Jamie L. Baccari reminds Historic City News readers that it’s time to register your kids in the lottery to participate in St. Johns County’s Recreation and Parks Department 2011 Super Summer Spectacular.
Camps are for children ages 6-12, and held at multiple locations in St. Johns County.
Camps emphasize outdoor activities and are staffed by experienced, motivated leaders from within our community.
Each camp site participates in three exciting field trips, arts & crafts activities, and swimming once a week.
Registration is lottery based. Lottery Registration Opens February 28th @ 12 a.m. & Closes March 11th @ 5 p.m.
Participants will be chosen at random by lottery held on Saturday, March 19th. You do NOT need to be present for the lottery. All results will be mailed by Friday, March 28th, so please be patient and wait for your results before contacting our offices.
You can register by:
• Visiting www.sjcfl.us/recreation for the lottery link
• Visiting us at Ketterlinus Gymnasium, Mizell Road or the Solomon Calhoun Center
• Contact Jamie Baccari @ (904) 209-0377
2011 Summer Camp Dates & Hours
June 20, 2011 – August 5, 2011
Camp Opens at 7:30 a.m.
Camp Closes at 5:30 p.m.
2011 Camp Locations
Ponte Vedra Community Center
1050 A1A North, Ponte Vedra Beach
Plantation Park
3060 Racetrack Road, St. Johns
Trout Creek
6795 Collier Road, Millcreek
Solomon Calhoun Center
1300 Duval Street, St. Augustine
W.E. Harris Community Center
400 East Harris Street, Hastings
2011 Summer Camp Fees
Summer Camp Rate $385.00
Families on Reduced lunch Camp Rate $280.00
Families on Free lunch Camp Rate $180.00
Price includes your child’s camp t-shirt, swimming fee, and field trip costs for the seven week program.
Counselor in Training Program
Do you like the outdoors? Have you ever wanted to be a day camp counselor? Then the Counselor-In-Training Program might be for you!
• A 7 week youth program for teens ages 13-16.
• Learn valuable job training and leadership skills.
• Work side by side with Counselors of the Super Summer Spectacular Program.General Description
The program runs in the summer Monday through Friday for eight hours. A mandatory training for all CIT applicants will be held prior to camp beginning. At completion of this training each CIT will be placed in a Super Summer Spectacular program where he or she will receive one-on-one training and learn what it takes to become a day camp counselor. Each site can hold 6-8 CITs so registration is on a first come first serve basis.
The CIT Mission
The St. Johns County Recreation and Parks Department Counselor-In-Training program offers past campers educational and leadership experiences, preparing them to be the future leaders of our camps and their communities.
The Cost
The cost to participate in this program is a $50 program fee. This activity fee allows the CIT to participate in all of the camp field trips, swimming events, and receive a shirt for the summer. The program fee and application is due no later than April 29, 2011.
St Johns County Recreation and Parks Administration Office
2175 Mizell Road
St. Augustine, FL 32080-9157
Phone: (904) 209-0333
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