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Stockton recreation reports expanded youth programs, scholarships and lifeguard certification opportunities

2154717 · January 27, 2025
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Recreation staff reported increased participation in winter camps, upcoming youth events with Stockton Kings and college partners, scholarships funded in part by Coca-Cola, and free lifeguard certification opportunities tied to summer hiring.

John Wright, Recreation Manager, told the commission the department held four holiday workshop events in December across Van Buskirk, Stribley, Seaford and Arnold Roode community centers, with more than 800 attendees overall. Winter discovery camps ran Dec. 23 through Jan. 3 across four sites; the community centers are programmed for 90 campers daily and the department reported an 18 percent increase in registration over last year.

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