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ANDOVER YOUTH SERVICES SUMMER PROGRAM 2018

Preserving the Youth Andover Youth Services has spent the last 24 years pioneering the field of youth development. Our programs consistently evolved along with the change in family dynamic, immersion of technology & social media into everyday life, and local & world cultural shifts. After being at the front line of the changes in young people’s lives for more than two decades, it is evident that young people today are under far greater pressure than ever before.

Andover Youth Services proactively addresses the seismic shifts in the pressures young people face by providing a fun, stress-free environment where they can be (or find) themselves.The Cormier Youth Center is a sacred space for youth. Guided by caring AYS staff under the priniciples of respect for yourself, the space, and each other, young people are engaged in anything from art, music, , food, friends, and fun. Kids can be kids.

The current state of our society creates pressure to succeed at everything, social media that glorifies overindulgence, and online distractions that sap focus at every turn. At the CYC, we unplug, run free, and connect with one another. The CYC is a wildlife refuge for kids in this hectic time.

We invite you to join us at the new Neighborhood and have the best summer of your life!

Much love, The AYS Family

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” - Mahatma Gandhi Your guide to a stellar summer with AYS!

Whether it is your first time with AYS or you are a seasoned pro – there is no better way to spend your summer than on one of our experiences!

field trip experiences pg 12-23

Drop In Block party at the Cormier youth Center pg 5

Sports Clinics pg 9

enrichment workshops pg 8

Drop in Sports programs pg 7

Detailed information on the following pages! 3 INFO AGE OF PARTICIPANTS: The Cormier Youth Center Drop In Block Party is open to those who have completed 6-8th grade. AYS summer trips are open to those who have completed 6-9th grades unless specified otherwise in the program description. NO SUBSTITUTIONS: If a participant cannot attend a program, you may NOT switch or trade the spot with another family member or friend. REFUND POLICY: Refunds of participation fees will be given for any registrations cancelled by the participant two weeks prior to the program start. It is the responsibility of the participant to notify AYS prior to the beginning of the program of any refund request. Allow up to 21 days for your refund to be processed. PROGRAM CANCELLATION: AYS reserves the right to cancel any activity, program or event based on insufficient registrations, supervision or facilities. All activities, programs or events will either be rescheduled or fees refunded. PLEASE - NO Cell phones! The Youth Services staff encourages all participants to live in the moment, truly experience the activity, and get to know the people around them. With that said, we will ask all participants to please leave technology at home and stow cell phones away. In the event of an emergency your children will be allowed to use a staff member’s phone. We hope that you can help with this request.

Visit the website ays.recdesk.com and log in How to or create a new profile Choose trips that you are register interested in and add to cart

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If a trip IS FULL ADD your name to the waitlist Once a trip fills, a waitlist button will appear and you should add your name. We use the waitlist frequently over the course of the summer so cross your fingers! 4 AFTERNOONS WITH AYS Block Party At the Cormier Youth Center Block Party is our daily drop-in festival of fun at the Cormier Youth Center! Each day features a menu of choose your own adventures including gaga ball, , soccer, ping-pong and tons of gym games! If you are looking for something a little more laid back, then the lobby has music, crafts, art, and foosball. This is the perfect opportunity to spend time with friends, make new ones, and enjoy your summer. CYC Middle School Summer Pass - $150 Tuesday through Friday - 12-4pm From July 10-August 24 Summer pass or $10/daily admission OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED 6-8 GRADES

Pursuit of Happiness @ Block Party AYS will be offering a wide variety of field trips around New England during Block Party to expose young people to a wide variety of activities and hobbies both indoors and out. Together we will try new things, experience and learn various skills that will last us a lifetime. We will Canoe, Sew, Garden, Fish, play Golf, Paint, Hike, and much much more! Registration will be required. Visit ays.recdesk.com for the latest!

5 SPEND ALL DAY WITH AYS LEGENDARY FIELD TRIP EXPERIENCES

#1 since 1994, our individual summer experiences get the gold medal for tons of fun, most ice cream consumed, and best memories created. We do just about everything and go everywhere: paddleboarding, rock climbing, , fishing, Water Country, Martha’s Vineyard, beaches, and the Grand Finale – Cahoon’s Cove! Bring a friend or make one on our classic AYS trips all over New England. Since these trips are in high demand – Space is very limited! See all the individual details on the following pages. Monday through Friday - From July 9 - August 17 Open to students who have completed 6-9th grades

Online Registration starts 5/19 - ays.recdesk.com 6 Summer Drop In Activities Summer Get your friends together and join AYS on Thursday nights for some friendly Ultimate. This is a great time to learn so NO experience is necessary. Everyone is invited, this is your chance to sky your own coach or learn why the spirit of the game makes Ultimate Frisbee so unique. • Thursdays, July 12,19,26; August 2,9 • 6:00-8:00pm • The Fields at the CYC • $5 /session

Volleyball - Middle School & High School Bump, set and spike the competition each Wednesday night on the courts of the Cormier Youth Center. Players of all experience levels are welcome for this open gym session. • Weds: July 11,18,25; August 1,8,15 • Middle School 4:30-6pm $5/day • High School 6-8p • $5/day

