This year's crop of Scilech students. SciTech program completes another successful summer SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Piedmont Triad Research Park Community Advisory Commiltee's SciToch program for young sters is about to end its sev enth summer institute. Participants have been involved in two weeks .of scholarly activities involv ing mathematics, science and technology at Winston Salem State University, Piedmont Triad Research Park and other sites within the city. The camp will end tomorrow, Friday, June 25. This year's class of ris ing eighth grade students developed a theme entitled. "Days of Evolution." This year, participants explored library services at WSSU; learned detailed information about DNA; examined a lamb's brain; studied med ical equipment developed at Cook Medical; listened to various professionals at a career session: toured the city's water treatment labili ty; and conducted experi ments involving the isola tion of caffeine and synthe sis of aspirin. Field trips included \isiis to City Hall, where the kids met with key staft to learn how math, science and tech nology are involved with citizen sen ices, and the Duke l.nergy plant at Belews Creek, to learn how animal research applies to health outcomes Students also took aca demic tests as part of the camp and read and conduct ed a rftini book club session on Dr. Ben Carson's "Think Big.' Scitech students are recommended lor the pro gram by schools, churches and/or community refer ences I he primary sponsors of the camp arc Wake Forest t niver-.il> Baplisi Medical ( enter. Winston-Salem State University. Union Chapel Baptist Church. Mars Hill Baptist Church. Forsyth County Sunday School Union. Duke Lnergy, Vi inston -Salem-/ I ojrsyth County School System. AT&T. Piedmont Triad Research Park Board and Community Advisory Committee members and the Village Tavern. / or additional informal lion and potential enroll ment in the 2011 clas\. eon tan Jo\ citizen 18 years of age or older who resides, works or attends school in Winston Salem. Anyone interested in attending the Citizens' Police Academy may call the Winston-Salem Police Department for an applica tion at 773-7788, or com plete an application online at www.wspd.org. The class is limited to 30 students. Applications must be submitted by Aug. 6. Have a Story Idea? Let us Know news@ wschroniclejcom National HIV Testing Day f June 27 m FIND AN HIV/STD TEST SITE 24/7 www.hivtest.org ORTEXT YOUR ZIP CODETO KNOWIT (566948) : "l U.S. Department ot Health w>4 Humw Service* IC for Dn**** Control and Prevention