Lower Dauphin Middle School wrapped up three weeks of summer camp in July, sponsored by the Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundation (LDFF). The camp, once known as Summer Science Camp, has grown through the past three summers to include additional options. Now called Falcon Foundation Camp, the program is open to incoming sixth- through eighth-grade Lower Dauphin students and offers numerous one-week classes during a three-week period.

This summer's camp ran from June 26 to 29, July 10 to 13 and July 17 to 20 from 9 a.m. to noon and hosted more than 200 students. Campers had the opportunity to participate in a variety of sessions, including Chess, Paper Roller Coasters, Girl Power, Digital Photography, Crafty Robots, and Phys Ed Favorites. Students made new friends, learned new skills, and challenged themselves in many ways. The camp was intended to offer a safe place for youths to go while schools were not in session while also providing additional learning with hands-on activities.

The Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, was established in 2006 to foster greater community support in the education and development of the students in the Lower Dauphin School District. Its purpose as an independent, public, charitable organization is to encourage community-wide participation and philanthropy to enhance and expand enrichment opportunities for all students in the Lower Dauphin School District. It is the goal of the foundation to ensure long-range financial flexibility for schools within the district. The focus of the Falcon Foundation is to develop pathways by which stakeholders in the district's community can make resources available to existing and future academic and extracurricular programs to meet the identified needs and interests of students.

For more information about Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundation, visit http://ldfalconfoundation.org.