Registration for 4-H Camps set
Junior High 4-H Camp is held May 30 -June 2 in Crossville with a price of $175.00. This camp is for 4-H members who are in the seventh or eighth grades as of January 1, 2006. This camp includes all the activities of Jr. Camp with the addition of off-site adventures such as caving or tubing. Sign-up date is scheduled for Friday at the Warren County Extension Office from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Junior 4-H Camp will be held June 12-16 at the Clyde M. York 4-H Training Center in Crossville. Price for the week long camp is $175 which includes transportation, meals and lodging. The date for sign-up and payment is scheduled for Tuesday, May 23 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, 2006.
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 specialty 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 25-27 at Tennessee Tech University. The three-day camp will focus on clothing, modeling and decorating.
Activities will include: Cool sewing projects, embellishing flip flops, modeling, creating your own style pin 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 a the Extension Office with a registration deadline of July 3. 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.