Daddy/Daughter, Mother/Son, or Someone Special - YOU Choose! Step into a night filled with music, laughter, and unforgettable moments at our Family Dance Celebration. Enjoy an energetic dance floor, creative crafts, and the crowd-favorite balloon drop that brings everyone together for a truly memorable experience. This welcoming, community-wide event is designed for all families and all kinds of connections. Whether you’re attending as a parent and child, with a relative, guardian, mentor, or another important person in your life, this evening is all about celebrating time together in a fun and inclusive atmosphere. Come ready to dance, create, and make lasting memories. Registration Process: Register your child for the event. There is no need to register accompanying adult(s). If more than two adults plan to attend, you will be able to indicate that during registration. If you are registering multiple children, please sign up each child individually. The first child is $15 (ages 2 and under) or $25 (ages 3 and older). Each additional child is $10. The multi-child discount will be automatically applied at checkout. If you have more than three children, please contact us directly so we can assist with your registration. For questions or unique situations, please contact us at infohvreced@hvs.org Registration fee at time of registration will be $1 with the balance being collected on Dec 1, 2026.

Learn the fundamentals of soccer as well as the importance of teamwork through Youth Soccer. Everyone plays and everyone is part of the team. Kids develop important soccer skills, including passing, dribbling, shooting and working as a team in a fun and supportive environment. Not only will children have an opportunity to advance skills, but they'll also build social skills, gain confidence and develop leadership skills. Dedicated volunteer coaches are trained to set expectations and help kids find their strengths and improve. This is a co-ed league. Ages 4-5: Practice 25 minutes and Play 30 minutes on Saturday mornings. Practices: Begins week of Sept 7 assigned 1 practice/week (coaches will select practice days, Mon-Fri starting at 6 or 6:30 p.m.) Games: Sat. Sept 12-Oct 78 assigned 1 or 2 games/week, depending on the number of teams in each division. (Location: Carls Family YMCA or Oak Valley MS), game times will be between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Coaches Meeting @ TBD Volunteer Coaches will receive a 25% discount on team fees (applied AFTER registration) Team Pictures will be on TBD (rain or shine) @ the YMCA before/after your game that day. Team fees will include uniform jersey. Other needed equipment will need to be provided by the families (soccer socks and shin guards). Balls/cones/pinnies/other equipment is available for teams to share on site. Free/Reduced Lunch and Multi-child discounts apply.

In-House Recreation League - Our in-house program is for new/returning players that will help players of all skill levels learn/improve their volleyball skills in practice and use them in friendly competition. Teams are co-ed and we encourage boys and girls to register. Middle School AND High School In-House Recreation Divisions are for players NOT playing for their school this fall. ***NEW THIS YEAR, MATCHES WILL BE ON SATURDAY MORNINGS! We have also added a new competitive Gr 4/5 division and competitive Gr 6-8th inter-school division. Competitive In House Gr 4/5 Division: We are encouraging players who have club experience and those who are strong athletes who have a good foundation of the skills and ready to play pass/set/hit volleyball and most serving overhand. * This competitive level is not intended for players new to the sport* Competitive 6-8th Inter-School Division: Click HERE to view the inter-school competitive division for Gr 6-8 for girl players who have at least 2 years of playing experience, have played club ball before, and/or have a good foundational understanding of the game and skills. Registration for this program will end after middle school tryouts are over- this is for players NOT playing for their school. Games for this division will take place on Wednesday nights. Team pictures will be TBD @ your game site. Coaches/Ref Meeting TBD.: We will review rules, net set up, general information and offer skills and drills training. Practices: begin the week of September 8 at HVS middle schools, Heritage/Oxbow/Lakewood/Spring Mills Elementary. Each team will have 1 guaranteed practice nights between Mon-Thurs, either 6-7:30 p.m. or 7:30-9 p.m. - which the coach will select the team practice night. Games: Matches are on Saturdays from September 19-November 14 with the end of season tournament running Nov 7 and 14. Your players may have multiple matches on those days. HV Rec and Ed night at the LHS vs MHS volleyball match @ MHS this year, date TBD. Freshman and JV start at 5 p.m. and Varsity follows, around 6:30/7 p.m. start time. Wear your shirt and get in for free. Make it a "team" activity and go together! Registration fees will be collected on 8/1/26

Join us for our women's volleyball league on Thursdays at White Lake MS. Please register by team and we are limiting to 8 teams. There will be weekly match play, followed by 2 weeks of tournament play. Register now to hold your spot and the fee won't be collected until 8/1/25.

The holiday season is here and we all love to enjoy the traditions of the holidays. We are here to make things a little easier and still get those traditions in with your family/friends and you get to have fun decorating cookies in your pajamas!! -All participants will receive 1 dozen sugar cookies, frosting, food coloring, directions and more! Self Directed Areas (open 5-7:30 p.m.) for each paying participant: Visit with Santa, cookie decorating area, holiday craft pick up area, hot chocolate, face painting and more. Parents don't forget to bring your camera!!! If you are interested, we will be offering a separate, but simultaneous event that you are welcome to register for as well. We will be hosting a Candy Cane Hunt event that day too! Pre-registration is required for both events. Additionally, if you are interested in helping out a family who, otherwise, couldn't afford this event, you may select a variety of scholarship donations below.

