Dr. Alex Werth, Trinkle Professor of Biology at Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC), center, watches as Joshua Hicks, of Prince Edward County Middle School (PECMS), looks into a microscope during HS-C’s Math & Science Day on Aug. 17. Joshua was one of 80 eighth-grade students who participated in the math and science event, put on by H-SC in partnership with PECMS and Longwood University. The students spent the day at H-SC participating in science experiments, exploring and learning in college classrooms with college professors.