Johnston Community Education

Description: Camp Kindergarten is a one-day program for JCSD kindergarteners who have the day off from school following their first two days of class! Students will participate in a variety of fun and enriching camp-themed activities throughout the day. Logistics: Camp Kindergarten will take place at the District Office, 6510 NW 62nd Ave, Johnston, IA 50131 Camp Kindergarten program hours: 9:00am-3:30pm Wrap-Around hours: Drop-Off: 7:30-9:00am Pick-Up: 3:30-5:30pm Students will be served a sack lunch (if needed) as well as morning and afternoon snacks. Students may bring their own sack lunch (it will not be able to be refrigerated). Students who need a sack lunch provided by the school district will be charged to their school lunch account. Snacks are included. Students should bring a water bottle with their name on it Students will be going outside (weather permitting) - please dress for the weather Instructor: Camp Kindergarten will be led by a variety of school district staff that are excited to spend the day with your student! Note: Camp Kindergarten is not part of the Kids Connection (KTC) program

Course Description DASH Sports Summer Basketball camps provide players with a well-rounded basketball experience covering a broad range of skills training and skill-based games. Players will be taught how to properly shoot, pass, dribble, and play defense in a fun and positive environment. Camp ends with scrimmages and games the final day where athletes can showcase their skills. Athletes should bring a water bottle and a snack. Balls are provided. Logistics Athletes should bring a water bottle & wear athletic clothing & shoes Instructor DASH Sports Staff

Course Description -DASH Sports Flag Football Camps provide players with an introductory experience to the great game of football in a little to no contact safe environment. Key elements of passing, catching, rushing, and defense will be taught and practiced. Fun, skill-based games will be played to practice newly learned skills. Min 8/Max 24. -DASH Sports Flag Football Tykes- Parent participation is required for the 2-3yr old age group and recommended when needed for the 4+ year old age group. Logistics Athletes should bring a water bottle and wear athletic clothing & shoes (cleats are optional). Footballs and flag belts are provided. Instructor DASH Sports Staff include adults who have had previous playing or coaching experience. They also go through an extensive training.

Course Description DASH Sports Summer Floor Hockey camps provide players with a well-rounded hockey experience covering a broad range of skills training and skill-based games. Players will be taught how to properly stickhandle, pass, shoot, and play defense in a fun and positive environment. Athletes should wear sunscreen and bring a water bottle and a snack. Sticks and pucks are provided. Logistics Athletes should bring a water bottle & wear athletic clothing & shoes Instructor DASH Sports Staff

Course Description Golf (SNAG) DASH Sports SNAG Golf Summer camps provide participants instruction on golf fundamentals using the Starting New At Golf (SNAG) program. Putting, chipping, pitching, and driving the ball work with this adapted equipment developed with a youngster's height and small hands in mind, creating a fun learning and playing experience. Participants should wear sunscreen and bring water and a snack. All equipment is provided. Logistics Athletes should bring a water bottle & wear athletic clothing & shoes Instructor DASH Sports Staff

Course Description DASH Sports Summer Volleyball camps provide players with a well-rounded experience in a fun environment. Key volleyball skills such as passing, serving, and hitting will be taught and practiced throughout the week. Fun, volleyball skill specific games are also incorporated, giving players game type experience, and a better understanding of the game! The final day of camp ends with scrimmages and games for players to showcase their skills. Athletes should bring a water bottle and snack (knee pads optional). Balls are provided. Logistics Athletes should bring a water bottle & wear athletic clothing & shoes Instructor DASH Sports Staff

Course Description DASH Sports Volleyball Tykes camps provide players with an introductory experience in a fun environment. Key volleyball skills such as passing, serving, and hitting will be introduced and practiced throughout the week. Fun, volleyball skill specific games are also incorporated. This camp is a great opportunity for an introductory experience in volleyball. Athletes should bring a water bottle and snack (knee pads optional). Balls are provided. Logistics Athletes should bring a water bottle & wear athletic clothing & shoes Balls are provided Instructor DASH Sports Staff

