Camp War Eagle hosts more than four thousand campers each summer. However, for some of these students, their experience with camp lasts only a week or two. CWE365 seeks to morph camp into a year-round experience for all CWE campers.
The CWE365 Paint War was our special way of kicking off our school year, which includes clubs, retreats, community service projects and school visits. This thrilling event was a perfect way to welcome campers to the year round family and all it has to offer this year.
Over 400 students and volunteers attended the CWE365 Paint War at The Jones Center, far exceeding our expectations for participation. Divided into cities, students dove, hands-first, into buckets of paint, throwing sponges like baseballs, handing sponges off in relays, and running with sponges tucked beneath their chins, attempting to complete their team relays first. White shirts were quickly replaced with a dazzling array of yellows, pinks, purples and greens. The explosion of the colorful chaos that took place on the south fields of The Jones Center was a sight to behold.
However, all the sponges on the fields were only an introduction to the main event of the paint war; an enormous amount of Indian powder paint. At a single signal, students unleashed handfuls of bright, neon colors that hung in the air like a heavy fog, passing over each city’s base in a rainbow wash. Paint powder floated over students’ heads and clung to students’ shirts. Photo after photo captured the green hair, pink faces and white smiles. Splattered in yellow, pink, green and purple, there was no better way to express the fun and friendships CWE365 fosters throughout the year.
To see more Paint War photos, check out CWE365's Facebook page.
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