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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Summer Skate Camp
- Location
- ImOn Ice Arena
- Audience
- All ages are welcome
- Cost
- $225 per person per week
- Organization
- ImOn Ice Arena
- Contact
- Dina Kurtovic
- Phone
- (319) 730-6201
Information
ImOn Ice Arena is hosting a Summer Skate Camp for children of all ages to learn how to skate and improve their existing skating skills, with no prior experience required. There are three sessions, with each one being Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM. The session dates are 7/14 to 7/18, 7/21 to 7/25, and 7/28 to 8/1.
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2025 Cedar Rapids Kernels Summer Reading Program
- Location
- 950 Rockford Rd SW Cedar Rapids
- Audience
- K-5
- Cost
- Free
- Organization
- Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Contact
- Logan Larson
- llarson@kernels.com
- Phone
- (319) 389-8127
Information
2025 Cedar Rapids Kernels Summer Reading Program. You can start now, and it ends August 31 which is reader recognition day at the ballpark!
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2025 Prairie Boys Basketball Camp
- Location
- Prairie High School
- Audience
- elementary, intermediate, middle school
- Cost
- 80
- RSVP
- Jun 07, 2025
- Contact
- Coach Kuntz
- tkuntz@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 848-5340
Information
Grades: Current 2nd-4th Grade
(incoming 3rd-5th grade for 2025/26 school year)
Current 5th-7th graders
(incoming 6th-8th grade for 2025/26 school year)
Have fun learning the game from the Prairie HS Boys Basketball Coaches and Players
Register by June 7th to be guaranteed a tshirt. Registrations open until June 13th
Dates: June 16-19th, 2025 Camp limited to 80 participants for each session. Sign up soon to reserve your spot. -
ExploreU
- Location
- Iowa City West High School
- Audience
- Girls completing 6th, 7th and 8th grade
- Cost
- $100, free for low income families
- RSVP
- Jul 11, 2025
- Contact
- Elizabeth Kleiman
- exploreustem@gmail.com
- Phone
- (515) 231-7133
Information
ExploreU is a week-long, STEM program for middle school girls completing 6th, 7th and 8th grade, held annually in the summer. The program is designed to help young girls learn math and computer science skills while having fun.
Two sections are available June 9-14 and July 14-19. -
Relay For Life of Linn County
- Location
- Prairie High School Football Field/Track
- Audience
- all students and parents
- RSVP
- Jun 06, 2025
- Contact
- Haley Huntington
- Phone
- (319) 248-0047
Information
Relay For Life is a free community walkathon event where every step is another step towards ending cancer as we know it, for everyone. This year’s event is Saturday, June 7th from 9 am to noon at PHS Football Field & Track.
We will start the event with our traditional “Survivor Lap” where we cheer on the brave cancer survivors in Linn County. We will follow along in their footsteps and keep walking or running until there is a cure! We will have vendors, activities like “Road To Recovery” cardboard car races for kids, face painting, silent auction, Maui Wowi coffee truck, and free-will donation continental breakfast for all who attend. Students can volunteer at this event and receive service hours! We ask all volunteers to sign up for a volunteer role online (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CACAF22A0F5C70-55675927-relay#/) and bring “service hour forms” with them on June 7th. -
Mount Mercy Volleyball Camp
- Location
- Mount Mercy University Hennessy Rec Center
- Audience
- 5th through 9th graders
- Contact
- Deb Marlin
- dmarlin@mtmercy.edu
- Phone
- (319) 361-3640
Information
Volleyball camp for 5th-9th graders looking for a week of skills and competition. Camps are run by head coach Deb Marlin and her staff as well as some of her athletes. Morning and afternoon sessions available from June 9 – 12th and 16th – 19th.
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Jefferson Summer Swim Camp
- Location
- Jefferson High School, 1243 20th St SW, Cedar Rapids
- Audience
- ages 8-17, anyone who wants to improve their swimming skills
- Cost
- varies, see information
- RSVP
- Jun 09, 2025
- Contact
- Jessica Hinke
- jhinke@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 361-9863
Information
Whether you can swim halfway across the pool, or several hundred yards at a time – We have a spot for you this summer at Jefferson! Developmental/”Pre-Swim Team” Group for ages 8 and up and Competitive Group if you can swim at least 50 yards of freestyle or have any competitive swim team experience.
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J-Hawk Summer Swim Camp 2025
- Location
- Jefferson High School
- Audience
- WHO: anyone ages 8-17 who is interested in improving their swimming skills
- Cost
- Varies by Session
- RSVP
- Jun 09, 2025
- Contact
- Jessica Hinke
- jhinke@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 558-2435
Information
Competitive and developmental Swim Camps
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Cultivate Hope Food Camps for Kids
- Location
- Cultivate Hope Urban Farm 437 G Ave NW, Cedar Rapids IA 52404
- Audience
- 7-12
- Cost
- Varies by camp
- Contact
- Kendal Hausmann
- Kendal@matthew-25.org
- Phone
- (319) 362-2214
Information
Every summer, we host camps at the Cultivate Hope Urban Farm, where kids get hands-on experience learning how produce is grown and how it turns into the meals and snacks they eat every day. We offer camps with a focus on the culinary aspect of growing food, the garden ecosystem, and even creating art inspired by our garden.
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Swisher Youth Sports- Summer Baseball/Softball registration deadline 4/18 start date May 26th
- Location
- Castek Park - Swisher
- Audience
- Anyone ages 4 - 12 year old — Anyone and Everyone
- Cost
- $35
- RSVP
- Apr 18, 2025
- Contact
- Brittany Brown
- info@swisheriasports.org
- Phone
- (563) 419-0135
Information
Summer Baseball / Softball
