MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL CAMP PACKING LIST

REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE

• Gym shoes for the gym
• Clothes that are appropriate for the classes you are taking (especially for dance classes and physical theater – sweatpants and comfortable tops that can be layered, ballet students can wear tights, leotards, or shorts)
• All music students should bring a long-sleeved, white shirt, black skirt/pants, black socks, and black dress shoes
• Water Bottle
• Comfortable walking shoes

CLASS SPECIFIC PACKING LIST (Middle School Camp)

• Piano: Students should bring wired headphones (not bluetooth)
• Digital Photography: Students must bring a digital SLR camera with manual controls for aperture and shutter speed, batteries/or charger, memory cards, card reader or cord, and a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of memory. A limited number of cameras are available for rent on a first requested, first served basis. The rental fee is $50. Complete the camera rental request here. If the student does not have access to a camera or rental camera, please contact the SFAC office by May 1 to be switched to another class.
• Animation: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
• Acrobatics & Partnering: Come dressed to move
• Ballet: Come in ballet attire, soft ballet slippers, with hair pulled away from your face. Those with experience en pointe should bring pointe shoes.
• Hip Hop Dance, Street Dance, Body Conditioning: Come in clean gym shoes and clothes that you can move in.
• Modern Dance: Come in barefeet with a black leotard & black leggings or black tank and black pants
• Shakespeare, Mask Theater, Slapstick: Slips, Trips & Falls: Dress to move
• Live Event Production: Students should bring several sets of black clothes and close-toed shoes.
• Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Jazz Combos, Choir & Small Ensembles: Students should bring performance attire of black pants or skirt, white shirt and black socks and shoes.
• Instrumental Music Classes: Students should bring their instrument and extra reeds, oil, strings, rosin, and a metronome. Trumpet and trombone players should also bring straight and cup mutes.
• Percussionists and drummers should bring a stick bag complete with the full set of sticks and drum set sticks.
• Rock Band: Guitar & bass players should bring their instruments and a cable. Amps are provided.​

CLASS SPECIFIC PACKING LIST (High School Camp)

• Piano: Students should bring wired headphones (not bluetooth)
• Digital Photography: Students must bring a digital SLR camera with manual controls for aperture and shutter speed, batteries/or charger, memory cards, card reader or cord, and a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of memory. A limited number of cameras are available for rent on a first requested, first served basis. The rental fee is $50. Complete the camera rental request here. If the student does not have access to a camera or rental camera, please contact the SFAC office by May 1 to be switched to another class.
• Animation: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
• Acrobatics & Partnering: Come dressed to move
• Recording Session: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
• Music & Sound for Everyone, Electronic Music, Film & Media Composition: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space and wired headphones (not bluetooth)​
• Ballet: Come in ballet attire, soft ballet slippers, with hair pulled away from your face. Those with experience en pointe should bring pointe shoes.
• Hip Hop Dance, Street Dance, Body Conditioning: Come in clean gym shoes and clothes that you can move in.
• Modern Dance: Come in barefeet with a black leotard & black leggings or black tank and black pants
• Shakespeare, Mask Theater, Slapstick Comedy: Trips, Slips & Falls: Dress to move
• Live Event Production: Students should bring several sets of black clothes and close-toed shoes.
• Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Jazz Combos, Choir & Chamber Music: Students should bring performance attire of black pants or skirt, white shirt and black shoes.
• Instrumental Music Classes: Students should bring their instrument and extra reeds, oil, strings, rosin, and a metronome. Trumpet and trombone players should also bring straight and cup mutes.
• Percussionists and drummers should bring a stick bag complete with the full set of sticks and drum set sticks.
• Rock Band & Recording Session: Guitar & bass players should bring their instruments and a cable. Amps are provided.

DORM STUDENTS (in addition to the items listed above):
Please plan on packing for the two week session, if possible. Access to laundry is limited. SFAC provides a mattress pad, bottom sheet, pillow & pillow case on each twin bed.

• Alarm Clock
• Sleeping bag and/or warm blanket (it can be quite chilly at night)
• Towel & Washcloth
• Soap toothbrush and other toiletries
• Flip Flops for showering
• Warm clothing—the average temperature during the day ranges from 50-60 degrees during the summer
• Clothing for warm weather—although Sitka is cool most of the time, we do see the occasional day in the 70s or (very rarely) 80s
• Warm clothes for sleeping
• Enough underwear and socks for the full session
• Warm Jacket
• Raincoat
• Waterproof shoes
• Sleep mask if you are a light sleeper
• Comfortable clothing/shoes for hiking on recreation day (must have hiking boots/sturdy athletic shoes for moderate/difficult hikes)
• Hat and gloves
• A camera or disposable camera
• Hands on activities for down time (examples: books, deck of card, board game or small analog game, puzzle book, friendship bracelet string, etc.)
• Letter writing materials, addresses, and stamps for writing home to family and friends
• Medication (if applicable)

SHOULD I BRING MONEY? 
​Students may want to bring a small amount of cash or a credit/debit card to use at the camp store or in town. Camp souvenirs and snacks are offered at the camp store and range in price from $1 for a bumper sticker or snack to $45 for a sweatshirt. Money can also be added to a student's account at the camp store through the registration portal.

DO NOT BRING THESE ITEMS!

• Cell phones, Apple watches, air pods, wearable technology, laptops, netbooks, chromebooks, iPads, tablets, hand-held gaming devices, etc. Any connected electronic devices brought to camp will be collected on opening day and returned at the end of the session.
  
• Expensive sunglasses, or other expensive items that are easy to lose
  
• Roller blades, skateboards, rip sticks, bikes, scooters, etc.
  
• Pocket or camping knives; any form of weapon
  
• Battery operated toys, toys that resemble any type of weapon, walkie-talkies
  
• Fireworks, sparklers, firecrackers, etc.
  
• Energy drinks
• The Fire Marshall prohibits the use of extension cords and electrical appliances in dorm rooms including electric tea kettles, coffee pots, hot plates, curling irons, hair straighteners, etc.
  
• Any item that disrupts camp activities, creates a nuisance, or is considered potentially harmful to other individuals will be placed in the custody of the Director of Student Life
  
• Remember that the camp provides basic over-the-counter first aid items for campers, so there is no need to pack things such as band-aids, cough drops, etc.