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For school year 2010-11

Fairbanks,Alaska

Saturday,August 7, 2010

Inside: • a boundary map with updated contact information • dates for back-to-school registrations • information about new principals and programs

Photo courtesy of Candy Waugaman

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� Kindergarten students and all students new to the district need a TB skin test within 90 days of admission.

State law requires all students to have the following immunizations:

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SCHOOL REGISTRATION

These requirements apply to all public school students, including students attending charter schools, Fairbanks B.E.S.T., and other alternative programs.

Please help the school comply with the law by supplying your child’s current immunization records to the school.

If your child needs an immunizaiton, contact your private provider for an appointment, or the Fairbanks Regional Public Health Center (452-1776) at 1025 W. Barnette St.

Students need immunizations to attend school... it’s the law!

SHOTS NEEDED FOR SCHOOL! � All students must have at least 4 DPT (with one after age 4), at

least 3 polio, 2 MMR, and the Hepatitis A and B series (or be in the process).

� A booster dose of Tdap is required 10 years after the last DPT.

Visit the district’s website at www.k12northstar.org or call 452-2000 for more information.

Elementary Registration: Elementary students who are NEW to the district or TRANSFERRING to a different school should register for school on August 5 and 6, 2010. Register at the school your child will be attending and be sure to bring the child’s immunization record and proof of residency. Kindergarten and first grade students also need to supply proof of age and residency. All new students will need proof of immunization.

Secondary: Middle and high school students who are NEW to the district should contact the school for specific registration dates and times. Returning students who registered last spring do not need to register again; schedule changes will be made only after new students are registered. Al l new students will need proof of immunization.

High School First Day of Practice: Football, Footbal Cheerleading Cross Country Running, Tennis Girls Gymnastics, Swimming/Diving, and Girls Volleyball

July 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Out-of-Attendance-Area (OAA) Registration: Students wishing to attend an elementary school (K-6) outside their attendance area may do so on a year-by-year basis if space is available and they provide their own transportation. For students in grades 7-12, an out-of-attendance area application must be submitted the first year the student wishes to attend the school. Out-of- attendance area is not guaranteed.

Note: All secondary students (this means junior high and middle school as well as high school students) are now required to have a physical exam and a signed parent consent form on file prior to beginning his/her first team practice of the school year. The forms, as well as all handbooks can be found on the district website: www.k12northstar.org/student–activities

For more information, call the Student Activities Office at 452-4751, x11599.

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� Students enrolled in part-time or after-school childcare are required to have at least one dose of varicella vaccine, although two doses are recommended.

� 2 Varicella (chicken pox) for grades K-6

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Dear community members,

It is with great excitement and anticipation that I begin serving as superintendent of schools for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

As I look to the coming school year, I am thrilled about the oppor-tunity to work in a community that supports its schools and values stu-dent achievement.

The start of each new school year is a time of new beginnings and brings energy and enthusiasm from both staff and students. It is a time for hope and optimism as we finalize preparations for a year of building relationships with a focus

on learning and preparing students for success.

Through experiences in a variety of educational settings and a mul-titude of opportunities to learn and be challenged, we will fulfill our commitment to ensure our gradu-ates are well prepared for college, technical fields, the military or the workforce.

The school district will adhere to its mission of providing an equi-table and excellent education for all students, and we will remain focused on our primary perfor-mance goals.

Achieving our goals is possible with an insightful and involved school board, dynamic and pas-

sionate teachers, motivated staff, engaged parents and, most impor-tant, 14,000 students eager to learn. This collaborative approach is imperative as we strive to increase academic achievement for all students, and to continue providing a comprehensive and bal-anced education where students have opportunities to participate in an array of activities in the arts, athletics and other co-curricular and extracurricular programs.

Community involvement is a critical ingredient to high student achievement. Your continued sup-port and commitment is a sig-nificant contribution as we strive to serve families and provide an

excellent education to all students. I look forward to opportunities to meet with and listen to the school district’s many stakeholders across this community.

I am appreciative of this chance to serve Fairbanks and to become part of this wonderful community. It is a privilege to be a member of such a creative, caring and compas-sionate community.

I look forward to the coming year as I immerse myself to fully understand the community’s hopes and expectations for our kids.

Pete LewisSuperintendent of Schools

A letter from the superintendent

About the cover photo: This interior picture of the Chatanika Schoolhouse was taken May 18, 1914. It looks to have everything a schoolhouse needed in those days — desks for the students and one for the teacher, blackboards, globe, read-ing material and probably a heater that did not show up in this image.

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2011 Graduation Schedule Effie Kokrine Charter School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, May 13 Ben Eielson High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 16 Lathrop High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 16 West Valley High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, May 17 B.E.S.T. (Correspondence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, May 17 Hutchison High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, May 18 North Pole High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, May 18

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy,

sexual orientation or veteran status.

Students who are new to the district or changing schools must register at the school they will be attending.

Teacher Work Days/Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 11-17 First Day for Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 18 Labor Day Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 6 Professional Development (early out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 17 Professional Development (no school for students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 1 HSGQE Retakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 5-7 End of First Quarter (early out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 15 Parent/Teacher Conf. (no school for students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 28-29 Professional Development (early out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 12 Thanksgiving Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 25-26 Last 3 Days of Semester (early out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 15-17 End of First Semester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 17 Winter Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 20-31 Teacher Work Day (no school for students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 3 Professional Development (early out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 14 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 17 Professional Development (early out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 4 Professional Development (no school for students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 7 Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school for students) . . . February 21-22 End of Third Quarter (early out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 11 Spring Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 14-18 Testing - All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 5-7 Professional Development (early out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22 Last 3 Days Of Semester (early out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 16-18 Last Day for Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 18 Professional Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 19 Teacher Work Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 20

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ATTENTION, PARENTS AND STUDENTS:

• August 17 Freshman Ignition 8:3 0 a . m . –3:00 p.m.

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• August 18 First day of classes

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• August 23 New Parent Info Session: 6:00–6:30 p.m.

Open House: 6:30–8:00 p.m.

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• Registration August 5 –10 8:00 a . m . –3:30 p.m. August 11 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. August 13, 16 & 17 8:00 a . m . – 3:30 p.m.

Taken from the Fairbanks North Star Bor-ough School District website

Q: Tell me about the FNSB School District.

The district operates 33 schools for approximately 15,000 students throughout the Fairbanks North Star Borough, including schools on two military installations, Fort Wain-wright Army Post and Eielson Air Force Base.

Schools range in size from a small

rural elementary school of fewer than 100 students to comprehensive high schools with 1,200-1,300 students, as well as various charter, magnet and specialized schools.

All schools in the district are on the road system.

How do I know what school to attend?

Transportation zones are estab-lished for each school, which deter-mines bus routes and attendance

areas. Students within a transporta-tion zone have preference for enroll-ment at the school in that zone.

Students may attend a school out-side their tranportation zone if space is available, and if they provide their own transportation.

For questions on transportation zones, please call the district Trans-portation Office at 452-2000, x351.

If I live on Eielson, which

schools will my children attend?

Kindergarteners through third-graders attend Anderson Elementary, and third- through sixth-graders attend Crawford Elementary. Sec-ondary students attend Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High.

If I live on Fort Wainwright, which schools will my children attend?

Elementary students living on Fort

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6 to 8 p.m. Parents will follow a shortened

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Wainwright attend either Ticasuk Brown in North Pole or Arctic Light on Trainor Gate. Seventh- and eighth-graders attend Tanana Mid-dle School while 9-12 graders attend Lathrop High School. All those schools, with the exception of Arctic Light, also have a large civilian student population.

Can our familiy live off base or post and still attend school on Fort Wainwright or Eielson?

Yes. If you plan to live off base or post, please contact your principal to learn more about out-of-attendance area requests. Students must provide their own transporta-tion and there must be space available in the desired class.

Do all students get bused to school?

Bus transportation is pro-vided for students living more than 1 1/2 miles from school. Under certain hazardous conditions, the school board may decide to provide bus transportation within shorter distances. Kindergarten stu-dents are provided one-way bus transportation.

How do I enroll my stu-dents in school?

New students need to enroll at the school they will be attending. When schools are closed for the summer, new students may pick up school packets for open enrollment in our Student Records office in the Adminis-trative Center (452-2000, ext 212).

Check your schools website to find out when your school is scheduling open enrollment (usually one week prior to first day of class).

A copy of the child’s birth certificate is required for all pupils entering kindergarten and for first graders who haven’t been enrolled in the district before. All new stu-dents must submit proof of immunization before being admitted. Please bring a copy of the student’s transcript or report card to help with class placement. Also, proof of residency (utility bill such as phone, water, electric, etc.) is required at the time of regis-tration.

How old must students

be to attend school?State law requires every

child between 7 and 16 years of age to attend school. Any child who will be 5 years old on or before Sept.1 is eligible to attend kindergarten. Chil-dren must be 6 years old on or before Sept. 1 to attend first grade.

