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 white shirt, black skirt/pants, black socks, and black dress shoes
• Water Bottle
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Laptop or tablet should your student need to quarantine or isolate during their camp session

CLASS SPECIFIC PACKING LIST (Middle School Camp)

• Piano Technique: Students should bring wired headphones (not bluetooth)
• Digital Photography: Students should bring a digital SLR camera (preferably), iPhone, or point-and-shoot 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
• Animation: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
• Filmmaking & Music Video Production: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
• Stage Combat: Come dressed to move in sneakers, signed waiver required to participate
• Acrobatics: 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 classes: Come in clean gym shoes and clothes that you can move in.
• Modern Dance: Come in bare feet with a black leotard & black leggings or black tank and black pants
• Contemporary Dance: Come in bare feet or socks and dance-friendly attire
• Shakespeare: 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 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.

CLASS SPECIFIC PACKING LIST (High School Camp)

• Piano Technique: Students should bring wired headphones (not bluetooth)
• Digital Photography: Students should bring a digital SLR camera (preferably), iPhone, or point-and-shoot 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
• Animation & Digital Animation: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
• Filmmaking & Music Video Production: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
• Recording Session, Electronic Music, Film & Media Composition: Students should bring a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.
• Stage Combat: Come dressed to move, signed waiver required to participate
• Ballet: Come in ballet attire, soft ballet slippers, with hair pulled away from your face. Those with experience en pointe should bring pointe shoes.
• Dance Jam, Hip Hop Dance, Freestyle Dance: 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
• Contemporary Dance: Come in bare feet or socks and dance-friendly attire
• Shakespeare: 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.

• Alarm Clock
• A pillow and a warm blanket and/or sleeping bag (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
• 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
• Medication (if applicable)
• Note: Dorm students should plan on packing extra face masks for travel to and from camp to fit their travel plans.

SHOULD I BRING MONEY? 
​Students may want to bring a small amount of money. 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.