Bette Jane Weisenthal

Sub-Senior Group Leader, Theater Director, Girls' Head Counselor, Associate Director of Girls Camp



Bette Jane Weisenthal arrived in 1979 and was an instant hit at Tyler Hill Camp, on several fronts. While her obvious charms may have caught the attention of the Boys' side, it was her remarkable work ethic that enabled Bette to immediately become a key figure in Sy Sundick's program on the Girls' side, as well as becoming part of the Tyler Hill Camp family.

Over the years and decades, she has enjoyed enormous popularity on the Girls' side, as a terrific Group Leader and as a camp character. Her preparation for the annual group-sing competition was legendary, as she often went to great lengths to give her beloved "Subbies" every possible advantage. In the early eighties, Bette began to provide a counterpart to Artie Sunshine's "Cisco Kid" by appearing regularly as "Wonder Woman." She and several of her fellow counselors would occasionally perform their ridiculous "Synchronized Swimmers on Dry Land" routine in front of the Girls' HCO.

Video Clip: Synchronized Swimmers on Dry Land

Bette's husband, Lenny, was a counselor at THC for one summer, in 1968, where he was a winning Color War general. During his years here with Bette, he has worked in several capacities. Their two children, Michelle and Scott were long-time campers at Tyler Hill, and Scott was also a counselor and Color War general.

Along with Marc Shale, Bill Lalin and the Franks, Bette is one of last remaining members of the old guard who worked during Bill Heft's watch. In the years after Bill sold the camp, Bette became the Girls' Head Counselor, and today she is the now the Associate Director of Girls' Camp, where she is acts as liaison to the parents. Bette Jane Weisenthal continues to thrive at Tyler Hill Camp, as a positive influence on the children and as a beloved member of the Tyler Hill Camp family.