What immunizations

are needed?• DtaP (Diphtheria, Teta-

nus, Pertussis)• Polio• MMR (Measles, Mumps,

Rubella)• Hepatitis A and B

When does school start?School generally starts

the third week in August and ends the third week in May. The first semester ends before the two-week winter break and there is a one week break in March.

Is there a list of sup-plies my student should bring?

School supply lists are often in the individual school homepages, and distributed during back-to-school events.

Is it difficult to trans-fer into Fairbanks public schools from elsewhere?

The district is accustomed to students transferring in

and out and makes every effort to ensure a smooth transition. Schools that serve the military community are especially adept at welcoming new students and have spe-cial programs in place to help.

Tell me about elemen-tary schools in Fairbanks.

The district has 20 elemen-tary schools including those on Fort Wainwright and Eielson. They offer a compre-hensive academic program that includes general music, physical education and art. Band and orchestra programs begin at fourth grade. Many schools also offer before- and after-school programs, break-fast programs and tutoring. Every school has counselors and school nurses on staff. The average primary class has 23.5 students , while intermediate classes average 25.5 students per class.

Tell me about middle schools in Fairbanks.

Currently, the district has four middle schools for 7-8th grade and one junior high (Ben Eielson on Eielson). In addition, several of our char-ter and magnet schools serve grades K-8. These schools offer a full academic program including health and physical education, plus electives such as art, world languages, and music. The average class size is 25 students per teacher. See the individual school sites for more information.

Tell me about high

schools in Fairbanks.The district’s two larg-

est 9-12 grade high schools (Lathrop and West Valley) have 1,300 and 1,200 stu-dents respectively; North Pole High School has almost 900 students; and Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High has more than 340 high school stu-dents. Several optional pro-grams also serve high school students, including Hutchison High School, a state-of-the-art career and technical school focusing on five career clus-ters, and North Star Charter School, consisting of a North Pole Career Academy and a Career Education Center. High schools offer a wide range of classes, including

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many electives, honors cours-es and advanced placement classes. The average class size in high school is 26.5 stu-dents per class.

What sports and activi-ties are available?

The district offers a full array of sports and activities for students, including athlet-ics, arts, special interest and academic clubs.

Can my student partici-pate in sports right away?

Students must have a sports physical (available from your health provider) before participating in a practice and students must participate in 10 practices before playing a game. Foot-ball and some other sports start before school starts in Fairbanks because of our short outdoor season. It is vital students wanting to par-ticipate in these sports have a physical and watch the paper for start dates.

What will my high school student need to graduate?

Students need 22 credits to graduate and must pass the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam. High school students should talk with their counselor as soon as possible to make sure they’re on track to graduate.

What is the HSGQE?The High School Gradu-

ation Qualifying Exam is a required state exam com-prised of three sections: reading, writing, and math. Students have multiple opportunities to take the test starting in their sophomore year. Students can apply for a waiver to the HSGQE under three very specific conditions: late arrival, rare and unusual circumstances, and passing a comparable exam in another state. Talk with your school counselor for more informa-tion.

How do Fairbanks

schools compare to other




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In 2005, the average Fair-banks student placed in the 63rd percentile on national standardized tests. Students in Fairbanks continue to outperform other Alaska stu-dents on state and national tests at all grade levels and in all subjects. The average Fairbanks student has signif-icantly higher composite SAT and ACT scores than state and national averages.

Which schools are best?Each school in the dis-

trict is unique and has its own strengths. In general, families are fiercely loyal to the schools in their neighbor-hood.

What is taught? What is

the curriculum?Each curriculum area is

updated according to a six-year review and revision cycle.

What are students expected to learn at each grade level and how do we know they’re learning it?

Grade level expectations and performance standards are set by the state of Alaska and students are tested according to standards-based assessments.

What services are pro-

vided for gifted students?The district’s Extended

Learning Program provides teachers at the elementary and middle school levels. A wide range of Advanced Placement classes are offered at high schools for all stu-dents.

Although not every class is offered at every school,

approximately 25 Advanced Placement courses are offered throughout the dis-trict.

What kind of special education services are available?

The Special Education Department provides assess-ment and direct services to students with 15 different exceptionalities, and second-ary services such as transpor-tation, translators, occupa-tional and physical therapy, counseling, etc.

Does it get cold in Fair-banks?

Fairbanks is semi-arid. Winters are cold but dry. The skies are generally blue and the snow is dry and fluffy. Students learn to dress in layers and have fun outdoors year-round. Recess is only cancelled when the tem-perature reaches 20 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Kids

adjust quickly, as long as they bundle up.

Is Fairbanks a diverse community?

Yes. Students in the dis-trict come from 50 different language backgrounds. Sev-eral federal programs help student adjust to our district, including English Language Learners tutoring. The district’s ethnicity report is posted on the webpage.

How can I get involved

in the schools?Family members are wel-

come in Fairbanks schools. All schools welcome vol-

unteers to help in the class-room, tutor students, share their culture and careers, chaperone trips and share in various ways in the school life of our students.

Service members can earn credit when they volunteer in the school. Contact your local school for more information.


Taken from the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District web-site

How is the Indian Edu-cation Program funded?

Completed ED 506 forms help generate funds so we can provide supplemental services to Native children. The ED 506 form is a federal form that certifies student eligibility for the Title VII, Indian Education Program. If you, your child or his/her grandparent are an enrolled member of an American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Group, then your child may be eligible to be enrolled in Title VII, Indian Education Program.

A program plan will be developed each year and submitted for funding. For the future, the program will operate under a six-year plan submitted in 2009.

What services does the Indian Education Pro-gram provide?

• Academic tutoring• Graduation Success/

Attendance Liaison• Cultural enrichment

activities and gatheringsServices envisioned for

the future• Native language studies:

Koyukon, Gwitchen• Counseling• Career and post second-

ary training exploration

Am I eligible?Are you or your child,

or his/her grandparent, an enrolled member of an American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Group?

If so, your child may be eligible to be enrolled in the title VII Indian Education Program.

The purpose of Title VII, Indian Education, is to sup-port schools as they provide opportunities for Native stu-dents to meet and exceed the state academic standards.

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In the event of a snow delay, a school lockdown or a pandemic, the school district faces the task of alert-ing the parents and guardians of 14,000 students immediately.

The Fairbanks North Star Bor-ough School District uses a web-based notification system to auto-matically give breaking news to families. The program sends phone recordings and e-mails to parents on a range of issues such as inclement weather, unexcused absences and meeting reminders.

Last summer, for example, a requirement was issued that stu-dents receive a second innoculation for chicken pox.

“We had 2,500 kids this time last year that we were concerned weren’t going to be allowed to attend school,” said school district spokesperson Bill Bailey. “We were using the system

heavily. I was calling these parents over and over and over.”

The phone and e-mail recording system is just one of several tools, including newsletters and the web-site, the school district uses to com-municate with families. But in the two years the system has been in place, parents have noticed.

“They have been very conve-nient,” said Sharon Lockwood, president of the Fairbanks Council of PTAs.

Parents are notified if the school goes into lockdown, which would happen if paramedics are called, a student brings a weapon or a threat exists.

“There’s something comforting to hearing the principal’s voice even if it’s an emergency,” she said.

One time Lockwood received an absence alert, which are sent home at night if a student has an unex-cused absence, for her daughter, who attends West Valley High School. It

was actually an excused absence, Lockwood said.

“Somehow the message was not conveyed in the office. Students are penalized for not being there. They have to get zeros for the day of an unexcused absence. It was good for us to hear so that we could follow through with that,” she said.

The program has also helped confusion, she said, like last spring when all the report cards from Uni-versity Park Elementary were mis-takenly sent home without grades.

“It was nice to get a message that it was a mix-up ... so the principal didn’t have to get a million phone calls,” Lockwood said.

The alert system tracks whether a real person or an answering machine answers the call at home, so admin-istrators know whether the message was received. For certain issues, the school district sends emails to follow up on phone calls.

“The two hand-in-hand go really

great,” Lockwood said. “If you miss a phone call or if a child picks it up.”

Administrators can customize the system by narrowing the delivery of alerts to specific schools or grade levels.

The notifications also can be clas-sified as general outreach or emer-gency messages. Parents can unsbu-scribe from outreach messages but not emergency notifications.

Since administrators don’t have up-to-date email addresses for all parents, they still send paper letters home with students to report inci-dents. But parents could see another, even quicker, form of notification in the near future.

“I am hopeful that in the coming year we will effectively implement text messaging,” said Bailey.

To update your email address in the school sytem, contact the secre-tary of your child’s school.

Contact staff writer Molly Rettig at 459-7590.

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Indian is defined as any indi-vidual who is:

1. a member (as defined by the Indian tribe or band) of an Indian tribe or band, including those Indian tribe or bands terminated since 1940, and those recognized by the state in which the tribe or band reside; or

2. a descendent in the first person or second degree (parent or grandparent) as described in (1); or

3. considered by the Sec-retary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose; or

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What is the Extended Learning Program?

