The St. Joseph School District offers students the opportunity to keep up with their skills over the summer.

Summer programs, offered throughout the school district, will run from May 17 to June 9. A variety of programs are offered for all students. High school students can earn credit, make up credit, take personal finance classes or get involved in a marketing internship.

According to Charisse Giseburt, Summer Program Coordinator for the St. Joseph School District, they offer a program just for sixth graders called, “Bridge to Middle School.”

“Those sixth graders can come over and get to know the building and procedures,” Giseburt said. “(They) meet some of the teachers and then go over things like study skills and that way they’re just not as nervous in the fall when school starts.”

Giseburt said offering a regular summer program each year helps children keep their skills sharp and gives teachers the opportunity to delve into subjects they might not have time to teach during the regular school year.

“So during the summer there may be more fun activities, but also very educational,” Giseburt said. “So oftentimes the kids will be learning things and not even realize it, because it’s just structured much different than the school year. It’s just important to keep them reading and working on their math facts and things like that, so when they come back in August there doesn’t have to be as much review for those kids.”

Giseburt said it’s not too late to sign up for classes at any of the schools or online.