Johnston Community Education

Join us for a summer jazz combo experience where we will rehearse jazz music, improvise solos, and put on a performance. This is for jazz beginners through advanced – all levels are welcome! Performance during the day on 6/18 (time TBD). Camp Directors: Steve Kellar and Jason Heeren

The Johnston Middle School Football Camp is a two-night introduction to Johnston Football and football conditioning. Athletes will have the opportunity to learn all about offensive and defensive positions and special teams play. Coaches will emphasize the fundamentals of various positions so athletes learn about the game of football and build confidence. The camp will include sport-specific conditioning drills, position-specific fundamentals, and games and competitions. The camp will be coached by the JMS 8th grade football coaching staff. Camp Director: Coach Thomas Griffin

The Johnston Fit to Hit football camp will focus on athletes learning the terminology used for offense, defense and special teams. They will be coached by the entire football staff to help develop and enhance each player's skill level in order to be successful for the upcoming football season. The camp will also focus on getting the athletes into football shape so once official practice begins on Monday, August 9th, they are able to excel at their very best and reduce their chances for injury by not being in shape. Camp Director: Coach Brian Woodley

This camp will prepare athletes for the upcoming fall season by focusing on fundamentals and conditioning. Focus will be on building the foundation necessary to maximize performance in the sport. Individual skill drills and team competition will be used daily to develop each athlete. Camp Director: Coach Rick Brooks

Students will learn from an experienced drone pilot to complete challenges and earn their Drone Pilot’s License. Once certified, students will take to the skies with their new flying skills and compete with each other in exciting, aerial laser tag battles. Students will work with their teams and use their critical thinking skills to develop strategies for each aerial competition thrown their way. Instructor: COR Robotics

Come develop and enhance the foundational skills of soccer through competition and play. Camp Director: Coach Jim Frizzell

This camp is for all boys interested in being a part of the HS Boy’s Cross Country team. Johnston Boy’s XC has a reputation for being one of the largest programs in the country, with a standard of excellence. This camp will kick off summer training by learning the basic principles of running, lifting, speed work, and a healthy lifestyle. There will also be several team-building activities and competitions. The Middle School athletes will be joining us for this camp! Please contact Coach Matt Jaschen (Head HS Boy’s Cross Country and Track & Field Coach) with any questions: matt.jaschen@johnston.k12.ia.us

Join coaches and athletes from the Johnston Track & Field team for an introduction to the fundamentals of this great sport! Emphasis will be placed on having fun and building individual skills & fitness. The final day of camp will consist of a non-competitive track meet. Please bring a personalized water bottle!!! For weather related announcements please call 252-8488 Camp Director: Coach Matt Jaschen

Johnston Boy’s Cross Country has a strong tradition of excellence and is known for building young men of character! This camp will introduce middle-school-aged athletes to our sport. Your son will learn the basics of becoming a better cross country ATHLETE, including running, lifting, speed work, and healthy lifestyle. This camp coincides with the high school camp, where middle school athletes get to learn about the sport from our high school athletes. We will also do team-building activities and competitions throughout the week, allowing your son to make connections with our high school role models and coaching staff. After this week, Middle School athletes will be invited to more training opportunities throughout the summer, helping them prepare for the fall season. Please contact Coach Matt Jaschen (Head HS Boy’s Cross Country and Track & Field Coach) with any questions: matt.jaschen@johnston.k12.ia.us

Camp is designed to emulate the competitiveness and pace of the high school soccer game involving daily themes of technical, possession, and finishing. Camp Director: Coach Jim Frizzell

Camp instruction will focus on the fundamentals of the sport: serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking & digging. In addition, learning to communicate with teammates and leadership will be emphasized. Individual and small group drills will be used to instruct skill work and to develop team play. Competition in drills and mini games will occur throughout the week. Camp Director: Coach Rick Brooks

All levels welcome. The Youth Enrichment League (YEL)Teach It!... Practice It!...Play It! method keeps chess students progressing with 60+ chess lessons and thousands of puzzles as well as guided games and an end-of-week in-class tournament. Class fee includes ChessKid.com membership for the session ($49 annual value). Battle summer brain drain...sign up today to THINK, LEARN and PLAY WELL with YEL! Instructor: Youth Enrichment League

Come celebrate Christmas in June in this immersive summer art camp. We will use wood, paper, fiber, and more to create lots of different Christmas-themed art projects in this camp. A little silly... big fun! Participants should bring a water bottle and a snack each day. Instructor: Amy Uthus

In this camp, we will meet daily to explore all the creepy, crawly, and cute creatures we might find in our gardens. We will use squishy clay to make gnomes, owls, ladybugs, birdbaths, planters, and more! We will get a little dirty, learn new building techniques, and have lots of fun playing with clay. Our projects will be fired in a kiln and Amy will email parents with a pick-up date (usually 2-3 weeks after the last day of class). All tools and materials are included. No experience necessary. If your child is registered for more than one clay camp, supervision is NOT provided between camps. Our instructor needs this time to reset and disinfect the room. Instructor: Amy Uthus

Launch and watch your very own rocket speed 300 feet into the air! Then it is yours to take home! Students will make and take home multiple rockets of varying difficulty throughout this session. We will use these rockets and airplanes to investigate basic aeronautical concepts including: propulsion, thrust, lift, drag and more. We will also hypothesize about travel in outer space, how to get a United States astronaut to Mars and life on Mars. Do you have the right stuff? Please visit YouthEnrichmentLeague.com for more information. NOTE: Parents will be asked to contribute two, 2 liter soda bottles (empty) for 2 different experiments. Fee includes $18 materials fee. Instructor: Youth Enrichment League

Students will learn to program and fly at the same time! The drone can be programmed using entry level block based coding, or more advanced text based coding to perform various challenges throughout the camp. The fun and excitement of flying drones makes it easy to forget students will be learning valuable 21st century programming skills in the process. A snack will be provided each day. Instructor: COR Robotics