In Euless, kids learn about parks and recreation
Euless recreation Superintendent Michael Davenport gave an important assignment to 10 youngsters.
The students, ages 12 to 15, were learning about special events as part of the city’s new PACS Partners program, in which they learn about the city’s Parks and Community Services Department.
On Wednesday, they were asked to come up with ideas for a Halloween party, but with a twist — no candy allowed.
"When you do special events, you can let your imagination run wild," Davenport said.
And they did.
"Oh my God," said Jewel Smith, 12. "I just got a good idea."
Smith, of San Francisco, who is visiting relatives in Euless, suggested shooting carrots from Nerf guns.
"Yeah, but somebody could get shot in the eye," said Clayton Taylor, 13, a Euless eighth-grader at Harwood Junior High School.
Spencer Mars, 13, an eighth-grader at William Monnig Middle School in Fort Worth, suggested a potato fight.
"I mean tomato," he said.
The free PACS Partners program began this month. Its goal is to educate youths in the hope that they may want to pursue careers in parks and recreation, said Ray McDonald, director of Euless Parks and Community Services. Earlier, students worked in the city’s greenhouse and learned about the athletic department. Next week, they will study city playgrounds for safety standards. The program runs from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays.
Read the rest of Jessica DeLeon's article, and find out about a special event Saturday, here.
