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NAYRS NEWS
December
2014
December 23,
8, 2014
Issue
Issue 96
Welcome… to NAYRS News, our newsletter written to keep you in the know about the happenings at
the Youth Center! In this edition, you can find everything you need to know about upcoming events, winter
programs and field trips, dances and more, along with plenty of pictures of winners from our most recent
events! This issue also has two exclusive announcements: the movie voted most by our members that will be
played at our Holiday Movie Showing on 12/26… and the date of this year’s 8th Grade Dress Up Dance!
Member of the Month: Skylar Zannini!
Vacation Schedule
We would love for our members to come by
during Winter Vacation! See our hours listed
below – we open early!
Wednesday 12/24 – CLOSED
Thursday 12/25 – CLOSED
Friday 12/26 – Open 12-5
Saturday 12/27 – CLOSED
Monday 12/29 – Open 12-8
Tuesday 12/30 – Open 12-8
Wednesday 12/31 – Open 12-5
Thursday 1/1 – CLOSED
Friday 1/2 – Open 12-5
Saturday 1/3 - Open 4-8
NHL Tournament
On Tuesday, December 16th the Computer Room at the Youth
Center was packed full of players vying for the championship
title in our NHL Video Game Tournament. 6th Grade member,
Steven Ferullo, swiftly dominated the competition and came
out on top. Congratulations to Steven, and thank you to
everyone who participated! We hope to see another packed
house for our next tournament in the Winter Series, NBA 2K
on Tuesday, January 20th. Contact Josh to sign up!
NAYRS NEWS TEAM
Jason Kenneally, Dominic Naggar, John Guarini, Segev Moritz, Aaron Kenneally, Thomas Cacace
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Winter Field Trip Update
Rock Wall
Spots are filling up fast, and you do not want to
miss out! Sign up at the Front Desk or online! See
how many spots are left in each trip, as of the
publishing of this issue of NAYRS News!
The rock wall in the gym
is back! Our Middle
School members can
climb from 2:30-4:30
on Fridays, and on
Saturdays our 4th and
5th graders can climb
from 1:00-4:00. Parents
of 4th & 5th graders must
sign a permission slip at
the front desk! Come
get geared up and
check it out!
Indoor Surfing – Wednesday 1/28 – 4 spaces left!
Snow Tubing – Wednesday 2/4 – 5 spaces left!
Ski Trip – Saturday 2/7 – 4 spaces left!
Metro Rock – Wednesday 2/11 – 4 spaces left!
CoCo Key – Tuesday 2/17 – 8 spaces left!
Indoor Skydiving – Wednesday 3/11 – FILLED UP!
Contact Josh to be put on a wait list for Skydiving!
Grilling the Boss: An Exclusive Interview with Rick Gorman
Written by: Jason Kenneally, Aaron Kenneally & Thomas Cacace
What is your favorite thing about running the Youth Center? The best part is working with an amazing
group of kids in North Andover. Working with the youth helping them through tough adolescent issues and
watching them grow.
What’s your favorite Youth Center program? I love the North Andover Fall Ball League, because that’s the
only program I still run. Our gift drives – our Thanksgiving Drive and Holiday Gift Drive. There’s amazing
work we do with those two programs. My favorite program is the Simon Potter Project. Once or twice a year
we collaborate with a lot of people around town to really help out someone in need and help get them on
their feet.
If you were a Youth Center member, what program would you do? Anything sports related, the Elevated
Thought C3 Art Program, and I would start a Youth Center radio show.
Which 2 staff members would you pick for your 3 on 3 basketball team? I would pick Demi because she
would always pass me the ball, and Molly because she would hurt all the other players on the court.
What’s your favorite sport besides basketball? Are there any sports besides basketball? Besides basketball,
I’m a huge football and lacrosse fan.
What’s your favorite quote? “Too much passion is not enough passion” and “Stay hungry, stay humble.”
Who’s your favorite Kenneally? Mrs. Kenneally.
No, who’s your favorite Kenneally kid? Sean.
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Jason Kenneally, Dominic Naggar, John Guarini, Segev Moritz, Aaron Kenneally, Thomas Cacace
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Knock Out
Written By: Aaron Kenneally
At the Knock Out tournament 6th, 7th and 8th graders compete to win a free ticket to our Sky Zone field trip
at the end of the school year. To start, there were two games played for 6th grade, two for 7th & 8th grade,
and then two games played by all eliminated players. Those 6 winners would play in a championship round.
To win it all, the competitors who advance to the champion round, play rounds until someone wins twice – the
winner must win a second time to get the ticket. Jake Landry kicked the tournament off with the first shot in the
6th grade game. The winner for the first 6th grade was Chris Pensavalli, and the second game was Jake
Landry. In the 7th & 8th grade games the first winner was Maxx Baron, and Eric Doherty for the second game.
Every eliminated player had two chances for a wild card spot, and those wins went to Joey Walsh and Jakob
Hamel-Porter. Those 6 players went to the championship round, where there could technically be 7 games
played (if everyone won once), until a winner was crowned with two wins. The championship round ended up
lasting for 3 games, with 6th grader Chris Pensavalli winning the first game, and wild card player Joey Walsh
winning the next two games in a row to take home the title and the ticket to Sky Zone! Congratulations Joey!
Check out pictures from the games below!
Brooks Skating
Have you taken advantage of one of the best winter activities
North Andover has to offer? Public Skating is open on Sunday
nights from November – February at the Dansforth
Gymnasium at Brooks School. It runs from 6:45-8:40pm and
costs $3 per person. Gather your family and friends, grab
your ice skates, and head down to Brooks on Sunday nights!
NAYRS NEWS TEAM
Jason Kenneally, Dominic Naggar, John Guarini, Segev Moritz, Aaron Kenneally, Thomas Cacace
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Holiday Gift Drive
North Andover Youth & Recreation Services wants to thank all of our volunteers and sponsors for their
generous donations to this year’s Holiday Gift Drive! Thanks to their support, we were able to provide gifts
for over 100 families and 200 children. This makes the holiday season a special one for so many people in
need. Check out pictures below of our Holiday Gift Drive delivery elves, along with members of our leadership
groups Step Up, Youth Council and Senior Youth Council – each of these amazing groups of our members
fundraised and bought and wrapped gifts for some of the children we support in the Drive!
NAYRS NEWS TEAM
Jason Kenneally, Dominic Naggar, John Guarini, Segev Moritz, Aaron Kenneally, Thomas Cacace
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Holiday Movie Showing – ELF!
Members, join us THIS FRIDAY, December 26th at 2pm for a Holiday Movie Showing on the giant projection
screen in the gym! You got to choose the movie, and we hope all of the voters will come on down for a fun
day! We allowed our members to vote for Frozen, Elf or the Grinch on Instagram, Facebook or at the Front
Desk, and Elf won big! Come join us for a lot of laughs! Just like Buddy the Elf, smiling is our favorite!
8th Grade Dress-Up Dance
Last but not least, an exclusive about the 2015 8th Grade Dress-Up Dance! This year’s dance will be held on:
More information on the Dress-Up Dance will be available soon! We hope to see all of the 8th graders there!
NAYRS NEWS TEAM
Jason Kenneally, Dominic Naggar, John Guarini, Segev Moritz, Aaron Kenneally, Thomas Cacace
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Contact Demi at [email protected] or at the Youth Center!
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