Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg and Extreme Journey Through Hallowed Ground Summer Camp Create Scholarship for Area Youth

For Immediate Release  
May 21, 2009
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Waterford, Virginia —A new one-year partnership has been created to serve an area student: The Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg has teamed up with the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership (JTHG) to sponsor a middle school student to attend the upcoming Extreme Journey Through Hallowed Ground summer camp in Adams County, PA.

With registration quickly filling up for the June 15- 26 day camp, the Notre Dame Club has donated the funds to ensure the fees set by the school system are not a barrier for a child in the area interested in exploring the region known as Where America Happened like few others have.

“For middle school kids who like outdoor adventures, working with high-tech gadgets, and who have a passion for learning, the Extreme Journey Through Hallowed Ground is the perfect experience,” said Dr. William Hall, Superintendent of Schools for the Gettysburg Area School District. “It’s so much fun that kids won’t even notice they’re learning.”

The Gettysburg Notre Dame Club scholarship student, like the other scholarship students hosted by the JTHG Partnership, will not be known by name, even to the camp counselors, as the financial position of any student is confidential.

All campers explore critically important historic sites throughout the JTHG National Heritage Area that runs from Gettysburg to Monticello.

For two weeks, these students will view life through a different lens and get the inside scoop from the experts. Archaeologists, authors, Park Rangers, reenactors as well as multimedia specialists will share their passion and expertise, taking students back in time, into the mind set of men and women during a crucial time in our nation’s history. Students evaluate the roles of former leaders as well as everyday citizens to understand the complexities of their lives and then create original multimedia Vodcasts depicting the student’s interpretation of “What leadership means to me.”

“It’s important for every young person to experience this very special Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area,” said Jim Conrad, president of the Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg. “But even more importantly, a child should not be denied because of their finances.”

Similarly, the JTHG Partnership has funded a limited number of scholarships to ensure that the cost for the camp, which is set by each school system, is not a barrier for interested youth.

“We transform traditional text-book learning for students of all economic standings into a truly stimulating experience that exists only outside the confines of the classroom,” said Cate Magennis Wyatt, president of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership. “Coupling the latest technology with creative curriculums, on-site visits, expert accounts, with the region’s breathtaking landscapes, Extreme Journey will leave students riveted by the past and ready to discover the future.”

This is the fourth year that the JTHG Partnership has offered the program. The Adams County program runs from June 15- 26, 2009.

While space is limited, there are a few spots still available to Adams County students, whether private, public or home schooled. For more information and to register, go to: Extreme Camp Registration.

Educating teachers, students, citizens and visitors is one of the primary objectives of the JTHG Partnership. Since its inception in 2006, this non-profit, four-state, public-private partnership has developed and underwritten numerous educational programs, including the highly acclaimed Extreme Journey camps for middle school children, the high school Summer Enrichment Camp with the University of Virginia, the high school programs for Loudoun County AP History classes, the semester-long teacher certificate course taught through the Virginia Community College System, and teacher workshops and semester courses for graduate students at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech.

The Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg’s mission is to further the University's mission of faith,
learning, and service by facilitating meaningful, lifelong relationships within the global
Notre Dame family. The Gettysburg Club's area encompasses the Southeastern part of Pennsylvania and a small area in Maryland. The club is active with members working in  community service, camaraderie, communications, and catholicity/spirituality. For more information, go to: Notre Dame Club of Gettysburg

The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising national and local awareness of the unparalleled history in the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, which generally follows the Old Carolina Road (Rt. 15/20/231) from Gettysburg, through Maryland, to Monticello in Albemarle County, VA. For more information, go to: HallowedGround.org.

Parents and teachers can contact:
John Gallagher at the JTHG Partnership at:
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Media can contact:
John K. Jones
JTHG Partnership Communications Director
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