CC hosts career day camp

By Jackie Boyd

Clarendon College in conjunction with Tech Prep kicked off their Career Camp 2000 on Sunday afternoon.

Twenty-one campers from the Texas panhandle area explored career opportunities though seminars, field trips, Internet searches, and hands-on activities. 

Julie Ashby, a representative from Tech Prep, presented an activity Monday morning called “The Real Game.”  Campers explored career possibilities and matched real life necessities and expenses with their ideas. Most of the campers realized that having what’s cool and being able to afford it are two totally different aspects, as most of the campers were deeply in debt after balancing their budgets.

Dusty Martindale of Clarendon said, “This is one of the most fun camps that I have been to.  Not only do we get to do a lot of neat things, but the counselors are really cool.  They treat us like adults, not kids.”

Campers from Clarendon included: Chrissye Martin, Chasity Ritchie, Jake Bennet, Blake Frye, Adam Leeper, Tim Leeper, Dusty Martindale, and Ottis Scrivner; and Treva Rowland attended from Hedley.

Other campers were Jamie Cordova, Jennifer Greer, Klotia Jones, Natialie McVay, Katlin Paccini, Crystal Sanchez, Kendra Strickland all from Pampa; Tiffanie Gibson and Jenna Minkley, Claude; Tanya Davis, Childress; Mitch Adams, Fritch; and Ryan Frye, Arlington.

This was the second career camp Clarendon College has offered.  Linda Frye, Clarendon College Counselor, said, “We hope this can become a yearly event that soon-to-be freshman can look forward to attending each year.”