JOHNSON CITY PARKS AND RECREATION
TAPPING POTENTIAL: A CAMP FOR EVERY KID!
ADMINISTRATION HIGHLIGHTS
ATHLETIC DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS
PARK SERVICES DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS
GOLF DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS
RECREATION SERVICES DIVISIN HIGHLIGHTS
A Walk in the Park Your Parks and Recreation Connection I S S U E
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Tapping Potential: A Camp for Every Kid! A camp for every kid! That has been and continues to be our goal, and this summer’s camps revealed once again that we’re up to the task of creating and planning unique activities that engage young minds and bodies and tap potential. “Summer camps offer about 570 registration spots across a variety of 42 camp opportunities,” said Recreation Services Manager Sam Miller. “Campers vary in age from 3 to 17 years old, and we host an average of about 215 children per day. Parents rave about the educational nature of our camps and, as is evidenced by our retention rate from year to year, they trust us to provide a safe and engaging environment for their kids. Our well-trained staff takes great pride in providing the highest level of service for our community each and every day.” This year’s lineup included traditional offerings such as Jump-Start JC and Carver Recreation camps, at which kids experienced a number of field trips, enjoyed physical fitness activities and learned team-building skills. Activities included everything from a trip to Holiday Lanes to bowl to an egg drop challenge at Freedom Hall. The six-week SPROUTS. ALL. OUT. preschool camp employed different themes each week and offered younger campers a chance to learn about animals, play outside and get messy inside with various arts and crafts. Weekly nature camps were packed tightly with hands-on outdoor learning, hiking, guest speakers and trips. Kids learned about geology, crawled in creeks, netted insects, explored the woods, learned survival skills and rafted down the Nolichucky River. Half-day camps challenged youngsters with outdoor adventures, all things Olympic (including a Cheetos on shaving cream toss), soccer skills, mountain biking at Winged Deer Park and Tannery Knobs, and a Learn To Ride Bike Camp. Athletics also held its annual summer tennis camp at the Pete Zannis Tennis Complex at Liberty Bell at which the mornings were filled with games and all sorts of racquet. The Langston Centre offered a wide range of opportunities from a tour of WJHL News Channel 11’s studio and production operations, a crash-course in government, education about the theater and public speaking, chemistry, cooking topped off by an airplane flight at Tri-Cities Airport. We also offered Camp Ability to those 6-21. This therapeutic recreation camp for kids and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities helped enable new skills through sports, arts and crafts, group games, dance and science activities while allowing new friendships to form.