Bethlehem

Bethlehem
Site Information
College	Moravian College
Location	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Years of Operation	1996-2012
Avg. Number of Students	180
Courses Offered
Humanities	Colonial Life | Drama | Drama II: From Stage to Screen | Public Speaking and Communication | Foundations of Psychology | Philosophy | Bioethics | The Modern City | Great Cases in American Legal History | America in the Cold War | Introduction to Logic | The Middle Ages | The Renaissance | Model United Nations and Advanced Geography | Elements of Drama | The Civil Rights Movement | US Environmental History
Writing	Crafting the Essay/Creative Nonfiction | Poetry | Writing the History Paper | Writing and Reading Seminar | Whodunit: Mystery and Suspense | Writing Autobiography | The Short Story | Heroes and Villains | Writing and Imagination | The Critical Essay: Cinema
Math	The Mathematics of Money | Game Theory and Economics | Math and Music | Math Workshop | Algebra and its Applications | Geometry and its Applications | Reasoning | Math Sequence | Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
Computer Science	Foundations of Programming
Science	Biotechnology | Anatomy and Physiology | Principles of Engineering Design | Mines and Minerals | Neurobiology | Animal Science | Introduction to Geology | Medical Sciences | Biology of the Senses | Science and Engineering | Crystals and Polymers

The Bethlehem site is hosted by Moravian College. It was founded in 1742, making it the 6th oldest college in the nation. It includes both CAA for older students (7th-10th grade) and Baby CTY (5th and 6th grades). Both groups eat separately (though in the same dining hall) congregate in different areas, attend different dances, are housed in different dorms, and participate in different afternoon activities. However, for a few weekend activities, such as Color Wars and a few groups for Mystery Night, each YS (Baby CTY) group is placed with two OS (CAA) groups (male and female). There are approximately 80 YS students and 160 OS students.

Places

The HUB (Haupert Union Building)

This building is home to the site office, the forbidden carpet, cafeteria, auditorium, and the Pavilion, where OS dances, and weekend activities are held; off of the HUB is the Portico, where OS kids chill after meals, and the Patio, where YS kids chill after meals.

Bernhardt and Wilhelm Hall

Nicknamed Bernie and Willie, these are the OS dorm buildings. The lounge between the two buildings used to be open under RA supervision, but in 2008 was closed off for problems regarding money. The explained reason was the complaints of many students about loaning money to one another for sodas and candy and never receiving the money back.

CAA males reside in Willie and CAA females reside in Bernie. It is said to be haunted. Many students hear creaking noises, mysterious knocking on doors,and sometimes a slow melody sung at night. Students at Bethlehem 09.1 asked if Moravian was being haunted, and it was confirmed that the college has a lot of paranormal activty going on.

Due to construction on Bernie Willie during the summer of 2012, CAA was located in Rau-Hassler and the YS in Jo Smith. Thus, for the first time in history, the OS students at BTH had air conditioning for the summer.

Rau Hall and Hassler Hall

Rau and Hassler Hall are the YS dorm buildings. There is a lounge called the Rau-Hassler or RH lounge between the two halls, where the YS dances are located. The YS males resided in Rau and the YS females resided in Hassler.

Classrooms

Comenius Hall, a.k.a. the "Harry Potter Building" because of its Romanesque architecture, houses Psychology, Heroes & Villains, and Math Sequence, among other classes.

Zinzendorf houses the OS Writing the Expository Essay class

Reeves Library is normally closed to students, but it is used by some YS classes. Both YS and CAA used its computers for class.

PPHAC (Priscilla Payne Hurd Academic Complex) is a large, modern building housing one of the computer labs, as well as some of the science-oriented courses.

Portico And Portico Wall

The Portico is the congregating area for students after meals while waiting for class

Due to the unfortunate injuries RA Andrew endured after attempting to jump over the Portico wall in 2004, a rule was put in place that no student may jump over or off the Portico Wall. This gave way to the phrase "Sit and Spin," which refers to the only rule-abiding way to get over the portico wall other than walking around it.

During 08.2, a group of students attempted to change the phrase to "Sit and Swivel," which was the phrase written on the Autograph book for that session. In 09.1, however, it was still known as the "Sit & Spin".

Another rule regarding the general area is no rolling down the hill. This rule was also made in 2004 after a group of students were injured while doing so. While there is no real punishment for this, repeat offenders might receive some sort of punishment such as having to sit with the RAs during Portico Time.

After being checked out on the last day by their parents, many CTYers jump over the Portico wall and go directly into a roll down the hill, something that would never happen during session, both because of the rules as well as the groups of students that sit on the hill during camp.

The Quad

The Quad is pretty much Moravian's baby. In 2004, the field was redone with a new sprinkler and drainage system. It is used for many activities by both CAA and YS, as well as for Mandatory Fun. It is the main home to the Icy Hot Massacre (explained in Tradition). It is important to mention that Tri-Force looks forward to running around in the rain during one of Bethlehem's famous storms and ends their escapade with a relaxing nap in the center of the quad.