The Extended Learning Program for gifted and talent-ed students serves those stu-dents who are good at solving problems, learn quickly and think and learn in more com-plex ways than most students. To be eligible for these extra

services, a student must show a need for going beyond the regular classroom instruction. Students are required to score at or above the 95th percentile on a cognitive test of their thinking and reasoning skills, and at or above the 95th per-centile on an achievement test (Alaska Standardized Assess-ment Test or the Woodcock Johnson III).

How do I request test-

ing?If you feel your child might

be eligible for services and you want your child to be tested, please let your child’s classroom teacher or the extended learn-ing specialist in your child’s building know. If your child is home or private schooled, then please contact the extended learning specialist in the build-ing your child would attend if he or she attended public school. Your child may also be referred to the program by his or her classroom teacher.

In that event, no testing or placement will be done with-out your written consent.

Who does the testing?The specialist in your

child’s building will admin-ister the Cognitive Abilities Test to determine the cogni-tive scores for eligibility. If your child is home or private schooled, then the specialist in the public school where your child would attend if he or she were attending public school will do the testing. If

your child participated in the school district’s Alaska Stan-dardized Assessment testing, then those scores will be used to determine the achievement level for your child. If your child did not participate in the Alaska Standardized Assess-ments, then the specialist in your child’s building will give the Woodcock Johnson III to determine the level of achieve-ment for your child.

School district offers extended learning program

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When can my child be tested?• Students in grades 4-6 can be

tested throughout the school year as needed. The specialist can only test after receiving permission from a par-ent for testing. In grades 3, 7 and 8, there are two testing weeks per school year. Last year, those occurred in Sep-tember and April.

• In grades K-2, students are not tested for the Extended Learning

Program. In grades 1 and 2, your child may be invited to participate in an enrichment class. You would be asked to sign a paper stating your child may be pulled from the regular education classroom for these services and that this does not mean formal placement into the Extended Learning Program.

• In grade 3, the school district screens all students for the Extended Learning Program. This screening takes place during district specified weeks. The first screening is in the first quarter of the school year. For students who are not present during the first screening week, a second

opportunity will occur for one week in the last quarter of the school year. Last year, the testing took place in Septem-ber and April. Parents will receive the results of testing in the mail, or during parent teacher conferences if testing falls the week prior to conferences. The specialist in your child’s building is available to answer any questions you might have about the test. If your child is home or private schooled and you want your child screened, you are responsible for contacting the special-ist and for providing transportation to and from testing.

• In grades 4 - 6, students are tested

throughout the school year as they are referred. Testing takes place soon after the parent returns a signed form giving the specialist permission to test. You will be notified of the results as soon as possible after testing takes place.

• Testing in middle school will take place during a district-specified week in the first quarter of the school year, and again during a district specified week in the last quarter of the school year. Last year, the dates were in September and April. The school will send out notification to parents prior

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to each testing week. If you want your child tested for the program, please notify the spe-cialist in your child’s build-ing, or in the building your child would attend if he or she were attending public school. If your child is home or private schooled, you are responsible for contacting the specialist and for providing transporta-tion to and from testing. Your child will not be tested without written consent from you.

• High school students are not tested for the Extended Learning Program.

Which tests are used to test to determine eligibil-ity?

All students who are in the Extended Learning pro-gram need to have a mea-sure of their cognitive ability

and their school achievement. In third grade, the cognitive measure can come from the Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices that is given to all third grade students in the district. For students in high-er grades, the Cognitive Abili-ties Test is used to determine the cognitive abilities of the student. This test can also be used in the third grade if the Raven suggests that the stu-dent needs another cognitive measure that is more verbally oriented.

For the school achieve-ment portion of the testing, we use the Alaska Standard-ized Assessment scores if they are less than a year old. If they are greater than a year old, or if another measure of achievement is warrant-ed, then we administer the Woodcock Johnson III. Often when a student transfers to our district, the student does not have achievement testing that is current, or that match-

es what our district uses. In that case, we would admin-ister the Woodcock Johnson III to determine achievement levels.

Some students are highly creative and may be given a Torrance Test of Creative Abilities. We can also accept an IQ score from the WISC III or the Stanford-Binet.

What happens if my child is not eligible?

If your child has gone through testing and is not eligible, it may be that your child is correctly placed in the regular education classroom. You will have an idea of your child’s strengths and relative weaknesses. In many schools there are after-school pro-grams in which your child can participate. There are usu-ally clubs that can also help your child to develop his or her interests. If your child’s scores are sufficiently high and if there is room in the

program, your child may be invited to come to the extend-ed learning class on a semes-ter-by-semester basis. If this happens you would have to sign a letter stating that your child has your permission to attend, and that you under-stand that the invitation does not mean formal placement, and that it is on a semester-by-semester basis.

If my child is found eli-gible, when does he or she have to test again?

If your child is determined to be eligible for the Extend-ed Learning Program in this district, then your child will not need further testing. This holds true even if you tem-porarily leave the district, or if your child is not attending public school for any length of time. If your child does not require services for any reason, your child is still eli-gible for services when s/he chooses.

What if I move to anoth-er school?

• If your child is eligi-ble for services in the Extend-ed Learning Program and you move to another school with-in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, your child is still eligible for servic-es in the Extended Learning Program at the new school.

• The state of Alas-ka has not standardized pro-grams for gifted students in how they are run or in how students are identified. As a result, if you move outside the district, your child may be placed in a program based upon test results from the Fairbanks Northstar Borough School District, or she or he might have to retest. Let the new district know of your child’s placement, and they will let you know what ser-vices they have available and how to access them.

• Not every state has a program for their gifted stu-dents. Many states do, how-ever, have excellent programs. In states where there is a program for gifted students, each has its own criteria for entrance into the program. Your child may have to be tested again in order to receive services in another state.

My child is in a gifted program in another dis-trict. How do I make sure he or she will receive ser-vices here?

For those of you who are new to our district, we will need to see the testing that was used to determine eligi-bility into a program for gifted students in another district or another state. Some testing is the same as ours or is at least similar enough for us to accept. If the testing is more than a year old, or if the tests are not similar to the tests our district uses, your child will need to be retested for eligibility into our district’s Extended Learning Program.

Are Advanced Place-ment classes only available to students in the Extend-ed Learning Program?

No. If your child is interest-ed in taking Advanced Place-ment classes, please see your child’s counselor.

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WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS

North Pole Middle School

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The staff of NPMS welcomes new and returning students to a new school year. Please keep in mind these important dates:

To receive our daily bulletin, please send your e-mail address to: [email protected]

An equal employment & educational opportunity institution.

Check our Web site: http://npm.k12northstar.org/

New Student Registration August 11 and 12 • 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Schedule and locker pick up 6th grade: Wednesday, August 11 • 1:00-3:00 p.m. 7th grade: Thursday, August 12 • 1:00-3:00 p.m.

8th grade: Friday, August 13 • 1:00-3:00 p.m. New Student Orientation Day

All incoming military students who are new to the district are invited to participate in a half day transition mini-camp on Tuesday,

August 10th from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the school. Please contact Sandy Weaver at 452-2000 ext. 430 for details.

Students First Day of School Wednesday, August 18, classes begin at 8:00 a.m.

Open House Thursday, August 26 • 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Cross Country and Track begins the first day of school and basketball shortly thereafter. Make sure you have a current physical on file in order to participate.

Physicals must be completed before individuals may practice.


What information do I need to have before reg-istering with ParentOn-line?

Student(s) ID number and a valid email address.

Where do I get my stu-dent’s Student ID?

A student’s Student ID information can be obtained by contacting the student’s school and asking for the stu-dent’s ID. Nutrition Services office or staff cannot release this number.

How secure is my online transaction?

Highest is 128 bit encryp-tio with SSL/ secure sock-et layer. We have recently been certified by VISA for its CISP/Cardholder Informa-tion Security program. This certification is VISA’s highest

security protocol.

What do I do if the sys-tem says that my username or password is invalid?

Please contact Customer Support at www.parenton-line.net, or email [email protected] or call (866)442-6030.

What payment cards are accepted?

Credit/Check cards with the Visa or MasterCard logo.

What are the different payment methods?

Payments can be set up as either one-time or automatic.

What if I set automatic payment and the cred-it/check card I used has expired?

The payment will not be approved and you will receive an email specifying the rea-son.

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Tune in to GCI Cable Channel 14 for:

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Northern Lights Academy See us at the Fair August 6–14

Northern Lights Academy is a private school offering a rigorous academic program for students in grades 1–8. We will be utilizing a one room schoolhouse/multiage philosophy to cover the required curriculum.

Northern Lights Academy is now accepting applications for the 2010–2011 academic year.

The mission of Northern Lights Academy is to provide a quality education in a place students can safely learn and grow. Learning is paramount at NLA. Families are

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While dinner at home might sometimes be thrown together at the last min-ute, the school district had already planned every course on this year’s lunch menu by April.

Each week’s worth of cheeseburgers, fruit cups, salads and other grub must average fewer than 800 calo-ries a day, with less than 30 percent of those coming from fat and less than 10 percent from saturated fat, accord-ing to limits set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

But the biggest challenge? Serving food kids will eat.

