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Woodberry Forest Sports Camp Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary
Woodberry Forest Sports Camp paid tribute to its founders, Red and Cathy Caughron, in a celebration held outside St. Andrew’s Chapel on June 25, 2017. Current sports campers, counselors, and directors were joined by several returning former staff members and friends for a reunion recognizing the camp’s fiftieth anniversary.
Bill Watson ’68 spoke to the assembled group about lessons he learned from Red Caughron. He and his wife, Cathy, founded the camp in 1967 with forty-two campers and eight counselors. Bill told the campers the athletic skills he learned from Coach Caughron during his Woodberry days faded away, but he will never forget the lessons about character and integrity. He reminded them of Red’s beliefs in respecting opponents and competing with focus.
Frazier Stowers ’04, who co-directs the camp with Matt and Amy Blundin told the boys, now numbering 192, about their place in the history of the summer program and how they are benefitting from the efforts of many directors and counselors over the years. “We all drink water from wells we didn’t dig,” he said. Frazier also recognized the contributions of later camp directors, Clint and Elaine Alexander and Bill and Debbie Davis.
Visitors enjoyed attending athletic contests and a luncheon in Terry Dining Hall.
Red Caughron came to Woodberry in 1960 and served as head varsity football coach and athletic director. He retired in 1992 and died in 2010. Cathy, who served as the athletic department’s administrative assistant died in 2014. Their remains lie in the school’s columbarium outside St. Andrew’s Chapel.
See photos in the Woodberry Forest School Album. And watch a slideshow filled with camp memories.
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