I hope that you have had an enjoyable summer. Sorry to take so long to respond.
To answer a few of your questions:
I plan to apply for Winter Camp this year, my first choice would be to serve as a counselor again but I am happy to help out elsewhere if there is a need.
For Amazing Race, it has been really nice that the dorms haven't been timed between stations the last year or two. This has allowed some of the less athletic members of the dorm to feel more included and removed pressure from them. Other than keeping that the same, I don't have any strong opinions about has it should be run.
As far as special activities go, I remember that glow in the dark capture the flag was a popular activity for my dorm last year. Some