The Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship will take place on 20-26 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 with other shooters. The Civilian Marksmanship Program and the Junior Marksmanship Support Group organize this event in cooperation with the North Carolina National Guard, North Carolina Rifle and Pistol Association and the USMC Rifle Team.

The clinic offers instruction on and off the firing line covering both shooting in individual matches and shooting as a member of a coached team. During the six days of clinics and competition, juniors fire a 600 yard 20-shot prone slow-fire match, an 80-shot Bushmaster Trophy Match (4x20 shots), a Billy Atkins Team Match (two-person teams with each firer shooting a 50-shot NMC with coaching), a CMP 50-shot EIC Match and an Infantry Team Match.

Awards will be given to the top three overall juniors based on an aggregate of all matches fired. Bushmaster Firearms will provide plaques for the overall junior, high woman and top junior in each classification in 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 during the EIC match and the top three shooters will receive EIC medals. The clinic also offers many door prizes, including a Panther DCM/RFA2-DCM Rifle donated by DPMS. All juniors attending the clinic have a chance to win this valuable prize.

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 2009 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship. This partial support is intended to help juniors offset some travel expenses. Instructions on this program and an application form can be downloaded at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/EJHPClinicSupportApp.pdf.

The fee for the 2009 Clinic and Championship is $100 which includes on-base housing at Camp Butner, lunches (Sunday-Thursday) and evening meals (Sunday-Thursday). Juniors may make their own housing arrangements at their expense. All students will receive an Eastern Junior Highpower Clinic T-shirt, a 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=4473. If you have questions about the Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship, contact Bob Hughes at rlhj43@att.net, 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=4473.