Summer camp spotlight: Hays County Sheriff’s Jr. Deputy Academy

By Kim Hilsenbeck

Spending three days with law enforcement officers and other first responders is one way the Hays County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is working with area youth to build positive relationships.

At this summer’s annual HCSO Jr. Deputy Academies — one in Kyle one week, the other in Wimberley another week — roughly 50 area children ages 8-10 who live in Hays County learned the ins and outs of policing. They also took a field trip to the Kyle Fire Department and the Commemorative Air Force at the San Marcos Airport, according to Deputy Tom Ormsby, a 23-year veteran of HCSO, who is instrumental in setting up the camp.