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Twenty-two students from across southern Oklahoma and north Texas have been selected to be a part of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation's annual summer camp, AgVenture.
Organized by the Noble Foundation's Agricultural Division, AgVenture is a four-day summer camp for high school students (sophomores through seniors) who have demonstrated a strong interest in agriculture and may be contemplating a career in agriculture.
The camp, which will take place June 5-8 at the Noble Foundation's campus in Ardmore, will provide hands-on experience in numerous agriculture-related fields, including grazing management, commercial fish farming, new livestock technologies, intensive vegetable production, livestock marketing and farm management, and soil conservation. There will also be a special session on career opportunities in the various agricultural industries.
"This type of summer camp is unique to the Noble Foundation," said Shan Ingram, Education and Special Projects Manager for the Noble Foundation. "We bring these select students together and provide them an opportunity to experience agriculture in a way that is new or different for most of them. They have a chance to see various facets of production agriculture and agricultural research and begin to understand how the segments fit together to form an enormous industry."
AgVenture is limited to no more than 24 participants who are selected by a committee on a competitive basis. The students selected to participate in Agventure 2007 include (name, hometown, classification, high school):| Amanda Deal | Justin, Texas | Junior | Northwest High School | |
| Rachel Glascock | Pilot Point, Texas | Junior | Pilot Point High School | |
| Lakesha Hawkins | Madill | Junior | Madill High School | |
| Kelsey Jones | Marietta | Junior | Thackerville High School | |
| Ryan Jones | Ardmore | Sophomore | Dickson High School | |
| Katlene Lee | Bellevue, Texas | Sophomore | Bellevue High School | |
| Courtney Long | Haslet, Texas | Sophomore | Northwest High School | |
| Chad McLemore | Chickasha | Sophomore | Chickasha High School | |
| James Morgan | Comanche | Sophomore | Comanche High School | |
| Corbin Oates | Boyd, Texas | Junior | Boyd High School | |
| Lucas Lee Pharaoh | Weleetka | Junior | Weleetka High School | |
| Betsy Pickens | Madill | Junior | Madill High School | |
| Shashonee Sales | Comanche | Sophomore | Empire High School | |
| Rainey Sartor | Wardville | Senior | Kiowa High School | |
| Casey Spann | Jacksboro, Texas | Sophomore | Chico High School | |
| Kevin Stice | Paradise, Texas | Junior | Boyd High School | |
| Laura Jan Tomah | Temple | Sophomore | Walters High School | |
| Lyndsey Vaughn | Norman | Junior | Norman High School | |
| Justin Voyles | Thackerville | Sophomore | Thackerville High School | |
| Michelle Willis | Norman | Junior | Norman High School | |
| Eric Wilson | Carney | Sophomore | Carney High School | |
| J. D. Woody | Gunter, Texas | Junior | Prosper High School |
There is no fee for the students to participate in AgVenture. Participants must live or go to school in the following counties:
Oklahoma
Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Choctaw, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Lincoln, Love, Marshall, McClain, Murray, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Seminole, Stephens, Tillman; and
Texas
Archer, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Jack, Lamar, Montague, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Wichita, Wise.
For more information about next year's AgVenture, contact Annie Coble at (580).224.6501 or by e-mail at macoble@noble.org.
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News Release Issued: May 22, 2007
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (www.noble.org), headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a nonprofit organization conducting agricultural, forage improvement and plant biology research; assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs; and providing grants to nonprofit charitable, educational and health organizations.