High School Open House Block party is one of the best ways to check out what the Youth Center has going on and up until recently, this opportunity was only available to middle schoolers...but alas, that is no more and we would like to present to you...HS Block Party: Join us this summer for some fun in the lobby, including ping-pong, connect-four, battleship, cards, trivia and more. Check out the gym for some , matball, capture the flag, basketball and more. Jump in the kitchen to whip up something delicious. Hang on the back porch to listen to or play some music. Whatever your interest, be sure not to miss this! • Mondays: July 9,16, 23, 30; Aug 6, 13 • 12-4pm • $5/session • Wednesdays: July 11,18,25; August 1,8,15 • 6-8pm • $5/session

Open Gym Basketball - Middle & High School This summer, shoot on down to the Cormier Youth Center for some great pick up basketball! Gather your squad and see if you can be Kings or Queens of the court. • Girls Only : Monday 4:00-5:30p: July 9-Aug 13 • $5 per day • Middle School: Tues & Thurs 4-5:30p: July 10–Aug 16 • $5 per day • High School : Tues & Thurs 6-8p: July 10-Aug 16 • $5 per day

AYS MUSIC and BASKETBALL

Middle School girls and boys basketball players looking to bring their game to the next level this summer. Whether trying to make the Andover travel winter basketball teams, move up a level, amd simply compete at a higher level - Andover High Boys and Girls team players will be helping and cheering on the players. It is “Serious Summer Hoops”!

COMPETITIONS: Games of 1-on-1 , 3-on-3, and 4-on-4 • 3pt Shooting contests • Foul Shooting contests • WHEN: Tuesday Nights July 10th to August 7th Boys and Girls entering 5th and 6th grade 5pm to 6:30pm. Boys and Girls entering 7th, 8th and 9th 6:30pm to 8pm.

COST: $30 for 5 weeks. $10 drop-in week to week.

7 CYC WORKSHOPS Video Production Want to learn about shooting and editing video? We will start out journey by learning the basics of equipment and how an idea is produced into a watchable video segment. Then we will brainstorm the segment we want to shoot and map out setting, actors and production crew. We will practice different types of shots and learn what all of those buttons on the camera do! By the end we will have produced a watchable video segment to share with our friends! No experience necessary just the desire to learn about shooting and producing video! Dates: Aug 6-9 • Time: 9pm – 12pm • Limit 10 • $70 memb/$80 non-memb Out of the Frying Pan! Join the Andover Youth Services at the Cormier Youth Center for a 4-day cook-fest where we will cov- er the basics from kitchen sanitation to food prep, and we’ll learn how to make some super delicious snacks for all to enjoy at the CYC! Come on down and get your culinary craft on! Session 1: July 23-26; Session 2: August 6-9 • Time: 9am –12pm • Limit 10 • $90/$100 Art Attack Come make an artistic mess with AYS at the new Cormier Youth Center in this 3-day art attack! We will provide you with the artistic license you express yourself through the majesty of painting, drawing, and more! We’ll have projects picked for you to work on, or you can take the reigns on whatever project you would like! Draw and paint your very own masterpiece. AYS will provide all necessary materials including paper, canvas, paint, brushes, pens, pencils, markers, etc. Dates: July 16-19 • Time: 9am –12pm • Limit 10 • $70 mem/$80 non

GAME ON! Build a Gaming PC Veteran PC tech and gamer Will Kolbe leads an inclusive 4-day course on PC building, gaming, troubleshooting, upgrading and internet safety. Everyone will get to build their own powerful modern gaming PC and keep it at the end of the course. No experience required. This versatile computer can be used for gaming, video + photo editing, homework... pretty much anything! It’s powerful enough to play all the latest games and blow your playstation or xbox out of the water. We will cover the different components of a PC, building the computer, setting up Windows 10 and necessary software, and then get to the gaming! Everyone will have a functional computer, a monitor, mouse and keyboard which will be theirs to keep once the course is over. Sign up today as space is limited! Dates: July 30-Aug 2 • Time: 9am –12pm • Limit 8 Cost: $799 - you take home your own gaming computer!

8 Summer Clinics AYS Fun In The Sun Girls Field and Clinics

Bring your and Lacrosse games to the next level and have a Blast doing it! Camp- ers will be divided into teams that will play, practice and compete against each other through- out the week. Competitions include– Best original stick tricks, 5v5 daily tournaments, longest passes, best original shot and of course, overall TEAM SPIRIT. Clinic Director Kerry Morrison and her experienced staff of current High school and collegiate players ensure a week of skill building, game play and tons of fun. Play both lacrosse and Field Hockey? Take advantage of the double whammy. Bring a lunch and stay straight through for the afternoon session. Dates: July 17-20 • Lacrosse: 9am-12pm • Field Hockey 1-4pm • $100 session Dates: July 23-26 • Field Hockey: 9am-12pm • Lacrosse 1-4pm • $100 session Open to girls in grades 3-9 • Doherty Fields behind CYC

Boys Lacrosse Boxing Stay on top of your game this summer! It’s time to release your inner Rocky! Together Designed to continue skill development, we will learn how to box, get great exercise, and enjoy some friendly competition while and learn that he who angers you conquers practicing and playing. We will work to you. We will teach you footwork, how to dip and improve our game with stick skills, passing, counter punches, throw jabs, rights, and hooks! shooting, team play and mental toughness. So, step into the Ring with AYS regardless Clinic will be run by High School and Youth of your experience and learn the ropes. coaches. Dates: July 16-19 • Time: 9am-12pm Dates: July 9-12 • 9a-12p Cost $100 • Gr 3-9 Limit 10 • Cost $

