Community Briefs

SSHS PTA MEETING TOMORROW

To all parents and legal guardians of Saipan Southern High School students, there will be a Parents Teachers Association meeting on tomorrow, Aug. 25, at 6:30pm in the cafeteria. For more information, call the school at 664-4000.

WSR EVENTS IN AUGUST

Aug. 25: Reading Renaissance Training for Teachers, no classes.

Aug. 26: Reading Renaissance Training for Teachers, no classes.

Aug. 27: Reading Renaissance Training for Teachers, Saturday, no classes.

Aug. 29: WSR Leadership Team Meeting.

Aug. 30: WSR Spelling Bee Competition.

GTC ELEMENTARY EVENTS IN AUGUST

Aug. 24: 5th and 1st Grade Parents Night at 5pm

Aug. 25: 4th and 3rd Grade Parents Night at 5pm

Parents’ Night will be the opportunity to meet your children’s teachers, to see all the programs and the standards and benchmarks that your children will be working on this year.

GES PTA MEETING TOMORROW

Garapan Elementary School will be holding its Parents Teachers Association meeting tomorrow, Aug. 25, 2005, 6pm in the school cafeteria. For more information, call 664-3655 or email gomezy@pss.cnmi.mp.

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR TEACHERS INSTITUTE

The NMI Council for the Humanities has announced the opening of registration for the 2005 Teachers Institute.

The Institute comprises six eight-hour sessions to be held on consecutive Saturdays from Aug. 27 to Oct. 1. It is intended to provide teachers with a thorough overview of the history of the Northern Mariana Islands from ancient times to present.

Registration forms and Institute schedule may be obtained at the Council’s office on the first floor of King’s Plaza in Dandan or from the Council’s website at http://cnmi.humanities.org.mp (under Council Projects/Teachers Institute). For more information about the 2005 Institute, contact Council staff at 235-4785.

TWO-DAY BREAK AT HOPWOOD

Aug. 25-26: Professional Development. No school.

A reminder to parents and guardians: Please do not drop off your students before 7:30am. There is no supervision on campus before 7:30am. All students are to be dropped off outside the gate. Only buses and staff vehicles may drive in the gates. For the safety of our students, please comply with this policy.

FREE LIVESTOCK WORKSHOPS

The NMC-CREES will be conducting a free workshop on Saipan entitled “Common Livestock Health Problems in CNMI and Control Measures” on Aug. 29-31, 2005, 9am—4pm, at the NMC-CREES Conference Room, Saipan.

Presenters include livestock extension agent Dr. Allan Castro Sabaldica and CNMI Paravets Richard Maratita, Jeff Castro, Joe Randy Tudela, Joanne Moses, and Jack Guerrero.

Interested persons may contact NMC-Saipan at 234-5498 Ext. 1728, or Sid Cabrera at 287-0571.

The same workshop will be held on Rota on Sept. 1-2, 2005, from 9am to 4pm, at the NMC Rota Campus Tatachog. Presenters include Sabaldica and CNMI Paravets Mike Ogo, Wayne Aldan, and Manases Barcinas.

Interested persons may contact NMC-Rota at 532-9511, 532-9477, 287-0559.

Workshop is free of charge and seating is limited to the first 20 participants, so hurry and sign up. Last day to register is Friday, Aug. 26, 2005.

SNISWCD MEETING SET

The Saipan & Northern Islands Soil and Water Conservation District would like to inform the general public of their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005 at 1:30pm at the Department of Lands and Natural Resources Office. For more information contact 234-6170.