Prairie Backpack
College Community School District’s “green” approach to distributing information from school sponsored activities and non-profit organizations.
Events
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July Mobile Food Pantry Dates and Locations
- Location
- Varies
- Contact
- Hailey Carr
- HCarr@hacap.org
- Phone
- (319) 393-7811
Information
Dates and locations for HACAP food box distributions
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Prairie Hawks Baseball Club Tryout Registration
- Location
- Prairie Baseball Fields
- Audience
- 8U-14U
- Cost
- $100 Tryout fee
- RSVP
- Jul 20, 2022
- Contact
- Emily McWorthy
- Phone
- (319) 775-5324
Information
Prairie Hawks Baseball Club Tryout Registration Now Open
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Praire Hawks Preschool Registration
- Contact
- Jenna Langhurst
- Phone
- (310) 848-5296
Information
Prairie Hawk preschool registration for the 2022-2023 year is Open! Please See the flyer for more information about our program and how to register.
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Summer Agility Training
- Location
- John Wall Stadium - Prairie High School
- Audience
- 2022-2023 Prairie Girls and Boys, Athletes and Non-Athletes
- Cost
- $150 - Scholarship Available
- RSVP
- Jun 06, 2022
- Contact
- Kent Noska
- knoska@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 270-7472
Information
Training sessions to maximize athletic performance.
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Metro Youth Football summer/fall flag and tackle season
- Location
- Metro Youth Football Complex
- Audience
- Elementary-Middle School
- Cost
- $79.00-$199.00
- RSVP
- Aug 06, 2022
- Contact
- Scott Slezak
- theslezaks594@gmail.com
- Phone
- (319) 631-2123
Information
Greetings Prairie parents! Keep your kids busy and active by signing up for flag, modified flag, and tackle football with Metro Youth Football Association. Open to boys and girls alike, we have 1st-2nd grade flag, 3rd grade modified flag, 4th-8th grade tackle football for this summer/fall.
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14th Annual Prairie Chess Camp
- Location
- Prairie Point Middle School
- Audience
- All-ages K-12 and their families.
- Cost
- $290, financial assistance available
- RSVP
- Jul 15, 2022
- Contact
- James Hodina
- Phone
- (319) 432-1459
Information
Instructors are professional chess masters. Students will be placed in individual classes based on age and skill level for morning lessons. We will have a special beginners track for students just learning the game. In the afternoon, we all play together in tournaments with games personally analyzed by our instructors. Lunch, snacks, and thee recess are provided, daily.
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Mount Mercy University Boys Basketball Camp
- Location
- 1330 Elmhurst Dr NE, Cedar Rapids Iowa, 52402 (Hennessy Rec Center)
- Audience
- 2nd grade through high school seniors
- Cost
- $75/$100
- Contact
- Aaron Jennings
- ajennings@mtmercy.edu
- Phone
- (319) 213-0230
Information
The offensive improvement camp is designed for boys entering grades 2-12 who want to gain some serious offensive skills this summer! Our outstanding staff of coaches, current and former players will take you through the Mustang Offensive Improvement series. This sequence of drills has helped make the Mustangs one of the top offensive programs in the country.
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Devs Do Good Hackathon
- Location
- The Hotel at Kirkwood Center 7725 Kirkwood Boulevard Southwest Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
- Audience
- High school students interested in STEM
- Cost
- Free
- RSVP
- Jul 13, 2022
- Contact
- Anne Fogarty
- Phone
- (515) 223-5896
Information
Join other students who are passionate about technology for a hackathon. A hackathon is an event where computer programmers of all skills levels and backgrounds work collaboratively on a software project. At the Devs Do Good hackathon you’ll work with a small group of students and a technical mentor on a project for a local non-profit. You’ll get real-world, hands-on technology experience and the non-profit will have new digital capabilities helping them further their mission in our community.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library Summer Dare
- Location
- Cedar Rapids Public Library
- Audience
- all ages
- Cost
- Free
- Contact
- Amber McNamara
- mcnamaraa@crlibrary.org
- Phone
- (319) 739-0404
Information
This is not your average library summer reading program. This is the Summer Dare – summer learning at its finest. The Summer Dare is designed for learners of all ages, with activities designed to encourage lifelong learning, interaction, and experiences in the library and beyond. Summer Dare runs June 4-July 30.
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Camp Scattergood
- Location
- 1951 Delta Ave., West Branch, IA, 52358
- Audience
- Students entering 1st-6th grade
- Cost
- $275 per week
- RSVP
- Jun 10, 2022
- Contact
- Dani Evans-Schreiber
- camp@scattergood.org
- Phone
- (319) 519-1860
Information
Camp Scattergood provides campers with a day full of exciting outdoor activities! Our program engages campers in age-specific activities taught by professional teachers. We believe in the importance of both nature and community, which are incorporated into our programming. Each day your camper can expect to swim in the pond, engage in imaginative play, grow their creativity through arts and crafts, and snack on farm-fresh organic produce.