Applications for the Haverhill Police Department's GREAT/DARE Days summer camp will be available starting Monday and can be picked up in the front lobby of the police station, 40 Bailey Blvd.
Applications must be turned in no later than June 9.
This camp is free to Haverhill children ages 7 to 12. Camp runs from June 23 through Aug. 21 and consists of scheduled recreational activities, guest speakers and field trips. Activities include spider web, soccer, hoop relay, dodge ball, impulse and moonball. Field trips are to Canobie Lake Park, Fisher Cats baseball, York Animal Kingdom, Southwick Zoo and the Boston Science Museum.
A special emphasis will be placed on building self-esteem, cooperation and communication based on activities and philosophies developed through the DARE program and Project Adventure.
Police officers have been trained in this trust-building group program and will offer healthy alternatives to drug abuse and violence. Due to the popularity of this program, applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
The camp will be at Pentucket Lake Elementary School, 252 Concord St., Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Silver Hill Elementary School, 675 Washington St., Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Snacks, beverages, and lunch will be provided at no cost.
More information and details regarding the camp are available with the application form. More information is available from DARE Officer Bill Alvarado at 978-373-1212, ext. 569. All applicants may attend both camps sites as long as they have transportation.
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Hats on display
Northern Essex Community College's Life Long Learning program will present a special program with Barbara Skofield of Haverhill in honor of Mother's Day, today at 2 p.m. in the Technology Center on the Haverhill campus.
Skofield will display her extensive hat collection and perform comedy skits focusing on the hats, as well as give a special tribute to mothers attending the event. Guests are encouraged to wear their own hats as they take a ride into the past of lost fashion trends and everlasting hats.
Life Long Learning is a program of lectures, study groups and trips for adults who are 50 years and older. More information is available from Charlene Boucher at 978-556-3825 or cboucher@necc.mass.edu.
Golf clinics offered
The city's Recreation Department and Council on Aging will continue its weekly adult golf clinic with Ted Murphy at Murphy's Garrison Par 3 Golf Center, 660 Hilldale Ave.
Golf clubs will be provided. The clinic is Wednesdays at 10 a.m. The cost is $10 per week. No preregistration is required.
Parent Academy session offered
Parents and members of the community are invited to a Parent Academy information session titled "Getting Your Children Ready for the Next Grade."
The session will be May 21 at Nettle Middle School, 150 Boardman St. Admission is free. Registration and refreshments are from 5:45 to 6 p.m., directly followed by the meeting.
This session will include helpful hints and information provided by parents, educators and various Haverhill organizations to help make the coming summer an educational success.
Certificates of participation will be awarded to participants who have attended four or more sessions.
The Parent Academy is a program of the District Parent Council and Haverhill public schools.
More information is available from Joan Becker at 978-469-9095 or becker_joan@yahoo.com, or from Herb Bergh at 978-372-0376 or h.bergh@verizon.net.
Baby-sitting and pizza will be provided for children 12 and under accompanying their parents to the academy.
