LYCS Leaders & Peer Leaders (grades 3-6) Registration Forms

LYCS Peer to Peer (grades 9-12) Registration Forms

By Mail: Send forms and check to: Senior, Youth & Leisure Services (SYLS), 204 Hillside Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039

Or register in person at the Senior Community Center, 204 Hillside Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039

New for 2010 is the GRADE 5 LEADERS CLUB which meets once a month at Monmouth Court Community Center (26 Monmouth Ct) from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. There is a core curriculum and students choose additional topics of interest to them. Pizza and refreshments provided. Recreation takes place in the game room at Monmouth Court.

Confessions of a Teenage Princess

A Look at Mental Health

Kyleigh’s Law

Stress

Identity

Decisions

Please help us in our continual improvement efforts to meet the changing needs of students by filling out our Parent Satisfaction Survey or online: Click here to take survey. We will be collecting surveys through-out the month of June.

See you next year

Susan Ridley

Program Supervisor – Community Services

Senior, Youth and Leisure Services (SYLS)

The video stream will start at approximately 3:45 PM on Friday May 28, 2010.

LYCS will also be spearheading a summer campaign to collect items for Hugs from Home for Troops serving in Afghanistan. The campaign will start on May 1^st and end on Memorial Day, May 31^st. Baskets will be placed at the Livingston Library; West Essex YMCA; Senior Community Center level one and level two; Monmouth Court Community Center; Livingston Main Fire Station; and the West Essex Tribune Office. We will also be collecting cards and thank you notes for the soldiers to be included in the packages. Items include grooming and beauty items i.e. tooth brushes, tooth paste, soap, shampoo & conditioner, feminine hygiene products, sanitizers, sunscreen, lip balm, or other toiletries; food items in non-crushable packages i.e. oreos and other cookies, pringles potato chips, doritos, slim jim’s beef jerky etc…; miscellaneous items i.e. word puzzles, cards, travel games, baseballs, frishbees, etc…

The “Livingston Mirror Project” will be on display at the Town Center, Livingston High School and the Livingston Public Library during the entire week of Youth Appreciation. Following the successful “Mirror Project” exhibition by Montclair State University last year, the project was expanded to include Livingston students (middle and high school) and parents and guardians. Mirrors were created around the question of identity “Who Am I?”

Look out for the “Adopt a Pet” tent on The Oval in Livingston on Saturday May, 29. In collaboration with Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter and Care One in Livingston, LYCS will be encouraging the adoption of abandoned pets in search of a loving new home. Please stop by as you walk around the Oval and consider adopting an animal in need. Volunteers from the Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter will be there to help you.

 For more information on our community programming visit www.livingstonlycs.org, email: lycs@livingston.org or call: 973-535-2646. LYCS is a Township of Livingston: Senior, Youth and Leisure Services (SYLS) program and is funded in part by the Livingston Municipal Alliance Committee (LMAC).

A World of Thanks is intended to increase awareness of how important kindness and appreciation are in our lives, not only for those “giving” the kindness, but also for those “receiving.” A number of studies show that “Acts of Kindness” result in significant health benefits, both physical and mental, for those who perform them. When kindness is expressed, healthy relationships are created, community connections nourished, and people are inspired to pass kindness on. Leaders and their families have been chosen to start their “Kindness Journey” with a “Token of Appreciation” card. This card recognizes “Acts of Kindness” and “A World of Thanks” and encourages the student to pass his or her appreciation on to others.

Share your story by leaving a comment about why you received or gave a token of appreciation.

This year, Livingston Youth and Community Services (LYCS) program, in collaboration with Montclair State, the Coordinated School Health Committee (CSHC) and HCHY Youth Appreciation Committee, plan on creating our own Livingston Mirror project. We invite Livingston middle school and high school students as well as parents to create their own mirrors around the question “Who Am I?” Identity is a core issue for youth as they grow into adult-hood. Identity is linked to values and is an important factor in decision making.

Once completed, the Livingston Mirrors will be exhibited during Youth Appreciation Week at various locations around town including the Public Library, Livingston Town Center and at Livingston High School. This exhibit will challenge people to think about how they perceive themselves.  For more information about the Livingston Mirror Project contact Susan Ridley at lycs@livingston.org or call: 973-535-2646.

Mirror Project – Foozy’s Exhibit at Livingston Town Center

Opening Gala, Tuesday, May 25, 2010 (4:00-9:00 pm); Wednesday, May 26- Friday, May 28 (6:00-9:00 pm) and Saturday, May 29 (4:00-9:00 pm)

Livingston High School Mirror Project Exhibit in the lobby of the Fitness & Wellness Center (8:00 am – 2:30 pm) on June 15, 2010

Monday, APRIL 26, 2010 – Internet Safety 101

Monday, MAY 3, 2010 – Social Media 101

Monday, MAY 10, 2010 – Cell Phones 101

RSVP attendance to lycs@livingston.org