KIDS' CLUB FOR AFTER SCHOOL 3-8 P.M. ACTIVITIES OFFERED FOR MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - With summer vacation Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. winding down, the Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. of Santa Clarita has initiated a new appeal to draw more kids to its after-school programs. Called ``Campaign 3 p.m.,'' the program is geared toward parents of middle school-age children who have outgrown day care but would still benefit from some supervision after school. The goal is to keep kids active and out of trouble. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Education and Justice found that students in quality after- school programs have better academic performance, behavior and school attendance, and greater expectations for the future. Jim Ventress, executive director of the local club, said fliers will go out to kids at school to take home their parents. The fliers will detail club activities offered from 3 to 8 p.m. Ventress hopes to target parents new to the area, who might not know about the club's services. The club provides daily services for more than 1,600 young people. ``We do a variety of things during the afternoon,'' Ventress said. ``We have an after-school tutoring program, we organize athletic teams, we have an arts center and we also have a partnership with CalArts.'' Ventress has a full-time Project Learn director in charge of the tutoring program, who facilitates the efforts of afternoon volunteers from Hart High School Hart High School may refer to:
Campaign 3 p.m. recently was bolstered by the addition to the national advertising initiative of spokesman Alex Rodriguez, all-star shortstop for the Texas Rangers, who visited the Boys & Girls Club in Miami often when he was young. ``It helps for some kids to look up and say, 'Here's Alex. He was in a single-parent situation, and now he's the highest-paid player in baseball','' Ventress said. ``It can be done, (the kids) just have to believe in themselves.'' The Boys and Girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. Club of Santa Clarita has been active this summer. So far, club members have made trips to Catalina and Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities: a theme park in Buena Park, California, and a manufacturer of food specialty products (primarily jams and preserves) based in Placentia, California. , and are headed to the Hollywood Bowl next week. Kids at the club also had the opportunity to attend a week-long summer camp. |
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