CONWAY — The Mount Washington Valley School to Career Partnership is turning 20 this summer, and its weeklong summer camps recently kicked off, with three of them opening Monday. Organizers have a waiting list for a few of the camps.
“We are full — so full that we’re bursting at the seams,” said Joe Riddensdale, who oversees the CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and STEM Aviation program at Kennett High School and is in his 11th year as the camp’s program director.
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