Youth Recreation/Programs

Johnsburg Youth Committee Programs

The Town of Johnsburg offers a number of opportunities for children and collaborates with other volunteer groups which are child-centered. The Johnsburg Youth Committee (JYC) is a group of six appointees charged with providing recreational, cultural, educational, and social opportunities for youth. Other groups in town include Youth Baseball and Softball, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Adirondack Treks, Inc., Teens Only!, Johnsburg Central School PTSA, Tannery Pond Community Center, and the Johnsburg Library.

On the recommendation of the JYC, the Town Board hires three program directors:

Summer Youth Program, Director Ann Dingman kano@frontier.com
A six-week summer morning program open to K-12 in-district students where participants play games, practice sports, create arts and crafts. On Mondays there is an all-day field trip to a regional fun venue such as The Fun Spot or Water Slide World. A trip to the library for books and stories and Legos is taken once or twice a week for those who wish to participate. Usually during the 6 week period, there is a theatrical or music performance held at TPCC which YP will attend. As of 2016, lunches are available through the Adirondack Outreach Center for any child attending YP. There is no cost to attend YP; facility fees are needed for field trips. Round-trip bus transportation is available for most of the town; unfortunately, North River and the east side of the Hudson River are not serviced by the bus. There is no sign up—just show up with required forms signed.

Summer No swim program this year 9 AM until Noon

Swim Instruction Program, Director
A five-week progressive swim program held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursdays at the Grunblatt Memorial Beach and open to K-12 children from 12:30-2:30PM. The public beach is closed during the instructional period. Children are encouraged to come, not just to learn to swim, but to become a terrific swimmer by improving known strokes, building stamina through distance swims, and learning general water safety. If a swimmer does not participate in YP during the morning, parents must arrange transportation to the beach. Return bus transportation is provided along the morning YP route. Sign ups occur May-June.

Health Slip Form

Summer Youth Swim Program 2016

Summer 2018: To be announced

School Year Activities, Director Kate Hartley kate.jyc@gmail.com
Want to see the rest of the universe through a huge telescope? Want to learn how to make chocolate? healthy snacks? Learn to knit? Learn to dance? Want to camp? How about an extra art class after school? Or creating mosaic tiles? Or geocaching? Vacation week “camps”? Kate puts together a variety of things to do throughout the school year which appeal to a variety of age levels. She is always seeking someone with talent and time to share with kids as the activity agenda is only limited by the number of participating adults. JCS is particularly supportive of these JYC programs, providing activity space, copy services, and bus transportation to Ski Bowl Park or TPCC.

For program information check the JYC calendar on this website (link from JCS website available). Fliers go home from JCS, Jag Jottings, and Facebook which announce opportunities and indicate how to sign up. The funding for the school year activities programs are grant based and supplement the annual town funding.

Permission / Emergency Contact

After School Program Bus Permission Form

For program information check the JYC calendar on this website (link from JCS website available). Fliers go home from JCS, Jag Jottings, and Facebook which announce opportunities and indicate how to sign up.

The JYC supports community requests for funding help as it can. We have supported soccer teams who practice at The Dome, the annual Christmas Performance at TPCC, piano and guitar lessons held at TPCC, and offered adventure trips to the Bronx Zoo and the Natural History Museum and Hayden Planetarium.

The funding for the school year activities programs are grant based and supplement the annual town funding. To apply for funding support a request form must be filled out and a final report made to JYC.

Leadership And Service Program (ATLAS): Volunteer Leader, Deb Morris
ATLAS is a five-month seminar to help 15 teens learn leadership skills and experience volunteerism. It is held one Saturday October-March each year under direction of Deb Morris. dmorris@barkeaterchocolates.com

ATLAS APPLICATION

Winter Ski Lessons, Director Ann Dingman kano@frontier.com
Every child in the Johnsburg School District receives a free ski pass each season. This was negotiated with ORDA when the town permitted the ski area to build a tubing hill in Ski Bowl Park. Gore offers ski instruction to kids for six Sundays a season for a $102, which the JYC subsidizes with $30 per child. Recently, Gore has had 6 week informal instruction program for $87.00 which is subsidized with $15.00 a child at the Ski Bowl on Thursday and Friday afternoons. Transportation to either lesson site must be provided by parents. Signups for this program occur in November.

JYC Winter Gear Exchange and Sale
December 8, 2018 at the JCS Cafetorium from 11:30am to 1:30pm, come get equipment for free or a small donation. If you have outgrown your skis or boots, helmet or poles, snow boards or X-country skis, bring them with you to exchange. Please make sure your equipment is in safe condition. We do not accept OLD straight skis. Most of the equipment we have comes from the generosity of the Higley family, owners of The Sports Page in Glens Falls, NY.

OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAM POSSIBILITIES FOR KIDS:

Community Requests for Funding
The JYC supports community requests for funding help as it can. We have supported soccer teams which practice at The Dome, the annual Christmas Performance at TPCC, piano and guitar lessons held at TPCC, and offered help with adventure trips to the Bronx Zoo and the Natural History Museum and Hayden Planetarium.

To apply for funding support a request form must be filled out and a final report made to JYC. A request can be sent to Box 23, Johnsburg, NY 12843 or by email to kate.jyc@gmail.com

Program Monies

Final Funding Report

Adirondack Treks, Inc.: Local outing club that specializes in adventure sports such as kayaking, Nordic skiing, rock climbing, rafting. There is a $5 annual membership fee to support the equipment fund; other fees occur with certain facilities. Parents are requested to help with transportation. Treks is always looking for experienced adults to lead trips. Website: www.adktreks.org

Teens Only!: Sponsored by grants from TPCC, Teens Only! serves teens from the region throughout the school year. Teens Only! provides a variety of activities such as a Scavenger hunt, Game nights, Movies, Beach Party, Sock Hop, Capture the Flag, Paint Ball/Ropes course, Tubing or sledding party, and a Christmas Formal dance. These activities are highly dependent on the availability of adult chaperones.

Johnsburg Library: Contact: Susan Schmidt 251-4343
Pre-school Story Hour: Fridays 10-11AM A story and a craft
Legos: