HJHS gets 3-year accreditation
(HJHS) — The administration of Hopwood Jr. High School wishes to make this announcement to all its teachers, students, parents and the community, that our school was granted three-year term of accreditation.
“This is a good news to us, and we are thrilled with out accreditation results this year,” said acting principal Christine Masga. “We are excited for our upcoming progress and future academic accomplishments. As an acting principal, I feel delighted with our overall involvement of our students, staff, community, and especially from our supportive and proactive parents. We have many people to thank for in regards to their extended commitment and dedication towards meeting our schoolwide action plan as well as other mandates and expectations Hopwood needs to meet. Thank you to our PSS leaders for all your assistance and support. Thank you to our PTSA members, focus chairs, dept. chairs, staff, students and community for being there for the past the years.”
According to Masga, “HJHS is looking forward for 2011, where we will be eligible for 6-year accreditation after the late 1990’s probation periods. We are confident that as we embark the beginning of this new school year, our continuing efforts, as team players, will be committed to school improvement. We will work harder to keep the best of our school and improve the rest.”
Hopwood has scheduled the following events for school year 2008-2009:
• Aug. 29/Friday — Last day to accept late registration
• Sept. 2/Tuesday — All Hopwood teachers and staff will report to work on time
• Sept. 8/Monday — All students report to school, 1st day of the school opening
• Sept. 11/Thursday — Reopen for late registration
All students will receive their class schedule from their 1st period class and homeroom teacher.
Students and parents are welcome to Hopwood campus on Saturday to find out in advance what the child’s 1st period is, prior to Monday, Sept. 8.
Students must be ready, even on the 1st day, with notebooks and pens/pencils.
Class/Bell Schedule
Warning Bell – 7:45
1st period — 7:50- 8:40
2nd period — 8:42-9:32
Break — 9:32-9:42
3rd period — 9:44-10:34
4th period — 10:36-11:26
Lunch — 11:26-12:24 (for 7th and 8th)
5th period — 12:26-1:16
6th period — 1:18-2:08
7th period — 2:10-3:00
Tinian High PTSA
(THS) — This is to remind all parents of Tinian High School, junior/senior, that the last day to submit your ballot for the PTSA election of officers will be Friday, Aug. 29.
Turn in your ballots to Nieves Reyes, Lynette I. Hofschneider, Augusta Famaw, Wella Mendiola, Vida Borja or Frances H. Diaz no later than 3 p.m.
Marianas High School schedule
(MHS) — Marianas High School has scheduled the following events:
• Sept. 2 – Teachers report to work at 7:30 a.m.
• Sept. 2 & 3 – School level professional development days
• Sept. 3 – Freshmen orientation schedule: MHS cafeteria
Freshmen last names beginning with-ending with:
• A-Delos – 1 p.m.-2 p.m. (Ms Tudela)
• Dlg-Le – 2 p.m.-3 p.m. (Mr Cabrera)
• Li-Reyes – 3 p.m.-4 p.m. (Ms Vivao)
• Ri-Z – 4 p.m.-5 p.m. (Ms Cabrera)
• Sept. 4 & 5 – State level professional development days
• Sept. 8 – First day of school
Students report to homeroom at 7:50 a.m.
• Refer to homeroom listing in school bulletin board (Bldg A)
• Homeroom list will be posted on Sept. 2 for advance viewing by students/parents
• Class schedules will be distributed in homeroom on the first day of school
Should you have any questions or need additional information, contact Karen Borja at 237-3201.
Note to parents: Please drive slowly; follow school signs and safety officers.
KagES September schedule
(KagES) — This is to inform all the parents/guardians and teachers of Kagman Elementary School about the upcoming schedule next month:
• Sept. 1, Monday – Legal holiday, Labor Day
• Sept. 2, Tuesday – All teachers report to school at 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. School level staff professional development.
• Sept. 3, Wednesday – Parent/student orientation for the following grade levels: Kindergarten and 1st grade at 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; 2nd and 3rd grades at 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.; 4th and 5th grades at 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The parents/students orientation will be held in school cafeteria.
• Sept. 4, Thursday – PSS State Level Professional Development Day
• Sept. 5, Friday – PSS State Level Professional Development Day
• Sept. 8, Monday – First day of School Year 2008-2009. All students report to school, Kindergarten to 5th grade. School starts at 7:30 a.m. and ends at 2:15 p.m.