Course Description This three-day musical theatre dance workshop has campers learning stylized choreography & steps to dances from hit Broadway Disney shows that will be performed at the camp's conclusion. Final performance of learned dances is Wednesday @ 11:45am. Logistics Enter through the main door on the south side of the building (5860 Merle Hay Rd, Johnston, IA 50131) Snack provided Instructor The Dancer's Theatre Staff

Course Description The Johnston Boys tennis camp is designed for those planning on playing high school tennis. Emphasis will be placed on singles and doubles match strategy and advanced stroke development. Please arrive 10 minutes early so camp can start on time. Contact Coach Schuessler (dennis.schuessler@johnston.k12.ia.us) with any questions. Logistics Campers should bring a racket, water bottle and sunscreen each day. Weather policy/procedures- if courts are slick/wet from rains, lessons will be cancelled. The decision will be made at least 30 minutes before each class. Please watch for texts & emails for the notification Camp Director JHS Boys Head Tennis Coach Dennis Schuessler- Coach started coaching at JHS in 2017 and works at the Johnston Middle School. Coach Schuessler was named the 2026 2A Tennis Coach of the Year by Bound Iowa and the Iowa HS Tennis Report. In 2026, he led the boys tennis team to its best year in school history, placing 3rd at state and finishing 14-2. His goal for this camp is to prepare the next generation of Tennis Dragons!

Course Description Learn all about offensive and defensive positions and special teams play. We’ll emphasize the fundamentals of various positions so players can learn about the game of football and build confidence. The camp will include sport-specific conditioning drills, position-specific fundamentals, and games and competitions. Logistics Camp will take place at the JMS Stadium. Enter on south side of stadium. Wear appropriate clothing (t-shirt, shorts, cleats), and bring a water bottle. No other football gear/equipment is needed. Camp Director 8th Grade Head Football Coach Tom Griffin

Course Description Come join the coaches and athletes of the 6x State Champion JHS Girls Cross Country TEAM in the process of living out our TEAM Mission Statement: We are Dedicated to Developing Strong, Confident Women Who Seek to Build Community While Enjoying Competitive Athletics!! Logistics Bring water bottle with your name on it Coach will send a reminder on what to wear or bring Camp Director JHS Girls Cross Country Head Coach Patrick Hennes- Coach Hennes has been a Dragon since his first days of student teaching at JHS in the Spring of 2002. He has had a front row seat as the number of graduates has doubled over time and taken great joy in witnessing JCSD grow into a thriving and diverse community serving the needs of a broad, multicultural group of learners. After volunteering with the JHS Track & Field squads as a student teacher in the spring of 2002, Coach Hennes was hired as an assistant coach for both the boys and girls Cross Country and Track & Field squads for the 2002-2003 school year. The following year (2003) he was hired as the Head Girls Cross Country Coach, remaining with the Boys Track & Field program as the distance coach until joining the girls Track & Field TEAM as distance coach in the spring of 2007. In the classroom, Mr. Hennes enjoys teaching mostly JHS seniors in one of their final required courses: American Government or American National Government. In one action-packed semester, students learn about the Foundations of American Government, Citizenship and Civic Participation and the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Coach Hennes has been recognized with the following awards: 2016 Des Moines Register/USA Today Iowa All Sports Coach of the Year following the Dragons undefeated and record-setting State Championship season 13-time recipient of the IATC Cross Country Coach of the Year Award, including most recently the Dragon’s 2023 State Championship season 2016 USTFCCCA Iowa Coach of the Year 2018 IGHSAU Golden Plaque of Distinction Conference Championships (what years) The Dragons have earned a total of eight CIML Conference Championships under Coach Hennes, who took the Dragons from “Worst to First” in the Conference in his first season as Head Coach in 2003. The Dragons celebrated the 21st anniversary of that Championship with another in the 2023 season. They have also won a total of 13 State Qualifying Meet Championships under Coach Hennes and his amazing staff. State Appearances- The Dragons have competed in the IGHSAU State Championship in 20 out of the past 21 seasons and are currently the defending State Champions State Titles- The Dragons have won *six* out of the past 10 IGHSAU Class 4A Cross Country State Championships (2014-2016-2017-2019-2020-2023) and have finished in the Top 4 in 14 out of the last 18 years. In 2016, the Dragons set the State Meet record for the All Time lowest TEAM score (26) and fastest TEAM finish (18:41 for 5K) "As coaches, we take great pride in living and coaching by our TEAM Mission Statement: We are dedicated to developing strong, confident women who are committed to building community while pursuing excellence in competitive athletes. As coaches, we deeply value the trust that parents place in us to help guide the development of their daughters as both athletes and as individuals. As coaches, summer is our opportunity to take the time to really, truly get-to-know our athletes on an even deeper level as individuals. Life is an adventure and we can’t wait to share that adventure with your daughter!!” Why should they attend/benefits? Participants will learn what it takes to live by our TEAM values: Be Healthy Dream Big Dreams Pursue Excellence Take Ownership Be Accountable Have Fun Embrace Your Sister

