Get ready to sign up for summer 4-H camps
Junior High 4-H Camp is held May 29 -June 1 in Crossville with a price of $175. This camp is for 4-H members who are in the seventh- or eighth-grades as of January 1, 2007. This camp includes all the activities of Jr. Camp with the addition of off-site adventures such as caving or tubing. The sign-up date was Monday, May 14 at the Warren County Extension Office. Application forms are being accepted until Friday, May 18.
Junior 4-H Camp will be held June 11-15 at the Clyde M. York 4-H Training Center in Crossville, TN. Price for the week long camp is $175 which includes transportation, meals and lodging. The date for sign-up and payment is scheduled for May 25 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Warren County Extension Office. This will be the only sign-up date and only 100 applications will be accepted. Junior 4-H Camp is for 4-H members in the fourth-, fifth- or sixth-grades, as of January 1, 2007.
Some of the activities you can expect to do at 4-H camp include swimming, water slide, canoeing and a variety of organized sports. If you are not interested in sports you might want to check out the leather or woodworking shop, tie-dye or air brush or simply take a nature hike or hang out with friends.
A speciality camp will also be held this summer for Jr. High 4-H members. The Central Region 4-H Line and Design Camp will be held July 10-12 at Tennessee Tech University. The three-day camp will focus on clothing, modeling and decorating. Activities will include: make and take cool sewing projects, designing memory boards, modeling, and sharpening your consumer skills while learning about fashion merchandising and brand comparison. The price for the camp is $75. Applications may be picked up at the Extension Office with a registration deadline of June . Due to space restrictions, registration is limited to the first 60. Participants will be accepted on a first-come basis. The camp is for 4-H members who have just completed the sixth-, seventh- or eighth-grades.
Remember, the Agricultural Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
For more information on 4-H Camps, call the Warren County Extension Office at 473-8484.