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College Community School District’s “green” approach to distributing information from school sponsored activities and non-profit organizations.
Events
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Walford 2025 Youth Baseball / Softball – Sign Up Deadline 4/6/25
- Location
- Home Games are played in Walford. Away games are outlined in the Description section.
- Audience
- Preschool - 8th Grade
- Cost
- $0.00 Registration Fee - Shirts & Jerseys will be ordered by each family for their participant.
- RSVP
- Apr 06, 2025
- Contact
- Melissa Werner
- Phone
- (319) 360-8915
Information
Please complete registration as soon as possible to allow for adequate planning time.
Any student in a Cedar Rapids or College Community School District is welcome.
Please email Parks@CityofWalfordIowa.com with any questions relating to registration.
For the 2025 summer season, Walford P&R has decided to set the Season Fee as $0.00.
Families will only be responsible for purchasing their player’s jersey to participate in the program. Once rosters are finalized (~April 15th), parents will be contacted with other season specific information.
Please submit any questions or comments: Parks@cityofwalfordiowa.com
Iowa Valley League Baseball/Softball Season Dates:
– Preseason games will begin the week of May 19th.
– Regular games will runs the weeks of May 26th through June 27th.
– Post season [single elimination tournament] will run June 29th through July 2nd.
– All Star Game will be hosted by Blairstown the week of July 7th.
T-Ball | Grades Pre-K & K [Co-ed ]
**Grade is considered what the player will be finishing in May 2025
Games will be played on Sunday afternoons.
Regular season games will tentatively start May 18th.
Length of season and game locations will be dependent upon the number of teams registered in the league.
Coach / Mechanical Pitch | Grades 1 & 2 [Boys & Girls Separate]
**Grade is considered what the player will be finishing in May 2025
Games will be on Sunday evenings: Girls @ 4:30PM and Boys @ 6:00PM.
Games will be played in Blairstown, Keystone, Newhall, Norway, Shellsburg, Van Horne or Walford.
– Season/schedule is dependent upon the number of teams in each league.
– Plan is to tentatively start play May 17th.
Girls Little League Softball | Grades 3,4,5
Girls Pony League Softball | Grades 6,7,8
**Grade is considered what the player will be finishing in May 2025
Games will be on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Little League at 5:30 & Pony League at 7:00.
Games will be played in: Atkins, Blairstown, Fairfax, Keystone, Newhall, Norway, Shellsburg, Van Horne or Walford.
Boys Little League Baseball | Grades 3,4,5
Boys Pony League Baseball | Grades 6,7,8
**Grade is considered what the player will be finishing in May 2025
Games will be played on Monday and Thursday evenings. Little League at 5:30 & Pony League at 7:00.
Games will be played in: Atkins, Blairstown, Fairfax, Keystone, Newhall, Norway, Shellsburg, Van Horne or Walford. -
KICK Camps
- Audience
- Elementary and middle school students
- Cost
- Varies by camp
- Contact
- Melanie Bouzek
- Phone
- (319) 398-1278
Information
KICK camps are exciting and educational summer camps for youth ages 8-15. Designed around STEAM and career exploration, KICK provides fun, hands-on activities that promise to develop and build key skills for future success.
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Theatre Cedar Rapids Summer Camps are BACK!
- Location
- 102 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
- Contact
- Mic Evans
- mic.evans@theatrecr.org
- Phone
- (319) 366-8591
Information
Theatre Cedar Rapids Summer Camps are back! From Harry Potter and Percy Jackson experiences, future Show Choir Stars, STEAM Week and Play in a Week- there is something for every student at TCR! Opportunities available for K-12 Students. All TCR Classes are Pay What You Can- simply select the price that works best for you at checkout!
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MACR Sharks Swim Team – Sign Up for Spring and Summer Swim Team Programs
- Location
- Helen G Nassif YMCA, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Audience
- All swimmers ages 6+
- Cost
- Varies by Practice Group
- RSVP
- Apr 01, 2025
- Contact
- Donald Pirrie
- iowayswimming@gmail.com
- Phone
- (319) 573-9294
Information
Enrollment is now open for the spring and summer MACR Sharks Swim Season. Join the Sharks this summer and learn new skills, make new friends and enjoy some healthy competition. Swim team is available to swimmers ages 6+ years
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Ely Youth Baseball, Preschool – 7th Grade
- Location
- City Park, 1635 Hillcrest Street
- Audience
- Preschool - 7th Grade
- Cost
- $75
- RSVP
- Mar 01, 2025
- Contact
- Callie Stulz OBrien
- callie@elyiowa.com
- Phone
- (319) 848-4103
Information
Ely Youth Baseball is a fun, community-focused program for incoming preschoolers through incoming 7th graders. For $75, players receive a full uniform, and all equipment is provided except for a baseball glove, which participants must bring. The program runs two nights a week (never on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays) from mid-April to mid-June. Open to all College Community families, not just Ely residents. Join us for a great season of baseball and teamwork!
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Ely 4 & 5 Year Old Spring soccer
- Location
- Ely City Park, 1635 Hillcrest Street
- Audience
- 4 & 5 year olds
- Cost
- $35
- RSVP
- Mar 01, 2025
- Contact
- Callie Stulz OBrien
- callie@elyiowa.com
- Phone
- (319) 848-4103
Information
5 week spring soccer program with Ely Parks & Recreation for children ages 4 & 5. The program fee is $35 and includes a team shirt – participants will be provided practice equipment. This is open to all College Community families, not just Ely residents. This program is 45 minutes on Tuesday nights from April 8 – May 6, 5:45pm – 6:30pm at City Park. Registration closes on March 1st.
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Camp Tanager Summer Camps 2025
- Location
- Camp Tanager, 1614 West Mount Vernon Road, Mount Vernon, IA 52314
- Audience
- Youth ages 6-11 years
- Cost
- Sliding Scale
- RSVP
- May 01, 2025
- Contact
- Donald Pirrie
- Phone
- (310) 573-9294
Information
Camp Tanager is now accepting applications for our 2025 Summer Camp Programs. Available camps include DAY and OVERNIGHT programs for kids ages 6-11 years. Day Campers can enjoy weekly camp themes and outdoor adventure on our 40 acre purpose built camp facility complete with 2 swimming pools, archery, basketball, pickleball, nature programs, group games and more!
Overnight campers enjoy the same great facilities along with evening campfires, pool parties, movie nights and more!
Free camp scholarships for our overnight programs are available for families that qualify.
