The fair, organized by the school administration, faculty and staff, will have booths laid out on the field so parents and students can meet teachers on a one to one basis.
“We are doing this to enhance our parents’ participation in their children’s education. At GES, we are committed to ensuring we have that collaboration and that both parents and school work hand in hand to delivering the best educational results for our children,” said school principal Yvonne R. Pangelinan.
Classroom teachers, counselors, teacher aides as well as maintenance and administration personnel will be present and ready to welcome back the students as well as meet and greet parents.
They will also answer any questions parents may have.
Additionally, AmeriCorps will be on site to assist families with children. They will provide child care services during the parent orientation.
In the orientation, GES plans to cover issues pertaining to required forms for each attending child, policies and procedures, class schedule, school supply list and other pertinent information to better prepare parents and students for opening of school on Tuesday, Sept. 7.
The Department of Public Health’s Public Health & Hospital Emergency Preparedness Program’s Flu Watch team will also be part of the fair where the Kung Flu mascot is expected to make an appearance.
The Flu Watch team will also be handing out certificates of appreciation to GES students, parents and staff who participated in this year’s Flu Watch 4th of July parade, said Roxanne Diaz, the Flu Watch team captain.
Along with Kung Flu, the Matua Riders Group will also be making a special appearance and will be there to reinforce the Flu Watch messages and to protect the crowd by taking Kung Flu away.
The Matua Riders Group is a motorcycle club collaborating with the Flu Watch team by assuming the role of bounty hunters out to take Kung Flu down.
Parents of GES students are encouraged to attend the fair as this will give them the opportunity to know more about their children’s education for the upcoming school year.
Free environmental film tomorrow
(DEQ) — September has arrived and with it comes the First Friday Films premiere of “Dirt! The Movie,” tomorrow at the American Memorial Park Visitor Center at 6:30 p.m.
Members of the local Natural Resources Conservation Service will speak after the film on soil in the CNMI and what resource managers are doing to conserve this extremely valuable resource as well as answer audience questions.
The movie runs about one hour and 20 minutes. Come early at 6 p.m. to visit the engaging soil displays on composting, tree plantings and environmentally friendly farming practices and to make sure you get a seat.
While supplies last, each family will have the opportunity to take home one native plant after the film courtesy of the CNMI Forestry Division.
First Friday Films are free and open to the public. For further information, visit www.firstfridayfilmssaipan.blogspot.com.
Calling students in grades 6 through 12
THESPIANS of the Western Pacific Islands is preparing to stage the musical comedy “Zombie Prom” by Dempsey and Rowe around Halloween weekend. This will be an all-student production, open to CNMI public and private school students in grades 6 through 12.
Auditions for the student director and assistant directors will be Thursday, Sept. 9, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Auditions for the cast will be Tuesday and Thursday, Sept. 14 and 16, from 4 to 6 p.m..
Sign-up for technical assistants (lighting, set design & construction, costumes, make-up, props, tech crew) and marketing (program, posters, tickets) will also be Tuesday and Thursday, Sept. 14 and 16, from 4 to 6 p.m.
Auditions for musicians (rock band) will be scheduled separately.
All auditions and sign-ups are at MHS D101.
International coastal cleanup on Sept. 25
(CRMO) — The Coastal Resources Management Office is hosting this year’s 25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup.
CRMO would like to invite you to be a part of world-wide event that helped cleaned 7.4 million pounds of debris from 6,485 sites last year including the CNMI.
The cleanup will be held on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
To sign-up for the event, call 664-8305 or e-mail rachel.zuercher@crm.gov.mp
The Division of Environmental Quality will retrieve and properly dispose of the trash and recycling collected from the cleanup on Saipan.
Power outages on Saturday, Sunday
(CUC) — The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. announces that there will be two power outages on Saturday, Sept. 4, and on Sunday, Sept. 5.
• Saturday, Sept. 4
7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Feeders 1 and 3. Areas affected: Puerto Rico, Lower Garapan, China Town, Navy Hill, Gualo Rai, Chalan Laulau, Quartermaster Road, Upper China Town and Falipe.
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feeder 1 (lateral only). Areas affected: Chinatown (Freedom Dr., Covenant Ln., Political Ln., Saipan Pl., Convention Pl., and Justice Pl).
CUC’s power distribution crew will be replacing rotter power poles and installing air break switches within the affected areas.
• Sunday, Sept. 5
7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Kiya 4. Areas affected will be Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Susupe and portions of Chalan Kanoa District #4.
The crew is scheduled to clear branches touching the primary lines in front of Marianas High School, and replace conductors within the area.
This outage is necessary to allow the linemen to work safely on the power lines.
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