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Not Just For Kids! features news, fun activities and places to visit in the Metro St. Louis area for the entire family.    |
Registration Is Open For City's Summer Camps ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com) June 13, 2004 - Summer is around the corner and it's time for parents to register their children for the summer camps and recreation programs operated by the Recreation Division of the City of St. Louis. "The city operates summer camps and programs at parks and recreation centers for children ages 4 to 12. The programs are free and we also provide a free lunch at all locations," stated Evelyn Rice-Peebles, recreation commissioner. Summer camps and programs start on Monday, June 28 and include activities such as crafts, games, archery, obstacle course, face painting, field trips, contests, finger painting, dodge ball and kick ball and special events. Children ages 4 to 6 attend camp from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children ages 7 to 12 arrive at 9:30 a.m. and leave at 4 p.m. Each camp session lasts one week and there are seven sessions. Camps begin June 28 and end on August 13 but are not held on July 5. Pre-registration is mandatory for children who want to attend camp at Cherokee Center, Lindenwood Park, Marquette Center, Willmore Park and Wohl Center. Pre-registration is open now and runs until the start of day camps and will be accepted for four one-week sessions. Pre-registration is not mandatory but is suggested for children who want to attend the other camps. Openings will be filled on a first come, first served basis after June 28. Parents or legal guardians must register their children in person at the city recreation center in charge of the park program they want to attend. Following is the list of recreation centers and the parks that are taking registrations:
 Patricia Homma Wins Best Teen Chef in AmericaSANTA ANA, CA, (SLFP.com) May 23, 2004 -Along with seven other finalists, 19-year-old Patricia Homma was chosen for her remarkable achievement of winning the title The Best Teen Chef in AmericaSM, an annual competition sponsored by The Art Institutes, a leading educator in the culinary arts in North America. According to CosmoGirl! editors, each of the young women selected made a dream come true and "reached beyond herself and nurtured other people's souls." A native of Brazil, Homma learned English at 12 when she came to the U.S. to live with her father. She learned to cook out of curiosity and necessity. Her dad, a non-cook, bought mostly fast food, and Homma began missing her native dishes and mother's cooking. When she got home from school in the afternoon, Homma tuned into the Food Network, and began to try out her own recipes. As the first-ever female winner of the competition, Homma survived an intense two-hour cook-off, competing against 17 other high school seniors from around the country in New York City last May. Now in her first year of culinary school at The Art Institute of Atlanta, Homma was awarded a Gold Medal and $30,000 scholarship. The Art Institutes is one of the nation's leaders among educators of culinary professionals today, with more than 1,700 graduates last year, students from the Culinary Arts Program at The Art Institutes work in a wide range of environments. Graduates move on to everything from working at local restaurants, private clubs and schools to being employed by hospitality leaders such as Marriott, Walt Disney World, Hilton and Aramark, and in some cases even running their own restaurants. Today, 19 Art Institutes offer degrees in Culinary Arts in Atlanta, Arlington, Va., Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orange County, Calif., Minneapolis, New York Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Diego, Seattle and Vancouver. Archived Not Just For Kids Page:  Smithsonian's "America On The Move" Brings Transportation To Life
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