News release Public Information Office  SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu Spring 2004 news releases Public Information home News archive Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 6/804   SOUTHEASTERN OFFERS CAMPS, CAMPS AND MORE CAMPS       HAMMOND -- Parents looking for summer activities for their children will find a variety of camps focusing on fun, fitness, fine arts, science, Spanish, and sports at Southeastern Louisiana University.       New this summer is a series of camps sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, including a Spanish language camp, a creative writing workshop for high school students, and four “Science Adventure” camps.       Information about most of the camps is available through Southeastern Continuing Education, 985-549-2301, 1-800-256-2771, or www.selu.edu/Academics/ContEd. Registration is underway, and early sign-up is encouraged.       The four Science Adventures camps are open to students in grades 1-7, and cost $180 each. Additional information about the Scientific Adventure camps is available from Linda Munchausen at 985-549-3935, 985-549-5126 (fax), or lmunchausen@selu.edu.        Upcoming camps include:               • Spanish Camp. Open June 14-18 to students in grades kindergarten through six, the camp will be taught by foreign languages department head Lucia Harrison. It will combine learning Spanish with fun activities from dancing and singing to puppet shows and fairy tales. The cost for each camp is $125. For additional information, contact Harrison, 985-549-2153, 985-549-3088 (fax), or lharrison@selu.edu.        • Creative Writing Camp. Under the guidance of award-winning poet Jack Bedell, Southeastern’s director of creative writing, high school students will explore various genres of creative writing through exercise and personal expression. Scheduled June 21-25, the camp also costs $125.  Bedell can be reached at 985-549-5595, 985-549-5014 (fax), or jbedell@selu.edu.       • The Great Dinosaur Mystery. Through this camp, July 5-9, students will become “dinosaur detectives,” unearthing clues in a search for a fossil treasure. The “wild chase through the natural sciences” will include squid dissection, Sea-Monkeys, and a real meteorite.       • Robo Tech X-Treme. Students in this camp, scheduled July 12-16, will build “Buggy Gizmo’s largest walking K’nex robot,” discover rainbow crystal ice cream, and explore the upside down world of gravity racers, touchable bubbles, and the invisible force of magnetism.       • Space and Rocketry. In this July 19-23 camp, participants will build and launch a solid-fueled Screamer model rocket, and investigate the mysteries of the solar system from the sands of Mars to the icy rings of Saturn. Participants will explore the far reaches of space as they design a Mars Rover, build a telescope and discover the dark secret of black holes.       • Newton’s Motion Madness. This camp, July 26-30, will allow students to master the forces of physics and harness the power of the electron to create the “Night Crawler,” an electrically powered vehicle able to cross the roughest terrain. They will traverse land, sea and sky with magnetic cars, submarines, and rocket planes and create a bouncing superball.       • Children's Summer Day Camp. The first of four two-week sessions is already underway, but additional sessions are scheduled June 21-July 1, July 12-23, and July 26-August 6. The camps are open to boys and girls ages 5-12 years old. Counselors --  graduate and undergraduate students in kinesiology and health studies and elementary education -- will lead young campers in developing sports skills and enjoying recreational games and swimming.        • Young Musicians Camp. Open to pianists, wind or string instrument players in the fourth-seventh grades, the camp is scheduled for 8 a.m.-8 p.m. July 5-16 at the Ralph R. Pottle Music Building. Cost is $275 with a  $75 non-refundable deposit due on June 21. Activities include band, small ensembles, evening recitals, choral singing, music theory, private lessons, and recreation. A morning-only program open to string and piano players will include private and group instructions, music theory and choral singing. Cost is $125 ($40 deposit). For an application or information, call music professor Jerry Voorhees (549-5089, 345-4537, jvoorhees@selu.edu) or Community Music School Director Kenneth Boulton (985-549-5502, cms@selu.edu).       • Children’s Art Workshops. Young artists, ages six to 14 can participate in this popular camp sponsored by the department of visual arts, July 5-15. Sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Students will model with Crayola's Model Magic, create mixed media collages, create their own stencils, paint paintings, and make nature prints. Children 10-14 years of age will complete two photography projects.        • Young Writer's Camp. Sponsored July 26-30 by the Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project, the camp is open to children ages 9-14, and will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hammond Regional Arts Center in downtown Hammond. The camp will feature photo journals, narratives, poetry and many other forms of writing, reading and art activities. The cost is $95 per child and early registration is recommended since space is limited. For more information contact Dr. Beth Calloway, 549-2414 or scalloway@selu.edu.        • Sports camps. Youngsters can also have fun and build skills through summer camps being offered by many of Southeastern tennis, golf, volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, and football coaches. Complete information is available at www.lionsports.net/content/camps.