Last week, twenty seven female students from Scott Bateman Middle School journeyed out the to Clearwater Lake Boy Scout camp, spending three days taking part in a Girls Empowerment Retreat. Joined by four staff members - Shirley Rivalin, Skyler Harrison, Jaime Mercredi and Jolene Salisbury, the retreat was an opportunity for the students to try new activities, create and learn together and take on things that were new and empowering,
This is the second trip organized by the school, the first being held in 2019. As with most things over the past couple of years, COVID halted the event for the last two years, so organizers were extremely happy that they could once again provide an opportunity for the students to take part in a retreat again, “We are hoping to make this an annual trip moving forward,” Salisbury noted.