AYS Running Club Rugby Join AYS and a couple of AHS track stars as we Rugby came to Andover has a high school head out on a casual run in the neighborhoods club opportunity just a short while ago, but surrounding the Cormier Youth Center. Each it has fit right in with students of all athletic week, our staff will map out a different course backgrounds. The Youth Services has teamed and lead the way on an excursion along up with coaches and players of the ARU to in- quiet streets, empty fields and wooded trails. troduce middle and high school students to Participants should wear running sneakers, this unique . This 4-day instructional clin- comfortable cothing and be prepared for the weather. No experience necessary. Come ic will cover everything you’ll need to know to on down and get moving on what could be a hit the ground running on the rugby pitch! No lifelong love of running! experience necessary. Open to students who have completed the 6th-10th grades. Dates: July 19, 26, Aug 2, 9 • 4:30-6p Dates: Jul 30-Aug 2 • Time: 9a-12pm Free for members or $5/session • Gr 6-8 Limit 20 • Cost $

School of Rock Calling all musicians ever wanted to start a band but your parents won’t let you use the base- ment. No problem, we have a youth center just waiting for you to learn how to play in a band and turn it up to 11! This Summer AYS will be getting talented musicians together and helping guide young people on the ins and outs of playing with other musicians, how to communicate with each other and make the group sound great! So, pack up your gear and let’s start the next Chicago! Dates: July • 9a-12p • Cost $ • Gr 6-9 9 10 GRIT ATHLETICS Middle School GRIT - Tues & Thurs 4:30p In our intro to Grit program, newcomers and seasoned grit-ters come together to workout in the Lab, build your agility on the field, and increase our stamina on the track! Participants are accepted where they are and are nudged each week to do more, to give more…and within the essence of the program, build their grit.

High School GRIT - Tues & Thurs 5:45p Despite discomfort, rejection, and a lack of visible progress for years or even decades. The goals have been set, and as a unit We push the limits a little further each week. The program is broken down to identify compensations (via past injuries), build strength, and aim to boost overall speed, agility, and conditioning. Participants are asked to make a commitment to give themselves an op- portunity to do more and be more by putting in the work.

GRIT 7-on-7 - Weds Teams will compete in 30-minute games (15-minute halves) in a 7-on-7 format; on offense, a quarterback, a running back, and 4 wide receivers versus on , a secondary (cornerbacks and safeties) and a linebacker unit (an inside linebacker and 2 outside linebackers). Elements of our games will be recorded to breakdown what we are doing well, and also highlights areas of growth. Each work day will also include speed, conditioning, and skill work, with the goal that participants will more better equipped for their high school seasons both physically and men- tally! The 7-on-7 will be non-contact, and players will have the opportunity to play both offense and defense.

GRIT Football Academy - Aug 6-9 - 9a-12p The big goal with the clinic is to break down the overload of information young football players are receiving, so they can understand it, and then apply it to play better. Quarterbacks hone in on their arm stroke to throw further and with more precision, as well as understanding their footwork to move in the pocket and use their feet to throw with power. Receivers focus in on learning to run their routes with speed, how to block in the open field, and become more versatile in catching the ball. And running backs? Let’s move with finesse and make people miss! On the defensive side of the ball, linebackers will focus on covering ground to play the ball in space, blitzing with control, and coming to balance to make tackles in the open field. Defensive backs (safeties and cornerbacks) will work on improving their footwork, defeating blocks, and begin to understand the elements of man and zone coverage to become grit-like ball hawks!

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1210 AYS Fall Programs AYS Theatreworks Fall Production

We are excited to announce the Theatreworks production of Seussical Jr! Open to Andover students in grades 3-8. Audition dates will be announced through the AYS website and the AYS Theatreworks Facebook page. Show will be Nov 2, 3, & 4. Rehearsals will be on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings. Please join us for another awesome performance!

Field Hockey

AYS field hockey has grown from 25 middle school girls, to close to 150 girls in the 3rd through 8th grade. We run fall field hockey from the end of August through the beginning of November. The program is open to 3rd through 8th graders regardless of experience and ability. Registration for the fall season begins in June - so visit the website for the latest information.

Youth Wrestling Heart, humility, and hard work are the fundamentals of Andover’s wrestling program and it all begins with the youth team. Open to young people in grades 3-8, the team learns all the fundamentals, techniques, and skill needed to succeed and has plenty of fun along the way. The team competes in local meets around Massachusetts and practices twice weekly. Come try the toughest sport you’ll ever love.

AYS Cross Country

The AYS Cross Country team practices 3 times a week and participates in meets all over the Merrimack Valley. No experience needed, just strap your sneakers on and take a run with us. Open to all boys and girls in Andover Middle Schools. Come and be part of this new AYS tradition!

Volleyball The AYS offers all kinds of volleyball options for boys and girls in the fall and through- out the year! There are progressive beginner, intermediate, and advanced clinics, an 8th grade travel team, high school open gyms, and more! Try it out for the first time or hone your skills into an all around player!

