The Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship will take place 22-27 June at Camp Butner, North Carolina.  The Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship offers a full week of clinics, coaching and competition for junior service rifle competitors. Juniors attending the clinic will have the opportunity to expand their current level of experience and expertise as well as build friendships and camaraderie within the sport.  This event is sponsored by the Civilian Marksmanship Program and Sir Walter Junior Highpower Team with the co-operation and support of the NC National Guard Training Site, North State Shooting Club (NSSC) and the USMC Rifle Team.  

The clinic consists of instruction both on and off the firing line, which covers both shooting in individual matches and shooting as a member of a coached team.  Juniors fire a 600 yard prone slow-fire match (200 Agg.), a Bushmaster Trophy Match (800 Agg. Across the Course Match), a Billy Atkins Team Match (Whistler Boy format, 500 Agg. two-person team match with coaching), a 50-shot CMP EIC Match and an Infantry Team Match during the six days of clinics and competition.

Awards will be given to the top three overall juniors based on the Clinic Aggregate.  Bushmaster Firearms will provide plaques for the overall junior, high woman and top junior in each classification for the Bushmaster Trophy Match.  Plaques will also be awarded for the top three Billy Atkins Team Match winners and the top Infantry Team winner.  The CMP will award EIC credit points based on results in the EIC match and the top three shooters will earn EIC medals.  The top overall junior during the clinic will receive a Panther DCM/RFA2-DCM Rifle donated by DPMS

The CMP supports the clinic, and members of the U. S. Marine Corps Rifle Team and All-Guard Rifle Team provide instruction.  The CMP will provide financial assistance for juniors who attend the 2008 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship. This partial support is intended to help juniors offset some travel, entry fee and accommodations expenses.  Instructions on this program and an application form can be downloaded at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/EJHPClinicSupportApp.pdf. 

The fee for the 2008 Clinic and Championship is $100 which includes on-base housing at Camp Butner and lunches (Monday-Thursday).  Juniors may make their own housing arrangements at their expense.  All students will receive an Eastern Jr Highpower Clinic pin, certificate and school handout materials.  Bushmaster Firearms will sponsor a pizza party for clinic participants on Wednesday evening.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from some of the top rifle shooters in the U.S.  On-line registration and program details are posted at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=3131.

If you have questions about the Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship, contact Bob Hughes at rlhj2@msn.com, Brad Palmer at palmerpatch@aol.com or Christine Elder at celder@odcmp.com.  On-line registration and program details are posted at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=3131

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Juniors can take advantage of the following matches if they are interested in shooting before and/or after the Junior Highpower Clinic.  There are additional entry fees/housing fees for these matches.  For more information contact Bob Hughes at rlhj2@msn.com.  The North State Shooting Club will hold an 800 AGG on 21 June, and a 2x600 Match on 22 June at Camp Butner.  The entry fee for juniors is $20, plus $10 for on-base housing Saturday night.  On 28 June, Camp LeJeune will offer an 800 AGG match.  The entry fee for juniors is $12.50 which includes housing and a cookout.  For more information or to register for these matches, contact Bob Hughes at rlhj2@msn.com.

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