This year, South River EMC will have a chance for current fifth and sixth graders to apply for the Touchstone Energy Basketball camps offered at NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill.

The camp opportunity gives boys and girls a unique experience to attend basketball camp on one of two of the state’s largest college campuses. Students statewide are encouraged to apply for one of 50 all-expenses-paid scholarships to attend the Carolina Basketball Camp at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Wolfpack Women’s Basketball Academy at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Both camps are typically held in June.

The overnight camps are held in the summer, and campers work closely with coaches and players to develop fundamental skills, helping them perform and excel both on and off the court.

Campers must:

• Be a rising sixth or seventh grader. This means the student should currently be in fifth or sixth grade.
• Attend a school in the Cooperative service area.
• Have permission from a parent or guardian to attend. An information sheet must be signed.
• Provide their own transportation to and from camp.

Winners will attend the camps courtesy of South River EMC. The Cooperative funds one scholarship to each camp. Applications are scored on academics, extracurricular activities and an essay that must accompany the application. The application period runs from January 2 to March 31.

Eligible students interested in the scholarship can contact the Cooperative at 910.892.8071 or download an application.