The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August22, 2001 7 Band camp (continued from page Todd Hunter, who has been at Dallas for 14 of his 25 years as a teacher. “It can be difficult for students to adjust their schedules to fit in band but there are a lot of op- tions.” Dallas High School operates on a block schedule with four 84-minute periods per day. Each period is worth one credit if the course lasts for a full se- mester. Some courses are avail- able for one-half semester for one-half credit. Band and cho- rus students can, therefore, jug- Income guidelines for free/reduced price meals : 2001-2002 Income Guidelines for the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Afterschool Snack for those children unable to pay the full price for meals or milk. The sponsor has adopted the following family size and in- come criteria as established by the Secretary of the United States Department of Agricul- ture for determining eligibility, Children from families whose in- come is at or less than the levels shown below are eligible for free meals or milk or reduced price meals. a» How to apply: To apply for free or reduced number, print your name, and sign the application. Since you price meals or free milk, com- ¥% have given income information plete the Meal Benefit Applica- tion sent home by your school with a letter to parents, sign it, and return it to the school. Ad- ditional copies are available from the school. FOOD STAMP/TANF-HOUSE- HOLDS: If you currently receive Food Stamps or Temporary As- sistance for Needy Families (TANF) for your child, you only have to list your child's name and Food Stamp or TANF case to the County Assistance Office, the school can confirm your eli- gibility. ALL OTHER HOUSEHOLDS: If your household income is at or below the level shown above, your child is eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, To apply for free meal or milk benefits, you must provide the following information or your application cannot be approved. EM Le % ¥ B i gle their schedules by taking From one hatt. credit to two fail INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES credits per year. In addition, Effective July 1, 2001 - June 30, 2002 this year some students can opt ELIGIBLE FOR ELIGIBLE FOR to take band during the mid-day FREE MEALS OR MILK REDUCED PRICE MEALS flex period for credit. SRMEA as Suderus FAMILY SIZE ANNUAL ~~ MONTHLY WEEKLY ANNUAL ~~ MONTHLY WEEKLY cess in order i A io be in 1 $11,167 $931 $215 $15,892 $1,325 $306 any music competitions,” said 2 $15,093 $1,258 $291 $21,479 $1,790 $414. Hunter. “This way we can keep 3 $19,019 $1,585 $366 $27,066 $2,256 $521 ur shuderis a the program and 4 $22,945 $1,913 $442 $32,653 $2,722 $628 musically in shape and they can still take the courses they need.” 5 $26,871 $2,240 $517 $38,240 $3,187 $736 The Dallas program this year 6 $30,797 $2,567 $593 $43,827 $3,653 $843 will consist of a Gershwin med- 7 $34,723 $2,894 $668 $49,414 $4,118 $951 7, Seeerding bo ; Coss alley, fi $38,649 $3,221 $744 $55,001 $4,584 $1,058 e school’s drill instructor an oi chorus director. 1 teach them For each additional family member add, plained as the students partici- pated in a march-off drill. > Joe Bednash, the new drum . N D Il h | [ S b h d | major ‘at Dallas, marched the = § CW a as paroc 14 cm us SC ¢ u €S students in a practice drill. Anyone making a mistake had to leave the field. The winner this day was junior Corey Phillips who just beat out Dustin Bed- narz. Both students spent time this summer at Lafayette Uni- versity’s Marching Band Confer- POST PHOTOS/JIM PHILLIPS Tuning up for the season, clockwise from top: Jim Jones, Lake-Lehman junior; Eugene Milbrodt, Lake-Lehman junior, and Corey Phillips, Dallas. ence. “I've always said that, all around, the kids in the band are the finest in the school,” said Hunter. “They all have a lot of different interests but they work together as a family. I wouldn't trade them with anyone.” Burglaries (continued from page 1) for the next day or until you see a police officer,” said Fowler. He has heard residents say they are afraid to call 911. He said residents are not go- ing to be arrested or harassed for calling 911, the service is for their own protection. The victims of the crimes are calling, but neighbors are not. Fowler said police are knocking on neigh- bors’ doors to find out if they saw the person committing the crime. ~ “People have to call 911. Don't wait for the next day or until you see a police officer.” BE xrower Dallas Borough Police Chief “If the hairs on the back of your neck go up, call a police of- ficer,” Fowler said. He is baffled by residents’ attitudes. Residents should report strange vehicles in their neigh- Come to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons | borhoods, Fowler said, along with anyone who doesn’t belong there late at night. He said the police do have fingerprints from two of the scenes that are being analyzed by the State Police. In order to guarantee that parochial and private school students residing in the Dallas School District area arrive on time for their classes, morning bus pickup times have been changed. Direct Gate of Heaven runs will be done first, followed by Dallas Senior High/Middle School buses. Gate of Heaven AM shuttle students will remain the same but on a later time schedule. Bishop O'Reilly bus- ing schedules will not change. Bishop Hoban High School and Wyoming Seminary Upper School students will no longer meet or transfer to their shuttle at the Dallas Senior High School. Instead, they will be given the choice of riding a Gate of Heaven bus and transferring to the Hoban/Sem shuttle bus at Gate of Heaven School or meeting the shuttle bus at the Gate of Heaven parking lot be- fore 7:25 am. There will be no stop locations from Gate of Heaven to Seminary/Hoban. All PM schedules remain the same. Schedules appear on page 11. Wycallis Elementary School first day schedule Classes will begin at the Ger- ald J. Wycallis Elementary . School on Wed., Aug. 29. First thru fifth grade students will attend full day sessions from 9 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., begin- ning Aug. 29. The school build- ing will open at 9 a.m. { On the first day, students wil report directly to their class- rooms. It is recommended that stu- dents ride the bus on the first few days of school. Kindergarten students will at- tend pre-arranged sessions on Wed., Aug. 29 and Thu., Aug. 30. On Fri.,, Aug. 31 , morning kindergarten students will take buses to school with other stu- dents and be dismissed at 10:30 a.m. Afternoon kindergarten students will take buses to school and arrive at 2:15 p.m. and be dismissed at the end of the day. Students can bring their lunch or purchase a hot lunch for $1.45. Milk is 45¢. First Grade Back to School Night is Thu., Aug. 23, at 6 p.m. Sun Sense Year Round... Heal and treat that sun-damaged skin now! Two Locations! Clarks Summit « 570-586-5000 Wilkes-Barre ¢ 570-270-5024 Let our expert Aestheticians help you begin your new, healthy Skin Care Program TODAY! For Men as well as women. 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