Youth Programs

And Activities

21st annual Talent Show Auditions will be on Friday, April 25, beginning at 3 pm. Students in kindergarten through eighth 8th grade are invited. Call Amanda for details. The date of the talent show itself will be announced later.

Rock ‘n Roll Middle School is for seventh and eighth graders who want to learn to play musical instruments and participate in a rock band. The class is Wednesdays from 2:30 to 5 pm at NYFS. Registration required.

Alateen meetings are Tuesdays from 7 to 9 pm and is for anyone affected by somebody else’s alcoholism. Parents, children, spouses, partners, brothers and sisters, and other family members of alcoholics are welcome to attend, as are friends and those who work with alcoholics. At meetings members share their personal experiences and learn to find personal happiness, whether or not the alcoholic in their lives is still drinking.

Movies: A rotating series of G- and PG-rated moves are screened at the after school drop-in center at NYFS every Monday through Friday from 2:15 to 4 pm. All are welcome.

Peer Mentoring is available each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1 to 1:30 pm, at Newtown High School.

SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) meets Wednesdays from 2 to 3 pm at Newtown High School.

Yoga Mania is for students in grades 7–12. It meets Tuesdays from 3 to 4 pm. Yoga builds strength, improves flexibility, and decrease anxiety in this free program. Parental permission and registration required.

Moms’ Programs

A new session of Mommy and Me, for first-time moms and mothers of infants, has started. The program meets Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 am until April 29. Newcomers are welcome.

Gym Time meets at Edmond Town Hall on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 am Call to register.

Support Groups

NAMI is America’s largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons with serious mental illness. The next chapter meeting is planned for Monday, March 17, from 9:30 am until noon.

All programs take place at NYFS, 17 Church Hill Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information or to register call 270-4335.