Summer Youth Program Under Way, Filling Up Quickly

Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Youth Program is under way and openings at the various sites are filling up quickly! The Barksdale, Hazelwood, St. Bethlehem, Kleeman Center and Crow Center sites have met their registration capacities.

The West Creek, Minglewood, Woodlawn, Burt, Byrns Darden, Summit Heights, Caldwell Lane and Burt-Cobb Center locations are available for more registration, as well as the teen-specific site at New Providence Middle School. Caldwell Lane will be open from 10:00am to 2:00pm Monday through Friday. All other sites are open 9:00am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. Children must be picked up prior to closing. Program locations will be closed on July 4th in observance of Independence Day.

The Summer Youth Program is a six-week, day camp-type program that is offered each summer to youths, ages 6-16. Gyms at various locations are staffed with directors and assistants, who will help with playtime activities and provide free instructional classes such as dance and karate. Participants are taken to one of the five City pools on Fridays, and a lunch is provided each day of the program.

For more details on the Summer Youth Program or other programs, please contact the Clarksville Parks and Recreation at 931-645-7476 or visit www.cityofclarksville.com.