The last day of school for Port Clinton City School District students is June 7. Even though students will no longer be in the classroom there are numerous summer activities taking place in the district. All the camp forms can be found on the district website www.pccsd.net under the Bulletin Board.

Champions for Children will once again be offering their Summer Enrichment Camps. There are nine one-week sessions beginning on June 17 and ending on August 16. The summer program offers child care from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. with after-camp care available until 6 p.m. Participants will enjoy a wide range of activities and interesting camp themes, all this at an affordable rate provided by an award-winning program. Call Jackie Warnicke for more information at 419-261-7708 or download the Reservation Form at www.pccsd.net .

Port Clinton High School Coaches also offer a variety of summer camps and clinics: 

Redskin Boys Basketball Camp–June 11-14 in the PCHS Gym, 8:30 a.m.-noon, for boys entering grades 3-8. Registration cost is $40, two or more for $70. The camp is under the direction of Coach Troy Diels, who will be teaching the fundamentals of the game such as dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding, defense and teamwork.

Redskin Girls Basketball Camp–June 17-20 in the PCHS Gym, for girls entering grades 4,5 or 6 from 8 until 10 a.m., grades 7-9 from 10 a.m. until noon. Cost is $25 for Grades 4-6; $30 for grades 7-9. The goal is for the girls to have fun while learning the great game of basketball. Under the direction of Coach Toby Bickel.

Soccer Camp-June 17-21. Coach Paco Romero will host special summer clinics for children in grades kindergarten through eight. Cost is $30 per student, $55 for two family members, $80 for three or more family members. Grades K-2 will be held from 3–4 p.m; Grades 3-5 will be from 4–5 p.m. and grades 6-8 from 5– 6:30pm. Contact Coach Romero at 419-734-2147 for more information. Deadline for registration is June 3 in order to guarantee a camp T-shirt.

Piranhas Swim Team, under the supervision of PCHS Swim Coach Danny Diaz. Competitive swimming in the North Coast Summer Swim League with practices begin in June. For more information contact Danny Diaz at 419-734-2147 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Volleyball Camps- June 12-14 in the new Middle School Gym. Instructional setting for girls entering Grades 3-5 from 9-11 a.m. and Grades 6-8 from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. The program is run by PC head volleyball coach Stephanie Meyer and staff. Cost is $30 per child (includes a t-shirt if registered by May 27).

EHOVE Career Center’s robotics team, a.k.a. Mavericks #2252, finished well at this past week’s FIRST Robotics championship competition in St. Louis.  They earned their spot at the event by winning the Buckeye Regional event in Cleveland in March.  Often called “Nationals,” the championships are actually an international competition drawing teams who have qualified from across the United States, Israel, Brazil, Australia and many other countries.

Things are definitely warming up and that means things are “waking up”- including many creepy crawly critters. Some of the prettiest bugs ever seen are now displayed in the ICS hallway. The Immaculate Conception Catholic School of Port Clinton kindergarten class has created some cute and colorful creatures out of clay in their art classes.

The ICS annual Art Show is Saturday May 11 and Sunday May 12 in the school gymnasium after any of the weekend Masses. Art Teacher Joni Hoffman has selected all of the finalists that will be featured in the show. The pieces will be judged and the winners will be announced on Friday afternoon.

Port Clinton High School senior Alexa Haskin was awarded the Robert F. Lucas Lt. Governor Award for her leadership in the Kiwanis Club sponsored Key Club. As a Key Club member, this distinct honor is for those that go above and beyond as a leader in Key Club. Alexa created a newsletter, held monthly meetings, organized a beach cleanup, and worked with fellow Key Club members to help the Humane Society make Christmas ornaments for those less fortunate. She also helped to charter a new Key Club at Tiffin Calvert.