First Posted: 2/3/2013

Raymond J. Bernardi, Superintendent, Wyoming Area School District, announced there will be an early dismissal on Tuesday, Feb. 5, with Secondary Center students dismissed at 11:02 a.m. and elementary students at 12 p.m.

Report card distribution and parent/teacher conferences will be held on the afternoon of Feb. 5. Parents and guardians may pick up student report cards on Feb 5 at the Secondary Center between the hours of 11:40 a.m. and 2:29 p.m. Elementary schools will have pick up from 12:40 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Teachers will be available during the afternoon for conferences.

Administrators will be present for report card distribution on Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. Teachers will not be present during evening hours on Feb. 6. If special arrangements or more information is needed, contact the building principals Vito Quaglia, Secondary Center 655- 2836; Robert Kaluzavich, Montgomery Avenue/SJD 654-1404 or 388-6527; Jon Pollard JFK/Tenth Street 655-2146 or 693-1914.

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Per district policy, parents must pick up report cards. No report cards will be sent home with students. All parents are encouraged to meet and conference with their child’s teacher(s) on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The above schedule is for all schools in the Wyoming Area School District.

Financial aid session

Wyoming Area is offering a FAFSA financial aid hands on computer course on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in the high school computer lab for senior parents, preferably those applying for financial aid the first time. The FAFSA application will be utilized during this program. Linda Pacewicz, the Northeast Region: Higher Education Access Partner for FAFSA, will conduct the class. Those in attendance will be able to work on the actual FAFSA form for this year.

Senior parents who already signed up will be contacted as a reminder. There are still a few more seats available for this class. Any parents interested in attending can call Mrs. Rabel at 570-655-2836 X 2339 to add your name to the list. A committee member will call you with your reservation.

Drama Club Parents

The Wyoming Area Drama Club Parents Association will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. in the library at the Secondary Center. Plans will be discussed for the upcoming spring production of Seussical, The Musical.

10th Street Elementary

The PTO announced:

Gertrude Hawk Sale – Pick up at the March 7 PTO meeting.

March Penguins Night – Friday –March 29. The $23 ticket includes seats in the red zone (best seats),1 hotdog, 1 soda, 1 bag of chips and 1 hat. Forms will be sent home in March.

Smencils and Hats – sold on Tuesdays – $1.00 smencils – $10 hats

The Talent Show will be on Feb 28.

Register your grocery store card online to help benefit Tenth Street for Price Chopper (http://www2.pricechopper.com/toolsforschools/).School Code is 17322.

Keep collecting Box Tops and Campbell’s Soup Labels and send them in with your child. Please separate them since two different people collect.

Collector of Photos is Melissa Pealer – Photos of Field Trips, etc can be put on a disk and dropped off at the school or mailed to Melissa@8thstreetadv.com.

Field Trips will be announced at the next PTO Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 7.

The next 10th Street PTO Meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in the school cafe. A Chinese Auction will be held at this meeting. Contact Lesley Ratchford if you would like to donate anything for the Chinese Auction.