The successful and popular GPS Winter Camp is expanding for December. Along with the traditional winter camp, GPS will be offering "sport clinics" for basketball, cheerleading, softball, and tennis.
The regular winter camp experience from Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 20-22, will include crafts, activities, swimming, games and lots of fun. From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., girls and boys in grades K-5 will be entertained and looked after by GPS students with camp counseling experience.
Campers may attend the entire program or register for one or two days only. Cost of the entire program is $160; a day of camp is $60, and two days are $110. Registration deadline is Saturday, Dec. 17.
After Christmas, GPS coaches and award-winning alumnae athletes are offering two-day sports clinics on Dec. 27-28. Among the instructors are varsity basketball assistant coach Andrew Phelps; former GPS cheerleader and current GPS cheerleading coach Michal Howick; softball coach Kristin Holloway, a former GPS TSSAA State Champion team member; and former TSSAA State Champion GPS tennis player Claire Bartlett. The tennis clinic is for girls and boys ages 5-10. The other clinics are for ages 8-11.
For information on times and costs, and to register for the winter camp or sports clinics, check out the winter camp page of the GPS website, http://www.gps.edu/page.cfm?p=686 or contact Camp Director Kim Leffew at 423-634-3457 or leffew@gps.edu.
Basketball Clinic
GPS Basketball Coach Andrew Phelps will be leading the clinic. Coach Phelps has been involved with the GPS basketball program for many years and was the varsity team's assistant coach during the 2010-2011 TSSAA State Championship season!
Dec. 27-28 (Thursday and Friday)
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Ages: 8-11
$65
Cheerleading Clinic
GPS Cheerleading Coach Michal Howick will be leading the clinic. Coach Howick is a former GPS and University of Tennessee cheerleader! Clinic attendees will be invited to perform at half-time for a varsity basketball game.
Dec. 27-28 (Thursday and Friday)
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
$65
Softball Clinic
This clinic will be led by GPS Coach Kristin Holloway, a former GPS TSSAA State Champion softball team member and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team member.
Dec. 27-28 (Thursday and Friday)
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Ages: 8-11
$65
Combo Clinic: Basketball and Softball
Make it a full day of camp with Coach Phelps in the morning and Coach Holloway in the afternoon. Clinic attendees will need to pack a lunch for the day; lunch is not included in the camp fee.
Dec. 27-28 (Thursday and Friday)
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Ages: 8-11
$110
Tennis Clinic
Former GPS TSSAA State Champion tennis player and collegiate player Claire Bartlett will be leading the clinic. Claire currently teaches lessons to children in the Knoxville area, when not attending classes at UT-Knoxville.
Dec. 27-28
9:00 - 11:00 am
Ages: 5-10
$65