Clay Clower leads other cadets during a one mile fitness run.
DUNLAP, Tenn. – Jordan McDaniel will no longer be skipping school.
McDaniel, a 16-year-old from Sequatchie County, has spent seven weeks participating in the Children’s Attitude and Motivational Program – CAMP – a court-ordered program that teaches life skills and provides discipline and support for teenagers struggling such problems as drugs, alcohol or truancy.
CAMP taught him discipline, how to push himself and to be a reliable presence for his fellow participants, McDaniel said.
“I was a completely different person before I came here,” he said Wednesday. “I figured it would be easy, but it’s taken my whole summer.”
The program began with a weeklong camp operated by the Tennessee National Guard in Smyrna, Tenn., and it ended Wednesday with a physical ability competition held at Sequatchie High School. This year, 65 kids participated in the competition.