Lady Gaga

It was revealed that Lady Gaga went to CTY Bethlehem in 1999 for Writing the Expository Essay (WRTG). To celebrate their famous alumna, the 2010 SRAs Gabo & Brittany named the RA/TA Workroom the "RATA Gaga Room." Lady Gaga's signature would occasionally appear on Friendship/Marriage certificates at the CTY Casino Chapel of Love. Pictures of Lady Gaga could be found on flyers and RA handouts. The playing of any Lady Gaga song at any CAA or YS dance is now considered Lower Canon.

Pole Vaulters

First occurring in 07.2 and again in 08.2, CTY students shared the campus with sports camps, most notably the pole vaulting camp. While the soccer and basketball camps generally ate after CTY students, the pole vaulters all go to breakfast together. While they are no threat to the halls who go to breakfast earlier, they are to the halls going at around 8:00 AM. This leads to long lines as well as some of the good cereals being gone before the later halls can get there.

In 10.1, a veteran Pole Vault Camp RA became a CTY RA and diligently attempted to bridge the once hostile gap between the two camps. As interim liaison, mysteries like the consumption of the good cereals and the vanishing cups from in front of the HUB were finally put to rest. Not only were RAs from both camps seen eating together and getting to know each other, campers from both organizations cordially interacted in competitive games of four-square after meals.

On the night of the annual Vertical Assault Resident Counselor Vault session, CTY RAs came to observe and some even participated. In addition, a hall meeting agenda was given the theme of "Hall Meeting Assault" and contained a blurb about the origins of the pole vault.

A number of CTY RAs were even sporting apparel obtained from Vertical Assault's camp. However, while great strides were made in helping both camps become more aware of each other, the influx of upwards to 100 hungry pole vaulters to the cafeteria remains a time of high strain between these two great camps.

Four Square

Four Square is a staple activity at the Bethlehem site, most likely due to the copious presence of suitable quadrangled sidewalks. The activity is popular with CAA and YS alike, though YS CTYers are particularly enthused by it. Indeed, so enthused that the RAs told them they played too much foursquare and refused to give them the ball. This lead to the creation of Nameless, a foursquare variation using names instead of a ball.

The highest player, be it King or Ace, determines the set of rules upon ascension, including double-taps, bus-stops, stories, illegal serves, slamming (cherry-bombs), zapping, chicken feet, faults, line rules, connections, truces, et cetera.

A grid of especially large squares in front of PPHAC has given birth to "Extreme Four Square," which can be played in multiple ways. First, it can be played with teams of 2 or 3 kids per square. It can also be played with one person per square, which is usually accompanied by a rule of double bounces and double touches. Rules are otherwise the same, determined by the ace. However, Extreme Four Square can be rather harmful to one's health; in 07.1 a YS CTYer playing Extreme Four Square ended up with a sprained wrist.

Weekend Activities

• Color War
• Olympics
• Casino Night
• Talent Show
• Movie Night
  • 08.2 and 09.2 had Mystery Night rather than Movie Night. This was because Mystery Night is a major effort on the part of the staff and they are simply too overwhelmed to plan this for second session.
• Amazing Race (10.1)
• CTY Mission: Impossible (10.2)
  • To accommodate CTY Mission Impossible (10.2), Casino Night was changed to Casino Day/CTY Auction

Note: Due to Moravian College's policies, the Bethlehem site does not have a Water Carnival.

Tradition

Bethlehem suffers from a dearth of tradition. Recently, though, a few forevermore RAs have made attempts to introduce some of the more general CTY traditions into the site community.

Canon

Neither CAA nor YS dances currently enjoy a canon beyond Smells Like Teen Spirit, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) and American Pie, but the circle-dance steps to American Pie have recently been introduced and maintained by forevermores and returning students.

Passionfruit

Bethlehem does not have a Passionfruit, but 07.2 RAs held a nevermore gathering after lights-out on the last Thursday. During both sessions in 2009, a group of students requested a nevermore party of any sort with the help of RA Jonna. Their requests were not honored and no nevermore party was thrown. The hall with nevermores during 09.2 watched the sunrise on the morning of the last day.

Crazy Hat Day

The Moravian cafeteria Staff started a new tradition at this site: Crazy Hat Day. It occurs during both first and second session, and prizes are awarded to the Craziest Hats. This has lead to a daily activity, Crazy Hat Making, the day before the contest. During '08, '09, and '10, the three years the tradition occurred, there was a pretty good turnout.

Site History

The site was known for its strong Ultimate program. The faculty team, starring the notorious Sean Patrick Kelly, suffered a 13-10 loss in 2007.

Squirrel Safari

Sean Patrick Kelly, a forevermore, began another possible tradition in 2007 with the daily activity "Squirrel Safari." The activity starts with squirrel facts and is followed by walking around campus looking for squirrels. Due to popularity, it was offered again in 2008. Unfortunately, when he failed to return in 2009, so did Squirrel Safari.

