Summer Camp Broadcast Journalism

In the very near future, this space will host special blog posts created by 4-H campers here at the 4-H Center. The camping season starts June 4 with Washington County, and for the duration of the summer each week's Broadcast Journalism class will document camp activities in pictures and words. Along with a weekly podcast, they will be posting here as well. Watch closely for posts authored by "4H Campers" to see what they're up to!

Weber City Elementary

Congratulations to Weber City Elementary's 6th grade class on their graduation to middle school. The sixth graders visited the 4-H Center this week for a morning of teambuilding and leadership development.

Over 60 students visited us, and were led through activities like "Electric Fence," "Minefield," "The Human Knot," and "Magic Carpet."

All of the groups did very well, and the rain held off long enough for us to finish all of our activities and head inside for lunch.

2007 State Camp Staff Training

On May 16, this year's 4-H Center camp staff traveled to the W.E. Skelton 4-H Center to join camp staffers from all across Virginia in an annual training event.

Our small, but dedicated and enthusiastic group was joined by over a hundred other camp enthusiasts for a three day event. Over the course of the event, they learned new songs, made new friends, and honed their camp skills.

This special camp training event saw attendees from the Airfield 4-H Center, Holiday Lake 4-H Center, Northern Virginia 4-H Center, Jamestown 4-H Center, and the Skelton 4-H Center.

The Southwest 4-H Center staff took a lead role in several areas, including a "How-To" Workshop on rainy day activities, the New Attendee Workshop, and a flag lowering program.

On Thursday, staff members spent a whole day going through intensive training sessions in their specific curriculum areas. There were sessions on Natural Resource Education for our nature instructor, a low ropes session, outdoor living skills, a special session for Administrative Assistants and Camp Coordinators, and more. There was even a hands-on session exclusively about games and gameplay at camp.

The Southwest 4-H Center was well represented, and once again proved that we have one of the most enthusiastic and dedicated camp staffs in all of Virginia. With their hard work this summer should prove to be one of the best!