Camp ROCK(Reaching Others for Christ’s Kingdom) is an overnight summer camp organized by John Lamperis, who is the Director of Religious Education at Holy Spirit.  This camp experience is for middle school students currently in grades 6 through 8.  The camp dates are June 12 – 15, and August 9 – 12, and will be held at the Dickson Valley Camp and Retreat Center in Newark, IL.  Not only will campers enjoy all of the typical camp activities, such as swimming, canoeing, archery, campfires, hiking, sports, music, skits and crafts; campers will have wonderful opportunities of prayer and worship that will help them to grow closer to Jesus and their Catholic faith.  The Camp Rock informational flyer can be found at the ACSA website, or by going to the following link:  http://www.camprock.me/flier.pdf.  Contact John at (630) 846-0688, or john@camprock.me with any questions.

Benet Academy will be holding volleyball camps this summer for girls entering grades 2-8.  The camps will include skills instruction, conditioning, team drills and scrimmages, individualized evaluations, as well as tournament play.  Your fee will include daily snacks, a camp t-shirt and prizes.  The following camp options are available:

• Camp Option 1:  Tuesday, June 10 – Friday, June 13
• Camp Option 2:  Monday, July 14 – Thursday, July 17

Develop or tune up your skills!  For more information, see the Benet Academy Summer Volleyball Camp flyer at the school website.         

The summer reading lists (Gr. K-5 Summer Reading List and JH Summer Reading List) can be found at the school website.   Please note that there have been some changes in the junior high academy lists.  Each class has a reading expectation for the summer. Please have your child read regularly ….as opposed to waiting till the weekend before school starts!  And don’t limit yourself to the requirements.

There is a required TI-30X IIS calculator for 6, 7 and 8th graders.  If you need to purchase one, it is listed as a separate item from the grade level school supply kits.  Scroll down the page until you find it and add it to your order. 

Samaritan Interfaith Counseling Center is presenting Zip Zap Zop, a Social Skills Summer Camp for grades 3-5 and 6-8, July 21-24, 2014 from 9:00am-10:30am, in partnership with Artful IMPACT! at the School of Performing Arts.  Students will dive into the art of social thinking through improvisation, acting and movement. Learning “in the moment” is an excellent confidence builder, promoting life-long skills and building healthy and rewarding social relationships.  Zip Zap Zop information is available at the school website.