Volleyball Camp at River Oaks Middle - registration open

The North Charleston Recreation Department is hosting a youth Volleyball Camp for girls 8-14 years old. The camp will be held July 22-26 at River Oaks Middle School. Registration is May 13-July 12.

Tarshie Burrell

Registrations are being accepted at:

Park Circle, Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 8:00 pm

River Oaks Middle School, Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Recreation Dept, 2nd Floor City Hall, Monday - Friday, 8:30 am- 4:30 pm

Registration fee is $50.00 for the first child and $40.00 for each additional child in the same family. Checks or Money Orders must be made payable to the City of North Charleston, No Cash Accepted. All campers will receive a camp T-shirt. 

The camp instructor is Tarshie Burrell, volleyball coach at Fort Dorchester High School. 

For more information on this camp, please contact Edwina Peterson at 740-5802 or e-mail epeterson@northcharleston.org.

North Charleston After School Programs celebrate African American literature during Black History month

The City of North Charleston’s After School Programs are participating in the 24th National African American Read-In, sponsored by the Black Caucus of National Council of Teachers of English and National Council of Teachers of English. The intent of the Read-In is to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. 

Children ages 5 to 12 years old were read selected books, poems and speeches by African American authors. Charleston County Public Library staff selected and provided over 100 books featuring African American writers, which were read by Continental Society volunteers. Over 200 children in the City’s After School Programs were read to during the month of February at community centers. 

The Continental Society is an international public service organization dedicated to the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of underprivileged children and youth. 

The National African American Read-In has been endorsed by the International Reading Association. Over 1 million readers of all ethnic groups from the United States, the West Indies, and African countries have participated.

North Charleston students experience athletics at The Citadel

Over the next 6 weeks, The Citadel Athletics Department and the City of North Charleston are partnering to give participants in North Charleston’s 14 afterschool programs The Citadel Athletics experience. The experience coincides with North Charleston Recreation Department’s fall curriculum for afterschool programming, focused on leadership, dedication, goals, and positive life choices.

Approximately 150 children between the ages of 5-12 years old will visit The Citadel and observe the Bulldogs football team at practice while they prepare for the weekend’s game. Additionally, they will take tours of McAlister Field House and Johnson Hagood Stadium and will become familiar with The Citadel campus.

Visits will be made to The Citadel every Wednesday from 4:00pm to 5:15pm until October 24.

“This is an amazing opportunity for the children of North Charleston. It gives exposure and firsthand experience of The Citadel and the opportunities available after high school graduation,” said North Charleston Recreation Program Director Trish Elsie.

“This is a perfect partnership for The Citadel Athletics Department. Community outreach and involvement has been something we have been focusing on recently and we could not have asked for a better partner than the City of North Charleston Recreation Department,” said The Citadel Athletics Marketing Coordinator Ryan Powell.

A.C. Corcoran commemoration of our Veterans

On Friday, November 11, 2011 A.C. Corcoran Elementary welcomed service men and women who served valiantly for our country.

Corcoran Elem. celebrated Veteran’s Day with a school-wide assembly program. The Student Council led the program with the Military Magnet color guard leading the Pledge of Allegiance. The guest speaker was retired Lt. Colonel Charles Johnson, who is also CCSD District 4 Board Member for the Innovation Zone Learning Community (IZlC). Lt. Colonel Charles Johnson was escorted by the entire first grade outside to lead a march with song. Corcoran also recognized our staff, parents, friends, and community members who are Veterans.