A Saint Joseph School eighth-grader who has a passion for the arts found nothing to fear when she served on Halloween as an honorary Berkeley County commissioner.
Camille Frail, 13, told the five commissioners, county administrator and county office administrator that she wants to pursue a career in theater or work with children. She is applying to attend Barbara Ingram School for the Arts in Hagerstown, Md., for her first year of high school.
Frail has been performing for several years in regional theaters, where her love for the arts has blossomed. She also has sung the national anthem at naturalization ceremonies at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia at Martinsburg.
It was fitting that the first person from the public to address the commission on Oct. 31 was Randall Reid-Smith, Cabinet secretary for the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. He reflected on conversations he had the previous day with some of the commissioners about his ideas for developing the Martinsburg Roundhouse as an arts space.
“I left there yesterday with a whole new vision for what it could look like,” said Commission Vice President Eddie Gochenour. “The site is gorgeous. It’s a diamond in the rough. I really hope that we can get some traction there.”
Frail said she was enlightened by Reid-Smith’s presentation.
“It was entertaining listening to what he was saying,” she said, adding that she has learned over the years that the tri-county area has many entertainment options.
“There’s a lot more festivities than in other counties in West Virginia,” said Frail, of Charles Town, W.Va.
