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March
27, 2014 Catoctin
Mountain Park to Host the Second Annual Frederick County Outdoor School Reunion
at Camp Greentop On April 5, from
9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Catoctin Mountain Park is partnering with Catoctin
High School to present a reunion of the Frederick County Outdoor School alumni
as part of the National Park Foundation's Park
Stewards program.The Park
Stewards Program launched in 2009, gives high school teachers and students
the opportunity to explore how national parks are relevant to their lives. The
program enables them to become civically engaged stewards of their national
parks. High school teachers and park rangers work together to develop
curriculum and service-learning activities benefitting the students and the
parks. The Catoctin High students will apply academic knowledge and critical
thinking skills to collect oral histories documenting the history and impact of
the Frederick County Outdoor School Program that operated at Camp Greentop from
1957 until 1996. The Outdoor School
Reunion will be held in an open house setting at Camp Greentop from 9:00 a.m.
until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 5 and will provide opportunities for Outdoor
School alumni to revisit Camp Greentop, share their outdoor school memories,
and tour this special place with family and friends. Catoctin High School
National Park Club members will be on-site to conduct oral history interviews
with alumni willing to record their memories as a way of documenting the
activities and impact of the Outdoor School program. Former Outdoor School
principal Eddie Main will staff a display of Camp Greentop memorabilia The day
will feature opportunities to interact with former Outdoor School students, teachers
and principals and to participate in activities reminiscent of camp
activities. Activities include
recognition of Outdoor School alumni at 9:30, 10:30. 1:30 and 2:30. Members of
Boy Scout Troop 270 will manage a campfire from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. that
will be available for visitors who would like to roast hot dogs and
marshmallows brought from home. Former teacher Avadna Coghill, known to many as
"Pocahontas" will tell Ken the Wardog and
other stories at the Rec Hall at 2:00 p.m.. Selected camp buildings will be
open for self-guided tours throughout the event.
Outdoor School alumni willing to share pictures, letters or other memorabilia
from their experiences at Camp Greentop are encouraged to bring these items to
the reunion. Catoctin High Students will scan the pictures and documents and
photograph other memorabilia. The electronic versions will become part of the
Catoctin Mountain Park Historic Archive. All items will remain in the
possession of their owners. Please visit the Facebook page, "Frederick County
Outdoor School Reunion at Catoctin Mountain Park" to share your thoughts and learn
more about the day's events. |
Last updated: May 16, 2018