“Not only do we have to balance the nutrition-

als against the cost, we also have to take into consider-ation student perception,” said Amy Rouse, director of nutrition services at the Fairbanks North Star Bor-ough School District.

“If the students don’t eat it, ultimately we’re not providing them a nutritious meal.”

Creating the menu is a huge balancing act, said Rouse. Federal regulations, nutrition, cost and student taste all go into the menu.

“Our customers change every year. What they expect, what they would like to see, what they need, changes every year,” Rouse said.

The district’s 29 school buildings serve breakfast and lunch every day. Middle

schools and high schools have on-site kitchens, while a new central kitchen down-town produces and distrib-utes meals for elementary schools.

Cooks in the central kitchen bake fresh bread and package homemade sides like marinara sauce, cheese sauce, apple sauce and even some entrees for all schools.

Health is at the heart of the menu, Rouse said.

“We don’t have a deep-fryer anywhere. Our chicken nuggets are baked. They contain soy and the breading has whole grain in it. The pizza is made with low-fat mozzerella cheese and has whole grain in the crust,” she said of popular entrees.

In addition, cafeterias

serve no soda, they pack-age canned fruit with light syrup or juice and they offer healthy desserts, such as 100 percent fruit snacks and caramel-corn rice cakes.

“All of our tortilla shells are made in Anchorage. So when we order our tortilla shells, we know there’s no preservatives or additives in there,” she said.

Because taste varies with age, there are separate menus for primary and sec-ondary schools. Sometimes it’s just a matter of serving the same product in a differ-ent shape, like breaded fish strips for older students and treasure-shaped fish nuggets for younger ones.

“Pizza in elementary schools is the historic four-

by-six rectangle. In middle school we do a round pie and they get a wedge. Pie gives us more flexibility at second-ary schools because we can make veggie, ham and pine-apple, taco,” she said.

The nutrition department conducts taste tests and sur-veys among students to get feedback

Rouse also works one-on-one with parents of kids with allergies.

She encourages parents to experience school food first-hand.

“A visitor price for lunch is $4, so they can come have lunch with their student and enjoy having that time with their kiddo,” she said.

Contact staff writer Molly Ret-tig at 459-7590.

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By TARA PARKER-POPEThe New York Times

Can something as simple as the timing of recess make a dif-ference in a child’s health and behavior?

Some experts think it can, and now some schools are rescheduling recess — sending students out to play before they sit down for lunch. The switch appears to have led to some surprising changes in both caf-eteria and classroom.

Schools that have tried it report that when children play before lunch, there is less food waste and higher consumption

of milk, fruit and vegetables. And some teachers say there are fewer behavior problems.

“Kids are calmer after they’ve had recess first,” said Janet Sinkewicz, principal of Sharon Elementary School in Robbinsville, N.J., which made the change last fall. “They feel like they have more time to eat and they don’t have to rush.”

One recent weekday at Sha-ron, I watched as gaggles of sec-ond-graders chased one anoth-er around the playground and climbed on monkey bars. When the whistle blew, the bustling playground emptied almost instantly, and the children lined

up to drop off their coats and mittens and file quietly into the cafeteria for lunch.

“All the wiggles are out,” Sinkewicz said.

One of the earliest schools to adopt the idea was North Ranch Elementary in Scotts-dale, Ariz. About nine years ago, the school nurse suggested the change, and the school con-ducted a pilot study, tracking food waste and visits to the nurse along with anecdotal reports on student behavior.

By the end of the year, nurse visits had dropped 40 percent, with fewer headaches and stomachaches. One child

told school workers that he was happy he didn’t throw up any-more at recess.

Other children had been rushing through lunch to get to the playground sooner, leav-ing much uneaten. After the switch, food waste declined and children were less likely to become hungry or feel sick later in the day. And to the sur-prise of school officials, moving recess before lunch ended up adding about 15 minutes of classroom instruction.

In the Arizona heat, “kids needed a cool-down period before they could start academ-ic work,” said the principal,

Sarah Hartley.“We saved 15 minutes

every day,” Hartley continued, “because kids could play, then go into the cafeteria and eat and cool down, and come back to the classroom and start aca-demic work immediately.”

Since that pilot program, 18 of the district’s 31 schools have adopted “recess before lunch.”

The switch did pose some challenges. Because children were coming straight from the playground, the school had to install hand sanitizers in the lunchroom. And until the lunch

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School supply lists are available ahead of time at our school web site http://plc.k12northstar.org

We look forward to seeing everyone on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 18. Students in 1 st through 6 th grade attend school from 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Please check the schedule for your Kindergarten or Pre-K students.

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system was computerized, the school had to distribute children’s lunch cards as they returned from recess.

In Montana, state school officials were looking for ways to improve children’s eating habits and physical activity, and conducted a four-school

pilot study of “recess before lunch” in 2002. According to a report from the Montana Team Nutrition program, children who played before lunch wast-ed less food, drank more milk and asked for more water. And as in Arizona, students were calmer when they returned to classrooms, resulting in about 10 minutes of extra teaching time.

One challenge of the pro-gram was teaching children to

eat slower. In the past, chil-dren often finished lunch in five minutes so they could get to recess. With the schedul-ing change, cafeteria workers had to encourage them to slow down, chew their food and use all the available time to finish their lunch.

Today, about one-third of Montana schools have adopt-ed “recess before lunch,” and state officials say more schools are being encouraged. “The

pilot projects that are going on have been demonstrating that students are wasting less food, they have a more relaxed eat-ing environment and improved behavior because they’re not rushing to get outside,” said Denise Juneau, superintendent of the Office of Public Instruc-tion. “It’s something our office will promote to schools across the state as a best practice.”

Children’s health experts note that such a switch might

not work in many urban school districts, where lower-income children might start the day hungry.

“It’s a great idea, but first we’ve got to give them a decent breakfast,” said Dr. David Lud-wig, director of the obesity program at Children’s Hospi-tal Boston. “A lot of kids skip breakfast and arrive at lunch ravenous.”

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Hutchison High School

Fall Activities

Monday, August 16: Freshman and New Student Orientation • 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Open House • 7:00–8:00 p.m.

Before a student can participate in sports,

the student must have: • Current physical on record with the school

( BEFORE 1ST PRACTICE!!! ) • Activity consent/release form • 2.00 GPA, no more that 1 F & passed four classes from previous

semester • All Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors must be enrolled in 5

semester units of credit or equivalent to be eligible. • Seniors who have passed all parts to the HSGQE must take at

least 4 semester units of credit to be eligible. All other seniors must be enrolled in minimum of 5 semester units to be eligible.

You can make an appointment at your

local clinic for physicals. If you are under the age of 18, your parent/guardian must sign the Health Information Confidential Form and must accompany you to the physical. The cost is $25.00. Note: If this from is not signed the school cannot get a copy of the physical. Therefore, the student athlete cannot participate in the sport until the form is signed.

Activity Date Location Time

XC Running Aug. 2 UAF (Ski Hut) 3-4:00 pm Tennis Aug. 2 DRTC TBA Volleyball Aug. 9 Hutchison 10am-12 pm Girls Gymnastics Aug. 9 Lathrop TBA Swim/Diving Aug. 9 Lathrop TBA Rifle Sept. 13 Hutchison TBA

And for a seemingly simple scheduling change, it can cre-ate some daunting logistical problems. Children often have to return to hallways and class-rooms after recess for bath-room breaks and hand wash-ing and to pick up lunch bags. The North Ranch Elementary School regularly fields calls from schools in colder climates with questions on how to deal with coats, hats, galoshes and mittens. “In Arizona, we don’t have to deal with that,” said Hartley, the principal.

Many school districts say such problems make them

reluctant to switch. A 2006 study in The Journal of Child-hood Nutrition & Manage-ment reported that fewer than 5 percent of the nation’s ele-mentary schools were schedul-ing recess before lunch.

But at the Sharon Elemen-tary School, the principal, Sinkewicz, says the challenges have been worth it. In the past, children took coats, hats and mittens with them to the lunchroom, then headed out-side. Now they have time to return coats to lockers so they don’t have to carry them to the lunchroom.

“For some reason, kids aren’t losing things outside,” Sinkewicz said. “The lost-and-found mound has gone down.”

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By DOROTHY CHOMICZFor the News-Miner

Fairbanks students will be headed back to school Aug. 18, and along with new clothes, backpacks and notebooks come the sniffles and coughs that every parent dreads.

So how do you know when your child is too sick to attend school? A fever of 101 degrees or higher, a runny nose and cough accompanied by a fever, or tummy problems such as vomiting or diarrhea are all reasons to keep your child home for the day, said Maureen Kauleinamoku, nursing service coordinator for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Children should also

be kept home if they had any of these symptoms during the night, said Kauleinamoku.

“A sick child can’t learn, and the illness can spread,” said Kauleinamoku. A child must be “fever-free for 24 hours with-out the use of fever-reducing medicine before he or she can return to school.