Registration will begin in August For more info, please visit andoveryouthservices.com 13 ANDOVER COMMUNITY SKATEPARK

The Andover Community Skatepark is rolling into its 18th successful season and is going harder than ever! Our steel structured half pipe, state of the art concrete bowl and hubbas, as well as about 80 feet of banks and bumps have solidified the ACSP as one of New England’s gnarliest skateparks. Everyone is welcome at the Andover Community Skatepark, from first time shredders to seasoned pros. Skateboard helmets are required!

LESSONS FEES Our group and private lessons are Daily entry to the Andover Skatepark available for a wide range of ages and costs $8 for an entire day. We also abilities. Group lessons are held on offer Season Passes for those who Saturdays from 10-11:30am can’t get enough of the totally radical action. (June - early November). TO SIGN UP: register online at ays.recdesk.com and look for the - Season Pass - $150(Andover)#SP01 skate lessons! - $200 (Out of town) #SP02

HOURS OF OPERATION PARK RENTALS Spring Hours - June 18* - June 25 The ACSP is available for birthday - Thurs & Fri - 3:00-7:00pm parties or private rentals. Imagine - Sat & Sun - 12:00-7:00pm having the whole place to just you and your friends. Just come down to Summer Hours - June 29 - Aug 26 the park or call the AYS office and - Tues - Fri - 1:00-7:30pm speak to one of our staff. We will set - Sat & Sun - 12:00-7:30pm up a time and the park will be yours! *tentative opening date Email [email protected] to set it up!

SKATE TRIPS WAIVERS Just because the ACSP is Each participant is required to have closed on Mondays doesn’t an Andover Community Skate Park mean you have to take a day liability waiver filled out and on file at the skatepark. Waivers are available off from skating. We can take at the park or at andoveryouthser- a road trip to sweet shred vices.com, under the forms link. Par- sesh spots around New Eng- ticipants under 18 must have waivers land! filled out and signed by a parent or legal guardian.

14 AYS SUMMER TRIPS Open to young people who have completed 6-9th grades

1 - Mon, July 9 2 - Tues, July 10 3 - Wed, July 11-12 Tubing the Pemi Stand Up Girls: Get ready for the ride Paddleboard Martha’s Vineyard of a life time as we kick Do you love fun? Do you love off our most Legendary We won’t be in Kansas friendships and sunshine? experience of the summer! anymore when we hit the Then hop on the bus and AYS has been cruising water on some seriously follow us onto the ferry down the Pemigewasset cool paddleboards at for a trip to the legendary River since the beginning Hampton Beach! Together Martha’s Vineyard! We’ll and we crush it every year. we will enjoy learning the be visiting all the classics: So, splash into the water basics of paddle boarding the exhilarating Jaws with us as we ride down the as well as dipping our Bridge, the gnarly waves of river in tubes and practice bodies into the water either South Beach, the nibbling our rodeos, tip sessions, on purpose or by accident! fish at Long Beach fresh and slothing our way to an We will absorb all the rays water pond, the shops of epic bbq at the end of the the sun has to offer as we Oak Bluffs, and of course river! Don’t forget to wear enjoy a day on the water. some top secret late night close-toed shoes, pack Participants should wear a missions to score some of a lunch, bathing suit and bathing suit, bring lunch or the best donuts this side towel. $ for lunch and ice cream! of the equator. Bring your sunscreen and your smile Time: 8:00-6:30 Time: 9:00-4:00 and grabs the girls for an Limit: 40 Limit: 12 epic adventure you won’t Cost: $60 Cost: $50 ever forget! AYS will send a more detailed packing list prior to our experience.

Time: 6:00a-8:00p Limit: 9 Cost: $175

15 4 - Wed, July 11 5 - Thur, July 12 6 - Fri, July 13 ATV 1 Rock the Block 1 Triple Crown 1 Let’s get ready to rumble Listen up you block head Get ready to bounce your as we hop onto some this experience is one of way to victory during our deviously awesome 4 the greatest in the history expedition to Altitude wheelers also known of the world part I and we Trampoline park. Play as ATV’s on this once in totally expect you to be a dodgeball, practice flips a lifetime experience part of it! Together we will into the foam pit, or battle with AYS. We are headed travel to RI and ride a ferry on the American Gladiator back to the great North, over to the undisputable beam! After we’ve Lincoln NH for a day of heavy weight champion sufficiently worked up an ripping up some trails, on islands, BLOCK ISLAND! appetite we will chase riding some tubes on Together we will ride bikes down some delectable the nearby river and around the island, swim in lunch at Kelly’s Roast beef explore the wilderness! the ocean, play beached home of the best indoor After we’ve had our whale, eat lunch, and visit aquarium and food this fill of ATVing we will the local zoo that has a side of the Mississippi! embark on an adventure Pirate Zonkey! Participants After lunch, we will set to some ice cream and should be able to ride our phasers to stun as we swimming in a local a bike, bring money for light up laser quest with water hole! Participants lunch and ice cream as beams that make your should bring a bag lunch, well as a bathing suit and pack rumble. Can you and close-toed shoes, bathing a bag to carry whatever your Code Name make it suit and $ for ice cream. else they think they need on the leader board? Of for a day of fun in the sun. course, we will be sure

Time: 8:30-6:30 to end our day with Ice Limit: 10 Time: 7:00a-8:30p cream and give it a proper Cost: $135 Limit: 12 burial in our stomachs. Cost: $65 Participants should bring lunch or money for lunch and Ice Cream.

