Students who will be in the sixth, seventh or eighth grades during the 2012-13 school year have the opportunity to register for the 2012 Summer Technology Camps to be held at the district's Instructional Technology Center.

Two camps are available this summer. The cost of $50 per camp includes a field trip, daily snacks and a T-shirt. Camps run Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The Robotics camp will take place the week of June 11 through 15. Students will design robots using the LEGO NXT Mindstorm kits and learn basic programming skills with Scratch. The Digital Storytelling camp will take place the week of June 18 through 22. Students will learn basic photography and video skils in order to create a digital story using Window Movie Make and PhotoStory.

More information and links to registration forms are available on the "Parent Portal" of the LPISD website, www.lpisd.org. Registration deadline is May 10.

For more information, call the LPISD Technology Department at 281-604-7125.