Hudson Community Services: Community Education, School Age Care, Summer Programs

Get ready to wire up your Minecraft worlds with command blocks and Redstone! Even if you're a seasoned Minecraft pro, there’s plenty for you to learn. From basic traps to powered machines, Redstone offers Minecraft players a whole new range of opportunities to create amazing things. Minecraft’s command block is a pseudo-programming language that consists of logic and execution written in text. We’ll learn to spawn creatures, teleport all over your world, and make multiplayer games. Families will need the Minecraft Java Edition. No other versions of Minecraft (Bedrock, Windows 10, Xbox, tablet, etc.) will work for class. Home technical requirements for this class include: Computer: PC (Windows XP or later) or Mac (OSX) with at least a 2GHz processor and 4GB of RAM. PC is needed, will not work on Chromebook, tablets, or phone. Internet: Broadband Internet Webcam Microphone and Speakers Google Meet

The Baseball Pitcher Development Program is designed for high school baseball athletes. Class roster will be capped at 25 individuals. Caution - This is NOT a recreational program nor intended for everyone. This program is designed for the highly dedicated and intrinsically motivated baseball athlete. Hard work and deliberate practice is the expectation. Before committing to the program, be sure you can dedicate the time needed and meet the challenging principles set forth to participate in this program. This program Includes more than 70 scheduled training sessions each running roughly 90-120 minutes long. Detailed video analysis of each athlete's throwing motion. Individualized throwing programs built specifically for each athlete to maximize gains, improve movement patterns and increase arm health/durability. Objective assessments of each trainee’s velocity and command of his pitches. Use of Rapsodo Pitching 2.0 technology. OnBaseU movement screening. The goals of this program are to develop and enhance pitching/throwing skills that scale at all levels. Educate each athlete how to take ownership in their development. Create a training culture where grit, desired difficulties and enthusiasm are the norms. Emphasize injury prevention exercises, drills and proper pre/post throwing arm care protocols. Create a more synergetic and biomechanically efficient throwing movement pattern. Velocity enhancement. Command improvement of all pitch types. Pitch development and enhancing current pitch effectiveness. Properly train, prepare and build up each athlete’s throwing endurance to prepare them for the rigors of the upcoming baseball season. Educate and develop a mindset that is capable of adjusting to and overcoming the many obstacles that are inevitable while playing baseball. Location: Hudson High School - West Gymnasium Schedule: Calendar/Schedule Attendance: To maximize the program's potential, athletes are to prioritize attending as many training sessions as possible throughout the entirety of the program. That said, it is understandable that due to conflicting schedules, family events, etc. that a training session may need to be missed from time to time. If you have any questions about the training program, contact Ryan Huppert at: hupperrw@hudsonraiders.org Online registration questions should be referred to Bev Hagen, Hudson Community Education, at hagenbj@hudsonraiders.org

Pop Up Players is an innovative, engaging theater experience for elementary students in grades K- 5. Do you know a child who can’t stop CREATING? Late-night pajama performances keeping you up? Singing and dancing in the grocery store? The family pet not keeping to the script? We have the solution! Join the Pop Up Players and be writers, set designers, actors, and producers of your own original play! Each Pop Up Players session has a new story created by the children. We work within the comfort level of each child and foster a love of theater, teamwork and performance. Each play will start from scratch and be a unique story that honors the time of year, the players participating, and all of their interests and expertise. Sign up for one session or more! Please send an after-school snack with your child. Pop Up Players has something for everyone, regardless of age. Our older players will help write the script, memorize lines and mentor the younger players. For our emerging readers, no need to read a script or memorize, we will make sure they shine! Performances will take place in the Willow River Auditorium, the last Tuesday of every session, at 5:00 PM.