seeks spring staff

Camp Courageous of Iowa, a year-round recreational and respite …

By Kalona News

Camp Courageous

seeks spring staff

Camp Courageous of Iowa, a year-round recreational and respite care facility for individuals with disabilities, has several staff openings for the spring season, starting March 22-May 14. Many staff members stay on for the summer and fall seasons.

Volunteer, internships and paid positions are available for a full year or on a seasonal basis.

Those interested in camp counselor, swimming or nature activity specialist positions should contact Jeanne Muellerleile, Camp Courageous, 12007 190th St., P. O. Box 418, Monticello, Iowa 52310-0418. Telephone is 319-465-5916, extension 206 and fax is 319-465-5919.

The camp serves children and adults with mental and physical disabilities, brain injuries, hearing and visual impairments, autism, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder and other special needs.

Students in area schools took part in the Adopt an Astronaut program Friday, January 22.

Thanks to the Iowa Communications Network (ICN), astronaut and Iowa native Major Jim Kelley made cyber visits to more than 100 Iowa classrooms. The live ICN program originated at 9 a.m. from West High School in Iowa City and at 1 p.m. from College Community’s Prairie High School.

The visits coincided with the launching of a new science and computer literacy campaign, Adopt an Astronaut. Major Kelly provided information for students and answered questions about his job as an astronaut and fighter pilot.

Area teachers and students who took part included Chris Soldat, Mid-Prairie Middle School, Chris Brown, Highland Junior-Senior High School, Laura Wolfe, Lone Tree, and Norma Steinbrook, Roosevelt Elementary, Iowa City.

The teleconferences were the start of a long-term project, tracking Major Kelly as he helps with space launches and prepares for his own mission. He will send back progress reports, focusing on how science and computer literary are essential to his job.

Adopt an Astronaut is part of WeatherEye, a local science education Web site sponsored by KGAN-TV, KDSM-TV and the Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO). the ICN sessions are sponsored by Grant Wood area Education agency in partnership with KGAN News Channel 2.