Hey folks,
Remember, the Youth center will not be open today Monday 2/8 due to no school. We will be open tomorrow for Middle and High School students. There will also be no after-school programming on 2/15 for the same reason.
Monday (2/8) Closed
Tuesday (2/9) Combined
Wednesday (2/10) High School
Thursday (2/11) Middle School
Friday (2/12) Combined
Monday (2/15) Closed
Tuesday (2/16) Combined
Wednesday (2/17) High School
Thursday (2/18) Middle School
Friday (2/19) Combined
See ya tomorrow!
Julie
Monday, February 8, 2010
Spring Cleaning....A little early!
This past Saturday (Feb. 6) board members and volunteers joined together to give the Youth Center a good Spring cleaning and repair a few things. One of the main improvements that occurred this weekend is running water in the kitchen! Byron was able to get our new sink all set up, and we will now be able to make drinks for students on-site (kool-aid, gatorade, lemonade, etc) without having to spend as much money. We were also able to get hand sanitizer, soap, paper towel and toilet paper dispensers hung. We are making progress on the gym, and hope to be able to open soon (thanks to the donation of gym padding from the Federated church)!
In addition to the ongoing renovation projects, we also had a team of volunteers who re-assembled our fallen pool table, mopped, swept and vaccuumed the floor, cleaned the windows, cut new carpet for the entryway, rearranged equipment, and overall gave the place a thorough scrubbing!
Here are some post-cleaning pictures:
Here are some post-cleaning pictures:
A big "THANK YOU!" to everyone who helped! We'll post more pictures soon!
-Julie, Director
756-5087
Thursday, February 4, 2010
2009 and Looking Forward.....
At the close of 2009, I'm pleased to announce that this year the after school program at the youth center had over 6600 visits from over 250 individual middle and high school students! These numbers are great, and we're already showing improvement over last year. In January 2010, we had an increase of 102 visits over the previous January. Our Elementary Day numbers are starting to escalate as well - the next one is scheduled for Feb. 20
We ended our holiday cereal drive at the beginning of Feb. and the students collected over 50 boxes of cereal. The High School students donated 2 more boxes of cereal than the middle school, so they will receive a pizza party as a reward. We will soon be offering many more community service opportunities, including the Linus Project (making blankets for infants and children), our Community Clean-Up Days starting in March, helping open the park at a local amusement park, as well as continuing community service opportunities inside The Center.
We still REALLY need volunteers!!!! We usually have 30-50 kids a night, and can really use the help!! You don't have to volunteer daily or make a long-term obligation - you can volunteer an afternoon a week, a month, or just whenever you can! If you don't want to volunteer with the kids, but have gifts of repair or baking or pretty much any other skill, please contact me and we'll figure out how you can help!
We've been asked many times for a list of things we need, and I've compiled as complete a list as I can. Please see the following categories to see what we need for each.
Volunteer Needs:
Snacks and Snack Supplies:
Please contact me if you have any donations or wish to volunteer! We should have a volunteer calendar up soon!
-Julie Arseneault
Director, NCYC
756-5087
We ended our holiday cereal drive at the beginning of Feb. and the students collected over 50 boxes of cereal. The High School students donated 2 more boxes of cereal than the middle school, so they will receive a pizza party as a reward. We will soon be offering many more community service opportunities, including the Linus Project (making blankets for infants and children), our Community Clean-Up Days starting in March, helping open the park at a local amusement park, as well as continuing community service opportunities inside The Center.
We still REALLY need volunteers!!!! We usually have 30-50 kids a night, and can really use the help!! You don't have to volunteer daily or make a long-term obligation - you can volunteer an afternoon a week, a month, or just whenever you can! If you don't want to volunteer with the kids, but have gifts of repair or baking or pretty much any other skill, please contact me and we'll figure out how you can help!
We've been asked many times for a list of things we need, and I've compiled as complete a list as I can. Please see the following categories to see what we need for each.
Volunteer Needs:
- Gym volunteer - we're just about to open a half-court basketball court. We need a 21+ volunteer to supervise and officiate pickup games.
