Julie | Camp Augusta

Hi there! Thank you for wanting to learn a little bit more about me (always happy to share)!

My name is Julie Ray, sometimes called Jules at camp. I went here for nine years as a camper (CIRCLE making it ten) and I am so incredibly excited to continue my journey at Augusta as a JC this Summer! Here’s some basic info about me:

I’m 17 years old
I am going to be a Senior at Piedmont High School in the Fall
I am a nationally ranked athlete in rowing
I learned how to spin fire and walk on stilts at Camp Augusta!
I love to paint, sketch, and participate in theater
I feel most in touch with myself when I am covered in paint and/or dirt

Here’s a picture of me with my boat in Chattanooga, TN! We travel around the country for races. Chattanooga is a super cool place with great BBQ and very cute coffee shops! I am in the top row, second from the right (if you can’t tell, I am very short compared to the girl on the right).

Three young women dressed in formal attire pose playfully outdoors in front of a house. They are standing close together, smiling, and making a fist gesture towards the camera.

This is another picture of my wonderful rowing team (the group that travelled to Nationals this year)! I am the one in green on the other green gal’s back!

Four young women smile and pose for a selfie by a lakeside on a sunny day. One wears a gray Harvard sweatshirt, while the others wear light summer tops. Trees and hills are visible in the background.

One of our trips for rowing took us down to sunny San Diego! This is me carrying my friend, Isabel Wang (otherwise known as Wang, Wangerz, or Chicken Wang).

A pencil sketch of a young person with messy hair in two buns, a somber expression, and visible collarbones. Above is a partial sketch of a face with focused eyes and furrowed brows. Both are drawn on white paper.

My family is full of crazy athletes. Over winter, my mom and I did a “low-key” half marathon (while I was on winter break from rowing and she was training for one of her 100-mile races). I would describe it as a fun experience, although I realize that makes me sound a little odd!

Two young women with wet hair smile and pose together for a selfie on a beach, with the ocean and waves visible in the background.

Nine women in matching rowing uniforms and visors pose together, smiling, in front of rowing shells on a grassy riverbank, with water and trees visible in the background on a sunny day.

Speaking of rowing, I am much more buff than all of my friends at school (who do a lot more musical theater than I do). This is a funny picture of us before a school dance this year trying to look “intimidating.” I think my biceps are more intimidating than theirs, but they might disagree.

A group of people in athletic clothes pose energetically in front of the Tidewater Boating Center sign, with paddles and oars laid out on the grass in front of them on a sunny day.

Here’s me with my amazing and incredibly hardworking friends from rowing!! From left to right: Bridget O’Kelly, lil’ old me, Lily Rausser, and Sara Covin. These people keep me going.

Two women smiling outdoors near a waterfront; one is lifting the other in her arms. Tall palm trees and a bright, sunny sky with scattered clouds are in the background.

I am very passionate about my artwork and deeply encourage everyone to explore their artistic side! Beauty comes in so many forms of expression. Here’s a sketch of mine!

Two women wearing race medals and bibs smile and pose together in front of a race finish line arch outdoors on a sunny day. One wears a bright pink shirt, and the other wears white with a pink headband.

Finally, here’s a beautiful, unfiltered and unedited picture of my sister and me at the beach in Orange County. Forever loving the awkward angles and messy hair 🙂

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