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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Prairie Poms (Dance) Tryouts 24-25
- Location
- Prairie HS South Gym - Clinics and Prairie Creek Intermediate - Tryouts
- Audience
- HS Students 9-12th
- Cost
- N/A
- RSVP
- Mar 01, 2024
- Contact
- Sarah Auman
- Phone
- (319) 551-4089
Information
Varsity and JV Poms Tryouts – reigster to join our competitive program! Poms competes at the State, Regional, and National level. Register for more details.
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4-H Summer Day Camps
- Audience
- Elementary School Students
- Cost
- $30 per camp per child
- Contact
- Erika Serbousek
- emserb@iastate.edu
- Phone
- (319) 377-9839
Information
owa State Extension and Outreach Linn County 4-H offers quality summer day camps in our community. The day-long camps (9:00 am-3:00 pm) are educational, interactive, and sure to keep your child’s attention. Registration begins March 1st for our 2024 summer camps. Limited number of spots are available for each camp.
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Ely Lock-In
- Location
- Ely City Hall - 1570 Rowley St. Ely, IA 52227
- Audience
- Elementary Students (ages 5-10)
- Cost
- $40 per child
- RSVP
- Mar 01, 2024
- Contact
- Callie
- callie@elyiowa.com
- Phone
- (319) 848-4103
Information
Have you been stuck inside this winter and are in need of a ‘parents night out’? Consider signing up for a Lock-In at the Community Center hosted by Ely Parks & Recreation on Saturday, March 2 from 5:00p – 10:00p.
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Fresh Air After School
- Location
- Indian Creek Nature Center
- Audience
- K-3rd
- Cost
- $160 Members; $195 Nonmembers (9 sessions)* (Members must be signed in to receive a $35 discount)
- RSVP
- Mar 04, 2024
- Contact
- Andria Cossolotto
- Phone
- (319) 362-0664
Information
Fresh Air Academy and Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center are drop-off immersive nature experiences. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators.
Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes to guide the day, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at the Nature Center’s 200-acre classroom.
March Dates: March 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 (does not meet during spring break week)
Drop off / Pick up Times: 3:45-4:15pm and 6-6:15pm
April and May registration will be available soon. -
Biz Town Volunteers needed in April at Creek
- Location
- Prairie Creek
- Contact
- Katie Langrehr
- Phone
- (319) 862-1100
Information
JA BizTown is scheduled at Prairie Creek April 8th-12th. Volunteers are needed from approximately 8.30 AM – 2.30 PM. We will need 20 volunteers per day.
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City of Ely – Summer Camp Registration
- Location
- City of Ely
- Audience
- Elementary Students
- Cost
- $575
- RSVP
- Apr 01, 2024
- Contact
- Callie Stulz-O'Brien
- callie@elyiowa.com
- Phone
- (319) 848-4103
Information
Registrations are OPEN for Ely summer camp! This program is open to 5 – 10 year old participants and will run for 5 weeks, Monday through Friday, from late June through the end of July. Get signed up today!
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City of Ely – Baseball Registration
- Location
- Ely City Park - 1635 Hillcrest St.
- Audience
- Preschool - 7th grade
- Cost
- $75
- RSVP
- Mar 01, 2024
- Contact
- Callie Stulz-O'Brien
- callie@elyiowa.com
- Phone
- (319) 848-4103
Information
Registrations are OPEN for baseball ⚾ This program is open to students in Preschool through 7th grade. The season will run from early April through late June. Get signed up today!
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Prairie Fest 2024
- Location
- Hotel at Kirkwood Center
- Audience
- Anyone involved in the Prairie Community!
- Cost
- $75 per individual ticket, or $1,000 for a corporate table
- Contact
- Alicia Tjelmeland
- Phone
- (712) 267-9286
Information
Prairie Fest is the Prairie School Foundation’s largest fundraising effort for the district. Enjoy dinner, drinks, entertainment, and auctions, while helping us enhance the education of our Prairie Kids.
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Summer Camp at Camp Bear Creek
- Location
- Camp Bear Creek, 9106 42nd Ave., Wyoming, IA 52362
- Audience
- Elementary, Intermediate, Middle, & High School Students
- Cost
- Pricing is based on program & tier selected
- Contact
- Stacie Hoppman
- stacie@bearcreek.camp
- Phone
- (563) 488-3893
Information
Camp Bear Creek is a Christian Summer Camp located in Wyoming, Iowa, just 45 minutes from Marion! We offer partial and week-long sleep away camps for kids in grades K-12. Join us for general camp programs or choose a specialty camp like Music, Arts, & Drama, Sports, Water Adventures, and more!
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Prairie Hawk Preschool Pre-Registration begins January 8th!
- Contact
- Kathy Schulte
- ecc@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 848-5296
Information
The Prairie Hawk Preschool pre-registration will open up on January 8th! If your child will be 4 years old on or before 9/15/24 they are eligible for Preschool!!!!