Time: 9:00-4:00 Limit: 24 Cost: $65

16 7 - Mon, July 16 8 - July 17-18 9 - Tues, July 17 Paintball 1 Boys: Island Girls: Vineyard OSG Takeover Day Trip Alright Star Wars fans set Let’s get back to good We’ll be packing in all the your blasters to 11 because old days when boys got action from our classic Girls we are going to have a to spend nights out in the MV Overnight trip into one bingbong time as we wilderness, get dirty, start amazing day adventure of kick off our first paintball controlled fires and make a lifetime! Swimming, ice experience of the summer some delicious food all cream, shopping, and so at OSG Paintball! OSG while exploring the beauty much more is all on the is home of the greatest of nature! We don’t want agenda for this day-long courses in America and to give away too many excursion to the one and our buddy Dave who details of this secretly only Martha’s Vineyard. always has a funny story incredible experience but We’ll leave early and come and smile when he sees our know that you will have to home late to make sure we faces. They’ve got it all an opportunity to experience have the most time to have X – wing, AT-AT, Helicopter, things you’ve dreamt about as much fun as humanly and not to mention a giant doing! On our private possible! AYS will send pirate ship!!! So, let’s island, we will be eating more detailed information stop talking about it and our weight in delicious as we get closer to our go already. Participants food, have s’mores, do experience. should bring either a bag some fishing and live in lunch or $ for lunch, wear the woods for a couple close-toed shoes, $ for days to get away from the Time: 6:00a-10:00 p extra and wear hustle and bustle of life. Limit: 12 clothes you don’t mind Participants will receive a Cost: $90 getting dirty. Participants detailed packing list after will also be provided with registering. a mask and Paintball Gun so please leave your gun at home to keep it fair. Time: 8:30a-7:00p Limit: 10 Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $125 Limit: 24 Cost: $65

17 10 - Wed, July 18 11 - Thur, July 19 12 - Fri, July 20 Alpine Deep Sea Fishing Triple Crown Wamesit & Altitude Adventure Get ready to reel in a good time as we hit the water Get lost in the sky with us We will start our day on the Captain’s Lady as we ride our way down jumping our way over for a day of fishing and some epically incredible to Altitude Trampoline hopefully catching! AYS zip lines New England park for a morning of usually strikes gold on this has to offer! Together we bouncing and practicing experience catching more will venture up to Lincoln all our cool high flying than our weight in fish, fish NH where we will get dunks, skills, tales, and lots of laughs on harnessed up for a zipping and foam pit cannonballs! the ocean. Last year we good day, filled with breath After we’re all hopped even saw a 7ft shark off the taking sights, highest out, we will shoot over to side of the boat so bring a heights and fast rides! lunch and hang out with healthy appetite for fishing After we’ve had our fill we our taste buds at a local and witnessing the beauty will drive over to a secret eatery and then it’s time of the ocean! Oh, and after AYS Ice cream spot that is to get serious… We will fishing we will be sure not only delicious but has roll our way to Wamesit to stop for Ice Cream to some seriously fun natural and try to roll a perfect rinse the salt water out of water slides out back. Wear 300 and strike out all the our mouths. Participants sturdy close-toed shoes, Ernie McCracken’s of the should bring a bag lunch, bring your bathing suit world. After we warm up sunscreen, money for ice and towel, pack a delicious our shoulders on the lanes cream and $ to tip the lunch and money for ice we will run not walk our mates who will most likely cream! way to the arcade and rack be untangling a few of you! up some tickets so we can Time: 9:00-8:00 get the biggest and most Limit: 10 Time: 7:00a-5:00p ridiculous prize they have! To round out our day we Cost: $85 Limit: 24 will be sure to hit an ice Cost: $75 cream spot. Participants should bring lunch or money for lunch and ice cream. Time: 9:00-4:00 Limit: 24 Cost: $60

18 14 - July 24-25 15 - Tues, July 24 Whitewater Boys: Franconia Rafting Falls Maine, “The Way Life Decades upon decades Should Be” that’s right we have created unbelievable are headed up to Maine natural rock water slides to do some outrageously into the landscape at awesome White Water Franconia Falls and of Rafting with our friends at course we are going to Adventure Bound! We will ride them!!! Together we experience an incredible will take a leisurely stroll time hot tubbing, rock through the woods to hunt climbing, playing man down these slides and slip hunt and of course white our way into the water to water rafting! After we cool off. We will enjoy a drive up we will enjoy a day in the wilderness and day of nuke’m, swimming, become one with nature eating, climbing, and and do as our fore fathers telling stories around the did, party like its 1901 all campfire! In the morning, over again! After we’ve we will get suited up for a had our fill of nature and day on the river hitting Big dried off we will do what 13 - Mon, July 23 Momma, and other class 4 AYS does best after a long Six Flags and 5 rapids! As you can day… EAT! We are going to tell this is not one to be stop at the world-famous missed to sign up fast for Tilton Diner to stuff our More flags more fun! That’s an experience you will faces. Participants should right baby, we are headed never forget! Participants bring sturdy closed-toed to Springfield MA for a will receive a detailed shoes for the hike, a bathing day riding rollercoasters, packing list prior to the suit, bag lunch and $ for splashing in the water park trip. diner at the Tilton Diner! and eating enough food to make a professional eater Time: 9:00a-10:00p puke! So, buckle up for one Time: 8:00a-7:00p of the greatest theme parks Limit: 12 Limit: 10 in the universe as we try Cost: $200 Cost: $50 to ride every coaster on the park, slip down every slide or play some carnival games that at least one of us should win and join us for an incredible day of laughter, spinning, and rolling as we take Six Flags by storm. Participants should bring a lunch or $ for lunch & ice cream, a bathing suit if you wanna get wet in the water park.