“Our parents are very good about keeping kids home and very, very good about picking them up from school when they’re sick. Normally, a parent has a back-up adult, because there has to be someone to pick the child up. We’re really lucky — our parents are responsible and responsive,” said Kaulein-amoku.

The school district put new

guidelines into effect last year concerning pandemic flu and will continue them this year, according to Kauleinamoku. If a child shows any flu-like symptoms, they must be picked up within 30 minutes. If a parent cannot be reached, the school nurse will call an emergency contact or guard-ian. If the child seems to be very ill and an adult cannot be reached, “the nurse does an assessment, and, if in the nurse’s judgment the child needs to be picked up by an ambulance, they will call one.

Back to school health

Please see HEALTH, Page 18


StudentRegistrationsFollowing is a list of back to school new student registrations planned at district schools. Contact your school for more information.

SCHOOL DATE TIME

Anderson ElementaryShari Merrick, principal [email protected] Anne Wien ElementaryLeslie Campbell, [email protected] Arctic Light ElementaryMary Cofer, [email protected] Badger Road ElementaryDan File, [email protected]

Barnette Magnet SchoolMary Carlson, interim [email protected]

Ben Eielson Jr./Sr HighMario Gatto, [email protected] Career Education CenterMary Kovis-Watson, head teacher479-4061

Chinook Charter SchoolMichele Halbrooks, head teachermhalbrooks@northstar. k12.ak.us452-5020 Crawford ElementaryShirley Brazel, [email protected] Denali ElementaryTim Doran, [email protected]

Effie Kokrine Charter SchoolLinda Evans, [email protected] Hunter ElementaryBarbara Pile, [email protected] Hutchison High SchoolJeanette Hayden, [email protected] Joy ElementaryDavid Foshee, [email protected] Ladd ElementaryKathie Cook, [email protected]

Lathrop HighKaren Gaborik, prkgaborik@northst456-7794 Nordale ElementBrian Powell, princbpowell@northsta452-2696 North Pole AcadErik Jastrzemski, h490-9025 North Pole ElemRosita Bryant-Wilbrwilburn@northsta488-2286 North Pole MiddRich Smith, [email protected]

FNSBSD Key contacts:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Anderson Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Anne Wien Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Arctic Light Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Badger Road Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Barnette Magnet Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Crawford Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Denali Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Hunter Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Joy Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Ladd Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Nordale Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*North Pole Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Pearl Creek Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Ticasuk Brown Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Two Rivers Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*University Park Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Weller Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*Woodriver Aug. 5, 6 9 a.m.-3 p.m.*

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS

BEN EIELSON JR./SR. HIGH

HUTCHISON HIGH

LATHROP HIGH

NORTH POLE HIGH

NORTH POLE MIDDLE

RANDY SMITH MIDDLE

RYAN MIDDLE

TANANA MIDDLE

WEST VALLEY HIGH

Aug. 9, 10

Aug. 3, 4, 5Aug. 6

Aug. 5, 6, 9, 10, 11Aug. 13Aug. 16, 17

Aug. 5, 6, 9Aug. 10

Aug. 11, 12

Aug. 6, 10Aug. 9

Aug. 9Aug. 10

Aug. 9, 10, 11

Aug. 6, 9Aug. 10

9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

8:30 - 11:30 a.m.; 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.8:00 a.m. - noon; 1:00 - 3 p.m.

8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

8:30 - 11:00 a.m.; noon - 2:00 p.m.12:30 - 3:30 p.m.; 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.; 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.1:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Noon - 4:00 p.m.; 5:00-7:00 p.m.9:00 - 11:00 a.m.; 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; 4:00-7:00 p.m.

* Times are tentative. Call your school for exact times

— Elementary and middle school students should bring last year’s report card, shot record and proof of residence. Kindergarten and First graders should bring a copy of birth certificate.

— High School students should bring shot record and a transcript


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North Pole HighBridget Lewis, [email protected]

Pearl Creek ElementaryKate LaPlaunt, [email protected] Randy Smith MiddleSandra Kowalski, [email protected]

Ryan MiddleHeather Stewart, [email protected] Salcha ElementaryAnnie Keep-Barnes, principal [email protected]

Star of the NorthSecondarySee Career Education Center and North Pole Academy Tanana MiddleGreg Platt, [email protected] Ticasuk Brown ElementaryMichael Angaiak, Interim principalmangaiak @northstar.k12.ak.us488-3200 Two Rivers ElementaryDana Evans, [email protected] University Park ElementaryKyra Aizstrauts, [email protected]

Watershed Charter School K-8John Carlson, head [email protected] Weller ElementaryLynn Weckesser, interim [email protected] West Valley HighShaun Kraska, [email protected] Woodriver ElementaryJeff Mann, [email protected]

Fairbanks B.E.S.T Fairbanks Youth Facility

The FNSBSD offices are located at 520 Fifth Ave. Phone number: 452-2000.

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Superintendent 401School board 400Assistant 411Student records 212Transportation 351Food service 600Special education 441Curriculum 422Fairbanks B.E.S.T. 202Community relations 403After-school prog. 271

452-2000, ext 201456-1536

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One of the staff will ride with the the student in the ambu-lance,” said Kauleinamoku.

School nurses need parental consent to administer drugs to children, even common over-the-counter pain relieving drugs. Parental consent forms are signed when a child is reg-istered for school and are also given to children to take home at the start of the school year.

Some parents may reject medical care for their child due to religious reasons, but in life-threatening instances the nurses can and will act.

“We have emergency and routine standing orders that allow nurses to administer life-saving measures. They don’t need parental consent because it’s a Good Samaritan act. If an ambulance has been called, then the ambulance crew will make the decision whether to transport the child to the hos-pital,” said Kauleinamoku.

Today’s school nurse does more than just check tempera-tures and dispense bandages.

“Our nurses do a lot of paper work. They’re respon-sible for making sure that immunization records are tracked and that consent forms are signed. They draft medical management plans for chronically ill students and they address the mental and physical health of students,” said Kauleinamoku. “We as a school district are part of an alliance for a healthier genera-

tion, which involves any and all staff in teaching healthy eating and exercise. Our nurses get involved with students in healthy activities, such as a walking club and a jump rope club,” she added.

School nurses report back to work in early August and spend the weeks before school starts making sure that all immunizations are up to date.

“If a child isn’t compliant with shots, they cannot attend school. All students must be up-to-date,” said Kaulein-

amoku. Each school nurse runs a

report through the school dis-trict data base and calls the parents of children needing to update their immunizations.

The whooping cough vac-cine is especially important this year because there has been an epidemic of the disease in California, though it has yet to reach Alaska.

Parents who object to vac-cinating their children can obtain a religious exemption, she added.

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For more information, to submit online, or to get an application form for free or reduced-price scho ol meals, contact: Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, Nutrition Services, 1305 Charles Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701; (9 07) 452-4461 ext.601 or visit www.k12northstar.org.

Applications cannot be approved unless they contain complete information. Information provided on an application may be verified at any time. Households may apply for school meal benefits at any time during the school year if cir cumstances change. Children whose parents or guardians become unemployed may be eligible for school meal benefits based on their household income during

the period of unemployment. A household whose application for school meal benefits is denied will be provided an opportunity to appeal the decision.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohib ited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a comp laint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washin gton

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School Year 2010-2011 Free and Reduced Price Meals

Fairbanks North Star Borough School District today announced its participation in the National School Lunch Program. Meals will be available to enrolled participants without regard to race, age, color, sex, disability, or nation al origin at the following sites: Anderson Elementary, Anne Wien Elementary, Arctic Light Elementary, Badger Road Elementary, Barnette Magnet, Ben Eielson Jr/Sr High, BRIDGE (lunch only), Crawford Elementary, Denali Elementary, Effie Kokrine Chart er, Hunter Elementary, Hutchison High, Joy Elementary, Ladd Elementary, Lathrop High, Nordale Elementary, North Pole Academ y (lunch only), North Pole Elementary, North Pole High, North Pole Middle, Pearl Creek Elementary, Randy Smith Middle, Rya n Middle, Salcha Elementary, SMART, Tanana Middle, Ticasuk Brown Elementary, Two Rivers School, University Park Eleme ntary, Weller Elementary, West Valley High, Woodriver Elementary . Meals meet nutritional standard established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The sites will participate in the National School Lunch Program, After School Snack, an d the School Breakfast Program.

Households with incomes less than or equal to the following guidelines are eligible for free or redu ced-price meals. These guidelines are effective July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 . Households with children who are currently approved for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Famiilies (TANF), o r Native Family Assistance Program (NFAP) are automatically eligible for free school meals by completing an application that in cludes their assistance number from one of those programs. Students who are identified as migrant, homeless or runaway are automat ically eligible and do not need to fill out an application but do need to contact the district’s homeless liaison or migrant co ordinator to ensure benefits. Foster children are usually eligible for school meal benefits regardless of the income of the household wit h which they reside. Note: Medicaid and Denali Kid Care case numbers do not qualify for eligibility.

