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Summer Arts Camp Art teacher Ann Ferenbach explains the process of gyotaku during a previous summer camp.
MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (June 2, 2014) — The age of students on campus at Milligan College is considerably younger this week, June 2-6, with more than 175 children attending summer camps.
The college is hosting two children’s summer camps this week—the Milligan College Basketball Camp for kids ages 7-16 and the Milligan Summer Arts Camp for elementary and middle school children.
These camps are part of Milligan’s busy summer schedule, which is full of programs ranging from sports camps to faith-based conferences to quiz bowl competitions.
Milligan Basketball Camp
This is the first of three sessions of Milligan College Basketball Camp. This week, 50 children are attending the day camp in Milligan’s air-conditioned Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.
Led by Bill Robinson, head men’s basketball coach at Milligan, this camp is designed for all skill levels and campers. Robinson has more than 20 years of experience working with summer basketball programs, and this is his fourth year facilitating the Milligan Basketball Camp. He is assisted by members of his coaching staff, along with players from Milligan’s men’s and women’s basketball teams.
Throughout the day, campers participate in stations, competition and games. They also spend time in the pool and dine in Milligan’s McCormick Dining Center.
There is still an opportunity to register for two additional summer basketball camps, which will be held July 7-11 on Milligan’s campus and July 28-Aug. 1 at Colonial Heights Christian Church in Kingsport, Tennessee.
For more information, call the Milligan Men’s Basketball Office at 423.461.8332 or email Coach Robinson at wdrobinson@milligan.edu.
Summer Arts Camp
For more than 20 years, the Summer Arts Camp has been the region’s original arts-in-the-summer day camp for elementary and middle school children, ages 7-13. It’s directed by Milligan alumnus and teacher Keith Hertzog, a retired Johnson City Schools educator.
Hertzog and Carlene Eastridge, camp coordinator and owner of Eastridge Academy of Music, join teachers from throughout the region each summer to educate students about the arts and encourage them to explore their unique gifts and ideas in a fun, Christian environment.
This year, approximately 125 students are participating in the camp. The theme for the week is “Art Games,” and it will be incorporated into their daily classes including art, music, storytelling, creative movement and word games.
The children also will share a sampling of their activities at a closing program on Friday, June 6, at 3:30 p.m. in the Mary B. Martin Auditorium in Milligan’s Seeger Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
Later this summer, Milligan will host the fifth annual Fine Arts Summer Academy for high school students — July 13-18.
This week-long residential camp is an opportunity for high school students to cultivate their talents on the campus of a premier liberal arts college—while earning dual enrollment college credit.
Now in its fifth year, the Fine Arts Academy welcomes students from all over the country, and participants choose from three concentrations including music, theater and digital media (digital photography, videography and graphic design). Spots are still available for the academy.
To learn more about Milligan’s upcoming Fine Arts Academy, visit www.milligan.edu/artsacademy or call 800.262.8337.