Wednesday, May 9, 2001
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Wednesday, May 9, 2001 |
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A varied assortment of summer camps offered this summer By MICHAEL
BOYLAN
Summer vacation is almost here and the same question you ask yourself every summer rears its ugly head: What are we going to do with the kids? You want to spend time with them this summer and you certainly don't want to send them to boarding school for the summer, but they need an activity to keep them entertained and busy. The easiest solution is summer camp and there are tons of them available. For the theater lovers in your family, Fayette Coweta Family Theatre will offer its second annual theater production camp June 25-July 6 from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Campers will participate in all elements of putting together a one-act musical production. This year's production is "Tom Sawyer," which will be performed at Sams Auditorium Saturday, July 7 at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Fee for the camp is $250 and space is limited to 20 campers. Call 770-599-0051. CASIE at Atlanta International School and The Academy Theatre will offer summer camps for children 8-13. One half of the camp takes a drama camp in the morning, while the other half enjoys traditional activities and then halfway through the day they switch. There will be two sessions, June 25-July 13, and July 16-Aug. 3. The fee is $550. Only 52 applicants are accepted for each session. Call Lorenne Frey at 404-525-4111. There is always a more general type of camp that offers many activities during the day. Camp Fortson is planning summer activities. Community Camp is scheduled for July 1-6 and July 22-27. "Royal Kids Camp" kicks off the summer camp season. It is sponsored by the Church of the Nazarene and is open to children in need. Georgia 4-H training will be June 10-13, Karate Kids will camp June 14-17, Teen YAC Emmaus will camp June 21-24, and the weeks of June 24, July 16 and July 30 are scheduled for Camp Itcus. Call 770-946-3276 or 770-946-4901. There are many budding artists out there and there are many art camps to help guide them. A summer art camp, "Art-Sea in Me" will be offered to boys and girls ages 5-12. The camp, which has an oceanic theme, will be at Rising Starr Middle School in room 308 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be two sessions: June 25-27 and July 9-11. The fee is $100 and snacks and art supplies are included. E-mail keener.wendy@fcboe.org. The Creative Clay Connection art camp will be offered to children 5-12. The camp, in Rising Starr Middle School room 312, will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be two sessions, June 25-27 and July 9-11. The fee is $100 and includes snacks and supplies. E-mail Kim Daniel at dkdaniel@mindspring.com. The Peachtree City Recreation Department will offer three art camps this summer at the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center. Session one is June 11-15; session two is July 9-13, and session three is July 30-Aug. 3. Registration begins May 11. Call 770-631-2525. Of course there are also sports camps for nearly every sport imaginable. The Peachtree City Recreation Department will offer a Kedron Kids basketball camp at the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center, open to boys and girls 6-10. Campers will learn the fundamentals of the game and everyone will participate in games and contests in which there will be prizes for each age group. Call 770-631-2525. The Wendell Coffee Golf Center will offer summer break junior golf camps every week from Monday-Thursday beginning May 29. The cost is $175 per week. Call 770-969-4469 for more information or to register. Sandy Creek will offer a volleyball camp May 31-June 2 for a fee of $55. Call Coach James Slayton at 404-667-1224. The McIntosh Volleyball Booster Club will present a volleyball clinic at Booth Middle School Saturday, June 2 from 12:30-5 p.m. The clinic is for beginners and will emphasize basic skills. The fee is $30 in advance or $35 at the door. The camp is open to rising seventh-tenth graders. Sign up is available at Booth. Call Deborah Lowery at 770-631-9623. The Lady Tiger Basketball Camp will be June 4-8 at Fayette County High School. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is $100 before May 23 and $115 after. Applications are available at Fayette County High School or by calling Jenni Defler at 678-817-1578. Sandy Creek will have its basketball camp June 11-15. The camp is open to boys and girls in grades four to nine and will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coach Richard Francis, County Coach of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2001, will conduct the camp, which will consist of learning fundamental skills, low post development, one on one moves, and 2Ball and free throw contests. The fee is $125. Call 770-477-1618. Registration is now open for Prep All Stars Basketball Camp. This is an exposure camp open to boys ages 11-19. College coaches will be invited to attend. Locations include North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. Call (704)232-6034. Applications are now being evaluated for the Ten Star All Star Summer Basketball Camp. Boys 8-19 and girls 10-19 can apply. There are camps all over the country. Former participants include Tim Duncan, Michael Jordan, Jerry Stackhouse and Antawn Jamison. Players are selected by invitation only and college scholarships are possible for players named to the All-American Team. For an evaluation form, call 704-568-6801. The Soccer Centre in Fayetteville has set the youth summer camp schedule for 2001. There will be two camps for Muppets - boys and girls 4-6. These camps will be June 25-29 and July 23-27. There will also be two indoor/outdoor soccer skills camps for players 7-14. These camps will be June 18-22 and July 16-20. Call 770-460-8785 or visit the Web site at www.fcysl.org/soccercentre. Joe Machnik's No. 1 Goalkeeper Camp and No. 1 Striker Camp will be at the Darlington School from Sunday, June 10 - Friday, June 15 and in Rome, Ga. from Saturday, June 16 - Thursday, June 21. The camp is open to boys and girls 10-18. Call 1-800-622-4645 for a free brochure. The Panther Football camp will be offered June 4-7 from 9 a.m.-noon at the stadium at Starr's Mill High School. The cost of the camp is $60 and participants will need shorts, shirts, cleats and tennis shoes. The deadline for registration is June 1. Call Chad Phillips at 770-486-2710, ext. 158. There are also specialty camps available, such as Victorian Adventures Camp, which is offered in one-week sessions in June and July. The cost for each camp week is $125. Registration is Saturday, May 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be at the Fayette County Historical Society building, 195 Lee Street, Fayetteville. The Historical Society is a sponsoring organization for the camp this year, providing support and volunteers for day-to-day camp activities. For information call Michele Cox at 770-487-6796 or e-mail her at: Victorianlady@mindspring.com. Or visit the Web site, www.VictorianAdventures.com. There are many more camps being offered this summer, so keep your eyes peeled. If you have a camp that you would like people to know about, e-mail us the information and we will put it in our Calendar section. |
