Campus recreation serves PAC students and community

Campus recreation services at 帕洛阿尔托学院 serves students and community members alike. Whether it's through summer camps, 俱乐部体育, or just getting a good sweat, the variety of activities available has everything needed to help the entire 帕洛阿尔托学院 community.

课堂外, students are encouraged to take advantage of the various intramural sports happening on campus. 夺旗橄榄球, 乒乓球, and dodgeball are just some of the activities students can participate in throughout the school year. Students looking to compete against other colleges can also take advantage of the extramural teams at the 大学, such as men's and women's basketball, 女子排球, 还有男子足球队. 帕洛阿尔托学院 students, 传入的新生, or 2019 high school graduates interested in joining these teams can participate in the 公开选拔赛 happening throughout the summer.

今年夏天, the 大学 is creating a new women's fast pitch softball club team and a men's baseball club team. Aquatic and Athletic program supervisor EJ Moreno was pleasantly surprised to see so many talented students participate in the recent tryouts.

"I think we have an excellent group...that can really form a competitive team,莫雷诺说. "We'll really surprise some colleges when we go out there and play them."

While playing on any of the 大学's extramural teams, students can expect a competitive environment that allows them to sharpen their skills as they look to transfer and play for an NCAA-affiliated college or university.

"We've had a couple of students that come here and do their credit hours and then they get seen by another college,莫雷诺说. "The opportunity is there to get recruited to a university. They just have to be willing to put in the work academic-wise."

In addition to all that's available to the students, campus recreation also serves the community. With a fitness center fully-equipped with free weights, 电缆机器, 带淋浴的更衣室, 和更多的, students can use the facilities at no additional cost, while paid monthly and annual memberships are available for community members. The Aquatic Center houses an Olympic-sized pool which is open to the community year-round for a small fee. Kids summer camps are also available, where they can enjoy a variety of themed activities focusing on sports and hands-on projects, with special trips on Fridays.

"We try to get our hands in as much as we can with the surrounding community,莫雷诺说. "Our summer camps max out at 75 kids per week, but we do have a lot of them that are returning and have been here for like five years."

帕洛阿尔托学院 hopes to be a place for the community to be involved in throughout their entire lives.

"Once they [the students] graduate high school, it will be interesting to see if they come back to either attend classes, or even want to work here as a summer camp counselor or a lifeguard,莫雷诺说.

For more information on Campus Recreation and the Aquatic and Athletic Center at the 大学, visit 阿拉莫.edu/pac/athletics.