Redesigning Our Future

By: Cierra Hunter Here we are in the summer of 2014 and a group of around 50 students are attending an environmental summit at Catawba College, North Carolina. These students are able to learn and experience nature at its best, along with getting to know nine amazing counselors who have either graduated or are attending Catawba College. This year we are glad to say that three of these wonderful counselors are back in action! These counselors are Katie Barbee, Morgan King and Kerstin Brown. I asked each of these counselors four questions and had them answer back to me. Katie responded like this: What made you come back again this year? She said, "I thoroughly enjoyed my time working at the Summit last year after learning a lot more about the Environment, hearing some great speakers, and meeting a variety of talented, hardworking, and environmentally-conscious campers. The wide variety of activities, focus groups, and people make all the difference."  Katie B...

Redesigning the Future Summit Students Hanging Out on the Library Steps Waiting for the Next Activity The lazy days of summer. That may be the case for some, but many students spend time during the summer doing production things. Some work. Some help around the house or farm. Others expand on their education. This summer a great group of students attended the national environmental camp for high school students in Salisbury, NC. Why did they come? Each had different reasons, and here are a few campers explaining why they selected an educational camp (which also happens to be loads of fun too). Fabian Navarro - "I came to the Environmental Summit this summer, because I really enjoyed my experience last summer here at Catawba. This summer I want to learn more about mammals in a habitat, the presence and absence in different ecosystems." Robert Benish (from Virginia) - "I came to learn more about how to save and conserve the environment around me. I hope t...