Johnsburg Youth Committee Programs
The Town of Johnsburg Youth Committee provides recreational, educational, cultural, and social opportunities for local youth. There are several programs offered, funded by the Town of Johnsburg General Fund and private foundation grants: Summer Youth Program, Winter Ski Lessons, School Year Activities and Trips. The JYC also tries to support other community youth programs such as Youth Athletics (baseball), Junior Outdoor Club (skeet and archery), the Second-grade ski initiative (collaborative program through JCS, JYC, and Adirondack Treks’ outdoor programming.) For program information check the JYC calendar on this website (link from JCS website also available). Fliers go home with kids from school, and are included in JCS’s Jag Jottings and on both the town and JYC’s Facebook pages which announce opportunities and indicate how to sign up.
PROGRAMS
Summer Youth Program, Director
Peter Olesheski
email: [email protected]
Swim Instruction Program
School Year Activities, Director
Want to see the rest of the universe through a huge telescope? Want to learn how to make chocolate? healthy snacks? Learn to knit? Learn to dance? Want to camp? How about an extra art class after school? Or creating mosaic tiles? Or geocaching? Vacation week “camps”? Our school year activities coordinator, with the help of volunteers, puts together a variety of things to do throughout the school year which appeal to different age levels. We look for adult instructors with talents to share with kids; the activity agenda is only limited by the number of participating adults. JCS is particularly supportive of these JYC programs, providing activity space, copy services, and bus transportation, when needed.
Winter Ski Lessons, Director: Peter Olesheski
Every child in the Johnsburg School District receives a free ski pass each season. Gore offers alpine ski instruction to kids for six Sundays a season , which the JYC subsidizes. Transportation to either lesson site must be provided by parents.
Nordic instruction is provided at modest cost by JCS coaching staff and Adirondack Treks’ instructors. Equipment is available through Treks, a sub-committee of JYC.
In early December, the JYC holds a gear exchange fundraiser. Families can get ski equipment for free or a small donation. If you have outgrown skis or boots, helmet or poles, snow boards or X-country skis, bring them with you to exchange. Please make sure your equipment is in safe condition. We do not accept OLD straight skis. Most of the equipment we have comes from the generosity of the Higley family, owners of The Sports Page in Glens Falls, NY.
Learn to Ski or Snowboard with the Gore Regional School Program for 2024
through the Town of Johnsburg.
Youth Baseball/Softball
March – June
Contact: Rob Wing 251-3674
Pre-K – 4th grade Soccer
September/October
Contact: Rob Wing 251-3674
Girls Scouts
School year Current contact
Boy Scouts
School year Current contact