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Brimming With e n e r g y

Outdoor Education is an experience that with teachers and young students."
both sixth graders and the high school counse­ Nelson has been in this program for 20
lors will remember for a long time. Becoming years. "I started the program in 1972 when I
a counselor is a hard task. Each applicant had wasa principal at Blumfield Elementary School,
to get teacher recommendations. Not all the and that time the camp was held at Camp
students who apply for this get it. The office Hitchcock near Crescent, Iowa," Nelson said.
received 80 applications for the positions as a The camp is now held at the 4-H camp near
camp counselor, but only 50 were picked. Out Ashland, Nebraska.
of those 50 students there were nine sopho­ "Without the counselors this program
mores, 24 juniors and 17 seniors. Eighteen of wouldn't be as good as it is today," Nelson
the counselors were boys, and 32 girls. said. "Besides it being a privilege in becoming
Choosing the counselors is a hard task; a counselor, it's a lot of hard work," Senior Pat
they look for numerous qualities before choos­ Egger said. The counselors are in charge of
ing counselors. Assistant Superintendent Dr. watching the young studentsand making sure
Marlin Nelson said, "We want counselors to they stay out of trouble. Many students are
serve as positive role models for the sixth grade counselors for more than one year. "I was a
campers. Counselors need to be mature, counselor last year, and I had a lot of fun so I
responsible individuals who can relate well decided to do it again." Karrie Zersen

Observational powers are an area the
4-H camp strengthens. On a break
from the forest hike, Sophomore
Heather Craig and a Mockingbird sixth
grader note the elements of nature.
Becky Dusek The 4-H camp allows for elemental The
students to get to know teenagers in intt
One activity at Outdoor Education camp fun, adventurous setting. Showing stui
iscanoeing. The high schoolerstrained student how to work a carabiner lors
for this event by jumping in the high Junior Michael Sail.
school pool with their clothes on as
shown by Junior Michael Sail. sits.
Dawn Bernady

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