Summer Opportunities
From Scholarships to Camps and So Much More
CCC-Summer Scholarship for Juniors and Seniors-Must take the ACT or Compass Test Deadline to apply April 17th, Register for class by May 15th. www.cccneb.edu/Summer$
Central Community College Tween Camps-All Camps will be held on the Grand Island Campus—Call Judy Weston 308-398-7445
- Computer & Gaming Camps—Ages 8-12
- Make Your First Video Game! -June 8-12; 1-4 $119
- Code Breakers-June 8-11; 1-4, $119
- Make Your First 3-D Video Game-June 22-25; 9-12, $119
- App Attack Make Your First Game App-June 22-25; 1-4, $119
- Minecraft Designers-July 13-16; 9-12; $119
- Video Game Animation-July 13-16; 1-4; $119
- LEGO Video Games-July 20-23, 1-4, $119
- Minecraft Modders-July 20-23; 1-4 $119
- Health Care Camps-Grades 7-9 (Funding may be available through CCC)
- Trauma-June 15-18; 9-3:30; $199
- Advanced Trauma-June 29-July 2, 9-3:30; $199
- Discover Healthcare Nursing-July 27-30; 9:00-3:30; $119
- Hard Hats & Heels-Completed 9th/10th grade and completed Algebra 1-STEM-2 week camp; July 6-10 and July 13-16-No Cost
- Central Honors Institute Academic Camp—Science, Math, Creativity-Columbus Campus—July 12-16 for students entering 7th or 8th grade--$395-Partial scholarships may be available for students with financial need. www.cccneb.edu/chi
Little Blue Natural Resources District –Youth Scholarship towards the camp$75-$150 off the camp-Due May 1
- NRD ACE Camp June 14th-17th: Students who have completed 6th-7th 8th Grade. In Halsey, NE. Hands on activities. Learn about Natural Resources. Includes tubing, archery, zip line, water rockets, and water slides. Learn about careers in Natural Resources- Cost is $190.00-Apply for the LBNRD Scholarship to receive $75-$150 off the camp cost.
- Nebraska Youth Range Camp June 8-12th 14 years of age but not over 18 by October 1. In Halsey, NE Forms are available at www.nesrm.org Applications due May 29th. Registration is $325, however students will only be responsible for $100 or less. You can find the informational brochure here: http://www.nesrm.org/2015RangeCampBrochure.pdf . The application can be found here: http://www.nesrm.org/2015RangeCampApplication.pdf .
HOBY Leadership Seminar- May 29-31st-10th Grade—Due March 30th Held at Hastings College- Cost $195
2015 PKI Summer Academies-Due May 1st
- Holland Academy of Excellence (June 7-10)-11th Grade No Cost- This unique program is designed to provide rising high school juniors from throughout the region who excel in mathematics or science with a three-day developmental experience in information science, technology and engineering .Must be apply and be accepted into the program- https://pki.nebraska.edu/new/pages/outreach/holland-academy-of-excellence/
- OPPD/PKI Academy of Sustainability (June 27-30) -12th Grade-No Cost This academy focuses on the growing need to promote green building practices, technologies, policies and standards to build an environmentally responsible, economically profitable, and healthy future for the region. to apply and for more information visit https://pki.nebraska.edu/new/pages/outreach/academy-of-sustainable-environments-renewable-energy/
Southeast Community College Automotive Summer Camp @ Milford-June 12th & 13th Cost is $29 per participant. Complete registration form Due June 1st, open to students at least 16 years old. Camp is limited to 60 students. rmorphew@southeast.edu
NREA Youth Energy Leadership Camp June 13-17TH-No Cost sponsored by South Central Public Power District- Open to 9th, 10th, 11th grade students who reside in the SCPP District as rural customers. For more info contact Mrs. Porter OR Shirely Fryda @ SCPPD @ 402-225-2351
Dream Big Academy at UNL July 12-16th- - eligible are HS juniors with a GPA of 2.5 or above, with a completed application and essay. MARCH 27TH DEADLINE- apply at http://cba.unl.edu/dreambig
Footsteps Camp-A healing Journey Through Grief-June 13th. Register by June 5th. For Children and Teens who have experienced death in their family. Held in North Platte
Mary Lanning Health Care Career Camp June 1, 2 & 3rd, 2015—More Information will be available soon
Bryan College Of Health Sciences Health Career Camp-July 6-10 or July 20-24. $350 Camp Tuition-Preference to Juniors and Seniors Registration due April 24th.
Big Red Summer Academic Camps June 7-12th Fee ranges from $450 to $600. Early Bird Fee due April 1st. Registration Due May 1st. There are numerous focus areas offered as a part of the Big Red Summer Academic Camp. For more information visit bigredcamps.unl.edu.
The 2015 camp offerings include:
- Crop Science
- Culinary Arts and Food Science
- Digital Arts*
- Education
- Engineering
- Filmmaking
- Outdoor Nebraska
- Unicameral Youth Legislature
- Veterinary Science
- Weather and Climate Science*