Parent Programs

POSITIVE PARENTING workshops can be hosted in your school, business, or home! Call NYS for more information

NYS Summer Programs

Back by popular demand:

“NATURE DETECTIVES” and “THE GREAT OUTDOORS” nature programs at Cullens Memorial, June 26-30. For children entering graded K-2 (9-10:30 am ) and 3-5 (10:45-12:15pm). This year’s program will focus on Life Cycles (water, seeds, animals, and more!) Fee: $25 for the week.

SPORTS+

For the week of June 19-23, explore a different sport each session (soccer, basketball, flag football, kayak racing, crazy water and field sports, swimming, and more.) Time: 6-7:30 pm, Dickenson Park. Fee: $35 for all five sessions. Limit: 12. Open to all students entering grades 6-8.

Job Bank

Spring has finally arrived and summer is almost here. Now is a great time to register with the Job Bank. New jobs are called in daily. So, if you are looking for a part-time or full-time job, NYS may be able to assist you in your search. The NYS Job Bank is open to students 13 to 17. Application forms are available at the office. Please call Jessica Clark, Job Bank Coordinator, at 270-4335 for further information.

Community Events

CELEBRATE YOUTH MONTH

GAIL SMITH AND OUTSTANDING YOUTH AWARDS

Newtown Youth Services, Inc., is holding its Annual Meeting and Gail smith Awards Ceremony at 7:00 pm on Monday, May 22, in the Memorial Room of the Congregational Church House at 41A Main Street, Newtown. Open to the public, this year’s guest speaker is Ed Meincke, Director of Glastonbury Youth Services and the first president and initiator of the Connecticut Youth Services Association (CYSA). He began working for Glastonbury Youth and Family Services in December 1970, when that agency was the first youth service bureau in the state of Connecticut. Ed’s topic will be “Youth Services – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.”

Outstanding Youth awards are set for 4 pm on May 25. Approximately 40 young men and women will be honored.

Youth Group Meetings:

The High School Youth Advisory Board (HS YAB) and the Middle School Youth Advisory Board (MS YAB) have finished their meetings for the year.

If you are interested in joining one of these groups please call the NYS office.

NYCAAP – will meet on Tuesday, May 23, at 5:30 pm.

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.

During a normal day in the US, nearly 11,000 babies are born and 6,000 people die; about 7,000 couples say “I do” and more than 3,000 others divorce; 2 million gallons of ice cream are produced and over 200 million chicken eggs are laid.