The delegates of the 2018 National Youth Science Camp returned from their final overnighter of the summer. The delegates had the opportunity to participate in an outdoor adventure such as hiking on scenic West Virginia trails, caving, biking and caving Read More
Wednesday morning, the two delegates from Louisiana, Josh Wang and Olivia Gotte, raised their state flag at the end of the morning announcements on the green. The 2018 National Youth Science Camp delegates learned about soap making, amateur radio, and Read More
As the second overnighter of the 2018 National Youth Science Camp approached, the anxious feelings associated with the first overnighter had decreased and excitement about the next overnighter lottery filled the camp. Delegates once again had the opportunity to climb, Read More
BARTOW – Steve Blasberg used a projector on top of a picnic table. He carried three pens in his pocket. One was red. He is a teacher. A white-bearded and bespectacled mathematician, Blasberg described how to use math to predict Read More
Independence Day holds different meanings to various people, and delegates had a chance to share their traditions with each other at NYSCamp. The morning started with delegates collecting their state flags and presenting them before the American flag was raised Read More
The morning started like most others, but delegates were both anxious and excited about the day ahead. The previous night, the delegates chose where to go for their first overnight camping trip, referred to as an overnighter, and received backpacks, Read More
Steve Blasberg used a projector on top of a picnic table. Next to him, musical instruments sat in their cases. Delegates leaned in to listen as Blasberg, a National Youth Science Camp alumnus who has been a math instructor at Read More
The first full day of National Youth Science Camp 2018, and Olivia Gotte is already expanding the way she thinks about her plans. Gotte, a delegate from Louisiana, enjoyed debate in high school, although she came to Camp Pocahontas Read More
At the kick-off lecture for National Youth Science Camp Thursday, Tim O’Neal, the new director of West Virginia operations for Dow Chemical, encouraged more than 100 delegates to collaborate on ideas and support one another at camp this year. He Read More
The baggage claim of a tiny airport in Charleston, West Virginia turned into a welcome area for more than 100 young people from every state and around the world on Wednesday. Picture towering stacks of pizza boxes, about 20 greeters dressed Read More
