Hundreds of students in the Troup County school system aren’t taking a break from academics this summer.

The school system has a variety of programs, many of which are already under way, to give students new learning experiences or remedial help.

Foremost among the programs is two-part Junior University, which started this month at LaGrange and Troup high schools, and West Georgia Technical College.

Junior University I, which runs through Thursday at Troup High School, has 276 rising sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders who are studying foreign languages, language arts, technology and science. The program for talented middle school students includes field trips to Clark Atlanta University, Georgia Tech, Auburn University, Tuskegee University, Columbus State University and the Coca-Cola Space Science Center in Columbus.

Students who finish the course will go on midyear field trips as well: The sixth-graders go to CNN, seventh-graders to the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences and eighth-graders to the state Capitol.

Junior University II has another 52 students in four courses:

— SAT seminar this week at LaGrange High School, where nine rising juniors will prepare for high-stakes College Board exams, including the SAT and ACT.

— “College transitions” Tuesday through Thursday at LaGrange High, a workshop aimed at helping students find colleges matched to their career goals and achievement levels. They’ll get prepared for college applications, and identify financial needs and sources of assistance.

— A computer-based integrated math science and technology class at West Georgia Tech, where 24 rising ninth-graders applied scientific concepts. The course, which ended Friday, introduces the nature of science and technology, the interdependence of science, technology, and society, and scientific methods of inquiry.

— And PSAT preparation at LaGrange High, where 14 rising 10th-graders were introduced to the newly formatted Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test offered by the College Board and strategies that will help maximize scores. The class ended Friday.

Other activities going on in the school system:

— Summer KAMP (Knowledge x Application x Motivation = Performance) took place at each elementary school for students who needed help on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test.

— Teacher training throughout the summer by academic coaches, the state Department of Education and outside consultants.

— Project SuperSTAR through June at Cannon Street Elementary to reinforce academic and social achievement for “at-risk” males in fourth and fifth grades.

— Project ExPreSS, a remediation program for high school juniors who didn’t pass either the science or social studies portions of the Georgia High School Graduation Test. It’s being held in Greenville for students in this area, and students and teachers from the Troup County school system are participating. Troup academic coach Julie Stodghill wrote some of the curriculum.

— Credit recovery classes at all three high schools during June. Students who failed classes during the regular school year can earn the missed credits.

— Math I summer school, July 13-31 at Callaway High School for high school students who need assistance recovering the math credit. A first session ended Friday.