Archery
Our COD for today was JJ Ampomah! He was cheering his friends on and making sure everyone got to shoot the whole time. Keep it up, JJ!
Arts & Crafts
During 1st period, Blake Register was our phenomenal COD! She experimented with her sun-catchers & was crafting it up with her friends! In 3rd period, Larelie Blocker created some innovation that excites by placing gems on the sides of her sun-catcher; truly phenomenal stuff!!! JaRon Lee is our 4th period COD! He loves arts & crafts so much & made a gorgeous sun-catcher for his mom, as well as being a creative genius with the time he had left in the period! Watermelon-hat wearing Meason Bakunas showed up ready to rumble in arts & crafts today earning COD! We love all our crafters so so so much!
Baseball
Did someone bring all of Cooperstown to Gainesville? Because our period 2 baseball class should be LLWS bound. These ballplayers gave it their all and huge shoutout to Jackson Kasson for being our COD! He’s got the smoothest swing and the quickest hands in Texas! #tank #knockouttmrw
Basketball
Borja Amieva had a spectacular day in basketball. He played hard the whole time, made great passes, and made an incredible game-winning 3-pointer!
Basketball Advanced
Judson Kasson showed off his handles today as he put on a clinic. He made the crucial passes, moved the ball, and took even better shots.
Boating and Canoeing
Our very first COD of session 3 boating & canoeing 2023 is Amelie Lopes!! She was hesitant to get in at first, but she faced her fears & began to love lake Dealey & have so much F-U-N! Great job Amelie!! Period 2 COD is Ally Dimmitt! She was so excited to get in the lake, flipped some canoes, & had the most F-U-N time! Way to go Ally!
Broadcasting
1st period broadcasting’s COD is Meason Bakunas! Meason took charge while hosting today, engaging other campers and hosting like a pro! Way to go, Meason! Broadcasting’s period 2 COD is Bethany Lloyd! Bethany is a brand new camper in Simmons, but you would never know by her calm demeanor on the air. Great work, Bethany!
Challenge Course
Period 1 COD is Harper James for her bravery, dedication, and commitment to the I-CAN wall! Period 2 COD is Annie Snow for helping everyone up the wall today and being so supportive. Period 3 COD is Jensen Keller for being super patient and waiting his turn on the I-CAN wall! You rock, challenge coursers!
Choir
The COD of our first choir class of session 3 is Aidan Abeita! Aidan was a great contributor today, playing some backing piano, singing, and providing some song suggestions! What a guy!
Cross Country
Grant Miller was cross country’s COD. He brought a great attitude and really kept the conversation going during our run. He helped some of our new campers and made our first trail run of the session great! #trailblazer
Disc Golf
Happy first day of disc golf session three!! Our COD brought so much energy & excitement!! Congrats to Faye Barber!!
Field Games
Congrats to Taylor Phifer for being field games’s COD! Even though we only had three people, she made jackpot a lot of F-U-N! She was cracking jokes, helping her friends, and making the class everything we hoped for! #jackpotqueen
Football
COD for football is Noah Reyes! He was running yards like they were inches and cheering on all the new football players. What an MVP!
Hiking
1st period COD goes to Isaiah Ortega! Isaiah came early to hiking & was ready to start his first day strong. He also lead morning stretches and did an outstanding job at keeping his peers engaged! 2nd period COD goes to Mari Marquardt! Mari also lead stretches and kept a smile on her face the entire period. So happy to have Mari in hiking! 3rd period COD goes to Ashton Khavari! Ashton was the first one at hiking today, and he came to class with a great attitude. Ashton also was a leader in class and lead the hike & stretches today. 5th period COD goes to Japheth Ampomah (JJ)! JJ hiked strong today! Even with the blazing heat he did not ever lose his smile of ambition to lead the class.
Miniature Golf
Sebastian Tierney was awesome during session 3’s first mini golf class, playing hard from start to finish and racking up birdies and pars along the way! #BEAST
Paintball Combat
First period COD is Levi Schaefer. He brought the energy and excitement on the first day of paintball. He was vocal and helped guide his team to victory. Second period COD is Gus Ebner! He led his team with toughness and bravery to many wins!