Icy-Hot Massacre

Another less-known tradition is the Icy Hot Massacre, in which many boys put Icy Hot on the backside of their package either in the dorm rooms or on the quad. The Icy Hot Massacre first occurred in the quad on the weekend in 06.2, later being carried into the dorms because of the close eye the RAs kept on quad activities after the discovery of what the boys were doing with Icy Hot. RAs also guarded the Icy Hot in the campus store.

Tri-Force

Composed of Allegragrace, Parsley, and Olivia. They are pretty much synonymous with CTY Bethlehem (well, session 2 anyways).

From the discovery of Sean Kelly's middle name (Patrick) to the conservation of traditions such as the dancing to American Pie and the infamous Sit and Spin V. Sit and Swivel debate, these girls have seen it all. Olivia even dated a member of the Icy Hot Massacre. They have passed down the stories of CTY days long since passed to new generation CTYers and are famous for playing in the rain and getting in trouble for being soaked and hugging people.

In 09.2, Parsley and Olivia showered in the rain. Perhaps the greatest contribution by this group was the performance of Moravian Pie at the 09.2 talent show by Allegra and Parsley. Morovian Pie was a song that changed the words to American Pie and made them specific to CTY Bethlehem

Bananagrams

In 2010, the Bethlehem staff became obsessed with Bananagrams. The 2010 Site Director, Michael, brought his game to the site and he or the Academic Counselor, Matt, would start games in the office when it wasn't busy. The love of Bananagrams spread throughout all the branches of staff (Instructional, Residential, and Admin) to the point that there would be nightly matches in the main office.

During 10.2, an epic Bananagrams battle ensued as 8 staff members played using two Bananagram bags' worth of letters. This led to a variation of Bananagrams in which teams were formed. Insults were hurled and words were debated, but the end result was a new tradition at CTY Bethlehem.

Due to the constant use of Michael's Bananagrams game (and the mind-numbing number of potential germs), he donated his game to the CTY Bethlehem site for future use and bought a brand new game to take home.

Fire Alarm

On the last night of 10.1, the fire alarms went off. To this day, no one knows exactly what happened, but the most popular version was that a boy had sprayed Axe over a smoke detector. Needless to say, there was a lot of confusion and grumbling; one boy had his face stepped on because he'd been sleeping on the floor (ISO).

The Puerto Rican Era

During 2010 and 2011, Spanish-speaking CTYers, predominantly from Puerto Rico, came to Bethlehem, many for the Spanish-speaking BIOT and ANPY classes. There was an influx of Spanish-speaking staff to accommodate the students. It was a wonderful experience for all, with only minor problems.

The female students were particularly fond of the male RAs and Jr. staff, particularly RAs Ruben and Borja, HA Tim, and TA Georgi. The residential staff also noticed an increase in dirty dancing incidents during the sessions these students attended. Some of the Spanish speaking students would become upset if there wasn't enough Latino music played during the dances. RPAs Alicia (BTH '10 and '11), Sherri (BTH '11), and Rae (BTH '10) did not speak Spanish; this was a problem when Spanish speaking parents would call the office and the RPAs couldn't help. Thankfully, Pau, Miguel, or Elvida were always in the office both years to help answer calls.

The Spanish courses were eliminated for 2012 and most of the students went to take standard English courses at the other sites.

Site Closure

At the end of 2012, an email was sent to CTY staff informing them of the site's closure. A new site would be opened at Haverford, and the YS program would be moved to Easton. The e-mail cited air conditioning, lab equipment and proximity to airports as reasons for the move. Employees would be given preference at either of the two sites and course selection would remain the same. It appeared likely that a good portion of the staff from BTH would end up moving to Haverford.

I wanted to share the news that we will be moving the CTY Academic Explorations program for Grades 7 and from Moravian College to Haverford College in Haverford, PA. Our Younger Students program for rising 5th and 6th graders formerly at Moravian will move to Lafayette College. Moving locations enables us to have access to science labs, and it will enable us to house all students in air-conditioned facilities. The new location is also more convenient to students arriving by air. At the same time, we recognize and thank Moravian College for being a gracious host to CTY over the past 14 years. If you ever met Chris Hunt, Ann Claussen, and the Summer Conference team, you knew how caring and attentive they were to CTY’s needs. The majority of the positions at Moravian College will transition to either Lafayette College or Haverford College. Being able to offer essentially the same courses was one of the factors we considered in making our decision to move. As in every year, there may be a few changes to course offerings to meet shifts in student demands. Changes in the course offerings will be determined by the time we begin accepting employment applications for summer 2013.

The above is a section of the email detailing the changes.

Canon

Upper Canon:

• American Pie
• Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
• Smells Like Teen Spirit
• Stairway to Heaven

Lower Canon:

• Any Lady Gaga song

Notable TAs/Staff

• In 11.1 and 11.2 there was a TA named Georgi. He was Bulgarian but studying in the UK and had a funny accent. No one ever took him seriously but we all loved him! He was also gorgeous and a lot of girls were very fond of him (especially the Puerto-Rican girls).

Students

• xz100zx
• user:ChocolateWastedGirl

External Links

Site Information Packet (2012)