Summer Camp Registration Starts Soon

(Updated at 9:55 p.m.) Hill kids can attend basketball camp, cheerleading camp or swim camp for just $40.

The District Department of Parks and Recreation starts running information sessions today for its wide range of summer day camps. Registration starts Feb. 23 for programs offered to youth age 3 to 19.

The sessions this summer include swim camp for kids age 6 to 13, career camp for youth age 14 to 19 and “Nothing But Net” basketball camp for kids age 8 to 13.

You can attend an information session across the river in Fort Stanton tonight, at 1800 Erie St. SE, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Another session will be held at 3100 Denver St. SE from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Most camps operate Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. DPR announced these session dates:

Session 1: June 22 – July 2, 2015
Session 2: July 6 – July 17, 2015
Session 3: July 20 – July 31, 2015
Session 4: August 3 – August 14, 2015

Registration costs $40 per child. Discounts of as much as 75 percent are available depending on income and family size.

For more information, see the Parks Department’s website.

Photo via Flickr/simplyswimuk