Summer science camp has students exploring disasters

September 6, 2023

Comstock Park — How do oil spills impact the environment? How are asteroids formed and how do they travel?

These were just some of the questions Comstock Park fifth- through eighth-grade students explored at the Summer Science Camp hosted by the Comstock Park Educational Foundation.

This year’s camp theme was “It’s a Disaster!” Students were given different events, such as oil spills, and then assigned the task to design and perform experiments about that subject. Students also participated in crafts, reading, and led writing and research assignments. The camp was held at Mill Creek Middle School during the first week of August.

Middle-school students conduct an experiment during the Summer Science Camp

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Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Joanne Bailey-Boorsma is a reporter covering Kent ISD, Godwin Heights, Kelloggsville, Forest Hills and Comstock Park. The salutatorian for the Hartland Public Schools class of 1985, she changed her colors from blue and maize to green and white by attending Michigan State University, where she majored in journalism. Joanne moved to the Grand Rapids area in 1989, where she started her journalism career at the Advance Newspapers. She later became the editor for On-the-Town magazine, a local arts and entertainment publication. Her eldest daughter is a nurse, working in Holland, and her youngest attends Oakland University. Both are graduates from Byron Center High School. She is a volunteer for the Van Singel Fine Arts Advisory Board and the Kent District Library. In her free time, Joanne enjoys spending time with her family, checking out local theater and keeping up with all the exchange students they have hosted through the years. Read Joanne's full bio