Come experience our annual Candy Cane Hunt! Kids will get to search an indoor course for candy canes and receive some take home holiday craft projects! Hot chocolate will also be served to help warm up the festivities! We will offer "Hunt" times throughout the 2.5 hour period and we will lump similar ages/sizes together for the "hunt". So just come when you can and we'll make sure your kids get to hunt while you are at the event. If you are interested, we will be offering a separate, but simultaneous event that you are welcome to register for as well. We will be hosting a Holiday Cookie Decorating event that day too! This event is geared towards children 9 years and younger. Older children are allowed to register/attend, but please note that the crafts and activities are geared towards younger children. When you arrive please check-in inside the school entrance and then the event leaders will announce "hunt" times throughout the event. Self Directed Areas (open 5-7:30 p.m.) for each paying participant: Visit with Santa, holiday craft pick up area, hot chocolate, face painting, indoor snowball fight and more. Parents don't forget to bring your camera!!! Additionally, if you are interested in helping out a family who, otherwise, couldn't afford this event, you may select a variety of scholarship donations below.

The Michigan High School Athletic Association has partnered with an online education system called RefReps. HV Rec and Community Ed is offering this officiating training for anyone ages 14 and older to get trained and certified to become an MHSAA official. There will be online training tools as well as in person lessons where students will get hands on training. HV Rec and Ed will also be offering jobs to officiate in the various leagues offered throughout the year. Wages are competitive and work schedules are flexible to work around busy school/sports/life schedules. This program will offer training in basketball, volleyball and soccer as the primary sports, but there will be options for students to get trained in any of the 13 offerings. The online training is interactive and provides "real life" examples from the official's perspective in live games. Course Fee: $75/sport (basketball, soccer and volleyball)- this includes online training, in person training, MHSAA license once the student successfully passes the course and lifetime access to the resources. All other sports will be $50/sport because it will ONLY be the online training, no hands on included.

Registration closes at 9 a.m. on 10/21/26. To purchase tickets after 9 a.m., please just arrive early for the time slot you wanted and you can register on site with a QR code. The day of price is $7. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! Celebrate Halloween a little early with Huron Valley Recreation and Community Education. Not only will kids get the experience of trick or treating, but they will also get to see the area's biggest trucks. Possible trucks will include a dump truck, fire engine, bulldozer, and much more! All children must be accompanied by an adult. Event will proceed rain or shine! We have two time slots where we won't have horns/sirens going, in case you have a child that is scared or startled with the loud noises. You will register by your arrival time. You are welcome to stay longer than your 30 minute time slot, but we will be wrapping up by 7:15/7:30 p.m. so please plan accordingly. This event will be held at Oak Valley MS (new location) in the parking lot. Also, all activities will be outside. Activities include trick or treating with the trucks, a special holiday treat for all of our paid participants and we will also now offer food trucks as an option for attendees. The food truck purchases are NOT part of your registration fee. Children ages 2 - 13 = $5/child. The $5 fee covers the cost of the candy for all of our trucks and the treat for all of our participants. Older kids are welcome and kids in the Special Ed program are always welcome. Just contact us directly to register anyone over 13 years old. Children ages 0-23 months = Free, but they will not receive candy/donut/craft, but they are welcome to enjoy the trucks. If you are unable to afford the entry fee, please contact us at Paige.Spencer@hvs.org to find out about our scholarship options. The scholarship donation option below is a way that we help families who may not be able to afford events like this one, still attend. We collect donations to help offset the costs of the event. **PLEASE NO DOGS AT THIS EVENT! Shoutout to our event sponsors: coming in 2026!

Join us Wednesday, March 24 for a hopping good time at our Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt! We will have games, prizes, a craft, and a special visit from the Easter Bunny himself! Pre-registration required. Older kids are welcome, and that kids in the special Ed program are always welcome. Just contact us directly to register anyone over 13 years old. We offer 2 registration rates for the younger kids who may not be old enough yet for candy and the craft. If you are unable to afford the entry fee, please contact us at infohvreced@hvs.org to find out about our scholarship options. The scholarship donation option below is a way that we help families who may not be able to afford events like this one, still attend. We collect donations to help offset the costs of the event.

Join us for our women's volleyball league on Thursdays at Oak Valley Center. Please register by team and we are limiting to 12 teams. There will be weekly match play, followed by 2 weeks of tournament play.

Learn the fundamentals of soccer as well as the importance of teamwork through Youth Soccer. Everyone plays and everyone is part of the team. Kids develop important soccer skills, including passing, dribbling, shooting and working as a team in a fun and supportive environment. Not only will children have an opportunity to advance skills, but they'll also build social skills, gain confidence and develop leadership skills. Dedicated volunteer coaches are trained to set expectations and help kids find their strengths and improve. This is a co-ed league. Ages 4-5: Practice 25 minutes and Play 30 minutes on Wednesday evenings. Game times will be 6 or 7 p.m. Ages 6-8/8-11/11-14: Practices will be approx 45 minutes long followed by a 45 minute game on Wednesday nights. The times will be 6-7:30 p.m. Coaches Meeting @ TBDVolunteer Coaches will receive a 25% discount on team fees (applied AFTER registration) Team fees will include uniform top and practice equipment. Other needed equipment will need to be provided by the families (soccer socks and shin guards). Team fees will be charged on 7/1/26. Registration closes on 6/30/26!