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Whiz Kids: 4-H Graduating Seniors Hired as Counselors

Five Oconee County graduating seniors involved in the 4-H Program are among 90 young people from across Georgia who have been hired as a camp counselors for the 2012 Georgia 4-H Summer Camping Program.

Names, Ages, and Schools:

  • Matt Anderson, 18
  •  Allison Barnes, 18 NOHS
  •  Cole Daniel, 17
  • Garrett Hibbs, 18 OCHS
  • Michele Moncrief, 18, NOHS

Accomplishment: These five graduating seniors were selected to work at Jekyll Island 4-H Center this summer.

Key to Awesomeness: Arch Smith, State 4-H Leader and Director of Georgia 4-H, says it is young people like these who have helped Georgia 4-H’s camping program gain a national reputation for excellence. 

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“Georgia 4-H is fortunate to have one of the strongest summer camping programs in United States.  “The ninety young people we hire to work as summer camp counselors are a very important part of our 4-H summer camping success,” he said in a released statement.

 

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For more about the 4-H program and camp, visit  www.oconee4h.org  and www.georgia4h.org/camp.

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