- Sign in/Sign out volunteer - help students sign in and out, make sure all students sign in
- Student Store volunteer - help the Youth Council by overseeing student store operations
- Repairs volunteer - with 6600+ students in The Center a year, we always have repair needs.
- Homework help/Mentor - assist students in grades 6-12 with homework
Snacks and Snack Supplies:
- Pretzels, popcorn, fresh fruit, baked goods, individually wrapped snacks (chips, cookies, crackers, etc)
- Gallon jugs of juice, water, or lemonade, bottles of pop, other drinks
- Peanut butter, jelly (sometimes bread - contact us to find out about this need!)
- Microwave snacks (ez mac, etc)
- Paper plates, bowls, napkins, paper towels, toilet paper
- Plastic silverware and cups
- Clorox wipes, hand soap, dish soap, germX
- Rolls of butcher paper
- Pool sticks/chalk/equipment
- Ping pong balls/paddles/equipment
- Foosball balls, air hockey pucks
- Markers, crayons (washable), notebook and construction paper, scissors
- Beads, elastic cord, crafting supplies
- Any video game system, or video games for PS2 or Xbox360
- Old computers/computer parts/computer games
- Teen-appropriate/oriented books
Please contact me if you have any donations or wish to volunteer! We should have a volunteer calendar up soon!
-Julie Arseneault
Director, NCYC
756-5087
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Fair week!!
Welcome to all of our new visitors who found our URL on the brochures we're distributing at the Albion Area Fair this week! I hope you'll find our temporary site (the blog) easy to navigate and full of useful information. We hope to have a permanent site up shortly.
The Center is closed this week due to the fair. The activity bus will not pick up from The Center again until Monday. If you've left a backpack/purse/jacket at The Center and need to get it this week, call 756-5087 and leave a number to call you back at - I will be checking the machine daily.
Speaking of the fair.....We're once again sponsoring KIDS' GAMES @ THE ALBION FAIR 6-7pm! The publication on-site has the hours wrong, but we've put up signs and are having announcements made. Hope to see you there! If you're in middle or high school and would like to help out, be at the tennis courts by 5:45.
NEXT WEEK - We resume our School-year hours. We delayed these until after the fair this year and had a successful first few weeks. Due to the increase in the amount of students we get per day, we will once again be splitting nights between middle and high school students, except for Fridays.
NEW HOURS (effective Monday, Sept. 21):
Monday - HIGH SCHOOL - 2:30-6pm
Tuesday - MIDDLE SCHOOL - 2:30-6pm
Wednesday - HIGH SCHOOL - 2:30-7pm - Journey pick-up begins Sept. 23
Thursday - MIDDLE SCHOOL - 2:30-7pm - Light Force pick-up begins Sept. 24
Friday - COMBINED - 2:30-6pm
Please make sure you are only coming on days scheduled for your age group. We will not be allowing high school students on middle school nights (with the exception of the youth council volunteers), and middle school students will not be allowed in on high school nights. We will not be issuing activity bus passes for students who are not in our permitted age group for that night.
Just a quick reminder: If you are riding the activity bus, you MUST be at The Center by 4:30pm. Students who arrive at 5 or 5:30 expecting to catch the bus will not be issued bus passes. The activity bus pick-up is ONLY for students who are participating in Center activities.
See you Monday (high schoolers) and Tuesday (middle schoolers)!!
If you see me at the fair, feel free to say hi!
The Center is closed this week due to the fair. The activity bus will not pick up from The Center again until Monday. If you've left a backpack/purse/jacket at The Center and need to get it this week, call 756-5087 and leave a number to call you back at - I will be checking the machine daily.
Speaking of the fair.....We're once again sponsoring KIDS' GAMES @ THE ALBION FAIR 6-7pm! The publication on-site has the hours wrong, but we've put up signs and are having announcements made. Hope to see you there! If you're in middle or high school and would like to help out, be at the tennis courts by 5:45.
NEXT WEEK - We resume our School-year hours. We delayed these until after the fair this year and had a successful first few weeks. Due to the increase in the amount of students we get per day, we will once again be splitting nights between middle and high school students, except for Fridays.
