COMMUNITY BRIEFS

SSHS Q1 REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION DAY

To all parents/legal guardians of Saipan Southern High School students: The 1st quarter report card is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 4pm to 7pm. Parents will pick up student grades from teachers.

For more information:
Main Office Phone: 664-4000
Registrar Phone: 664-4010
Fax: 664-4015
e-Mail: saipansouthernhighschool@hotmail.com

Q3 TAX FILING DEADLINE SET

The Division of Revenue and Taxation is reminding all CNMI residents that the 3rd Quarter deadline for filing the quarterly tax returns is Monday, Oct. 31, 2005. The Division of Revenue and Taxation will be open from 7:30am until 6:30pm on Monday, Oct. 31, 2005. The office of the Division of Revenue and Taxation is located at the Joeten DanDan Commercial Center. For additional information, call 664-1000 664-1043 Compliance Branch, 664-1065 Collection Branch.

KARIDAT OFFERS HOUR-LONG TUTORIALS

Karidat, House of Manhoben is accepting registration for children ages 5 to 9 and youth ages 10 to 18 years old for hour-long tutorial services.
Registration for application can be picked up at House of Manhoben-Teen Center in Chalan Kanoa. Registration will be from Oct. 20 to Oct. 31, 2:30-5:30pm. For more information, call Ling at 234-9026. (PR)

SLATE OF DANDAN ELEMENTARY ACTIVITIES

The Tottot family would like to remind the entire Dandan Elementary School Community of the following important dates to remember and school activities for the month of October:

– Oct. 26: CJPA-Domestic Violence Awareness Month School Presentation
– Oct. 28: DES Student Council Officer’s Induction at school campus – 9:45am
– Oct. 28: STUCO Halloween Dance Fundraising at DES cafeteria at 6:00pm
– Oct. 29: Saturday Reading Academy begins at 8:00am-12noon at the school library
– Dec. 22 & 23: Make up days for Typhoon Nabi.
Reminders:
– DES Physical Fitness Program: every Friday from 1:45pm-2:30pm at the school baseball field.
– After School Program is forthcoming.
– Language Learners Survey and ERATE survey-must be fill out and return to the school by the end of this week.

OCTOBER EVENTS AT HOPWOOD

– Oct. 27: Cultural Day
– Oct. 28: Report Card Day. School will be half day. Parents may pick up report cards from 3:00-6:00pm.

Don’t forget about our Saturday Reading Program! Saturdays from 8am to 12 noon we offer drop-in reading for students and community members in the Hopwood library. Backpacks no longer allowed.

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.

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.