Course Description This camp will be a high intensity camp focusing on preparation for competition. Drills will be fast-paced and challenging. Learning to compete and teamwork will be the goal of the camp. Logistics Bring a water bottle with your name on it Camp Director JHS Head Volleyball Coach Rick Brooks has been coaching at Johnston since 1993. His teams have made 11 state appearances, State Title in 2007, 3 runner-up finishes. Coach Brooks was the Coach of the Year in 2007 and has several "District Coach of the Year" honors. He currently teaches Math at JHS. In 2015, he was honored with the Presidential Award in Mathematics & Science Teaching. Coach really enjoys coaching the next generation of Dragons!

Course Description 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. Logistics Bring a water bottle with your name on it On 7/13, camp will be at JMS. Enter through Door #18. Camp Director JHS Head Volleyball Coach Rick Brooks has been coaching at Johnston since 1993. His teams have made 11 state appearances, State Title in 2007, 3 runner-up finishes. Coach Brooks was the Coach of the Year in 2007 and has several "District Coach of the Year" honors. He currently teaches Math at JHS. In 2015, he was honored with the Presidential Award in Mathematics & Science Teaching. Coach really enjoys coaching the next generation of Dragons!

Course Description The camp will be an introduction to cross country for boys and girls with the intention to teach the basics of warm-up, stretching, and cool down. Additionally, campers will get insight into some of the types of workouts that cross-country runners use. All fitness levels are encouraged to participate, as each participant will be allowed to train at their own pace. Games and fun activities will be included. Logistics Wear clothing that you can run in: running shorts or compression shorts, sports bra, t-shirt or tank top that is comfortable for movement. Hair ties/ hair up. Good pair of tennis shoes/ running shoes with support and socks Optional- Hat and sunglasses Bring water bottle with your name on it Camp Director Jenna Darsee - Summit Middle School Art | Johnston Head Middle School Girls XC & Assistant 8th Grade Track Coach