Time: 8:30a–8:30p Limit: 24 Cost: $65

19 16 - wed, July 25 17 - thur, July 26 18 - fri, July 27 girls: franconia atV 2 triple Crown falls rock Climb/Indoor Surf Wheel into this adventure Calling all the girls! It’s for our second visit See how strong your hands Franconia Falls time and up to Lincoln NH for a are as we scale the rock we want YOU to join us! ridiculously awesome walls and bouldering We are going up to New experience of riding experiences at Vertical Hampshire to see what ATV’s! We will learn the Dreams NH! We will riding down natural basics of how to ride like a conquer new heights and water slides formed from pro, take in some beautiful push ourselves to reach millions of years of flowing scenery and taste the dirt further than we ever water is all about! We’ll that we kick up with our thought we could. After enjoy an easy 3 mile jaunt tires! In between riding we’ve worked up a serious down an old logging rail sessions, we will take a dip hunger we will trek out trail and eat our lunches in the water, maybe ride for a bite to eat at a local before jumping into the some inner tubes and eat lunchatorium and stuff our clear mountain water of the our lunches. After we’ve faces to refuel for the next Falls! Once we’ve had our had our full of fun riding part of our adventure… fills of sliding and jumping, we will head out on the Indoor Surfing! We will we’ll trek back out and on road for some ice cream ride some seriously gnarly to the Tilton Diner (known and extra water time in waves splash around and for serving all things at some natural water slides! even do some boogie all times). After we get So, hit the gas and sign up boarding. Oh, and we milkshakes and crush the quick. Participants should almost forgot ICE CREAM. Cadillac (you’ll see) we’ll bring a bag lunch, close- Participants should bring ride south towards home. toed shoes, bathing suit lunch or money for lunch For this experience you and $ for ice cream. and ice cream as well as a will need sturdy footwear bathing suit. to hike in, a bathing suit, Time: 8:30-6:30 towel, lunch, water, and Limit: 10 Time: 9:00–4:00 some money for the Tilton Cost: $135 Limit: 12 Diner ($20 should do it). Cost: $65

Time: 8:00–7:00 Limit: 10 Cost: $50

19 - July 27 - friday - triple Crown: Indoor Skydive & Climb Let’s climb our way all the way to the top as we embark on a journey of a lifetime rock-climbing and indoor skydiving! We will begin our day hanging around climbing and bouldering our way around the gym! When we’ve stretched our vertical limits, we will refuel our stomachs at a local lunch spot and then ride over to Skyventure and fly like an eagle in their indoor massively fan propelled tube that lets you experience what it’s like to skydive without a parachute! To wrap up our day we will most definitely grab some delicious and nutritious ice cream. Participants should bring a lunch or money for lunch and ice cream. Time: 9:00 – 4:00 • Limit: 12 • Cost: $65 20 20 - July 28-29 - Saturday & Sunday - Lowell Folk Fest Join the AYS summer staff as we head into Lowell to help volunteer at the Lowell folk festival and joining the recycling team or compost crew and give back to our community and the world! As usual this experience in is a blast of laughter, culture, music and people watching. So, sign up today to help us make a difference! Time: 12:00 – 5:30 • Limit: 12 • Cost: FREE