Paintball Junior
Brette Feather is our COD for paintball jr! She was excited and went crazy during capture the flag. She even painted the shed orange with paintballs.
Riflery
Word on the street is that there is a new sheriff in town and his name is Liam Gentry! In our first class, Liam was super safe and ultra accurate! Way to go Liam! #powpow
Riflery Advanced
F-I-R-S-T T-I-M-E-R-S! Go Chris Boyd as he was our COD and shot a Sweeney shotgun for the first time! Way to go Chris! #*tongueclick*!
Rock Climbing
Our COD for 4th period Anthony Huntting blew us away on the first day of rock climbing with his perseverance and excitement to get to the top of every wall! This COD was looking forward to rock climbing; Jensen Keller absolutely showed out! Congrats bud!
Rocketry
Jack Hughes earned COD after designing and building the tallest rocket ever made by the Sweeney space program.
Roller Hockey
Amelia Siler put in some work scoring so many goals and annihilating her opponents. She was an absolute beast and proved that she is above the rest!
Skatepark
Vivian Brzozowski was a beast in the skatepark showing her grit with the handicap she gave during the scooter race. She roller bladed through her competition and excellent.
Soccer
Our soccer COD was down but never out in our World Cup game today. Oliver Cottom made some crazy saves after becoming goalie! #brickwall
Sweeeney Fit
Sweeney Fit’s COD is Seth Moore! Seth brought an unreal level of hype to today’s workout, energizing campers and counselors alike. His words and actions combined to deliver a symphony of hype and inspiration to all…#BEAST!
Swimming
Our very first 2nd period swimming COD goes to Reed Mercer! Reed was diving the entire time and having F-U-N to the M-A-X! Yay Reed!
Swing Dance
Our COD for swing dance class was Aidan Abeita! Aidan did amazing learning the thriller dance and added a lot of energy to the class. He was very engaged and did an amazing job. Keep it up Aidan!
Tennis
Today’s COD was Clem Lincoln! Clem had so much F-U-N in tennis today and was so supportive of her fellow tennis stars! Congrats Clem!
Theater
The first COD for Sweeney Theatre in session 3 is Randy Angel Martinez! He did a fantastic job today bringing all the energy! We were on the edge of our seats during all of his performances, so great job Randy!!
Tumbling
Our very first tumbling COD of third session is Liv Beddoe! She brought great energy today and worked really hard on her front walk-over. Keep up the great work and we’re looking forward to a great session!
Ultimate Frisbee
3rd period COD for ultimate frisbee is Ben Asarch. Ben was a huge presence on both offense and defense. Great work Ben!
Video Production
COD is Charlie Amis! He not only mastered the podcast sound effects but helped the rest of vidpro learn it as well! Way to go!
Volleyball
Volleyball COD is Tristan Suplis! Tristan takes on a leadership role, facilitating the game and ensuring everyone has so much F-U-N! Go Tristan!
Water Games
The first session 3 water games COD is Livi Blackwell! Livi was an amazing wibit racer & was getting everyone in the pool involved! Congrats Livi!
Waterpark
Our waterpark 3rd period COD is Hadley Daniel!! This was her first time at the lake and she loved it! She had so much F-U-N on the trampoline while also servicing others. Period 4- Rodrigo Fragoso Aguilar is our COD for waterpark! He was a great sport at the waterpark and being very kind. He was a great role model for the younger campers. Our 5th period COD is Kobe Wilson!! Kobe had so much F-U-N while also following the safety protocols at the lake. He helped with the jetski and tube and was overall a great camper to have at the waterpark.
Weightlifting
Here’s to the start of a great session for Sweeney weightlifting! Our first group of CODs start off with Logan Payne for giving his all and learning a lot in the weight room despite it being his first time lifting! Our 4th period COD is Noah Reyes for lifting a lot of weight and even getting a few sprints in! Our 5th period COD is Alex Anderson for pushing himself to absolute exhaustion to secure the gains!
Zumba
Our very first COD this session is Presley Richard! She did so great at involving others and had so much F-U-N! Congrats!