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DAYTON—A program coordinator is still being sought for Dayton’s 2016-17 After School Program, which will start on September 20, according to Peggy Guiterrez, Drug Free Grant Coordinator for the Coalition for Youth and Families.

Gutierrez said funding is in the budget for the position, which will require four hours a day on the three days the program is offered. An additional amount has been budgeted for planning time.

The foundation for the program has already been laid by the temporary program coordinator, Kiara Warner, who has also identified some volunteers, she said.

This year the After School Program is being offered to third, fourth, and fifth-graders in the Dayton School District, and will take place between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., on Tuesdays through Thursdays.

Subjects will be offered in three-week rotating segments during each of nine-week sessions for fall, winter, and spring quarters. It will include activities in cooking, gardening, art, photography, music, games, book making, football, volleyball, baseball, basketball, softball and soccer, she said.

The YWCA Girls Circle Program may also be available, said Guiterrez.

Registration packets will be sent home with students during the first week of school, according to Superintendent Doug Johnson. He said the registration application will also be placed on the district’s website.

For more information about the coordinator position for the After School Program, to volunteer, or for further information about the program, contact Peggy Guiterrez, at: 382-1511.