WHEELING — Space-themed summer camps are happening this week and next in Ohio County Schools, and educators organizing them hope they are “out of this world.”

On Monday, a maker camp for elementary school students began, as did a robotics camp for middle school students. The science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) sessions will continue from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. daily through Friday at Wheeling Park High School.

Griffin Kessler, a fifth grade student at Woodsdale Elementary School, could be seen sprawled out on the floor of the Innovative Learning Center at WPHS while wearing virtual reality goggles Monday morning.

“I’m looking at the ocean — lots of sharks and stuff,” he said.

There are about 60 students attending the camps this week at WPHS, according to JoJo Shay, i

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