Naperville's Youth Ambassadors to launch inaugural Spring Olympics April 22

The Naperville Park District Youth Ambassadors will host their Inaugural Spring Olympics on Sunday, April 22 at noon at Nike Sports Complex, located at 288 W. Diehl Road. All Naperville high school students are invited to participate.

Teams must register for the event by Thursday, April 12. Teams may have six to eight members and must include at least two female participants. To register, students may contact Naperville Park District Superintendent of Recreation Fred Gusel at fgusel@napervilleparks.org or the Youth Ambassador School Liaison at any of the five Naperville High Schools.

“The Spring Olympics is a new event this year that is designed to engage as many participants as possible,” said Gusel, who serves as the Park District advisor to the Youth Ambassadors. “The student leaders in the Youth Ambassadors have experienced similar events at their own high schools and are excited to plan one that would be city-wide.”

In addition to the friendly athletic competition, the event will begin with an opening ceremony displaying original banners created by each team, with a prize awarded for the most creative banner. The Olympics will include ten events, with prizes awarded to the winners of each event and to the overall team champion.

The Youth Ambassadors is a group of high school students who work with the Naperville Park District to plan community-wide special events for teens each year, such as Battle of the Bands and the recent All-City Dodgeball Tournament.

For questions about Youth Ambassadors or about the Naperville Park District and its programs and facilities, please contact the Naperville Park District at 630-848-5000 or visit http://www.napervilleparks.org.