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On a misty predawn morning in March, eight sleepy middle schoolers toss duffel bags into the back of a white, twelve-passenger van parked outside Booker T. Washington Elementary on San Antonio’s East Side. With six adult chaperones, the group is a mix of close relatives, best friends, neighbors, and community members who are meeting for the first time.A black Ford Expedition is parked beside the van. It’s packed wall to wall with gear: tents, sleeping bags, propane stoves, water, beanies, gloves, rain jackets, and hiking boots. “You’ve got knives, you’ve got utensils,” says Thurman Hogan, who has packed and inventoried every item the group could possibly need for the three-day camping trip in West Texas. “You’ve got Louisiana Hot Sauce and Tabasco.” Hogan is the operations…

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