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NAYRS NEWS
January 20, 2015
Issue 8
Welcome… to NAYRS News, our newsletter written to keep you in the know about the happenings at
the Youth Center! In this edition, you can find everything you need to know about upcoming events, winter
programs and field trips, Teenco dances and more! We also have plenty of pictures of winners from our
most recent events! Sign up for winter programs and field trips online or at the Front Desk!
Happy New Year!
Summer Employment
Written by: Jason Kenneally & John Guarini
High
A new year is a time to make new resolutions! We asked some Youth
students: do you enjoy working
Center members about their resolutions for 2015, and got a variety of
with kids and crave a fun and
great answers! We wish our friends the best of luck in fulfilling these
active
resolutions! Happy 2015!
employment application for
“To get better at gymnastics.” – Leah
“To work out more.” – Jason
“To think of a resolution.” – Jake
“Don’t be negative.” – Kelly
School
and
summer
College
job?
Our
summer counselors can be
found online or at the Youth
Center and must be submitted
to the Front Desk no later than
Saturday, February 14th!
“Be the best freestyle soccer player on the team.” – Adam
“Snowboard in Portugal.” – Ben
“Get better at basketball.” – Corey
“Update my Youtube channel.” – JJ
“Make high honor roll.” – Max
“Punch my punching bag more.” – Jhaniya
“Be more like Hermoine Granger.” – Abby
“To excel in school.” – Kayleigh
“Take care of the forest.” – Zane
NAYRS NEWS TEAM
Jason Kenneally, Dominic Naggar, John Guarini, Segev Moritz
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8th Grade Dress-Up Dance
It’s the time of the year that 8th graders always look forward to! Our 23rd annual 8th Grade Dress-Up Dance
will be on Friday, January 30th from 7:30-10:30pm at the Youth Center. Tickets must be bought in advance,
will be sold during 8th Grade lunch on Tuesday, January 27th and Wednesday, January 28th, and cost $10
for members and $15 for nonmembers. Please refer to the guideline sheet posted on our website for more
information! We’re looking forward to another amazing night!
Tournament of Champions
Our winter Tournament of Champions
competition is well underway! This is a
classic winter event for middle school
members, in which they compete in
different events on Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons, and at the end of the season,
the people on the top of the leaderboard
receive a prize! Players get 1 point for
competing, and 2 for winning. If you
haven’t competed in a TOC game yet, you
still have a chance to get in on the action!
The next events on the schedule are
NBA2K on Tuesday 1/20, Ping Pong on
Thursday 1/22, Palate Challenge on
Tuesday 1/27 and Super Bowl Squares
Trivia on Thursday 1/29. Check out our
Top 15 competitors and join some events
to get your name on the board!
TOC Leaderboard
Name
Pts.
Jake Landry
Ben Jackson
Chris Pensavalli
Damian Stokes
Alex Bodnar
Ryan McKenna
Berk Uluoglu
Steven Ferullo
Kellan Murphy
Grant Willoe
Andrew Howard
Jakob Hamel-Porter
Matt Palmisano
Joey Walsh
JD Allen
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NAYRS NEWS TEAM
Jason Kenneally, Dominic Naggar, John Guarini, Segev Moritz
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Ice Hockey Tournament
We held our 1st annual one-day-only Ice Hockey Tournament on our outdoor rink on Wednesday January
14th! After 10 teams battled it out in the cold, the Bubble Guppies came out as the champions! Check out
some pictures from the event, and stay tuned for a full recap of the afternoon!
6th Grade Dance!
Family Skate Night
With such a huge sixth grade class this year, it makes
for some fun dances! We had a great time at our
January dance, and hope to see all the 6th graders
at our next dance on Friday, February 6th. 6th Grade
Dances are from 7:00-9:30 at the Youth Center, and
cost $7 for members and $10 for nonmembers!
Has everyone heard about Family Skate Night?!
The date is set for our first annual Family Skate
Night for this Saturday, January 24th from 5:008:00pm. Bring your family to the Youth Center’s
outdoor skate rink for a night of ice skating, hot
chocolate, music, and fun! Bring your own skates
and helmet! Admission is $2 per person! We will
be watching the weather forecast for Saturday please stay tuned for a potential postponement if
the weather is too warm or rainy!
NAYRS NEWS TEAM
Jason Kenneally, Dominic Naggar, John Guarini, Segev Moritz
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