21 - Mon, July 30 22 - Tues, July 31 23 - July 31-Aug 1 Paintball 2 Spit 1 Girls Martha’s AG Paintball No, we aren’t going to Vineyard 2 Welcome to the Octagon, be hucking loogies on Follow us onto the ferry Ghost Town, Urban Village people we are traveling to and over the presidential and many more as we Scituate and sand baring playground called travel to AG Paintball it up! That’s right we are Martha’s Vineyard! This home of some of the most going to spend some time extraordinary trip will amazing memories in AYS paddling kayaks onto our bring you to all of the history! We will spend a own private island and island’s fabulous sites day shooting each other, spend a great beach day like, the notorious Jaws playing team games like together! We will play tons bridge, the many shops capture the flag, and total of beach games, swim of Edgartown, the rocky elimination! We have a and of course eat our seas of South Beach, and blast literally every year SANDwiches that hopefully possibly - the heavenly when we head out to AG we packed correctly so Backdoor Donuts. With all for a paintballing good we don’t actually have to of these, along with some time so be sure not to miss eat any sand. After our unexpected adventures, out this year! Participants island begins to slip away this trip will definitely be should bring either a bag back under the water we one to remember If you lunch or $ for lunch, wear will paddle back to shore are looking to meet some close-toed shoes, $ for for another legendary new people, be knocked extra paintballs and wear surprise and of course stop over by waves, conquer clothes you don’t mind for ice cream!!! Participants the Jaw Bridge, or just have getting dirty. Participants should bring a bathing alegendary time, then will also be provided with suit, pack a lunch and Girls MV 2 is the trip for a mask and Paintball Gun, bring money for ice cream. you! Detailed list will be so please leave your gun at sent out before trip. home to keep it fair. Time: 8:30-7:00 Limit: 12 Time: 6:00a-8:00p Time: 8:30 – 4:00 Cost: $55 Limit: 9 Limit: 24 Cost: $175 Cost: $65 21 24 - Wed, Aug 1 25 - Thur, Aug 2 26 - Fri, Aug 3 Paddleboarding Deep Sea Triple Crown Stand up and sign up for Fishing 2 Mel’s & this steezy experience as Hook line and sinker, we’ve Start your engines as we you and AYS hit the open got another great time on embark on a day of fun at water on paddle boards! the water with our friends Mel’s Funway and rolling Bring some energy as head aboard the Captains lady some strikes at bowling! out for a tour of Manchester as we hit the open sea and We begin this legendary by the Sea and explore the maybe start a mutiny! We experience bowling and hopefully warm water. So will catch heaps of fish… unleashing our inner Roy practice balance in your hopefully like we always Munson’s as we search for life as we ride the waves do and yell out oh my cod every strike we can get! and enjoy some time by as we reel in a good time! After a proper bowling the beach! After boarding To make sure we don’t session, we will stop and we will stop and get some catch scurvy we will head crush some incredible tasty food either seafood or into shore for the real catch food at a locally famous something simple if you’re of the day, ICE CREAM! lunch spot and over to not feeling too ambitious. Participants should bring Mel’s for a day of go-karts, Be sure to wear a bathing a bag lunch, sunscreen, mini golf, driving range, suit, bring money for food money for ice cream and lasers, batting cages with and ice cream. $ to tip the mates who will their own green monster most likely be untangling a and without a doubt ice Time: 9:00-4:00 few of you! cream!!! So, if you like goin Limit: 12 fast and driving like you Cost: $45 Time: 7:00-5:00 stole it then put the pedal Limit: 24 to the metal and sign up Cost: $75 for this courageously crazy experience. Participants should bring a lunch or money for lunch and ice cream.

Time: 8:30-4:30 Limit: 24 Cost: $65 22 27 - Mon, Aug 6 28 - Tues, Aug 7 29 - Tues, Aug 7 Six Flags 2 Surf RI Ninja Warrior

The only thing better than Holy Moly what a time Want to be a ninja? Of one flag is 6 so buckle up we will have on this course, you do so join AYS because we are ready for experience! We’ll make as we slip on our secret a miraculous day of fun our way down to Rhode ninja names and masks as in the sun! We will race to Island to score some surf we tackle a day of sweet see how many times we lessons from our favorite moves, delicious food can ride superman in a folks at Warm Winds. After and learn how to scale row with or without puking we’ve caught enough some awesome elements and pretend to be Kevin waves, we’ll head off to at Gymja warrior and al- Costner in Waterworld as grab some amazing lunch titude trampoline park! we slip and slide at the to fill our bellies. We’ll hang In-between Altitude and water park! Oh wait you out and get our daily dose Gymja we will karate chop don’t like roller coaster or of the most important food our way to lunch and after water parks then just check group: ICE CREAM! It’s we’ve worked up a proper out Hoodini and try to sure to be a fast and furious sweat high kick our way break the record of riding day packed with fun and to ice cream! Participants 8 times in a row! Either way adventure, so bring your should bring money for we are going to have a blast sunnies and your winning lunch and ice cream. so bring you’re A game. attitude! Participants will Participants should bring also need a bathing suit, Time: 9:00-3:30 a lunch or $ for lunch & ice towel, sunscreen, water, Limit: 12 cream, a bathing suit if you and either a packed lunch Cost: $45 wanna get wet and a desire or money for lunch and ice to go on the carousal. cream.

Time: 8:30 – 8:30 Time: 8:00-6:00 Limit: 24 Limit: 10 Cost: $65 Cost: $65

#30 - Aug 7-8 • Boys Island Takeover 2

Boys night take 2, that’s right boys we are headed back into the “Glory Days” – shout out to Will English! And enjoying some time in neature that just for the boys so be sure to bring your sense of adventure, learn some outdoorsman skills like fire building, fishing, archery and much, much more! We don’t want to have all the secrets slip out so just sign up and make history with AYS. Participants will receive a detailed packing list after registration.

