Budding scientists in the area have a great resource to take advantage of after the last day of school called “Science in the Summer.” Vance County is one of 11 counties in the state where the science camp will be held, according to information from the Perry Memorial Library.

The program is sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. This year’s theme is “Be a Biologist: Discover the World Around You!”

Camp and registration dates for Vance Country are below. Sessions will be held in the Farm Bureau Room at the library, located at 205 Breckenridge St.

Online registration is required at GSK Science in the Summer. Parents must complete the registration.

Level I is designed for rising second and third graders. Level I camp will be held June

20-24, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Level II is designed for rising fourth and fifth graders. It also will be held June 20-24, but will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Registration for Levels I and II opens at 9 a.m. on March 7, 2022.

Level III is designed for rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders. It will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 25-27.

Registration for Level III opens at 9 a.m. on Mar. 21.

Granville and Franklin counties also will have the science camps. Registration varies by county, so parents in those counties should visit the GSK Science in the Summer to learn when that registration will open.