NEW HOURS (effective Monday, Sept. 21):
Monday - HIGH SCHOOL - 2:30-6pm
Tuesday - MIDDLE SCHOOL - 2:30-6pm
Wednesday - HIGH SCHOOL - 2:30-7pm - Journey pick-up begins Sept. 23
Thursday - MIDDLE SCHOOL - 2:30-7pm - Light Force pick-up begins Sept. 24
Friday - COMBINED - 2:30-6pm
Please make sure you are only coming on days scheduled for your age group. We will not be allowing high school students on middle school nights (with the exception of the youth council volunteers), and middle school students will not be allowed in on high school nights. We will not be issuing activity bus passes for students who are not in our permitted age group for that night.
Just a quick reminder: If you are riding the activity bus, you MUST be at The Center by 4:30pm. Students who arrive at 5 or 5:30 expecting to catch the bus will not be issued bus passes. The activity bus pick-up is ONLY for students who are participating in Center activities.
See you Monday (high schoolers) and Tuesday (middle schoolers)!!
If you see me at the fair, feel free to say hi!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Youth Council Starts Today!!!
ATTN: Students in grades 6-12!
Tonight will be our first informational meeting for the 2009-2010 Youth Council. We will start at 6pm and will end between 6:30 and 6:45. If you are unable to make the meeting, but would still like to be involved, please see Julie for an application and important information.
We need your help to make The Center your place.
See you this afternoon!
Tonight will be our first informational meeting for the 2009-2010 Youth Council. We will start at 6pm and will end between 6:30 and 6:45. If you are unable to make the meeting, but would still like to be involved, please see Julie for an application and important information.
We need your help to make The Center your place.
See you this afternoon!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Back to School!
Yesterday - Wednesday, August 26 - was the first day back for the students at Northwestern! As the students came in yesterday, they filled out new registration forms for the 09-10 school year. These forms provide important contact information, verify that the students are within our school district, and list the rules of the center and consequences for breaking the rules so students understand our expectations of them. On our first school day of the year, we had 35 students! This is a major improvement over our numbers when we opened last year! Students were invited to join Julie at The Center to help celebrate her birthday with ice cream and cookies.
As we start the new year, we are also starting some new projects at The Center. This year will be the first year for our Youth Council, and we welcome any student interested in participating should plan to attend the informational meeting at 6pm on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Students involved in the Youth Council will work on fundraising and programming ideas, and will be a voice for the other students at The Center to provide input and new ideas.
We are also working towards having a Camera Club. Our grant bought us a few digital cameras and memory cards, and students are welcome to bring their own. We will be going over the basics of photography and editing, and taking some trips around town to explore and take pictures. Look for more information after the Fair!
This fall also kicks off many opportunities for Community Service! Do you need community service hours for a scholarship or National Honor Society? Do you have required Community Service hours? Do you want to show leadership skills and character on a job application or college resume? Need a reference? The Youth Center is looking into multiple community service options available to teens and already have several opportunities lined up. Interested in helping your community? Contact Julie for details!
Construction Update!! Work on our new bathroom is nearly complete, and the kitchen isn't far behind! The office just needs some staining and lighting fixtures and it will be done as well! Our basketball court is still in the works - we need to get our backboard and hoop mounted, and get the new lights hung before we can play in there! It should be done soon, though...hang in there!
Need a Ride? Students who live outside of walking distance from the school and youth center can now ride the Activity Bus home from The Center. This service will ONLY be for students who attend the Middle or High School and who have been at The Center for the afternoon - you will not be permitted to ride if you only come to The Center to catch the bus. This service will start Monday, Aug. 31. The busses will pick up from The Center at 5:30. You will need a note from Julie to ride the Activity Bus, so contact her for details.
UPCOMING EVENTS/IMPORTANT DATES!
Aug 28 - Football Scrimmage @ Northwestern (v. Oil City) - 6:00pm
Aug 29 - Spirit Night and Dance - 6:30pm
Aug 31 - Activity Bus route starts from Youth Center - 5:30pm
Sept 1 - Youth Council informational meeting - 6pm @ The Center
Sept 15-19 - Albion Area Fair - Center will be closed this week for kids' games at the Fair!
Sept 19 - Albion Fair Parade! If you want to be on our float, contact Julie!
