro, Carley McMackin, Kindred Wiseman,
Karisa Krieg, Courtney Cunningham, Paula, Abbey Cribbs, Kristen McMackin, Coach Maggie Allison.

2nd Row: Courtney Bankovich, Sami Hanes, Chelsie Gaton, Stephanie Buerk, Rachel Swasta, Andrea Schatz, Lucia Cadori,
Kayla Wehler, Morgan Cartwright, Shelby Zomcik, Megan Longhi, Coach Nikki Johnson.

Front Row: Gina Pelgrin, Joesey Williams, Casey Gahn, Angie Dempsey, Heidi Rupprecht, Tia Cunningham, Becky Hoffman

2008 Camp Format:

Mon - Wed : 9 am to 4pm, with 60 minutes for lunch.
Thursday: 9 am to 1pm.

Cost: $150

Registration Info:

The camp registration form is here.

The camp was split by Coach McMackin into a Veteran Division and a Rookie/Middle Division.

There was camper limit, so girls were asked
to register early!!

The veteran campers had a tournament on Thursday from 11am to 12:30pm!! Middle/rookie campers had a mini-tournament also! That final day was awesome!

If you have any questions about the camp, you may email the camp director, Coach Houser,
at coachhouser@yahoo.com or the camp host,
St. Mary's Head Coach Fawn McMackin, at mcmackin@windstream.net

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Lunch was from 12 to 1 each day & was provided every day by the St. Mary's Volleyball Boosters. This was incredible! The first day was a sandwich platter items and fruit, second day was "make your own chicken salads," and the third day was chicken fajitas and yogurt with granola.Thanks for everything CoachHouser.

Coach Houser:
i'm using everything i've learned from camp and always remembering the good times that we had while we were all together. (= I MISS YOU!!!

Hi, i just wanted to let you coaches know that my daughter had an awesome time at camp!!!! She was very excited about the entire week. She can't wait to do it again next year. !! She was really proud of her award. It is still on her dresser. You really gave her a boost of confidence that this is HER SPORT. Thank you sooo much for all you did to show how much you care about these young girls !!!!!

JV Camp Director:

Nikki Johnson
Coach Johnson was a star setter at William Byrd High near Roanoke, Virginia (she played against my teams!) and continued her playing career as a setter at Hollins University.   She has coached club volleyball with Roanoke Juniors and years of JV volleyball at Lord Botetourt near Roanoke, Va. Now she is the head coach at Lord Botetourt, and just finished a 18-6 season, coaching the conference Player Of The Year.   Coach Johnson is a smiling, encouraging person who impresses people each time they see her team play! I've hoped that she & I could coach a travel volleyball team together, but it just hasn't worked out yet! You can learn even more about Coach Johnson here.

List Of Camp Assistants:

Maggie Allison
Maggie is a freshman at Ferrum College where she rooms with Devyn (below). She tried out for the team in August and MADE IT!!! While in high school, she has played 1 year of J.O. vball on my 16's team, played 4 years of varsity vball, and 3 years of middle school ball.   She also played high school varsity softball and basketball. Maggie has assisted with 13 STAR camps! Her screen name is JrHsBaMbInA her email is JrHsBaMbInA@aim.com and her myspace is maggie_may07.

Devyn Bayes
Devyn is a freshman at Ferrum College, where she rooms with Maggie (above)! She also tried out for the team and made it!!! She graduated from George Washington High School in Danville, VA in 2007, where she played volleyball for six years.   She started out as a setter, but in her junior year, she became a starting OH. That year she was named the team's Outstanding Server!    Devyn has now assisted at six STAR volleyball camps.   Email: bowlingdevil@hotmail.com      Screen Name: bowlingdevil9007      MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/21189496

Sam Thomas
Sam is a senior at North Cross School. She started playing volleyball in the 8th grade, has played 3 years of Juniors (one on my 15 Red team here) and 4 years of school ball. Sam was just named 2nd team All-Conference and was a starter on the North Cross varsity team that made the final 4 in the state tournament. She is presently assisting me with my 15's Open Roanoke Juniors team. Her email address is samadamsthomas@yahoo.com

Marissa Bille
Marissa is a 2008 graduate of St. Mary's School.   While attending high school she was involved in volleyball and basketball. She coached 7th grade junior high volleyball this year. In the fall of 2008 she will attending the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, majoring in Athletic Training.   You can contact her at marissa3979@hotmail.com

Coach Houser:
I had an amazing time at camp!

i learned alot of stuff and it was alot of fun.

I've been working on my digging cause i was really happy to get the award for digger of the week it's still sitting on my dresser in my room :)

thanks again!


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