SILVER BAY YMCA TICONDERGA
To to connect with their community, to engage in opportunities to grow and have the freedom to be their best selves.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Silver Bay YMCA Ticonderoga Teen Center is a free drop-in program for 1318 year olds located on the main floor of the Armory at 123 Champlain Ave.
Read on for our highlights from September and October!
Tuesdays: 3pm-9pm
Wednesdays: 3pm-9pm
Thursdays 3pm-9pm
Fridays: 3pm-10pm
Saturdays: CLOSED
Sundays: CLOSED
Reach us at:
youthandteenstaff@silverbay.org
REGISTER NOW!
Registration is completely free! Please register for the 2024-2025 school year even if you registered last year.
We are now on a new registration platform, and it is important that we have up to date emergency contact information for each teen. More than 70 teens have attended so far this year! By creating a profile for the whole household, you will be added to our mailing list and receive the most up to date information about the Teen Center.
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COMING SOON
Keep an eye out for permission slips for the New Years Lock In! More info will be coming out soon. All teens ages 1318 are invited to sign up for this year ’ s Lock In at the Ticonderoga Armory from 9pm December 31st to 6am January 1st. Unfortunately the timing does not work out for us to attend a hockey game this year. There will still be lots of fun overnight activities so stay tuned for details!
LEADERS RALLY
Five of our Leaders Club members went down to Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville, NY with two staff advisors to participate the Northeast Teen Leaders Club Fall Rally. Despite some heavy snow on the drive down, we made it safely and had successful weekend conference with several Y’s from New York City as well as Massachusetts and Connecticut. Almost 200 teens participated! The Rally theme was “Inside Out” and the teens had several activities based on emotions, memories, and identity. There were teambuilding and mindfulness sessions, rock climbing, cooking, and candle making. Every club participated in a talent show followed by a 2000s themed dance. We are very proud of our teens for challenging themselves to step out of their comfort zones, making new friends, and for doing an amazing job as representatives of our program.
SPORTS & GAMES
We’ve been having great success with our High School priority gym hours from 7-9pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. During these times students in 9th grade and up have primary use of the gym. Younger teens may ask to join but should expect that more intense games will be going on in the evenings.
Please note that the gym will be unavailable the week of December be hosting a Toys for Tots program for the community. The gym will also be unavailable to the teen program during basketball practices at the following times. Mondays 6-8pm, Tuesdays 4-6pm, Wednesdays4:30-7:30pm, and Thursdays 4-6pm.
PING PONG TOURNAMENT
In November the Teen Center hosted a ping pong tournament. It was open to both our teen participants and their families. We were excited to be joined by some parents who were able t h i i ing pong skills one who joined
ARTS AND CRAFTS
There were several arts activities at the Teen Center in November. We had a very successful Paint and Sip with hot chocolate. The teens had a great time chilling out and chatting while enjoying their beverages and getting creative. We also had teens making perler bead creations, a simple activity where they can build designs of colored plastic beads on templates and melt them together with a hot iron. Kids even had an impromptu fishing lure making activity. It was lots of fun to see them sharing their ideas and knowledge with one another.
CANDLE MAKING
Later in the month, the teens made their own candles with help from Teen Center staff. After melting wax on the stove, they were able to select their own colors and add in scents. The resulting candles looked great!
BAKING
We had many baking activities this month. The kids baked snickerdoodles, mini fruit pies, and chocolate chip cookies. They also made caramel apples in the spirit of fall.
COOKING PROGRAM
Our cooking program has continued to flourish as teens prepare their own meals and gain confidence in the kitchen.
On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving we had a fieldtrip down to Silver Bay’s main campus for Friendsgiving! Several teens joined us to cook dinner with Chef Tony in the industrial kitchen. We had time for some rock climbing before serving up food to our teen’s friends and families who were able to join us. We even had time to get in some rock climbing!
FRIENDSGIVING
