This will be our first time having a summer center in Carter County in a couple of years and we are so excited to partner with the school system this summer!
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Main Center - Happy Valley High School
Sleeping Quarters: Air conditioned classrooms. You will need to bring your own air mattress or cot.
Cafeteria/Kitchens: School cafeteria
Showers: There are bathrooms located on each floor. There will be an ASP shower trailer in the parking lot.
Recreation Space: The cafeteria will serve as an indoor gathering space. The gymnasium and field spaces will be available for recreation when not in use by sports teams.
Closest Medical Facility: Johnson City Medical Center 400 N State of Franklin Rd, Johnson City, TN 37604
Rise Up Community Center
Additional Location June 15 - July 5 (Weeks 2-4)
Location: 1500 E Millard St, Johnson City, TN 37601 (Google Maps Link)
Sleeping Quarters: Gymnasium or classroom. You will need to bring your own air mattresses or cot
Cafeteria/Kitchens: Meals and Evening Gatherings will happen at Happy Valley High School
Showers: There are bathrooms located throughout the facility. There are showers in the gymnasium.
Recreation Space: There is a gymnasium and field space available for recreation, in addition to recreation space at Happy Valley High School
About the Community
Closest Medical Facility: Johnson City Medical Center | 400 N State of Franklin Rd, Johnson City, TN 37604
One-page fact sheet on the county
Population: 57,022
Terrain: Mountainous, with a lake
County Seat: Elizabethton, TN
Major Employers: Education and Healthcare
Per Capita Income: $29,232
Percent Living Below Poverty Line: 18%
Interesting Facts: The county is named for General Landon Carter, the son of John Carter of Virginia, who was “chairman of the court” of the first majority-rule system of American democracy, known as the Watauga Association of 1772. The association was the first permanent settlement established outside the original thirteen American colonies and included the area that is today’s Carter County. In 1775, the Association was absorbed into North Carolina by petition, becoming known thereafter as the Washington District.
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