An Assignment at Carlisle Barracks is like a long hall of open doors. Whether you're an athlete, an actor, an outdoorsman, or a scholar, Being HERE opens doors to school-based activities, adventures, and experiences sponsored by on-post agencies, like Outdoor Rec, the Chapel Youth, Youth Services, and the post's Fitness Campus, and a wide range of activities within an hour drive.
Take a look at these links to size up your options. You can link up with old friends from other assignments at Welcome Jam, the Chapel Youth kick-off, or using the post facilities like the pool and the Fitness Campus. You can make new friends while participating in school athletics and clubs. You can coach and help with Youth Sports on posts and join with like-minded teens in the Boy and Girl Scouts, Chapel Youth, etc. For example, check out the student-to-student website for Carlisle Area High School (listed here as 'Info for new students).
Visit New York City (3 hours away; take advantage of the Leisure Travel Services' bus trips). Explore the Air & Space Museum among the Smithsonian museums or see the pandas at the National Zoo in Washington, DC (2 hours). Hersheypark is a magnet for breathtaking rides, its water park, and top concerts. For the historically minded, central Pennsylvania boasts the Gettysburg and Antietam Civil War battlefields within a short drive, the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, and the Army Heritage & Education Center on post. Carlisle is proud of its arts heritage, for example, the Carlisle Arts Learning Center. Professional (and semi-) sports within a two-hour drive include the Philadelphia Eagles, 76ers, Phillies, and Flyers; Baltimore Ravens, Washington Wizards, Baltimore Orioles & Washington Nationals; and Washington Capitals. Closer to home are the Harrisburg Senators, HersheyBears, Lancaster Barnstormers, York Revolution, and more.
Try it the first time - or continue to enjoy - the full range of activities made possible in an actual four-season climate: skiing, ice skating, hiking (Appalachian Trail for one), rock climbing, biking - off-road and on -- kayaking, boating, swimming, etc. Outdoor Recreation offers trips, outings, equipment, and classes to orient you to something new. Outdoor Rec can give tips for licenses and success in fishing and hunting; learn the art of fly-fishing on the Yellow Breeches Creek, 30 minutes away in Boiling Springs.
Within 20 minutes of Carlisle Barracks, there are six high schools: Carlisle, Big Spring, Cumberland Valley, Mechanicsburg, South Middleton, and Trinity. Check out these sources for information, especially the interactive sites like the Facebook pages for Big Spring & Trinity and the New Student site for Carlisle High School.
Check out Carlisle High School, Carlisle, PA, its Athletics & clubs programs; and the student-inspired website, Info for new students designed to tell fellow students what they WANT to know, to answer questions online, and to help you register for a student sponsor if interested.
Newville, Big Spring High School, Newville, PA has a page for Athletics. Use Facebook, Big Spring High School to learn more about the Big Spring Family.
Boiling Springs High School, Boiling Springs, PA is in South Middleton School District; check out its Athletics
See Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg, PA and its Athletics programs, camps, etc.
See Mechanicsburg High School, Mechanicsburg, PA and its Athletics programs.
Trinity High School, Camp Hill, PA offers a complete Athletics program. Ask questions at Trinity High Facebook
Outdoor Rec is your ticket to four seasons of adventures and fun, from indoor rock climbing and kayaking to hiking, fishing, camping, and white-water rafting. In addition, Outdoor Recreation is your one-stop shop for all equipment rentals.
Sgt. Andrew McConnell Youth Center offers a demonstration kitchen for cooking classes, a full-size gym and patio, and an interchangeable sports court for roller skating, roller hockey, basketball, and much more.
Teens can participate in outdoor activities, arts & crafts, 4-H Club, Triple Play, and video game tournaments. Special events are offered throughout the year, including field trips to area locations.
On-post Organized Sports are offered during the fall, winter, and spring months, including soccer, basketball, and home-school fitness programs. Teens often 'give back' by volunteering for the youth sports programs they enjoyed when they were younger.
Scouts BSA Troop 168 is located in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Troop 168 and Pack 168 are sponsored by Saint Patrick Church and fall within the Pioneer District of the New Birth of Freedom Council of the Scouts of America.
Troop #10540 lives out the mission of the Girl Scouts of the USA: "To build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place." Girl scouting provides girls with opportunities for fun and friendship while empowering them to develop their leadership skills, values, and self-esteem.
The troop offers many enriching experiences, including outdoor activities like camping, geocaching, hiking, extraordinary field trips, community service projects, environmental awareness and stewardship events, cultural exchanges like World Thinking Day, and various summer camp opportunities.
The Carlisle Barracks troop accepts all girls in grades K-12, and they may join at any time of the year. The troop is always looking for adult volunteers to coach, mentor, and guide girls along their journey. GSHPA Facebook