Summer camp

season is a little over two months away. To help you prepare for the summer

and find activities for your children, the Peachtree City Recreation Department

will have a Super Summer Sign-Up Day Saturday, March 29, from 9 a.m.-2

p.m., offering early registration for day camps and swim lessons. There

will also be drawings for free prizes every half hour during the event,

which will take place at the Recreation Administration Building at 191

McIntosh Trail.

One of the

camps that will be signing up campers will be Camp McIntosh, open to campers

ages five (must reach their sixth birthday by Sept. 1, 2003), to 10 years

old. The camp runs for two week sessions and offers both outdoor and indoor

games, swimming, entertainment, fieldtrips and theme related activities.

Though campers are expected to bring their own lunch, the $150 fee includes

field trips, supplies, snacks, drinks and a camp t-shirt.

Transportation

during camp will be provided by Fayette County Board of Education buses,

which will be operated by a certified bus driver. All counselors are 18

years old and older and the camp maintains a 1:10 counselor to camper

ratio.

Session one,

"Survival on the African Plains" and "Cool Things in Summer"

will run June 2-13, while session two "Spin a Web with Spiderman

and Hokus-Pokus and Magical Tales" will run June 16-27. A special

feature of this session will be a climbing wall on which all campers can

hone their Spiderman skills. Session three, "American Spirit and

Sports Mania" will run June 30-July 11 but will not meet July 4.

This session will have a fee of $135 because of the holiday. Session four,

"Wacky Inventions and Let The Competition Begin," will run July

14-25.

There will

also be a number of specialty camps offered. Susan Steadman will be the

instructor for a drama camp open to ages six to nine years old. Children

will play theatre games, learn the basics of acting, create their own

masks and present a short play "The Enchanted Forest." Campers

should bring a snack and beverage each day. There will be two sessions

offered; June 9-13 and June 16-20. The camp runs from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

each day.

Kids "Kwilting"

give campers the opportunity to make a fully completed quilt of their

own. All materials will be supplied, except for the backing. The camp

is open to ages nine-19 and will take place Tuesdays-Saturdays from 9:30

a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sessions will take place June 17-21, June 24-28, July

15-19 and July 22-26. The fee for the camp, instructed by Toni Swanker,

is $90.

There will

be three sessions of art camp offered. Campers will work with a variety

of mediums including watercolors, acrylics, pencils, beads and assorted

paper crafts. Each camper should bring a lunch, a drink and an old t-shirt

to class. The sessions are June 23-27, July 7-11 and July 28-Aug. 1. The

camp, taught by Jane Opp, is geared towards rising second graders to 12

year olds and will meet from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. each day. The fee is $125.

Tumbling camp,

geared towards children ages seven to 12, will emphasize basic to advanced

tumbling, cheerleading jumps, chants and conditioning. The instructor

will be Christy Johns and will run from 1-4 p.m. Monday through Thursdays.

There are six sessions to choose from June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23,

July 21 or July 28 and the fee is $75.

There will

also be a variety of sports camps offered. Kedron Kids Basketball camp,

open to ages six to 10 years old, will be instructed by Coach David Pina.

The session is June 2-5 and will run at two times; 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. or

1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The fee is $95 and campers will get a designated time

to swim each day as well as a trophy and a t-shirt. Junior High Hoop Camp

is a co-ed camp for junior high students also instructed by Pina. The

fee is $100 and there will be optional swim time each day.

There will

be several tennis camps offered for a variety of different age and talent

groups. Munchkin camps for ages four to seven, will take place Tuesday

through Thursday from 8:15-9 a.m. for a fee of $25. There are seven sessions

to choose from. Junior Beginner and Advanced tennis camps will run Tuesdays

and Thursdays from 9-10:30 a.m. for a fee of $25.

Judo/All Sports

is an action packed week of sports. Self defense is the main focus of

the camp but each day students will swim, play basketball or play in the

game room. There will also be team competition featuring relay races,

soccer games and more. The camp is open to ages five to 17 for a fee of

$125. Participants may choose one of two sessions: May 27-30 or June 16-20.

Campers must bring a bathing suit, a towel, lunch and drink.

As always there

will also be swim lessons offered for ages six months old to adults. A

session consists of eight 30-minute classes for a fee of $45 for Fayette

County residents and $55 for non-county residents.

Only camp and

swim lesson registrations will be taken at Super Summer Sign-Up Day. Participants

can also register early at the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center during

their regular operating hours.

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