= eS a @® SCHOOL The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 29, 1990 Dallas High classes begin September 5 Frank Galicki, Principal of the Dallas Senior High School, an- nounced that the 1990-91 school year will begin for all students in the Dallas School District on Wednesday, September 5, 1990. The professional staff of the Dallas Schools will participate in an in- service program beginning Tues- day, September 4, 1990. The high school begins at 8 a.m. and dismisses at 2:56 p.m. Par- ents are requested to consult the bus routes published in the news- papers to determine their child's bus assignment and departure points. Any concerns regarding bus transportation should be ad- dressed to Mrs. Susan Farr, Bus Coordinator, at the Dallas School District Administration Offices, Church Street, Dallas. All Dallas Senior High School seniors and juniors should con- sult the bulletin board listings in the cafeteria which will be posted in the cafeteria under the Dallas High School sign and report to their assigned home rooms at 8 a.m. Dallas Senior High School freshmen and sophomores are requested to report to the high school auditorium. Secondary students who have not registered for school should report to the building office of their respective schools. The sciaool lunch program will begin on September 5, 1990. The first day of school is a full session. Parents are reminded that stu- dents in the high school may pur- chase ala carte lunches. Dallas holds computer summer camp During the week of August 20, 110 young Dallas residents par- ticipated in a free computer camp sponsored by the Dallas School District. Open to any district resident, regardless of school registration, the program featured individual- ized instruction for students in grades K-12 in the areas of key- boarding, reading, math, basic skills, word processing, and prac- tice with Compton's Multimedia Electronic Encyclopedia. All these are features of the Dallas School District's computer labs which contain Tandy computers coupled with Josten Learning Company's Integrated Learning Curriculumvia CD-ROM technology. Three ses- sions of instruction were run daily in the Dallas Elementary School and the Westmoreland Elemen- tary School. Camp director was John Wega, District Computer Ed. Coordina- tor, with Ms. Trudy Matley and Ms. Alice Krispin, Computer Aides working at Dallas Elementary; and Ms. Carol Keefer and Ms. Debbie Coon, Computer Aides at Westmoreland Elementary. LIU 18 Board officers Judge Cappellini. At a recent reorganization meeting of the Luzerne Intermediate Unit Board of School Directors, the Officers were sworn in by the Honorable Gifford Cappellini, Judge of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas at the LIU Administration building, Kingston. The Officers, shown from left are, George Dervinis, Treasurer, Wyoming Valley West School District; Joanne Avery, Secretary, Tunkhannock Area; Elizabeth Sichler, Vice President, Lake-Lehman; Ernest Ashbridge, Jr., President, Dallas and Dallas Middle School ready for new year Preparations for the opening of the Dallas Middle School are under- way. Gilbert R. Griffiths, principal, - and his staff have been busy all summer readying the building and program for the opening classes on Wednesday, September 5. The school's master schedule has been constructed to provide each student with a well-rounded program of subjects supplemented with numerous co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students will report to the middle school building between 7:45 and 8 a.m. Sixth-grade students, upon arrival at school, will report di- rectly to the auditorium. Seventh- grade students, upon arrival at school, will report directly to the gymnasium. Eighth-grade students will report directly to the cafeteria. At this time, a short orientation program including assignment to homerooms will be made. Students will then be instructed to report to their homerooms in preparation for their first day of school. To insure greater security of student lockers, combination pad- locks will be available to rent for a $2.00 refundable fee. Students are asked to please bring $2.00 to school the first day. Locks will be available from the homeroom teach- ers. Personal locks are not permit- ted. Students will be able to pur- chase a nutritious lunch beginning with the first day of school. Westmoreland Elementary first day schedule For all kindergarten to fifth grade students who attend Westmore-_ land Elementary. School, school will begin on Wednesday, Septe- mer 5. Parents are reminded that on September 5, 1990 first through fifth grade students will be attend- ing full day sessions from 9:10 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. Parents should consult the bus routes published in the newspapers to determine their child's bus assignment and departure points. It is requested that students ride a bus to and from school the first day to facili- tate student awareness of their bus assignment and to aid the district in maintaining accurate and comprehensive student trans- portation records. Ifit is necessary for a parent to accompany a child to school, it is suggested that the student ride the bus and the par- ent meet the student at the school building. Kindergarten students will at- Send your college student a "Letter From Home" with a gift subscription to The Dallas Post ol And 3 qn +5 voll pY A Sept.