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in2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, but the schedule effectively remained the same. The numberof participants increased slightly to 60 in 2022. After the overhaul and optimized schedule as inFigure 2, the camp attracted more applications and participants in 2023 and 2024. Table 1provides the gender representation among summer camp participants in 2018 and 2024. In 2018,with 24 attending campers, 15 (63%) were male, while 9 (38%) were female. In 2024, with 259attending campers, 190 (73%) were male, while 69 (27%) were female. Table 2 presents the raceand ethnicity distribution of summer camp participants in 2018 and 2024. Overall, the increase inthe size of camp showed a wider range of ethnic and racial backgrounds. While the percentage offemale