Time: 8:30-7:00 • Limit: 12 • Cost: $125 23 31 - Thur, Aug 9 32 - Thur, Aug 9 33 - Fri, Aug 10 Rock the Block 2 Alpine Triple Crown Rhode Island the biggest Adventures 2 Bingbong hello, here we go it’s time to wrap our triple little state in America, Wanna fly? Yes, duh who crown series with some home of delicious sea food, doesn’t then ride up to serious fun! Together we home of the tennis hall of Lincoln NH with AYS as we will jumpstart our day by fame and of course Block ride New England’s Largest bouncing all over Altitude Island! Hop on the bus zip line! Together we will trampoline park. We will with AYS as we adventure rip through the air like an play dodgeball, do flips, to the best island in the eagle and expose our eyes cannonballs, and 360’s into ocean as we travel by to the beautiful sights that the foam pit and around ferry to enjoy a day of the great north has to offer! the basketball hoops. After bike riding, beach going, So, get ready to bring it as we’ve pushed our internal sight-seeing, and eating to we push our comfort zones engines to the limit we our hearts content. On the and reach for the sun! After will refuel at Kelly’s Roast island, we will also catch zipping around the trees, beef home of some the some radical waves as we we will head to swim spot most delicious roast beef, body surf, visit the light to cool off and get ice seafood, and Americana house and maybe even cream. Participants should food you’ve ever dreamt play some beached whale! wear sturdy shoes, bring about. Then its over to Participants should be able a bathing suit, a towel and Laserquest and zap our to ride a bike, bring money pack a big lunch! for lunch and ice cream as friends with some non- well as a bathing suit and a threatening lasers that Time: 9:00a–8:00p bag to carry whatever else will make your vest buzz they think they need for a Limit: 12 and blur! When you have day of fun in the sun. Cost: $85 blasted your way to the top of the leader board we Time: 7:00a-8:30p will shoot over to a legen- Limit: 12 DAIRY ice cream spot and wrap it like we always do. Cost: $65 Participants should bring a lunch or money for lunch and ice cream. Time: 9:00-4:00 Limit: 24 Cost: $65

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Lock and load as we pre- Wanna live on you own pri- Let’s go to Peru, Peru Ver- pare to hit the Paintball vate Island for a day? Of mont that is as we head to battlefield and live Star course, the answer is YES! Bromley Alpine Slides for a Wars Battlefront in real life! So, join AYS as we embark sliding good time! We are Together we are headed up on a remarkable journey going to have an absolute to NH to meet Dave and his through water ways on blast riding the world’s all-star team at OSG Paint- kayaks, play beach games, biggest alpine slides down ball for a messy good time explore and swim off our a summer ski mountain! filled with unique games own private island that will In-between runs down the at the Star Wars, Chopper, begin to disappear into the slides we can defy gravity Pirate Ship, Urban Village watery deep as our day on zero gravity bikes, throw and Western Town! Re- progresses. After we’ve some at the member no experience had our fill of fun on the is- shoot and splash, bounce necessary and we will help land we will paddle back to on trampolines, ride water you navigate the day as we the main land and do what slides and of course in- trudge our way to victory! we do best, eat ICE CREAM dulge in some delicious ice Participants should bring and wash the salt water cream! Participants should either a bag lunch or $ taste out of our mouths. bring a bathing suit, wear for lunch, wear close-toed Participants should bring close-toed shoes, pack or shoes, $ for extra paintballs a bathing suit, pack a lunch bring money for lunch and and wear clothes you don’t and bring money for ice ice cream. mind getting dirty. Partici- cream. pants will also be provided Time: 8:30a-8:30pm with a mask and Paintball Time: 8:30-7:00 Limit: 24 Gun, so please leave your Limit: 10 Cost: $65 gun at home. Cost: $55

Time: 8:30-4:30 Limit: 24 Cost: $65

25 37 - Wed, Aug 15 38 -Thur, Aug 16 39 - Fri, Aug 17 ATV 3 Water Country Cahoons Saddle up as we learn how Grab your passport be- Well, well, well, it’s that to ride ATV’s in glorious cause we are going to a time again, the end of the NH where we will become whole other country, Wa- summer and no one knows one with nature while driv- ter Country! That’s right, how to throw a wild beach ing 4 wheelers through the at the peak of the heat in party like AYS! We are immaculate landscape! In the summer we are going headed to where the sand addition to ripping through to cool ourselves off at the stretches forever and the the trails on our ATV’s we water park. Together we water runs through your will ride and swim some will yell GERONIMO, ride hair like a lion runs through water around the property some magic carpets, swim, Africa! Together we will to cool off in between rid- chill in the lazy river and kayak, hangout and jump ing and eating lunch. So be catch some air in the wave on the blob/water trampo- sure not to stall out and join pool! Make sure you are line, play tons of volleyball us for this wonderful NH ready for one of the most and other beach games all experience. So, hit the gas unforgettable experiences while be surrounded by and sign up quick. Partici- of your traveling life as the most delicious bbq and pants should bring a bag we venture to the land of snacks your eyes have ever lunch, close-toed shoes, water! Participants should seen! In addition to all of bathing suit and $ for ice wear a bathing suit, bring that we have a few tricks up cream. a lunch or money for lunch our sleeves to make this ex- and ice cream or churros perience truly memorable Time: 8:30a – 6:30pm if that’s a little more your like our annual color wars Limit: 10 speed. competition and of course Cost: $135 have a graduation party for Time: 9:30-4:30 our AYS graduates! So be sure to sign up fast as this Limit: 40 is our most notoriously ex- Cost: $50 cellent experiences of the summer!!! Participants will receive a detailed packing list and information before our experience.

Time: TBD Limit: 40 Cost: $75

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