Community Briefs

GTC Elementary School PTA meeting tomorrow

Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School would like to inform all parents and guardians of students that there will be a PTA meeting tomorrow, Oct. 12, 6:30pm in the school cafeteria. PTA secretary Pat B. Camacho is encouraging everyone to attend the meeting. (PR)

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Class makeup days on Tinian

Tinian Jr./Sr. High School will make up the instructional days missed on the following dates:

Nov. 1, 22 and 25 Regular schools days

Dec. 22 and 23 Regular schools days

Saturday Academy starts at 8am through noon. Breakfast, snacks and lunch will be served.

Mondays and Wednesdays 6pm-8pm

NMI Civics Extended Class-Rm C208

Thursdays-6:30pm-8:30pm

U.S. History Extended Class-Library

Parents are guardians must provide transportation to and from school. For evening extended classes, parents must pick up students on time. Students must have “Parent’s Consent Form” signed before they are accepted into the program. (PR)

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Meeting on unintended hooking of seabirds rescheduled

The Oct. 6, 2005 meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council to consider modifying proposed measures to reduce the unintended hooking of seabirds by U.S. longline fishing vessels based in Hawaii has been rescheduled to Nov. 1, 2005.

The meeting will be held at the Council Office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu. For more information, contact the council at (808) 522-8220, (808) 522-8226 (fax), info.wpcouncil@noaa.gov or www.wpcouncil.org.

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, the policy-making agency for fisheries management in federal waters (3 to 200 miles offshore) of the U.S. Pacific Islands.

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KagES reminders for October

Parents and guardians of students attending Kagman Elementary School are reminded of the following school activities for the month of October.
* Wednesday, Oct. 12 PTA meeting, 6:30pm at the school cafeteria.
* Thursday, Oct. 13 Report Card Day, 2:30pm to 4:30pm. All teachers, SPED, Reading Resource, and Bilingual teachers will be available for parent conferences.

The school is also reminding parents and guardians that Kagman Elementary School T-shirts are available for sale at the school office.

KagES is also reminding them that students are not allowed on campus before 7am during school days. All students should also be picked up at 2:15pm after school.

For more information on KagES and its activities, contact 664-3911/12.

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Nepalese to mark Happy Vijaya Dashami festival

All Nepalese on Saipan are invited to attend their Happy Vijaya Dashami festival celebrations on Oct. 12 at the Chamolinian Cultural Village in Garapan.

Those who want to attend must see the following people for confirmation of attendance:

Budhi Gurung, Hyatt Regency Saipan; Sandeep Rai, G4S; Yesman, Ganesh, and Chola, Marianas Resort; D.B. Chhetri, Saipan Grand Hotel; Manju Pandey Hom, VFW Saipan Post; Amrit Rai, Tan Holdings Corp.; Harka Bdr. Tamang, Dai-ichi Hotel Saipan Beach; Krishna, Tej Rai-Ship; Surya Goutam, Js Restaurant; Bhavan Thapa, JPI; and Bal Krishna Thapa Magar, Island Gear and Surf Shop.

The group hosting the celebrations would no longer accept confirmations made beyond Oct. 8.

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Application for absentee voting due Oct. 26

The Commonwealth Election Commission is informing all registered voter who will be away from the Northern Mariana Islands on election day that they need to apply to vote by absentee voting in order to receive a ballot on which they could cast their vote. The commission will only send ballots to those who apply to vote by absentee voting.

Individuals who registered to vote from outside the Northern Mariana Islands and who will be away from the Northern Mariana Islands on election day must still need to apply to vote by absentee voting in order to be provided a ballot that they could cast and return by mail to the Election Commission’s mailing address.

All requests to vote by absentee voting must be completed and submitted to the commission by Oct. 26, 2005. Applications to vote by absentee voting may be downloaded and printed at http://www.votecnmi.gov.mp/downloads/absentee_ballot.pdf and the application may be sent to the commission by mail or by facsimile.

Anyone requiring more information on any election matter is asked to call the commission at 664-VOTE or by email to cec@saipan.com or info@votecnmi.gov.mp.

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Fundraising for student groups at GIG

Student organizations from the different high schools on Saipan will have the opportunity to raise funds for their schools projects through the weekly event being organized by the island’s premier dance club, GIG Discothèque.

The teen disco titled, TEEN JAM, is an avenue for the kids to show their talents like rapping and dancing. Each week elimination rounds for the solo free style dance contest is in progress and the weekly winner will qualify for the grand finals this December. Next week, the Just Say No To Drugs rap contest kicks off.

In order to raise funds, student clubs/organizations will sell tickets to the weekly teen disco from 5:30pm to 9pm every Saturday at GIG. For every ticket sold, the organization will get a percentage of the proceeds for their school projects.

Advisers of school organizations may contact GIG manager Fred Santos at 234-5050 during office hours. TEEN JAM is co-presented by Coca-Cola.