FREE MEALS REDUCED PRICED MEALS

Family Size Yearly Monthly Weekly Yearly Monthly Weekly

1 17,589 1,466 339 25,031 2,086 482

2 23,673 1,973 456 33,689 2,808 648

3 29,757 2,480 573 42,347 3,529 815

4 35,841 2,987 690 51,005 4,251 981

5 41,925 3,494 807 59,663 4,972 1,148

6 48,009 4,001 924 68,321 5,694 1,314

7 54,093 4,508 1,041 76,979 6,415 1,481

8 60,177 5,015 1,158 85,637 7,138 1,647

For each additional 6,084 507 117 8,658 722 167 person

Taken from the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District web-site.

What are the symptoms of the flu?

Flu symptoms (both regu-lar seasonal flu and novel H1N1 flu) include fever, cough, sore throat, chills, runny nose, fatigue, body aches, headache and some-times vomiting and diarrhea.

How long should I stay home if I have the flu?

Those with flu-like illness should stay home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever, without use of fever-reducing medicines and regardless of whether or not they are using antiviral drugs.

Who are considered to be at-risk for severe ill-ness and therefore would be recommended to receive anti-viral treat-ment?

The following groups are at risk for severe illness from the flu:

• Children younger than 5 years old. The risk for severe complications from seasonal influenza is highest among children younger than 2 years old.

• Adults 65 years of age and older.

• Persons with the follow-ing conditions:

• Chronic pulmonary (including asthma), cardio-vascular (except hyperten-sion), renal (kidney), hepatic, hematological (including sickle cell disease), neuro-logic, neuromuscular, or metabolic disorders (includ-ing diabetes mellitus);

• Immunosuppression, including that caused by medications or by HIV;

• Pregnant women;• Persons younger than

19 years of age who are receiving long-term aspirin therapy; and

• Residents of nursing

homes and other chronic-care facilities.

What other vaccine recommendations is the CDC making?

• All children age 6 months up to their 24th birthday should get a sea-sonal flu vaccine.

• Pneumococcal pneu-monia vaccine is recommend-

ed for:• All adults 65 or older• Anyone age 2 to 65

with chronic health problems (ask your health care pro-vider)

• Anyone age 19 to 65 who smokes or has asthma

Are there other ways

Dealing with the flu, colds

Please see FLU, Page 20


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to prevent the spread of illness?

Take everyday actions to stay healthy.

• Cough or sneeze into your sleeve, or cover your nose and mouth with a tis-sue. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.

• Wash your hands often with soap and water, espe-cially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.

• Stay home if you get sick. CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

When are masks recom-mended? Which types?

• Patients ill with novel H1N1 flu should, if tolerable, wear a facemask (dust mask, surgical mask, painter’s mask) when in close contact

with others. • Persons at increased

risk for severe infection from the flu should wear a face-mask (see above) in crowded group settings and during close contact with someone who is infected with the flu.

• Health care provid-ers should wear an N-95 respirator when caring for patients with the novel H1N1 flu.

What about the use of antivirals to treat novel H1N1 infection?

Antiviral drugs are pre-scription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaled powder) that fight against the flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in your body.

If you get sick, antiviral drugs can make your illness milder and make you feel better faster.

They may also prevent serious flu complications. This fall, antivirals may be prioritized for persons with severe illness or those at higher risk for flu complica-tions.

How much antiviral

medication does the state have on-hand?

The Alaska stockpile total is approximately 92,000 courses of antiviral medica-tions.

The state has also stock-piled basic personal protec-tive equipment, including surgical and N95 masks, gloves and pre-packaged PPE kits (gloves, goggles, and masks).

Which antivirals are stockpiled?

The state has stockpiled antiviral medications include oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) and zanamivir (Relenza®). These antivirals are available in adult and child formulations.

What advice do you have for schools?

• Students and staff should stay home if they’re sick

• Separate ill students and staff until they can go home

• Encourage regular hand hygiene and respiratory eti-quette

• Encourage routine cleaning of hard surfaces

that are frequently touched• Encourage early treat-

ment of high-risk persons Will schools close due

to the H1N1 flu virus?School closure is not

recommended at this time unless the number of sick faculty or students interferes with the school’s ability to function.

The CDC also recom-mends that schools provide time for students to wash their hands whenever neces-sary and make tissues read-ily available to students and staff.

Will vaccination

against the H1N1 influ-enza be mandatory?

The vaccine is not expected to be mandatory, nor is it required for school attendance, at this time. But remember — vaccines are the best public health tool we have to control the spread of influenza.

Once the vaccines are available in sufficient quan-tities, anyone who can be vaccinated should be.

What should I do if my child is sick?

• Contact your child’s doctor or health care pro-vider

• Keep your child at home (no school; no daycare)

• Make sure your child drinks lots of liquids

• Wash your hands fre-quently

Seek emergency medi-

cal care if your child has any of the following signs:

• Fast breathing or trou-ble breathing

• Bluish or gray skin color• Is not drinking fluids• Will not wake up or

seems “out of it”

Will seasonal and novel H1N1 be circulating at the same time this fall?

Yes. The CDC anticipates that the novel H1N1 influ-enza viruses will co-circulate with regular seasonal influ-enza viruses over our influ-enza season. The timing, spread and severity of novel H1N1 virus — in addition to our regular seasonal influen-za viruses — are uncertain.

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ATLANTA — It’s that time of year again — when school supplies take over several aisles at your favorite store.

Gone are the days when the only choices were No. 2 pencils, wide-ruled notebook paper, three-pronged fold-ers and fat pink erasers. Yes, school supplies have come a long way, and even the most basic items have new, fash-ionable looks.

Here are a few items that have become standard over the years and a look at how they’ve changed for the bet-ter:

The combination locker

For a lot of students, one of the exciting things about middle school is finally get-ting their own locker.

A little of that excitement

goes away when they discover what a challenge figuring out how to open the lock can be.

This year, Master Lock introduced its 1500 iD Speed Dial combination lock, which opens with up-down-left-right directional movements. Students can customize using matching pass-code indicators such as a letters, numbers, colors, shapes and symbols.

Locks are available in red, blue, black and green, and black and silver for up to $8.99 at retail outlets.

Composition notebooks

These little $1 to $2 note-books, which typically come in black and white, can be kind of boring for today’s hip kids, particularly when note-books are used for journals and to write creative essays.

In the past few years, mak-

School supplies comes a long way

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Everything CrayolaCrayola has come a long

way from the basic boxes of chunky chalk and crayons. No longer does “new” just mean new colors, but new items such as washable mark-ers, crayons for windows and fabric, and squeezable 3-D

paint.Crayola is even going green

— with more environmentally friendly products. This year’s new product lines also include Liv Crayola (binders, note-books and index cards that can be personalized online or by using design packets) and Wild Notes (notebook and pen combinations that make the writing change colors). Available in the stationery aisle at Target.

Homework boxUntil recently, most home-

work boxes were cardboard or made from multipurpose stor-age containers. Moms Made Easy has a new functional homework box that comes with a tray that includes a ruler, stapler, tape, pencil sharpener, scissors and a glue stick.

There’s also enough stor-age space for homework projects, study guides and

artwork. Available at moms-madeeasy.com.

Sandwich and snack bags

Each year, billions of plas-tic lunch baggies are tossed in the trash after one use. Now, along comes ReUsies — cotton-lined, water-resis-tant nylon bags with Velcro closures.

These machine- and hand-washable, reusable bags come in snack or sandwich size and are available in a variety of colors and styles for $6.95 to $8.95 at www.reusies.com.

The book bagOver the years, the book

bag has evolved from canvas totes to backpacks to ones that roll to messenger bags. But once again, function has stepped aside for the sake of style — at least in middle and high schools, where messen-ger bags are popular again.

For elementary students, particularly kindergartners and first- and second-grad-ers, it’s good to know you can still find book bags with your favorite book or movie char-acter such as Buzz Lightyear. Available at various retail outlets, including the Disney Store.

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Alaska

418 Wedgewood Dr. • 451-7159

Bird ObservatoryAdvancing the appreciation,

understanding and conservation of birds and their habitats

through research and education.

www.alaskabird.org

Our gift shop carries unique items for the nature lover in your life. Your purchase helps support ABO in its mission to advance the appreciation, understanding and conservation of birds and their habitats through research and education.

