The following is a rundown of Windsor summer programs for July 19:

Thursday marked the end of football, soccer, golf and Literacy and Sports Science camps. Knight Lights and Windsor Strong Academy both continue next week.

Football camp saw the return of three alumni who have gone on to play college football: Cory Hagerman, who will be a freshman at Merrimack College, Jordan Haven, a rising sophomore at Wagner College, and Trevor Kimble, an incoming sophomore at SUNY Cortland. The trio had a Q-and-A session with this year’s campers.

“We’re happy to do anything we can to give back. We liked it here so much,” said Kimble.

The three spoke about the transition to college football.

 

“It’s an adjustment just how much time you spend on football,” said Hagerman.

 

“Everyone is good in college. Just how good everyone is was an adjustment,” said Kimble.

 

“There are mandatory meetings, mandatory breakfasts, mandatory lift times. You have to manage your time,” said Haven. 

 

After meeting the college trio, the campers finished the session with a punt, pass and kick contest. 

 

 

Golf camp ended with the students playing on the Golden Oak Golf Course. The campers had spent the first few days of camp working solely on putting, chipping and driving.

 

“I’m very pleased that everyone came for the full camp. It showed they were having fun, learning and engaged,” said golf coach Bruce Bedford. “I think we’ve found a few players who have picked this up for life. Golf is a lifetime sport.”

 

 

France will have to settle with just winning the 2018 World Cup. Team Croatia took home the big prize, winning the week-long, six-team 6-on-6 Windsor Soccer Camp Tournament. The championship match culminated a week of camp which saw athletes work on skills such as touch building, striking and receiving, one-on-one skills and passing.

 

Also, Binghamton University women soccer players Genna Michitti and Chloe Tracy spoke to campers about life as college student-athletes.

 

“Campers questioned them about sleep, nutrition, what they do for fun, positions, and their biggest rivals,” said soccer coach Jeff Nolan. 

 

 

Literacy and Sports Science students finished their camp with a warm-up run, mindful stretching and a session in the weight room. Students also finished up their individualized wellness plans, including two-week, four-week and six-week fitness goals.

 

“I liked the different activities, going on tips and being exposed to the health and wellness field,” said Jaylen Bennett. 

 

“I learned how to create my own plan to meet my goals and how to practice them every day,” said Daniel Chavarria. 

 

Knight Lights elementary school campers continued to take part in STEM, fine arts and physical activity. Literacy campers are reading Because of Winn-Dixie, and are working through reading-comprehension activities.

 

Binghamton University Biology major TJ Annesi taught STEM students about DNA. He had students extract DNA from a strawberry, and shared facts such as humans and bananas share 80 percent of the same DNA.

 

“Everything has DNA and DNA has information,” said Annesi. “We want to make science something tangible. We want kids to have fun in science and maybe pursue it in the future.” 

 

 

Second-year Windsor Strong Academy students spent the day at SUNY Broome and took part in panel discussions focused on career paths and college choices, as well as took a tour of the campus. 

 

Students first spoke with members of a panel that include the school’s Dean of Health Sciences, a campus electrician, computer scientist and Director of Campus Operations and Engineering. 

 

“The panel was to show them not just hear about the different career pathways but also how they got there,” said teacher Stef Olbrys. “Some of the common messages were think about your future early and do what you love.”

 

“I told them to find their passion, pursue their passion and don’t let other people tell you what to do,” said SUNY Broome Director of Campus Operations and Engineering Dave Ligeikis. “That’s why I brought up the example of some of the best engineers I know are women and some of the

best nurses I know are men. Don’t let anyone pigeonhole you.”

 

“It gave me a lot of information about careers and college. They talked about finding what you want to do and doing what you like,” said incoming 9th grader Amara Keefer.