Richland County Sheriff’s Department

LEON LOTT
Sheriff

Sheriff announces 2009 Summer Camps

The Richland County Sheriff Department offers several summer camp opportunities to deserving students in Richland School District One, Two, and Lexington District 5. Students are referred to these camps by their teachers, guidance counselors, and school resource officers. The camp days will consist of educating students about making the right choices, having good character,  educational type field trips, visits from positive role models etc. All camps are run by the Richland County Sheriff's Department School Resource Officers.

Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Character Camp are for rising 6th graders and will be held as follows:

  • Dist. 1   Saint  Andrews Middle School           June  8th - 18th   (M-Th)
  • Dist. 5   Crossroads Middle School                July  6th  -16th   (M-Th)
  • Dist. 2   Summit Parkway Middle School      July 20th  - 31st   (M-F)

The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Camp is offered to rising 2nd - 5th graders and will be held as follows:

  • H E Corley Elementary School (Friarsgate)  June  8th  - 18th 
  • Hopkins Middle School                              June 22nd  - July 2nd  

The GREAT Sports Camp for rising 7th 8th and 9th graders is offered to Middle School students and the dates are as follows:

  • Saint Andrews Middle                                 June  15th -25th   
  • Richland Northeast High School                  July   13th -24th        

Sheriff Leon Lott  wants all citizens to know why we conduct these summer programs - as the programs offer our children a positive structured environment that will give them support and guidance, in hopes of keeping them on the right path while parents are working. Sheriff Leon Lott adds that this effort also lends the opportunity for the students to interact with deputies in a different environment – building an additional mentor and support system for our children. Parents should visit the website for an application to the camp that is appropriate for their child.  

Richland County Sheriff's deputies are also supporting and/or assisting with:

·    The 21st Century camps run by Richland School District One-- further information can be obtained through School District One  

·    The Boys and Girls Club (Richland County Deputies teach the "Too Good For Drugs curriculum) Contact person is Principal Erick Brown  of Killian Elementary School 803.699-2981 

·    The YMCA Offers multiple options for camps and events for all income status--further information can be obtained through the YMCA 

·    The Richland County Recreation Commission offers multiple options for children during the summer--further information can be obtained though them.


 May 11, 2009

5623 Two Notch Road 
Columbia, South Carolina 29223 
(803) 576-3000 phone (803) 576-3195 fax
sheriff@rcsd.net

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