Free after school leadership events scheduled for 5-8 grade students in the county

6 years ago

The Aroostook Teen Leadership Camp’s “ATLC: Operation Leadership” after school program has scheduled the following events in March. Much like their summer camp program, these gatherings of local teens and pre-teens incorporate drug prevention and teen leadership development into the program and is sponsored by Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc.

ATLC: Operation Leadership is an after school program that consists of team-building activities and workshops on teen topics. Each program is presented by a team of Aroostook County teens who attended an ATLC summer leadership camp. Each event is two hours, has a snack provided to attendees, and is free.

Upcoming programs to register for are:

Wednesday, March 13 — at the Valley Rivers Middle School from 3-5pm (Snow date is March 20 from 3-5 p.m.) Deadline to register is March 5 by noon.

Thursday, March 14 — Co-hosted by and held at the Houlton Rec. Department from 2-4 p.m.  (Snow date is March 28 from 3-5 p.m.) Deadline to register is March 6 by noon.

Tuesday, March 19 — at the Caribou Wellness Center from 3-5 p.m. (Snow date is March 26 from 3-5 p.m.). Deadline to register is March 12 by noon.

Registration materials are available at each area’s public school or by contacting Amber Stedt at astedt@amhc.org.  Students must currently be in grades 5-8 and do not have to attend a public school in order to participate.