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Washington Township High School Counseling Department Hosts Annual Freshman Transition Camp
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP – Many students in the Washington Township High School Class of 2022 got an early start on learning the ins and outs of being a high school student in one of the largest districts in South Jersey last week. The WTHS counseling department hosted its 17th annual Freshman Transition Camp from August 6-10, 2018.
The Freshman Transition Camp began in 2002 under the direction of guidance counselors Judy Nelson, Jim DiGennaro and Andra Williams. That year, fewer than 50 rising freshmen took part in the program. That number has exploded to more than 300 these days, assisted by a few dozen upperclassmen serving as camp counselors.
The program involves many activities, both in and out of the classroom. But no matter the locale, the focus is on showing the new high school students that, although WTHS is a huge building with nearly 3,000 students, the school can still provide a sense of community. The camp is centered on interaction and meeting new classmates, and there are just as many group icebreakers as there are classroom sessions on time management and studying habits. The week even featured a scavenger hunt, taking the soon-to-be freshmen throughout the entire building.
The students also had the opportunity to register and pick up their new laptop computers during the week as part of the high school’s one-to-one initiative. The freshmen will get to keep those laptops throughout their career at WTHS.
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