Sept 21 - FALL HOURS RESUME (See Julie if you have questions - hours will be posted)
Sept 23 - JOURNEY RESUMES at Federated Church. Pickup @ The Center ~6:30pm
Sept 24 - LIGHT FORCE RESUMES @ Federated Church. Pickup @ Center ~6:30pm
ANY STUDENT NEEDING A RIDE TO JOURNEY/LIGHT FORCE NEEDS TO BE AT THE YOUTH CENTER BY 6:00. JIM WILL NO LONGER PICK UP FROM THE ALBION PARK.
As we start the new year, we are also starting some new projects at The Center. This year will be the first year for our Youth Council, and we welcome any student interested in participating should plan to attend the informational meeting at 6pm on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Students involved in the Youth Council will work on fundraising and programming ideas, and will be a voice for the other students at The Center to provide input and new ideas.
We are also working towards having a Camera Club. Our grant bought us a few digital cameras and memory cards, and students are welcome to bring their own. We will be going over the basics of photography and editing, and taking some trips around town to explore and take pictures. Look for more information after the Fair!
This fall also kicks off many opportunities for Community Service! Do you need community service hours for a scholarship or National Honor Society? Do you have required Community Service hours? Do you want to show leadership skills and character on a job application or college resume? Need a reference? The Youth Center is looking into multiple community service options available to teens and already have several opportunities lined up. Interested in helping your community? Contact Julie for details!
Construction Update!! Work on our new bathroom is nearly complete, and the kitchen isn't far behind! The office just needs some staining and lighting fixtures and it will be done as well! Our basketball court is still in the works - we need to get our backboard and hoop mounted, and get the new lights hung before we can play in there! It should be done soon, though...hang in there!
Need a Ride? Students who live outside of walking distance from the school and youth center can now ride the Activity Bus home from The Center. This service will ONLY be for students who attend the Middle or High School and who have been at The Center for the afternoon - you will not be permitted to ride if you only come to The Center to catch the bus. This service will start Monday, Aug. 31. The busses will pick up from The Center at 5:30. You will need a note from Julie to ride the Activity Bus, so contact her for details.
UPCOMING EVENTS/IMPORTANT DATES!
Aug 28 - Football Scrimmage @ Northwestern (v. Oil City) - 6:00pm
Aug 29 - Spirit Night and Dance - 6:30pm
Aug 31 - Activity Bus route starts from Youth Center - 5:30pm
Sept 1 - Youth Council informational meeting - 6pm @ The Center
Sept 15-19 - Albion Area Fair - Center will be closed this week for kids' games at the Fair!
Sept 19 - Albion Fair Parade! If you want to be on our float, contact Julie!
Sept 21 - FALL HOURS RESUME (See Julie if you have questions - hours will be posted)
Sept 23 - JOURNEY RESUMES at Federated Church. Pickup @ The Center ~6:30pm
Sept 24 - LIGHT FORCE RESUMES @ Federated Church. Pickup @ Center ~6:30pm
ANY STUDENT NEEDING A RIDE TO JOURNEY/LIGHT FORCE NEEDS TO BE AT THE YOUTH CENTER BY 6:00. JIM WILL NO LONGER PICK UP FROM THE ALBION PARK.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Summer Park Program and Construction update!
As many of you already know, one of our dedicated board members, Connie Lance, passed away on July 13, the first day of our Summer Park Program. She was the driving force behind the Nature programming at the Summer park Program, and she was passionate about the area's youth. Our board (and our Youth Center) won't be the same without her.
The Coach Lisek Summer Park Program at the Albion Borough Park lasted from July 13-24. Overall, we'd passed out 600 copies of our Park Program flyer at the Northwestern and Springfield Elementary Schools. I'm excited to report that we had 128 individual students attend the 2009 Park Program (just over 1/5th of our elementary schoolers)! We had mostly nice weather, with a few scattered rainstorms. The threat of rain and storms kept a few kids home, but most days we had 50+ students. The students enjoyed craft activities, reading and math lessons, nature exhibits, a snack and a ride on the carousel, and sports. On the students survey, they reported that they particularly enjoyed building (arts & crafts) and racing (math) their boats - and watching the teen volunteers splash around in the creek! Students also reported enjoying the snake that the McDuff's brought, fish that Mr. Wolfe brought, and the goats that Ms. Murkens taught us about during Nature. They also reported that they enjoyed Mr. Kirsh and Ms. Vanicek's 'Song and Dance Man' Thursday afternoon reading extravaganza! In sports, they reported enjoying everything from frisbee, duck duck goose, red rover, dodgeball, kickball and "beating up on (teen volunteer) Joe."
