Kat Bolt-Goeke will be glued to the TV tonight for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

The show will feature a crew remodeling a house at Camp Barnabas in Missouri, where Bolt-Goeke has served as a counselor for two years.

She’s hoping the camp for children with disabilities gets plenty of positive national exposure. But she’s got her fingers crossed that she managed to avoid the spotlight herself.

“I tried to stay away from the cameras as much as possible because we all had crazy hair,” she said. “It was hot outside, and we were all sweaty and gross. If I see my campers on TV, I’ll be twice as excited as if I got on there myself.”

The ABC show, which remodels houses for people who often have heroic stories, came to the camp near Purdy, Mo., in August. The camp was founded in 1995 by Paul and Cyndy Teas as a summer destination for children with disabilities, ranging from autism to physical ailments.

Attendees participate in traditional camping activities: horseback riding, swimming, boating, and arts and crafts, for example.

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“All these different activities are set up for special-needs kids and are accommodated for them so they don’t feel they can’t do it because they have a disability,” Bolt-Goeke said. “They’ll go do camp for a week, and it’s the best week of the year. They’re not being put down for the things they can or cannot do.”

A press release from ABC says “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” chose to rebuild the Teas’ house because they “have given all they have to the camp they founded for disabled children – and neglected their own home as a result.” In their usual blitz-build fashion, a work crew completed the job in a mere seven days.

In addition to building the Teases a new home, the show’s workers refurbished other parts of the camp, including a rope obstacle course and playground.

The show – a special two-hour edition – airs at 6 p.m. today on Sunflower Broadband Channels 9 and 12.

Bolt-Goeke, a Lawrence High School senior who attends St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 5700 W. Sixth St., was the lone Lawrence counselor at Camp Barnabas during the taping. She said some of the show’s cast came to social gatherings for campers, and a camper threw crew member Ed Sanders in the water during a pool party.

She said the campers gathered one of the first nights for a ceremonial bonfire-like razing of the Teases’ old home. Country star Trisha Yearwood entertained the group that night.

Bolt-Goeke, 18, is one of several connections between Lawrence and Camp Barnabas. Her mother, Katie Bolt-Goeke, oversees the Peter Swalm Foundation, which raises money each year to help fund the camp. The foundation was named for an LHS student who was killed in a car accident in 2001.

Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 3312 Calvin Drive, also has sent volunteer counselors to Camp Barnabas through the years.

One of the volunteers from that church, Emma Markley, said the camp was well-deserving of the “Extreme Makeover” treatment.

“That’s awesome,” she said. “(The Teases) give so much to that camp – so, so much. It’s an awesome blessing for them to get something back.

Markley, an 18-year-old senior at Free State High School, also has volunteered at the camp for four years. She said she hoped “Extreme Makeover” viewers hear a message of faith tonight.

“I know it’s something God wants me to do,” she said of her volunteering. “It’s something that helps me grow in my faith a lot. Those kids teach me a lot about my faith, too. They deal with so many struggles, but it’s amazing. These kids still have a trust in God. It’s really encouraging.”