<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/westmont-news/teens-inspired-science-sea-camp.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>08/17/2026</pubDate><title>Teens Inspired at Science by the Sea Camp</title><excerpt>High school students from across the country converged on Westmont this summer to measure the speed of light, characterize electroplated copper through an electron microscope, and contemplate how faith, philosophy and history shape scientific discovery.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image><img src="/westmont-news/science-by-the-sea-header.jpg.jpeg" alt="Teens Inspired at Science by the Sea Camp"/></image><caption/><description>High school students from across the country converged on Westmont this summer to measure the speed of light, characterize electroplated copper thr...</description><tags><tag>westmont news</tag></tags></item>