Some bits from the Copper Cannon yearbooks . . .
YOU KNOW YOU'RE WORKING AT COPPER CANNON IF . . .
- Showering every third day becomes normal, showering every day becomes a miracle, and you just don't care
- Sleep becomes a rare luxury
- The second you get out of the shower, your feet are dirty again
- The trading post is the equivalent of Gucci and Versace
- One mouse doesn't bother you; it has to be six or more before it becomes an issue
- You can do gimp
- You have fought with Matt and Jenn over the names of American food
- You know every word to "The Bog"
- Words like "agaflagafleegafluga" just roll off your tongue
- Everyone is a nurse wannabe
- The word "GATORADE" is the equivalent of select four letter words
- You can do "don't go there girlfriend" like a true American
- A trip to Echo Lake is like a week long vacation at Miami Beach
- Everything you love about shopping on Rodeo Drive is compacted into one store: Walmart
- Sleeping til 7am is a sleep in
- The pens in the med room grow legs and walk out the door
- It's sunny everywhere else, but it's still raining at camp
- A weather stick is more accurate than the billion dollar meteorology industry
- Getting woken up three times in one night is a good night
- The town of North Conway is the equivalent of Disneyland
- A game of Capture the Flag can turn into World War 3
- The kids meds look too appealing
- Sleep always wins
WITH MEGAN AND HEATHER
WITH NANA AND THE KIDS UP BALD KNOB
WHY WE LOVE OUR JOB
- We sat at the lake and got massaged by children . . . we were working
- We sunbathed at the lake . . . we were working
- We stole cookies, soda and chocolate from the kitchen . . . we were working
- We threw water bombs at unsuspecting children . . . we were working
- We sang Queen and the songs of "Grease" on the bus . . . we were working
- We wore face paint . . . we were working
- We hiked Bald Knob and watched the sunset . . . we were working
- We stole the bell . . . we were working
- We serenaded the girls awake on the karaoke machine . . . we were working
- We did gimp and friendship bracelets for hours . . . we were working
- We sang songs that made no sense, and did it in public places . . . we were working
- We turned people's hair odd colours . . . we were working
- We got to see how many ways mice and squirrels could get caught in traps . . .we were working
- We threw balls at kids . . . we were working
- We slept under the stars . . . we were working
- We only showered every three days . . . we were working
- We turned the water in the toilets different colours . . . we were working
- We were skunks and hunted down kids to steal their cards
And last but not least
- We dressed as girls even though we are boys . . . we were working (yeah right, you loved it!)

WHY WE HATE OUR JOB
- Vomit
- Urine
- Poo
- Any other bodily excretion
- The porta potties
- Getting woken up ten times in one night because "I need to got o the bathroom now!"
- The early starts
- Mice, squirrels, chipmunks and bats crawling on us at night

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