Ho-Ho-Kus Youth Activities Council (YAC)

09/11/2023

Hi all! The YAC year has kicked off, and our fall tennis program starts TODAY for our 5-8th graders. Thanks to Ms. Reilly and Sabrina Chacon for all of their coordinating efforts. Additionally, we have quite a few other programs in the works (more to come), but for now, I am looking for 2-3 7th grade parents who are "do-ers" to work with me as we organize the 7th grade Halloween dance on Oct 20, 2023. I'm also looking for 2-3 8th grade parents to help me with the 8th grade Halloween dance on Oct 27. I've already secured the MPR, the 3 teacher chaperones, and the DJ for both dances so the only few things left to do are decorations, photographer/photobooth/selfie station (typically we ask a parent volunteer to take the pictures for the evening), communications (write-ups for the Bears Broadcast, e-mails to the grade class parents to pass along to the grade, etc.), floor layout (coordinate with Bobby at the school), RSVPs/treasurer activities, and food/drink. Time commitment is not a lot, it's super simple and super fun! Please let me know if anyone is interested in helping. Thanks!!

11/09/2022

Hi all! Please see the attached flyer for this year's YAC ski program at Mount Peter. Unfortunately, Mount Peter can only offer us a Saturday program, but if you are interested in a Sunday session, they recommended looking into the ACES program. I assume that's also through Mount Peter, but I can't be certain. I'm not familiar with the ACES program. If you have any questions about the YAC ski program on Saturdays, please feel free to reach out to Christine Devereaux. Thanks so much, and we look forward to a fun-filled season of skiing.

08/30/2022

Hi all! I hope that everyone is enjoying the last few days of summer. *GREAT NEWS* - YAC programs are BACK, and we are well underway with planning this year's events!

SPOILER ALERT: We have some new programs coming this year that are guaranteed to be a great time. More details to come as we get more into the planning.

WANT TO GET INVOLVED: Once again, the YAC will be sponsoring the school canteens/dances this year, and we are looking for some fun, energetic parents to help coordinate. If you have a 6th, 7th, or 8th grader in the school and want to help, please let me know. Any and all help is welcomed - do not be shy! I promise that all of these canteens are super easy to organize and guaranteed to be fun. Dates, times, and locations are as follows for all canteens during the 2022-2023 school year:
7th grade Halloween: 10/21/22, 7-9:00PM, MPR
8th grade Halloween: 10/28/22, 7-9:00PM, MPR
7th & 8th grade combined Holiday: 12/16/22, 7-9:00PM, MPR
7th & 8th grade combined Valentine's: 2/3/23, 7-9:00PM, MPR
6th grade Winter: 3/3/23, 7-9:00PM, MPR

Thanks, and please reach out if you have any questions or want to get more involved. We are always looking for volunteers :-)

04/18/2022

Hi all! It's 6th grade spring canteen week! Friendly reminder that tonight, 4/18, is our first dance lesson. It will be at TAP studio (2nd floor) in the Superdome. Group 1 will have their lesson from 7-8:00PM and Group 2 will have their lesson from 8-9:00PM. If you are unsure of which group your son or daughter is in, please feel free to reach out to me. The second dance lesson will be on Wed, 4/20, at the HHK Community Church. Group 1 will have their lesson from 7-8:00PM and Group 2 will have their lesson from 8-9:00PM. The spring canteen is THIS FRIDAY, 4/22, at the MPR from 7-9:00PM. We will have snacks, drinks, photo booth, dancing and fun. If you have not filled out the google form yet, please do so prior to Friday (link is below). Also, if you have not provided payment ($10), please do so via a check made out to the YAC and mailed or dropped off to me or Venmo . Looking forward to a really fun night for our 6th graders!

The Ho-Ho-Kus YAC 6th Grade Canteen Friday, April 22, 2022, 7:00-9:00pm in the Ho-Ho-Kus School MPR Cost: $10

03/07/2022

Spring canteens/dances for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade are back, and we're looking for 2-3 energetic parents to help with the coordination for each of the grades. It's a great way to get involved in a fun evening for your kids. If you are interested, or know of anyone who would be interested, please reach out to me at [email protected] or comment on this post. Some of the planning activities include, but are not limited to: submitting the facility form to the school for the MPR room, arranging a DJ, recruiting chaperones/volunteers, and coordinating snacks and refreshments for the kids.

02/23/2021

Sign up by the end of the week!!!

Check out the YAC's STEM offerings!!! We are so happy to finally be able to offer some classes for our HHK kiddos in conjunction with Little Ivy Academy. All classes will be remote, but will be taught by awesome Little Ivy teachers. Please check out the link for info about all the class offerings.

Kids Can Create & Code Video Games, Websites, Apps; Invent Smart Digital Gadgets; Build & Program Robots & more at our afterschool labs right at HHK School.

02/19/2021

Check out the YAC's STEM offerings!!! We are so happy to finally be able to offer some classes for our HHK kiddos in conjunction with Little Ivy Academy. All classes will be remote, but will be taught by awesome Little Ivy teachers. Please check out the link for info about all the class offerings.
http://www.littleivyacademy.com/hohokus.html

12/04/2020

Today’s YAC memories are 1986 preschool and kindergarten camp. Enjoy!

12/03/2020

Thanks to years of awesome YAC leadership, we have an amazing photo album of newspaper clippings. Please enjoy a few today. (I’ll try to post a few each day until I get through all of them.) Thanks to Chris Batt for dropping this off to me!

12/02/2020

Unfortunately, Mt Peter has decided to not do group lessons for the YAC this year. We are disappointed to not be able to offer it, but we hope to be able to offer more activities in the future!

10/15/2020

Last reminder!!! Window “painting” posters are due tomorrow!!!!

10/14/2020

Hi everyone! YAC window painting has to be done a little differently this year, but we are still super excited to be hosting it. As we are sure you’ve seen in Wednesday Notes, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are invited to paint or draw their own poster at home (vertical 12x18 please) and drop off to one of two locations listed in Wednesday Notes. Please contact Jeanette Falco-Stiegler or Kathleen Bernhard Thyne with any questions!!!