• Sept. 10, Wednesday – PTA meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria
The school is still selling school uniforms. The Polo T-shirt costs $11 and the pants cost $10. If your child does not have a size for the Polo T-shirts or pants you may place payment to order.
NMC students urged to tap federal aid
(NMC) — Students who are seeking to advance their education by attending Northern Marianas College still have up until Sept. 12, 2008 to apply for federal financial aid for the Fall 2008 semester.
Qualified students who enroll full time— 12 or more credits — can qualify for up to $4,731 per year or two semesters. Even those individuals who are working full time can obtain federal financial aid by enrolling as a part time student. Part time students can be awarded up to $3,548 per year.
To be eligible for federal financial aid, a student must be either a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen — including permanent residents/green card holders. They also must have graduated from high school or completed the GED program. Pell grants, a type of federal aid, are based on household income and size (need-based grant).
To apply for federal financial aid, students need the following:
• 2007 1040 tax return if filed already (both student and parents)
• W-2 forms if not filing for the year (both student and parents)
• A copy of high school diploma or transcript
• A copy of birth certificate, passport, and/or green card
• Worksheet verification form (Obtained at the NMC Financial Aid Office)
• Other documents requested by NMC Financial Aid Office.
Financial aid staff members at the College will gladly provide assistance in explaining financial aid options and filling out financial aid forms. For additional information regarding financial aid options, please contact Daisy Manglona-Propst at 234-5498 ext. 1527 or e-mail [email protected].
Applications for NMC admission are also still being accepted until Friday, Aug. 29, 2008.
Application forms can be downloaded from the NMC Web site at www.nmcnet.edu.
The updated class schedule for the Fall 2008 semester can also be found on the NMC Web site.
For more information about admission, call the Office of Admissions and Records at 234-5498 extension 1523/28/39/40, e-mail [email protected], or log on to www.nmcnet.edu.
(NMPASI) — With the end of fiscal year 2008 fast approaching, the Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems Inc. need more local funding to supplement its federal grants.
NMPASI is a local non-profit organization designated to safeguard the rights of individuals with disabilities through a series of federal “protection and advocacy” grant programs.
Citing federal grant terms and conditions which restrict supplanting of local funds, acting Executive Director Jim Rayphand, said, “NMPASI is not immune to the ill effects of a struggling economy and the downward spiral of locally generated funds.”
The organization, he said, relies in part on local government funding and community donations to supplement the costs of administering its federal grants, but that over the years its locally generated funds have been drastically cut from approximately $50,000 per year in the mid-nineties to a mere $12,000 per year in fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
Rayphand will be asking the Legislature to consider restoring NMPASI’s local government appropriations to at least $30,000 annually which, he said, given their current operational needs would be sufficient.
“Short of that,” he said, “we face the daunting challenge of having to fundraise in our already battered community of people and businesses struggling to make ends meet.”
Founded in 1993, NMPASI was established to protect the civil, legal and human interests of individuals with disabilities through legally based advocacy to secure, among other things, the right to a free, appropriate, public education, the right to reasonable accommodations in the work place and, generally, the right to be free from discrimination.
Beyond that, NMPASI also provides disability-related trainings which can range in topics from specific disability laws to basic etiquette in working with individuals with disabilities.
Over the past two fiscal years alone, NMPASI reports that it has provided disability-related trainings to over 2,500 people and has assisted in direct representation for approximately 250 eligible clients with disabilities.
According to Rayphand, “For 15 years, NMPASI has been a constant and persistent advocate on behalf of people with disabilities. Additionally, it has managed to funnel a significant amount of federal dollars directly into our local economy due in part to the supplemental support from our Legislature and some generous contributions from the general community. It’s important that we get continued and increased monetary supplements if we want to maintain the influx of federal grant funds — of course, donations are always welcomed and no amount is too small.”
NMPASI has 501(c)(3) status under the Internal Revenue Code and is governed by a 10-member, volunteer board of directors comprising of community professionals who in most cases have some personal stake in the need to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities.
Each member of the current board has sworn under oath of office to uphold the purposes and requirements of the federal grant programs.
For more information, call 235-7273/4 [voice] / 235-7278 [tty] / 235-7275 [fax] or log on to www.nmpasi.com.
