Community Briefs

BAR EXAMINATIONS SET

The Commonwealth Bar Examinations are scheduled to be administered on July 27 and 18, 2005. The essay exam will be on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 and the Multistate Bar Examination will be on Thursday, July 28, 2005. All interested applicants can obtain the application form and necessary information on http://www.justice.gov.mp or by calling 236-9800 or by writing to the Director of Court/Bar Administrator at P.O. Box 502165, Saipan, MP 96950.

All applications and required fees must be submitted to the Director of Court/Bar Administrator no later than May 31, 2005.

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM ORIENTATION SET

The Educational Talent Search Program of the Northern Marianas College is informing all parents and legal guardians of the summer participants that there will be a parents/students orientation on May 27, Friday, 5:30pm, at the Educational Talent Search Center located at the NMC campus, Building “S”.

All parents, legal guardians, and students are required to attend. For more information, call 234-5498/3690 Ext. 2100/01/02.

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES

The 2005/2006 application forms for the Educational Assistance Program and the Public Law 14-37 are now available.

Those interested are urged to visit the CNMI Scholarship Office at Building No. 1311 on Capitol Hill or visit their website at www.cnmischolarship.com.

“We urge those desiring to pursue a postsecondary education to start early in submitting the application and supporting documents,” the office said in a statement.

Deadline for the P.L. 14-37 Scholarship Application and all supporting documents is June 30; for the EAP Fall 2005 (application only is due) for those who did not submit an application for Fall 2005, deadline is on July 1.

UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS AT HOPWOOD

May 16-20 Final exams for 7th graders

May 20 Awards ceremony at the stage area at 1pm

May 24-25 8th grade promotion practice. Students, bring hats, sunscreen, sunglasses, and water bottles

May 26 PTSA-sponsored Mass, 9am at Mt. Carmel Cathedral. The PTSA is asking parents to donate $2 per 8th grader, to be used for the expenses of the Mass. Donations should be given to the homeroom teacher, who will give them to the PTSA treasurer.

May 26 Promotion Ceremony, 4pm, HJHS stage area. There will be tents for guests, but students should bring umbrellas.

Please be advised:
1. 8th graders who owe monetary obligations to the school due to unreturned library and/or textbooks will not receive their promotion certificates and will be placed on a “Do Not Admit” list at the high schools until their obligations are cleared.

2. Students who have not completed the required number of units for 7th and 8th grade will not promote. These students have the option of either completing a six-week summer school course designed to suffice for no more than two classes, or repeating 8th grade next school year.

3. Students who have severe discipline problems will still promote, but will not participate in the Promotion Ceremony.

The Hopwood Orientation Team will be going out to the elementary feeder schools the last week of school (May 31-June 3) to give an Orientation Presentation to the 6th grade students. This Orientation Presentation will be made upon the request of the elementary school administration. Saturday, May 30, incoming 7th graders may come to campus for a tour of the school.

GES MAY ACTIVITIES

May 23-27 6th Grade exam week
May 26 PTA meeting @ 6pm, cafeteria
May 30 Memorial Day, no school
May 31-June 3 Exam week for all students

WSR MAJOR EVENTS FOR MAY 2005

May 17-Last STUCO meeting

May 19-Principal’s meeting!

May 20-WSR Book Fair 2005! Parents and the community are welcomed

May 23-WSR Accreditation Team meeting

May 25-Grade Level Team meeting, April and May Diners Club, 4th Quarter exams begin

May 26-6th Grade farewell ceremony, 8:30 am at the WSR school ground

May 27-WSR Kinder promotion at the school ground, 8 am

May 30-Memorial Day, No school

June 1-Awards Ceremony for 1st to 5th grade students

June 3-Last day of school for year 2004-2005

August 3-New school year begins! Welcome SY 05-06