FOREST HILL W.Va. (Hinton News) – Summers County 4-H held its annual camp June 10-14, 2024 at Camp Summers in Forest Hill, WV. With a crowd of enthusiastic campers and beautiful weather, it was a great week. This year’s theme was Summers County 4-H – The Place I Belong. Campers and counselors celebrated all things West Virginia. On Tuesday, Cloverbuds came to 4-H Camp for the day. Cloverbuds are 5-8 year olds who are interested in seeing what 4-H camp is all about! While there, they made crafts, toured camp, sang songs, and enjoyed a pizza party.
This year, tribes were full of 4-H spirit. They were enthusiastic and hard-working throughout the whole week. The Mingo tribe won the Spirit Stick for the week for their outstanding energy, teamwork, tribal duty performance, and enthusiasm. During the week, the tribes compete for points based on cleaning, sports, swimming, sportsmanship, bed checks, songs, skits, and teamwork. All of the tribes did a great job!
The chiefs and sags for the 2024 4-H Camp were:
Cherokee:
Chief: Sydney Farrish
1st Sag: Alyssa Niday
2nd Sag: Greyson Gumm
Delaware:
Chief: Brandon Helms
1st Sag: Caylee Mitchum
2nd Sag: Dylan Galloway
Mingo:
Chief: Logan Osborne
1st Sag: Jamie Fazio
2nd Sag: Ayden Gardner
Seneca:
Chief: Jessica Oliveros
1st Sag: Tyler Niday
2nd Sag: Alana Harrison
The chiefs and sags are responsible for leading their tribe and setting a good example. All of the chiefs and sags worked hard and did a great job during camp.
Each H of 4-H represents something important. The Head H is for clearer thinking and making good decisions. The Heart H is for loyalty and caring. The Hand H stands for helping others while the Health H is for better living.
Many well-deserved awards were given during camp. The winners were: Health H: Piper Hickman and Drew Mansfield, Hands H: Marissa Ruff, Heart H: Alana Harrison, and Head H: Alyssa Niday. The Mary Grace Surbaugh Return Scholarship was awarded to Logan Wills and the Bob Baber Return Scholarship went to Dylan Galloway. The Outstanding First Year Male Camper was Remington Lilly and Outstanding First Year Female Camper was Gretchen Foster. The Camper of Character Scholarship was awarded to Brandon Helms and the Trey Bennett Memorial Scholarship went to Caylee Mitchum. State 4-H Camp Scholarships were awarded to Sydney Farrish, Jamie Fazio, and Jessica Oliveros. Finally, for embodying head, heart, hands, and health, the Spirit of Camp was awarded to Logan Osborne.
Thank you to all of the campers, counselors, chiefs and sags who made the 2024 4-H camp such a big success. 4-H wishes to thank the following businesses, individuals, and organizations for contributions to camp: Big Four Drug Store, Christy Kenna Fox DDS, City National Bank, Dairy Queen, Fox Photographics, Hinton Floral LLC, Hinton Hope Foundation, REACHH, Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors & Cremation Care Center, Safe and Sound, Sears Septic Systems, State Farm, United Way of Southern West Virginia, Ziegler and Ziegler, and many individuals.
