High Feather facts for kids

High Feather was a cool educational TV show from the 1980s. It aired on PBS, a public TV channel. Each episode was about 30 minutes long. The show's name, "High Feather," comes from an old saying. It means feeling happy and enjoying life's tasks cheerfully. The show's theme song even said, "I'm in High Feather. Feel like the sun is shining on me. High Feather. I'm as free as I can be..."

What is High Feather About?

This series was made in 1980 by the New York State Education Department. It followed eight teenagers, four boys and four girls. They were all at a place called High Feather Summer Camp. At camp, they learned important life lessons. These lessons included being honest and playing fair in sports. They also learned about healthy eating and staying fit. Most importantly, they learned how to get along with others. The show was filmed at Camp Madison-Felicia and Camp Minisink.

Meet the Campers!

The show featured a diverse group of young actors. Most of them were not professional actors. Here are the main teen characters:

• Leslie Reynolds (played by Jacqueline Allen)
• Stan Lipton (played by Brian Goldberg)
• Leo Bartlett (played by Virgil Hayes)
• Tom Page (played by Richard Levey)
• Suzanne Freestone (played by Cindy O'Neal)
• Cathy Ehlers (played by Emily Wagner)
• Ann Campbell (played by Tasha Washington)
• Domingo Ramos (played by Tino Zaldivar)
• Kim, the Counselor (played by Robert Y R Chung)
• Baby Joey (played by Brendan Cavanagh)

One of the actors, Emily Wagner, who played Cathy, later became famous. She appeared on a popular medical TV show called ER.

Episode Adventures

Each episode of High Feather taught a new lesson through the campers' adventures. Here are the titles of the 10 episodes:

• "Deep Water Test"
• "Stan's Secret"
• "Swifty"
• "A Nose for News"
• "Ballerina"
• "Lost in the Woods"
• "Going Home"
• "The County Fair"
• "Saved from the Pound"
• "Food Follies"