-May $10.50 (PA, NY, NJ. All other states, $13.00) a. A EE ee™M Please start a school year su Name bscription to: Address Please enclose payment. Return to: The Dallas Post I I i | ciy i I : P.O. Box 366 i State Dallas PA 18612 Zip BV tend pre-arranged sessions on Wednesday, ‘September 5, and Thursday, September 6. Ofi Fri- day, September 7, morning stu- dents will take buses to school and will be dismissed at 10:30. After- noon students will be picked up for a 2:15 arrival at school and be dismissed with other students at the end of the day. Monday, Sep- tember 10 they will attend regu- larly scheduled kindergarten ses- sions. To facilitate student room as- signments the first day, the follow- ing plans have been developed. All students in grades two through five will report directly to the cafe- teria. Grade one students will report to the foyer and first floor corridor where teachers and par- ent volunteers, will be available to aid students. Students can bring their own lunch to school or purchase a hot lunch from the cafeteria for $1.00 or milk for 35 cents. The Westmoreland Elementary School faculty, staff and admini- stration are looking forward to working with the students and parents for the coming year. Par- entinformation meetings are being planned and will be announced. Do you have news for us? Send or bring it to The Dallas Post, P.O. Box 366, Dallas PA 18612. Or call the office at 675-5211 Students from area receive degrees from Penn State About 2,188 students received degrees at Penn State's summer commencement exercises August 11 and 12. The total includes baccalaure- ate, degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees and associate degrees. Among the graduates were: Dallas: Constance B. Hughes, AS Business Administration; Paul G. Perch, BA General Arts and Sciences; Kristyn L. Post, BA Ad- vertising; Jason P. St. Clair, AEng. | 2yr. Electrical Engineering Tech- nology; Stephen E. Wilson, BA | General Arts and Sciences. Harveys Lake: Joanne Kelly, AA s ~ 2yr. Letters, Arts, Science. Lehman: Fred C. Gunn, BS Recreation and Parks; David J. | Sarna, AEng. 2yr. Surveying Tech- nology. be Shavertown: James P. Perkow- | ski, BS Mathematics. Dallas Elementary lists first day instructions For Dallas kindergarten to fifth grade students who attend the Dallas Elementary School, school will begin on Wednesday, Sep- tember 5. The professional staff has been preparing the buildings and participating in in-service orientations prior to the opening of school to make the first day as smooth as possible. Parents are reminded that on September 5, 1990, first to fifth grade students will be attending full day sessions from 9:10 a.m. | to 3:40 p.m. Parents should consult the bus routes published in the newspapers to determine their child's bus assignment and de- parture points. It is requested that students ride a bus to and from school the first day to facilitate student awareness of their bus assignment and to aid the district in maintianing accurate and | | comprehensive student transportation records. If it is necessary | for a parent to accompany a child to school it is suggested that the student ride the bus and the parent meet the student at the school building. The building will be open at 8:50 a.m. ce Kindergarten students will attend pre-arranged sessions on | | Wednesday, September 5 and Thursday, September 6. On Friday, September 7, morning students will take buses to school and be | dismissed at 10:30. Afternoon students will be picked up fora2:15 arrival at school and be dismissed with other students at the end of the day. Monday, September 10 they will attend regularly scheduled kindergarten sessions. : ! To facilitate student room assignments the first day the follow- | ing plans have been developed. All fifth grade students will report | to Mrs. Jesse's room (#304). All fourth grade students will report to Mrs. Myers’ room (#113). Third grade students will report to Mrs. Utter’s room (#204). Second grade students will report to the cafeteria and first grade students to the gym. Teachers and parents volunteers will be available to aid students. 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