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Learning takes center stage at First Baptist summer camp program
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Griselda Gomez, center, and Mariana Elizarraraz, right, look at Stephan Mbota, left, while he demonstrates building using household items during the Promising Futures camp in Gainesville on Friday. The program exposes students of various backgrounds to activities that can be applied later in school and in life. Students can sign up to learn about art, drama, robotics or journalism. - photo by David Barnes
Theodora Afantchao of Togo, West Africa, has a $10,000 scholarship waiting for her when she graduates from Gainesville High School in a few years. The ninth-grader spoke of how she went about getting the scholarship in front of more than 40 students from pre-K to high school, who gathered Friday for the finale of the weeklong Promising Futures summer camp at First Baptist Church Family Life Center. Speaking so everyone could hear in the large activity room where students shared with others what they learned during the week, Afantchao said her good grades helped get her the scholarship.