Home Alone Policy--there is a Child Supervision Guideline policy
that states children, 9 and under, may not be left unattended. Contact the 30th
Medical Group Family Advocacy Program at DSN 276-5338/805 606-5338 for more
information concerning children safety and welfare.
The Vandenberg Youth
Center is located on 16170 Montana St. Please come by for an
orientation and tour for this wonderful facility. We offer a wide
range of developmentally appropriate activities to include a Nationally
Accredited School Age Program for ages 5-12, an Open Recreation After School
program for youth ages 10 thru 18, Sports Leagues for ages 5 and up, to include
Soccer, Basketball, Baseball and Softball. Instructional programs
include; a large competitive gymnastics and cheer leading program, dance, music,
Kempo karate and art classes. We are affiliated with the Boys and
Girls Club of America and we are also a community 4H program which offers
various clubs, to include an animal and agricultural program. Youth
members have the opportunities to participate in the following activities; Fit
Factor, and Air Force Wide fitness program, home work help, arts and crafts,
computer technology, photography, sewing, cooking, construction, dramatic play
and community service and youth leadership programs. New youth are
invited to come by for our monthly new comers' party on the 4th Friday of each
month. Teens can join "Club Service an Americorp program and serve as
a youth center volunteers to earn scholarships for college.
Kids In
Touch with Kids is a pen pal program for children ages 6-18 who will be moving
to Vandenberg AFB. This is a way of making friends before arriving to
Vandenberg. To participate in this program send your name, age,
current address to: 30 SVS/SVY, Kids In Touch With Kids, 1036
California Blvd, Vandenberg AFB CA 93437. Volunteer work is an
excellent way to enhance your marketable skills. Experience through
volunteering is considered when one applies for paid positions, especially with
federal, state, and municipal agencies. This experience is also
considered when one applies for scholarships, and especially for ROTC
scholarships.
Volunteer opportunities for teens exist on and off
base. Please contact the Volunteer Resource Program Coordinator to be
linked with these activities. Also, the American Red Cross can assist
you in preparing for volunteer work in the hospital and important child care
skills. Visit the Youth Center located at the corner of Summersill
and Montana, bldg 16170, and ask for a tour of the facility. This is
a great place to have fun.
Safety Issues (excerpts from Cabillo High
School and Vandenberg Middle School Accountability Report Cards)
Cabrillo
High School maintains a safe and orderly school climate, achieved by most
students taking responsibility for their behavior. Law enforcement or
private security is present at on-campus school dances for supervision
purposes. Off-campus school dances are generally held at Vandenberg
AFB. The Probation Department and the Office of Special Investigation
at Vandenberg AFB also assist in child protection matters. One
full-time community liaison campus supervisor and one part-time campus monitor
are employed at Cabrillo. Their functions are to patrol the campus
and protect student property and safety. They also check for hall
passes and prevent unauthorized visits by non-students.
A major focus at
the Vandenberg Middle School is a safe and orderly school
environment. To that end we have proactively sought to reduce
unacceptable behaviors on campus. At the beginning of each year, we
have an expectations assembly where we discuss proper and acceptable behavior on
campus with all students. We have instituted a conflict resolution
program that allows students to work through their conflicts with trained
peers. We have an Opportunity Program which allows students to have a
modified middle school experience that is individualized with the success of the
students in mind. We have the services of a CODE and a DARE officer,
a disaster committee that deals with disaster readiness, and a discipline
committee made up of parents, students, and teachers that meet to discuss
discipline concerns.
Curfew for youths under 18, must be in their
quarters or the quarters they are visiting from 10pm to 6am Sunday through
Thursday and midnight to 6am on Friday and Saturday. Youths
accompanied by adults may be out later. Also, those attending civic,
religious or school events may be out after curfew but must return directly to
their quarters when the event ends. Any person in violation of the
curfew will be stopped, identified and escorted to the law enforcement desk or
their residence. In all cases a parent or responsible adult must
accept the violator. Law enforcement workers will forward a report to
the sponsor's commander for action. For more information regarding
the curfew rules, call (805)606-3912/3911 or DSN: 276-3911 or
276-3912.
Driver's License Information
Dependents-must have in
their possession a current, not expired, driver's license issued by either
California or their state of residence upon arrival to CA. Dependents
must obtain a California driver's license within 10 days of arrival.
If
you are a dependent minor between 16 and 18 years of age, you must also possess
a "Non-Resident Minor's Certificate" issued by the California Department of
Motor Vehicles UNLESS you hold a California driver's license.