DEADLINE FOR A T-SHIRT IS 6/5 AT 12PM. Dates June & July- Tue 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21 August- Tue & Thu 8/4, 8/6, 8/11, 8/13 | 9:45-11a -From 9:45 - 11:00am Course Description The Dragon Xs & Os Camp is an opportunity for incoming 8th graders to transition into a more competitive and faster paced level of the football program. All ability levels are welcome. Each session focuses on fundamental skills that can then be incorporated into competitions and camp games. Campers would not need to attend every session and will be encouraged to attend as often as they are able. The camp isn’t required to join the 8th grade football team. Logistics Camp will take place at the JMS Stadium. Enter on south side of stadium. Wear appropriate clothing (t-shirt, shorts, football cleats), and bring a water bottle. No mouthpiece or other football gear/equipment is needed. Camp Director JMS 8th Grade Head Football Coach Tom Griffin has been coaching and teaching since 2008.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: In FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge, friendly competition is at the heart of the program. Teams of students engage in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering while building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. Teams of 6-8 students, led by PARENT-VOLUNTEER coaches, will meet up to 2 days each week for approximately 1 hour. During these team "practices", teams will work together to design, build, and code their robot. Teams will also practice the FLL core values while developing a unique solution to a real-world issue related to the current season's theme: BIOGLOW. In the BIOLGOW™ challenge, to be released August 4, 2026, FIRST® LEGO® League teams will experience the vibrancy of the world's ecosystems. BIOGLOW is part of the FIRST® CANOPY™ season. Learn more. The Fall 2026 FLL Challenge Season offered through Johnston Community Education (JCE) will operate similar to previous seasons: Teams will participate in the FOUNDERS edition of the BIOGLOW season, utliizing existing SPIKE LEGO robotics kits. (JCE will convert to the FUTURE edition in 2027.) Teams will have the option to attend an FLL Regional Qualifier event outside of Johnston. Qualifier event dates and locations are TBD. Travel could be required to attend an FLL Regional Qualifier. The cost of participating in a Regional Qualifier is included in your registration fee (no additional registration fees). Teams will have the option to showcase their work for parents at the end of the season. The date and time of this event will be determined in collaboration with individual teams after practices begin. Early Registration Deadline: August 23 (Fee increases to $155 on August 24) IF YOU ARE REGISTERING ON AUGUST 24 OR LATER, THERE IS LIMITED ROSTER SPACE AVAILABLE. NO SPECIAL REQUESTS FOR TEAM PLACEMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. LOGISTICS: Please indicate during registration if the participant is NEW or RETURNING to FLL Challenge when you register. RETURNING participants will be placed with their 2025 season coach IF their coach is also returning. After all team rosters are created (minimum of 6 / maximum of 8 participants) - we need to identify parent-volunteers from the roster to serve as the Head Coach plus 2 Assistant Coaches. That means we need AT LEAST 3 parents from every roster of 6-8 students to volunteer to coach in some role. If we are unable to find sufficient parent-volunteer support for a team, we will attempt to relocate students to other teams based on available roster space in the order in which they registered. If we cannot find a new roster to move them to, your registration fee will be refunded. All teams will practice at the JCSD District Office, 6510 NW 62nd Ave, Johnston, IA 50131 Registration Deadline: Sunday, August 23 (Fee increases to $155 on August 24) Coaches' Meeting to be held the week of Aug 31-Sept 4 Teams will be contacted by parent-volunteer coaches following the coaches' meeting Practices can begin as early as the week of Sept 7-11 Teams will practice 2 nights per week: Mon & Wed OR Tue & Thu No experience or equipment necessary for participants or coaches! PARTICPANT AGES NOTE: The age range for our Johnston Community Education FLL Challenge program is 4th-8th grade. This varies slightly from the recommended age range provided by the FIRST organization. Our age range falls within the FIRST recommended age range so teams do not need to be concerned about eligibility at FIRST competitions. 4th-8th grade is the age range we have found the most success with for our program. INSTRUCTOR: Parent-Volunteer Coaches! This program is dependent on parent-volunteers to operate. Rosters are limited to 6-8 students. That means we need to identify a Head Coach and 2 Assistant Coaches for every 6-8 students. A MINIMUM of 2 adults (Coach + Assistant Coach) are required to be on-site to supervise each practice. No LEGO or robotics experience is necessary. FLL provides materials to guide teams through each practice and all projects should be student-driven. With small rosters - all parents should consider how they can volunteer to support the team. Please contact Scott.Kruthoff@Johnston.k12.ia.us with questions.

Course Description {YEL!} FENCING SUMMER CAMP New and returning students invited. Your favorite instructors return with more knowledge, refined coaching skills and, of course, your favorite fencing games and arm bands. Safety is our first priority. We supply safety swords, protective masks, chest plates and jackets, in a high-octane, inclusive environment. Visit YELKids.com for more info. Sign up today to join this sport deemed the “sport of the intellectual athlete!” Early Registration Checkpoints: June 15 for the June 22-26 camp July 27 for the Aug 3-6 camp Camp will be cancelled if minimum enrollment is not met by this date. https://youthenrichmentleague.com/portfolio-item/f... Logistics: Participants should bring a water bottle with their name on it. Instructor: Youth Enrichment League Youth Enrichment League – {YEL!} – was founded in 2004 by Chet and Lisa Gunhus. It was founded to bring the highest quality enrichment to schools throughout Minnesota. Through the combined blessings of amazing teachers and happy clients, {YEL!} has grown to 745 schools and 150 teachers in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.