Loyola’s summer camps will dominate the Loyola recreation complex summer plans.

This summer, Loyola’s recreational complex celebrates it’s 21st year of having different summer camps. Over the summer, there will be basketball camps run by men’s head basketball coach Michael Giorlando and women’s head basketball coach Kellie Kennedy.

A volleyball camp will also be conducted over the summer and run by head women’s volleyball coach, Tommy Harold.

Also, Zachary Bracey, Assistant Director of Wellness, will be dedicating his time for 5 to 13 year olds at Loyola’s summer day camp, which takes place June 14th to July 23rd.

“The camps are the biggest things happening this summer,” Bracey said. “Everything else in the facility becomes secondary.”

Bracey strives to dedicate all his energy to the kids. He looks forward to having 175 to 200 kids enrolled in the summer camp.

“I am currently preparing the facility,” Bracey said. “All areas of the gym and sometimes the quad will be occupied.”

For six weeks, from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., the summer camp will provide a variety of activities including basketball, football, soccer, kickball, floor hockey, bowling and other recreational games.

“One period is dedicated to arts and crafts as well as swimming,” Bracey said. The camp will also include a lunch program in case kids don’t want to bring food from home.

Even though the camp is set on specific times, the summer camp will provide extended care options for parents who can’t pick their child up at the scheduled time. “The camp will have a before and aftercare program,” Bracey said.

As a consideration to the Loyola community, the recreational complex offers a discounted tuition rate, specifically for any student,

staff or faculty member interested in putting their child in the camp.

Not only is the camp beneficial for kids attending, but for students and teenagers who are looking for a summer job. According to Bracey, he is hiring 18 to 20 counselors for the summer camp.

“I usually start interviewing in mid May,” Bracey said. “People start to get hired by the 1st of June.”

For those not quite old enough to be a counselor, Bracey will have

Counselors In Training to help out. “I am also looking for 14 to 17-year-old CITs who could be a big help to the summer camp,” Bracey said.

Bracey hopes to have a successful program and keep Loyola’s reputation up to par. “Its fun for me,” Bracey said. “It’s always something new and different every day.”

For more information on summer camps taking place this summer, visit the student affairs page on the Loyno Web site.

Yvette Nanuizeyi can be reached at [email protected]