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C-GCC and Black Rocket Offer Online STEAM Summer Camps for Kids
Community Spotlight: Criminal Justice Club Honors K9 Kira A long-time Columbia County K9 officer has earned her keep after serving the community for 10 years. Upon the announcement of K9 Kira’s retirement from the Sheriff ’s Office last month, C-GCC’s Criminal Justice Club issued her a commendation (accompanied by treats), signed by the club’s President Dominick Manoli ’20 of Acra, Vice President Hailey Beaumont ’20 of Hudson, as well as club co-advisors Bill DeLuca, professor of Criminal Justice, and Frankie Beaver-Timmons, associate professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology.
Black Rocket STEAM Camps return to C-GCC on Monday, June 29 – this year, completely online.
With summer camps in Columbia County canceled this year and many other programs in limbo, C-GCC has joined forces with Black Rocket Productions LLC, to offer an alternative to families with children ages eight to 14. A premier provider of digital arts and creative sciences camps, Black Rocket has partnered with C-GCC to provide a series of online, educational programs this summer, slated to run for seven weeks from Monday, June 29 through Friday, August 14. Students will participate in both Black Rocket’s Creator Corps™ community — which offers access to games, challenges, and the 2020 International STEAM Competition — and in smaller breakout sessions with other students and instructors. Tuition starts at $149 and varies by course. Courses are taught live by trained instructors and available to students anywhere, with two online camps running each week — one section for eight-to-11-year-olds and another for 11-to-14-year-olds, including:
• 3D Game Design with Unity
• Battle Royale: Make Your First Fortnite Style Video Game • Code Breakers • JavaScript Developer Jam • Minecraft Designers • Minecraft Modders • Minecraft Redstone Engineers
• Pokemon Masters: Designers & 3D Makers Unite! • Roblox Coders & Entrepreneurs! • Roblox Makers
• Rocket Kart Racers: Design A Mario Kart Style Game • Video Game Animation
» LET’S GO! Register your child today at: Blackrocket.com/online/gre
K9 Kira is a German Shepherd from East Slovakia who was acquired through a grant from the New York State Department of Homeland Security in 2010. She has received specialized training in explosives detection, patrol, and tracking — serving with her handler and partner Deputy Travis VanAlstyne. Kira will enjoy her retirement with her family in Ghent, N.Y.
