UMPI and the Presque Isle Rec Department will be offering lifeguarding and recertification courses this spring. Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30, UMPI will offer a lifeguard course from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a registration deadline of Friday, April 14; the cost is $175. Register for this course with Amanda Baker at Gentile Hall, 768-9401 or amanda.g.baker@maine.edu. Participants for this class must be 15 years or older and must complete 15 hours of course work online before the first class. Participants must show proof of completion for the online portion of the course on the first day of the course.
Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, the Presque Isle Rec Department will offer a lifeguard course from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a registration deadline of Friday, June 9; the cost is $175. Register for this course with Sloan Dionne at the PI Rec Department, 764-2545 or sdionne@presqueisleme.us. Participants for this class must be 15 years or older and must complete 15 hours of course work online before the first class. Participants must show proof of completion for the online portion of the course on the first day of the course.
Sunday, May 21, the Presque Isle Rec Department will offer a basic water safety course for daycare providers from 9 a.m. – Noon and the cost is $25 for Presque Isle residents and $75 for non-residents. Register for this course with Sloan Dionne at the PI Rec Department, 764-2545 or sdionne@presqueisleme.us.
Sunday, June 11, the Presque Isle Rec Department will offer a Lifeguard Recertification course from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Course fee is $80 for Presque Isle residents and $130 for non-residents. Participants must be current lifeguards (or expired within the last 2 months). Register for this course with Sloan Dionne at the PI Rec Department, 764-2545 or sdionne@presqueisleme.us.
All of the above courses will be held at the Gentile Hall Swimming Pool.
