AUGUST 2004
Olympic
Games Return to Origins–Athens
by Tom Kertes
It’s safe
to say that the upcoming Athens Olympic Games is going
to be unlike any other.
Viva la difference: in
a wonderfully appropriate celebration, the Games return to
their original birthplace, with some of the events actually
held in the exact locations where they were first conducted
2700 years ago. (The original Games were part of a religious
festival and began in 776 B.C.) Naturally, the Olympics should
have returned to Greece in 1996—the 100th birthday
of the Modern Games—but “Athens
was simply not ready financially or otherwise to hold an
Olympic Games at that time,” according to Olympic historian,
and Rice University Professor Clark Haptonstall. MORE
MAY 2004
Gearing
Up For Camp! Preparation
is the Key to a Successful Summer at Camp
Millions of children will get
their first taste of independence at a resident or day camp
this summer. More than 12,000 camps across the country are
preparing to give children the experience of a lifetime and
parents should be doing the same. Preparation is the key
to a successful summer at camp. Not only does a child need
to be prepared, parents also need to prepare themselves. MORE
APRIL 2004
Alaska's Youth
Olympics Revives Heritage
Special events are a way
to celebrate the unique traditions of Alaska's Native people.
The Alaska Native Youth Olympics are held each April in Anchorage.
More than 40 teams and a total of 350 students from around
the state join together to compete in events such as The
Stick Pull, The Wrist Carry, The Kneel Jump and the Seal
Hop. READ MORE