CYS tee ball and baseball
CYS Sports is accepting enrollments now through May 2 for the tee ball, coach pitch baseball and regular baseball season.
Age groups are as follows:
• Tee ball: 4-year-olds
• Tee ball: 5- and 6-year-olds
• Coach pitch: 7- and 8-year-olds
• Regular baseball: 9- to 15-year-olds
The cost is $40 for one child and $35 for each additional child. The season starts at the end of May and runs through the first week in July. Parents may register their children at any CYS building or central registration. For more information, call 568-2617 or stop by Central Enrollment and Registration, Bldg. 1743
Freedom Camp
A three-day camp is planned for children, ages 7 to 18, of Soldiers who are currently deployed or have returned from deployment within the last seven months. The deadline to register is June 6. The camp is being held June 19 through 21. Registration packets and instructions may be downloaded from www.blissmwr.com/freedomcamp/ or picked up at CYS central registration. There is a $10 registration fee per family. A limited number of scholarships are available. Space is limited. For more information, call 568-9306 569-7732.
Red Cross volunteers
The American Red Cross at William Beaumont Army Medical Center is sponsoring a summer volunteer program for ages 13 to 17. The program is scheduled for June 2 to Aug. 15. If interested in becoming a volunteer, complete a registration packet. Packets can be picked up in room 4K2, Bradley Building, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Once the packet is returned, a reservation for orientation can be made for May 28 or June 10, 16 or 18. To make an orientation reservation, applicants must complete and return the packet. For more information, call 569-2483.
Mickelsen Library
Mickelsen Community Library hosts “Read Me a Story” at 10 a.m. every Tuesday morning for children ages 2 to 5 in the Children’s Room of the library. The library also hosts “Family Story Time” for children ages 2 to 6 at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Each session lasts 30 to 45 minutes, and parents or guardians must stay with their child throughout the duration. Mickelsen Community Library is located in the basement of E Wing, Hinman Hall, Bldg. 2. For information, call 568-6156.
Youth leadership training
The Fort Bliss Army Volunteer Corps and YESS will be hosting leadership training for youth in ninth through 12th grades June 12 and 13 at GMH Military Housing, 1991 Marshall Road. The leadership training will be based on Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute. Applications can be retrieved from ACS, Bldg. 2494, Ricker Road, or www.blissmwr.com. The deadline for application submission is May 15. For information, call 568-1132 or e-mail tephanie.hopper1@us.army.mil.
Pre-K programs
Fort Bliss Child and Youth Services offer Pre-K programs at both the Main Child Development Center and the Logan CDC. The curriculum encompasses all the Texas Education Agency Pre-K guidelines, as well as specific objectives and benchmarks given by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Families with 4-year-old children already enrolled full-time at CYS can participate in this program without any additional cost.
Family discounts
Fee reductions for family members of deceased or severely disabled Soldiers who served in OIF, OEF and other mission-related contingencies are available. All patrons eligible to use Army Child and Youth Services will receive registration and re-registration at no cost. Discounts have changed for family members of sponsors who are deployed; on an unaccompanied PCS, a TCS or a TDY; part of rear detachment; wounded warriors; and fallen warriors. A copy of enrollment in the Army Disabled Soldier Support System should be provided to CER, Bldg. 1743.
SAT/ACT/PSAT prep
Child and Youth Services is offering classes to help prepare college-bound students. A class will be offered May 3 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the YouthPlex, Bldg. 195 on Chaffee Road. Students must pre-register through Central Enrollment and Registration, Bldg. 1743 on Victory Road, adjacent to the Fort Bliss Inn. There is a $5 registration fee. For more information, call 568-1132 or e-mail bliss.yess@conus.army.mil.