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Intro to Dance 3-4 yr olds

4:30-5:15 Little Feet 2-3 yr olds

4:30-5:30 Intro to Dance

3-4yr olds

9:15-10:00 Little Feet 2-3 yr olds

4:30-5:30 Pre-Tap/Jazz

5-6yr olds

4:30-5:30 Pre-Tap/Jazz

5-6yr olds

10:00-11:00 Intro to Dance

3-4 yr olds 5:30-6:30 Pre-Ballet 5-6 yr olds

6:00-7:00 Ballet Basics

7-8 yr olds

5:30-6:30 Pre-Ballet 5-6 yr olds

10:00-11:00 Age Group Rehearsal 5-6 yr olds

5:30-6:30 Tap/Jazz Basics

7-8 yr olds

11:00-12:00 Pre-Ballet 5-6 yr olds

11:00-12:00 Age Group Rehearsal

7-8 year olds 12:00-1:00

Ballet Basics 7-8 year olds

MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 4:30-5:00

Choreography 4:30-6:00

Jr. Ballet I 4:30-6:00

Jr. Ballet III 4:30-5:00

Company Warm-up 5:30-6:30

Theater Dance 5:00-6:00

Jr. Hip Hop II 5:30-6:30 Jr. Jazz

5:30-6:30 Jr. Hip Hop I

5:00-7:00 Jr. Company

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6:30-7:30 Acting

6:00-7:30 Jr. Ballet III

6:00-6:30 Jr. Pre-pointe

6:30-7:30 Jr. Tap

1:00-2:00 Jr. Company Rehearsal

6:00-7:00 Contemporary

6:30-8:00 Jr. Ballet II

7:30-8:30 Lyrical

MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT

4:30-5:00 Choreography

4:30-6:00 Ballet III/IV

10:00-11:00 Open Ballet

5:00-6:30 Ballet V/VI



5:30-6:30 Tap I/II

4:30-5:00 Company Warm Up

11:00-12:00 Partnering

6:30-7:30 Adv Pointe

6:00-7:00 Contemporary

6:00-7:00 Adv Pointe

6:00-6:30 Pre/Beg Pointe

5:00-8:00 Apprentice Company

12:00-1:00 Men’s Class

6:30-7:30 Hip Hop I

7:00-8:30 Ballet III/IV

6:30-7:30 Jazz I

6:30-7:30 Lyrical II/III

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12:15-2:00 Senior &

Apprentice Company

7:30-9:00 Ballet I/II

8:30-9:00 Pre/Beg Pointe

7:00-8:30 Ballet I/II

7:30-8:30 Tap III/IV


7:30-8:30 Hip Hop II/III

7:30-8:30 Jazz II/III

7:30-8:30 Lyrical I

Saturday, August 14 • 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration

DANCE THEATRE FAIRBANKS

Dance Theater Fairbanks, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or veteran status.

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DISCOVERY DIVISION – AGES 2-8

JUNIOR DIVISION – AGES 9-12

SENIOR DIVISION – AGES 13-UP

Looking for a PUBLIC SCHOOL that's different?

Barnette Magnet School. This downtown K-8 school provides flexible scheduling, academic and exploration courses, and options for both full and part-time students. Their mission is to "build competency through choices." Enrollment is determined through lottery. 456-6072

Building Educational Success Together. B.E.S.T. is the district’s home school and correspondence program and replaces the Guided Independent Study (GIS) program. This program offers parents a chance to customize their children’s education at home while still allowing them to participate in local school activities such as sports or music. Online classes are also available. 452-2000, ext. 201

Chinook Montessori Charter School. This school on International Way stresses individually-paced, multi-age education with a strong emphasis on family and community involvement for students in grades K-8. Enrollment is determined through lottery. 452-5020

Effie Kokrine Charter School. This secondary school features rigorous instruction, individual learning styles, a non-traditional calendar, and a 10:00 a.m. start time. Classes integrate traditional and contemporary knowledge and foster a strong understanding of Alaska Native culture and a respect for all cultures. 474-0958

Hutchison High School. This is a Comprehensive High School with a Career Technical Education focus centered around six career clusters. (Arts/AV Technology/ Communications; Information Technology; Health Sciences & Human Services; Architecture & Construction; Transportation, Distribution & Logistics; and Business Management and Administration). We are a "School of Choice" offering strong core academics and preparing students for the next level. HHS students have the opportunity to prepare for the future whether that be immediate employment, advanced technical training, apprenticeships and/or college. 479-2261

The OPTIONS Teen Parenting Program. Child development, life skills, teen parenting and pregnancy classes are offered along with academic courses and vocational opportunities for pregnant or parenting students who wish to continue their high school education. Childcare is available on-site at Hutchison High. 479-2261

Star of the North Secondary Charter School. Designed for students in grades 7-12 who seek a non-conventional school setting, this charter school consists of two campuses: the Career Education Center (479-4061) is located at 725 26th Avenue and the North Pole Academy is located at 2945 Monk Court (490-9025) .

Watershed Charter School. The Watershed Charter School is the district’s newest charter school. This K-8 school uses a model for education that emphasizes community involvement and the outdoors through “place-based education.” Enrollment is determined through lottery. 374-9350

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By DOROTHY CHOMICZFor the News-Miner

There will be something new in the halls of two area high schools this year: Police officers.

A four-year program fund-ed mainly through a grant from the U.S Department of Justice will provide West Val-ley and Lathrop high schools each with full-time Fair-banks police officers.

Though there has been an occasional police presence in local schools in the past, this will be the first year a school resource officer is perma-nently assigned to a particu-lar school.

Safety in schools has become an increasingly important issue since the massacre at Columbine High School in 1999, and while Fairbanks schools have not experienced violence on that scale, police calls to area schools have gone up in recent years.

Even though officers are called to schools “more for drugs than for violence,” the possibility of violence does exist, said officer Andrew Adams, who will be assigned to Lathrop High School.

“There’s a history of inci-dents, and most are based at the high school level. We’ve had weapons possessions. We’ve had fights break out at football games. We’ve had assaults,” Adams said.

It is hoped the presence of an officer will nip violence in the bud.

“There has never been a reported case of a mass school shooting where there was an armed school resource officer,” said Adams.

According to Adams, a police presence in school can benefit students in other ways.

“We hope to not only deter the violence, which none of us want, but also the smaller stuff. There are a tremen-dous number of reports of stolen iPods, BlackBerries and cell phones in schools. We’ll be working on stop-ping theft and other property crimes,” he said.

Adams and officer Scott McCumby, the resource officer for West Valley High School, will create a program through which students can register their valuables. The resource officer will record the serial number of the item and place a sticker on it.

Officer Adams is quick to point out the resource officers are not just there to police students.

“We do go beyond the criminal aspect. Criminal investigation will probably sum up less than a third of what we do. We want to have kids be able to have a feeling

that you can interact with law enforcement. We’ll also do a fair amount of teach-ing. For instance, a health teacher might request that we speak to a class about drugs. A government teacher might ask us to speak about laws, or we might speak to a physics class about the speed and velocity of car crashes,” Adams said.

Adams said he knows that a lot of students will view him with suspicion but hopes that they understand the bigger picture.

New this year: Cops in school A United Way Member Agency

517 Gaffney Road • 456-6212

Please see POLICE, Page 24


The Career Education Center is now scheduling interviews for the 2010–2011 school year. CEC allows students flexible schedules to finish high school with a Fairbanks North Star Borough School District diploma.

Entry requirements include: • Have earned at least 14 credits • Be 17 to 19 years old • Be committed to finishing high school

Call Stephani at 479-4061 to schedule an appointment

http://son.k12northstar.org/career-education-center

Career Education Center 724 27th Ave., Suite 1 Fairbanks, Alaska 99701

Earn your high school diploma at the Career Education Center!

Star of the North does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, gender, national origin, religion or ancestry. Star of the North Secondary School

is nonsectarian and not affiliated with any religious organization.

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New Students Orientation Monday, August 16 9:00–11:00 a.m.

R a n d y S m i t h M i d d l e S c h o o l

First Day of School Wed., August 18, 2010

9:30 a.m.

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Fall Registration Friday, August 6 • 9:00–11:00 a.m. & 1:00–3:30 p.m.

Monday, August 9 • 1:00–7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 10 • 9:00-11:00 a.m. & 1:00–3:30 p.m.

Open House Tuesday, August 31, 2010

6:00–8:00 p.m.

School Pictures Thursday, September 23, 2010

Our Students Reach For the Stars!

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North Pole High School Registration

NPHS Counselors will be available for student registration on the following dates and times at the high school:

Transfer students should bring health/shot record* and a school transcript. Contact 488-3761 x 9314, for additional information. * The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District requires that all students have current immunizations, including Hep A, Hep B, and Td. NO SHOTS, NO SCHOOL.

Dress Code/Code of Conduct Reminder NPHS has a dress code as well as a code of conduct. Please be aware that in order to provide a safe and positive learning environment, the dress code and code of conduct are enforced. Contact the main office after August 1 at 488-3761 if you would like a copy of these policies.

Thursday, August 5 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Friday, August 6 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Monday, August 9 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 10 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

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Attention: Parents

BE AWARE THAT THE FNSB SCHOOL DISTRICT

DOES NOT PROVIDE AUTOMATIC MEDICAL

COVERAGE IF YOUR CHILD IS INJURED AT SCHOOL. The FNSB School District has arranged for a commercial carrier to make low cost accident insurance coverage available to all public school students. This parent- paid insurance policy includes options for school-time, 24 hour protection, football medical benefits and dental coverage. Each district school will hand out to every student at the start of school, an application and a brochure describing benefits and premium costs. If you wish to purchase this insurance policy, mail the completed application form to the commercial carrier. This insurance may be purchased at any time during the school year. Coverage is effective the date the commercial carrier receives the application. If you do not receive an application, or have questions on this matter, contact Risk Management at 459-1392.

