We all love student leaders. They make everything fun for campers and provide relief from supervisory duties for exhausted adults. Everyone depends on them for fun, jokes, games, instruction and supervision. They are the backbone of our operation. Today, we had our orientation meeting to cover lots of materials in preparation for the first classes next week. It was important to make our expectations and goals absolutely clear. We have lots of rookies this year and I suspect it was all a bit overwhelming to them.
Seventeen Fredonia upperclassmen were selected along with five students from Brocton and two from Silver Creek. We gave eleven freshmen the opportunity to be alternates. In their letter, they were instructed to bring their health form and attend today's meeting, if they wanted to be considered for a position. ONE freshman followed through. ONE! If five or ten had come, I would have explained that they would have to wait till the number of campers was verified, then come to classes. After a few weeks of observations, we'd be able to assess their skills and perhaps invite a few to join the expedition. But, there was only one, so I didn't even hesitate. I welcomed Marcus to the team and the rest of the student leaders gave him a big round of applause.
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