For the sixteenth summer in a row, Scott Steepleton (’08), an eighth-grade exploratory teacher at Roosevelt Middle School in Dubuque, spent much of his time at his alma mater, Loras College.
Steepleton first got involved in the Loras All-Sports Camp when he was a college student studying to become a teacher. Now, he works as a program director, helping to coordinate the dozens of coaches who work with the kids during one of the camp’s four week-long sessions. One of the highlights, he said, is getting to meet the next generation of educators.
“It’s something that I’ve always done, and being able to be in Dubuque makes it easier,” he said. “It’s a cool way to give back.”
This year saw record-high participation and a leadership team that Steepleton has worked with for years.
“This year was awesome—we had, in our director staff, a group of guys that have done it for six or seven years,” he said. “I’ve worked with them in the past, so that was good. After COVID, the sports camp numbers have really grown — I think this might be the most kids we’ve had in the 40 years of camp.”
When he’s not coordinating coaches, Steepleton often spends summer at a cabin in northern Wisconsin owned by his wife, Alli. This year, he’s also preparing for some changes to the computer science section of his exploratory class, which he said is aimed at making the experience better for kids.
This year’s All-Sports Camp had over 2,500 campers—the largest attendance in the program’s forty-three-year history.