The adults had a picnic to discuss how everything went with the Park Program last Thursday, and on Wednesday of this week the teen volunteers will meet at the Youth Center at 6pm to review and report their time with the students.
Construction continues at the Youth Center! Byron and his crew have worked hard, and thanks to them our basketball court, office, bathroom and kitchen are nearly complete. We hope to have the half-court open when we return to fall hours after the Albion Area Fair.
UPCOMING EVENTS/IMPORTANT DATES!
Aug 22 - August Elementary Day, 11am-1pm. Students entering K-5
Aug 26 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - ICE CREAM AT THE CENTER AFTER SCHOOL!!
Sept 15-19 - Albion Area Fair - Center will be closed this week for kids' games at the Fair!
Sept 21 - FALL HOURS RESUME (See Julie if you have questions - hours will be posted)
Sept 23 - JOURNEY RESUMES at Federated Church. Pickup @ The Center ~6:30pm
Sept 24 - LIGHT FORCE RESUMES @ Federated Church. Pickup @ Center ~6:30pm
ANY STUDENT NEEDING A RIDE TO JOURNEY/LIGHT FORCE NEEDS TO BE AT THE YOUTH CENTER BY 6-6:15. JIM WILL NO LONGER PICK UP FROM THE ALBION PARK.
See ya @ The Center!
The Coach Lisek Summer Park Program at the Albion Borough Park lasted from July 13-24. Overall, we'd passed out 600 copies of our Park Program flyer at the Northwestern and Springfield Elementary Schools. I'm excited to report that we had 128 individual students attend the 2009 Park Program (just over 1/5th of our elementary schoolers)! We had mostly nice weather, with a few scattered rainstorms. The threat of rain and storms kept a few kids home, but most days we had 50+ students. The students enjoyed craft activities, reading and math lessons, nature exhibits, a snack and a ride on the carousel, and sports. On the students survey, they reported that they particularly enjoyed building (arts & crafts) and racing (math) their boats - and watching the teen volunteers splash around in the creek! Students also reported enjoying the snake that the McDuff's brought, fish that Mr. Wolfe brought, and the goats that Ms. Murkens taught us about during Nature. They also reported that they enjoyed Mr. Kirsh and Ms. Vanicek's 'Song and Dance Man' Thursday afternoon reading extravaganza! In sports, they reported enjoying everything from frisbee, duck duck goose, red rover, dodgeball, kickball and "beating up on (teen volunteer) Joe."
The adults had a picnic to discuss how everything went with the Park Program last Thursday, and on Wednesday of this week the teen volunteers will meet at the Youth Center at 6pm to review and report their time with the students.
Construction continues at the Youth Center! Byron and his crew have worked hard, and thanks to them our basketball court, office, bathroom and kitchen are nearly complete. We hope to have the half-court open when we return to fall hours after the Albion Area Fair.
UPCOMING EVENTS/IMPORTANT DATES!
Aug 22 - August Elementary Day, 11am-1pm. Students entering K-5
Aug 26 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - ICE CREAM AT THE CENTER AFTER SCHOOL!!
Sept 15-19 - Albion Area Fair - Center will be closed this week for kids' games at the Fair!
Sept 21 - FALL HOURS RESUME (See Julie if you have questions - hours will be posted)
Sept 23 - JOURNEY RESUMES at Federated Church. Pickup @ The Center ~6:30pm
Sept 24 - LIGHT FORCE RESUMES @ Federated Church. Pickup @ Center ~6:30pm
ANY STUDENT NEEDING A RIDE TO JOURNEY/LIGHT FORCE NEEDS TO BE AT THE YOUTH CENTER BY 6-6:15. JIM WILL NO LONGER PICK UP FROM THE ALBION PARK.
See ya @ The Center!
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