For those families who visited Santa at the Recreation Dept but did not receive their photos, your photos are ready and waiting for you! Come to the Recreation Office Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to pick them up.

7th and 8th grade

recreation nights

The Garden City Recreation Department is sponsoring a "Rec. Night" for Seventh and Eighth Graders on the following dates in St. Paul's Field House:

Friday, January 9th

Friday, February 6th

These parties will be chaperoned by the recreation staff and will run from 7 to 9 p.m.

Admission is $5.00. A DJ will provide music and refreshments will be available for a nominal charge. The gym will be open for basketball, volleyball, dancing and other games.

Note- Once the children are in the field house, they will not be allowed to leave unless accompanied by an adult. Please come down to the field house to pick up your child.

sixth grade rec. nights

The Garden City Recreation Department is sponsoring a Middle School Rec. Night for Sixth Graders on the following dates at St. Paul's Field House:

Friday, January 28th

Friday, February 27th

These parties will be chaperoned by the recreation staff and will run from 7 to 9 p.m.

Admission is $5.00. A DJ will provide music and refreshments will be available for a nominal charge. The gym will be open for basketball, volleyball, dancing and other games.

Note- Once the children are in our facility for either of these programs, they will not be allowed to leave unless accompanied by an adult. Please come into the building to pick up your child.

join us for a sunday matinee at cluett hall

Come join the Recreation Department as we hold a Sunday movie matinee in Cluett Hall on Sunday, January 25 th at 1 p.m. The movie showing will be the animated blockbuster, "Ratatouille", a Disney/Pixar production. Rated G, this film will run 110 minutes. Admission is free and snacks will be available for a nominal charge. Recreation staff will be on hand to supervise.

ADULT YOGA IN CLUETT HALL

Our winter/spring session of yoga will begin the week of January 12th. Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed classes with all ages in mind. Each class is 55 minutes long. All classes are held in Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City is invited to join these relaxing classes.

The course schedule is as follows:

Mondays 7:30 p.m. 15 Classes for $75

Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. 16 Classes for $80

Thursdays 11:30 a.m. 16 Classes for $80

To register for a class, please visit the Recreation Department's Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

preschool arts and

crafts begins

The Recreation Department will begin its first session of Preschool Arts and Crafts the week of January 5th. This six week program is held at St. Paul's Cluett Hall and is open to children ages 3 1/2 to 5 years old who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City.

Children interested in this program may register for either Monday at 12:15 p.m. or Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. The cost of each 45 minute, six week session is $30.

The child registering MUST be 3 1/2 by January in order to register for a session. To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

Middle school and high school open gym

The Garden City Recreation Department is pleased to announce that this winter we will sponsor an Open Gym program for basketball and volleyball for Middle and High School aged students. This program will be conducted weekday afternoons after school in the St. Paul's Field House.

Our Winter Open Gym Program will provide the students an opportunity to participate in after school activities in a supervised setting.

This program will begin on Wednesday December 3rd and will be open every Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a time set aside for middle and high school students to enjoy our facility while having fun with their friends. NO organized practices may take place at this time. Since the Recreation Department will provide supervision, no adults will be allowed in this field house at this time.

For further information call 465-4075

pool interviews

It may seem early, but the Recreation Department has set the following dates for interviews for positions at the Garden City Pool and Community Park for the 2009 Season. Any person who is currently in 11th grade of older is eligible to be interviewed. The dates for interviews are as follows:

Saturday, January 31, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Anyone who is interested in scheduling an interview can call the Recreation Office at 465-4075. All interviews will be conducted at the Recreation Department Office located at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

2nd session of children's tennis set to begin

on january 4th

The Recreation Department 2 nd session of children's tennis will begin the week of January 5 th. the following classes still have openings for this session:

Pee Wee (55 minutes) - ages 5 and 6 with no experience

Monday at 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Novice (55 minutes) - ages 6 and 7 with previous experience

Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Friday at 3:30 p.m.

Junior (55 minutes) - ages 8 to 11 with little or no experience

Monday at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Junior Advanced (1 hour 25 minutes) - ages 8 to 11 with experience

Monday at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. or 5 p.m.

Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Senior (55 minutes) - ages 12 - 18 with little or no experience

Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

Friday at 4?30 p.m.

Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Sunday at noon

Senior Advanced (1 hour, 25 minutes) - ages 12 - 18 with previous experience

Monday at 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday at 11 a.m.

To find out more information or to register for any of these classes, please visit the Recreation Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

ADULT PROGRAMS AT THE

FIELD HOUSE

The Recreation Adult Programs in the Field House begin on Tuesday, October 14th, according to the following schedule:

Mondays Mens' Open Basketball7:30-10 p.m.

Mens' Over 40 Basketball7:30-10 p.m.

TuesdaysMens' Over 30 Basketball7:30 -10 p.m.

WednesdaysMens' Open Basketball7:30-10 p.m.

Mens' Over 40 Basketball7:30-10 p.m.

ThursdaysAdult Volleyball7:30 - 10 p.m.

Adult Soccer8:30 - 10 p.m.

These programs are open to residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City who have graduated from high school. All programs listed are free of charge and strictly "pick up." A picture ID is required to sign in to any program. For further information, please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.

GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY PARK PLATFORM COURTS NOW OPEN!

Garden City Community Park's brand new platform courts have opened for the season. This state of the art facility is open for use to any resident of the Village of Garden City every day during the hours of 8 am to 11 pm. There is a fee of $28 per court hour for the use of the courts. As a result of the increasing interest in this sport, the Recreation Department is offering a new way to pay for the use of these courts - a resident membership!

A resident membership covers the season beginning October 15, 2008 to April 30, 2009. The membership is open to any individual who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. A person taking a membership would be covered for his or her share of the court cost during the time they play. It does not cover any programs or special events that the Recreation Department itself chooses to run. Recreation Department events would require an additional fee if applicable. The fee for membership will be $ 225.

Of course, if a resident chooses to not purchase a membership, he/she can still use the courts at regular court rate.

To register for membership, please visit the Recreation Offices at 108 Rockaway Avenue.