Best Wishes to former and new staff members:

Kelly Clark, a former NHS YAB and NYCAAP co-chairperson, who worked at NYS this summer as an intern. Kelly returns to her junior year at the University of Delaware.

Jessica Clark, Job Bank Coordinator and NYCAAP co-chair, who embarks on her college career at Bucknell University.

Welcome to:

Dave Red, a junior at NHS, who is the new NYS Job Bank Coordinator.

Newtown Youth Services would like to wish Jeff White, who was so very helpful to NYS in his capacity as a reporter for The Newtown Bee, the very best of luck in Boston.

Positive Parenting

POSITIVE PARENTING workshops are held at NYS and may also be hosted in your school or home. Dates for the first PP Program are Thursday evenings, October 5, 12, 19, 26, and November 2. Sessions begin at 7 pm. Positive Parenting is geared for parents of pre-school and elementary school children. Welcome to the Teen Zone, for parents of middle and high school, will also be scheduling sessions.

New to NYS’s Parenting Programs this fall will be a course for parents of special needs children. This series will begin on Tuesday evening, September 19, at 7 pm. Additional fall dates are October 3, 17, November 7, 28, and December 5 and 19.

It is necessary to pre-register for all parenting courses. The fee is $25 per person or $35 per couple which includes all materials.

To further reach out into the community, NYS staff members are contacting local businesses to set up PP programs for employees at their places of business. These sessions may be held during lunchtime or another convenient time during the workday.

Our Parenting Programs are a great way to meet people who may be dealing with many of the same issues. If you would like to host a Positive Parenting program in your home, school, or business, or would like further information concerning any of the programs, please contact Roseanne Loring at 270-4335.

Newtown Youth Services’ Summer Program

“Learning to Grow”

The Youth Garden is a program in progress. Youth Services is fortunate to have Jonathan Aragones, MS, now on staff. Degreed in biology and ecology, NYS’s newest addition will work with middle and high school age youths. Time will be spent designing various landscapes, learning varieties of flowers and vegetables, and tips on how to avoid insects or animals munching away at the “fruits of labor.” Work will continue throughout the year with new programs starting in the fall. So, if you enjoy gardening, or being outside, and have some spare time to volunteer please call the office for further information.

Youth Group Meetings

The High School Youth Advisory Board (HS YAB) and the Middle School Youth Advisory Board (MS YAB) are on hiatus for the summer.

ATTENTION MS YAB members (present and interested ones) please watch this column for a possible joint community service project in late August. Details as they become available.

If you are interested in joining one of these groups please call the NYS office. New members are always welcome!

NYCAAP – Meeting times will vary. Please call the office for dates and times.

Super Sitters

For planning purposes, the first Super Sitters session of the school year begins on Thursday, October 5. This is a five week course. Classes meet from 4 to 5:30 pm and the fee is $25.

All programs will take place at Newtown Youth Services, 41-A Main Street (next to Town Hall), unless noted. For further information on any of the above programs, please call Newtown Youth Services at 270-4335.