Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Upward Bound and Upward Bound Science and Math students began their annual academic summer camp on the Alva campus May 27. This is the 11th year for the program.

This five-week camp will finish on June 28; however, all students will return on July 8 to head to Colorado on the morning of July 9 for a cultural field trip to explore the Air Force Academy, National Park – Garden of the Gods, Royal Gorge River Rafting and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

The 70 students from Alva, Burlington, Cherokee, Aline-Cleo, Fairview, Ringwood, Timberlake and Waynoka attend clas...