Contact Risk Management

459-1392

STUDENT ACCIDENT

INSURANCE If your child is not protected

by a parent or guardian’s health insurance policy, the commercial policy outlined herein is a reasonable and

economical option.

An equal employment & educational opportunity institution.

“We’re protecting them,

whether from outside things or internal things. We can stop outside visitors who shouldn’t be there. If a guy that doesn’t go to school

there comes looking to beat up his girlfriend, or a par-ent involved in a custody battle tries to take a kid out of school, we won’t let that

happen,” Adams said. The grant from the justice

department’s Office of Com-munity Oriented Policing Service funds 100 percent of the first three years of the program. The fourth year is then typically paid for by the police department, but

in this case the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has agreed to fund the final year.

Adams said it is hoped the grant will be renewed at the end of four years but that it is impossible to predict if it will be.

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Monday, August 16 Freshman Orientation • 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

New Student Orientation • 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

For more information, contact North Pole High School, 488-3761 x 9192

Join us for a school tour, an introduction to NPHS and lots of fun!

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Start Something BIG In A Child’s Life. Become A School Base Mentor!

Mentoring for Success is funded by the Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.

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Start Something EASY; Start Something Fun.

With just one hour a week at a school near you, you CAN make a difference.

For more information on how you can volunteer www.bbbsak.org or call 452-8110

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Taken from the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District web-site.

Alaska statutes do not mandate pupil transportation in this state.

School bus transportation is provided as a courtesy and is a privilege, not a right. If a student’s conduct is such that the health, safety, comfort, or the well-being of others is jeopardized, on or off the bus, a school district official may deny the privilege of riding the bus.

The school bus driver is in charge of the bus and all its passengers and has total authority and responsibility.

Only designated school officials are authorized to suspend transportation privi-leges.

General bus policies 1. Students are required to

ride the bus assigned to them and to board and disembark at their assigned bus stop. Students may be transported to an unassigned bus stop or on a different bus on an occasional basis or for peri-ods of time less than 30 days upon approval by the school office. Parents should contact the school office with their request. Requests for students to be transported to new bus stops or on different buses for more than 30 days must be directed to the transportation department. The student must give the driver a Bus Stop Deviation issued by the school office authorizing this trans-portation.

2. The bus driver has full

responsibility and author-ity for the safety of students while they are being trans-ported on the bus.

3. Parents may not remove a student from a bus, after the student has boarded, without the approval of a school repre-sentative.

4. Parents may not accom-pany their children on the bus to or from school.

5. Parents are responsible for damages to the school bus if caused by their children.

6. The driver will assign seats for elementary, middle, and high school students.

7. Items that can be held in the student’s lap or under the student’s seat in the bus may be transported on the bus. Large musical instruments may not be transported on the bus.

8. Radios or stereos, (cas-sette tapes, etc.), may not be transported on the bus. Mp3 players may be trans-ported only on buses servicing schools that allow Mp3 players on campus.

9. Ice skates must have pro-tective guards on the blades or be placed in an appropriate box. Paper bags are not ade-quate blade protection. Skis, ski poles and other such sharp edged objects should not be transported unless previously coordinated with the school principal and the bus contrac-tor. Sleds and plastic tobog-gans may not be transported.

10. No animals, of any kind, are allowed on the bus at any time.

11. Any items not permit-ted at school may not be transported on the bus.

12. Students will be issued a School Bus Misconduct Citation by the bus driver for infractions of the rules. The school bus driver and the school principal are respon-sible for handling behavioral problems occurring on the school bus, but only the school principal, or his/her designee, has the authority to suspend a student’s bus riding privileges.

13. Suspension from bus transportation does not excuse the student from school atten-dance.

Student responsibilities

1. Students must always follow the school bus driver’s instructions. The driver’s pri-

Following the school district’s bus policies

Please see BUS, Page 27


907-452-2621 • 1890 Marika Road

BACK TO SCHOOL 2010

Call for more info. www.joelsplace.org • [email protected]

New Hours Start August 16th*

Time M T W Th F

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$50 Memberships

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Sign up for 2010 Membership by Sept 30 for $40

$7 Sessions or $10 for two

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*Helmet & signed waiver required 452-4487 Mon.–Sat. 9 a.m.–7 p.m.

23rd & S. Cushman • Across from Holiday

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Some Things Never Change.

Thank goodness.

Life can still get awfully hectic and complicated. At Just Haircuts , I Just Haircuts still take the time to treat you with

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Saturday, Aug. 21

Tanana Middle School

600 Trainor Gate Rd.

For more information, contact:

Interior Youth Basketball 490-4IYB or (490-4492)

You must attend skill assessments to play!

$50 Players Fee Late registration

fee $20

REGISTRATION & SKILL ASSESSMENTS

Girls

3rd & 4th Grade (Minors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m.

5th & 6th Grade (Majors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m.

7th & 8th Grade (Jr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon

Boys 3rd & 4th Grade (Minors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m.

Refs needed, contact IYB

Attendance required entire time period.

Senior Tryouts & Registration Wed., Sept. 8, at Tanana

Boys: 7:30 p.m. • Girls: 8:30 p.m.

In order to bring you this popular and “youthful” page in color, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner’s “Youth” page has “Youth” moved to Tuesdays. Watch for it and its expanded features every Tuesday on page C1 of your hometown daily newspaper.

Youth Page has moved!

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Now taking applications for part time preschool for the 2010-2011 school year.

For more information call

Gymnastics Inc. 456-2263 3411 Lathrop St. near Van Horn Road

PRESCHOOL Registration

BRIGHT BEGINNINGS LEARNING CENTER

mary concern is for student safety.

2. Students should exercise good manners, caution and consideration for other people. Show respect for the driver, the bus, other students and other adults.

3. Students should dress properly for the weather.

4. Students may not have anything in their possession that may cause injury to oth-ers.

5. Students will not trans-port any items on the bus that are not permitted at school.

6. Students will obtain a bus deviation for getting off at a different stop than normal.

7. Students will sit in their assigned seats.

8. Students will take bus route change information home to parents.

While waiting for the bus

1. Dress properly for the weather.

2. Be outside at your stop

three minutes before your scheduled bus stop time. Your

school bus driver has a schedule to keep and cannot wait for you. Be on time for the bus.

3. Stay a safe distance from the roadway, and stay away from the bus until it stops.

4. Line up at the place designated by the bus driver when the school bus approach-es.

5. Stay out of the danger zone — don’t play in or near the road or push others.

6. Let the smaller children board first.

Boarding and disembarking from the school bus

1. Students must cross the roadway approximately 15 feet in front of the bus and only when the driver instructs the pupils to cross. Watch for traf-fic. Stop immediately if the bus driver sounds the horn or tells you to stop over the loud speaker.

2. Students boarding from the right must wait for the driver’s command to board.

3. Always use the handrail and go up and down the steps one at a time.

4. Don’t push, crowd or dis-turb others.

5. When boarding, go directly to your assigned seat and be seated.

6. After you leave the bus, go directly home or to the assigned place.

Student conduct on the school bus

1. In general, classroom conduct will be observed. The school bus is not a play-ground, save horseplay and wrestling for another place and time.

2. Place books and other

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GYMNASTICS INC. 3411 Lathrop St., Suite A Fairbanks, Alaska 99701

Phone (907) 456-2263

for Children Ages 2 and up

Offering Classes

Gymnastics – A Foundation For All Sports!!

Call for more information and Current

Scheduling Info.

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Immaculate Conception Grade School and Monroe Catholic Junior/Senior High

Now Enrolling

Students Pre-K

through 12th Grade Catholic Schools of Fairbanks

615 Monroe Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701

(907) 456-4574 • www.catholic-schools.org

E-mail: [email protected]

Where Faith & Academics Meet � K-12 accredited education program � K-12 accredited education program � K-12 accredited education program � Faith-filled environment � Faith-filled environment � Faith-filled environment � Low teacher-to-student ratio � Low teacher-to-student ratio � Low teacher-to-student ratio � Outstanding teaching faculty � Outstanding teaching faculty � Outstanding teaching faculty � UAF partner in education � UAF partner in education � UAF partner in education � Students of all faiths welcome � Students of all faiths welcome � Students of all faiths welcome

gear in your lap. 3. Avoid loud talking, or anything else

that might distract the driver. 4. Do not sit in the driver’s seat or

interfere with him/her in any manner at any time.

5. Keep quiet near railroad tracks so that the driver can listen for trains.

6. Keep head, arms and body inside the bus. Keep your hands and feet to BUS

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FNSBSD Special Education Surrogates Needed

FNSBSD Special Education is in need of volunteers/ advocates representing children placed in foster care. The volunteers are educational representative during the child’s need for Special Education services. Training is required at no cost to the volunteer.

For more information, call Roxanne Janiro, Special Education Department at 452-2000 ext: 445.

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yourself. 7. Do not throw objects

inside of or out of the bus. 8. No eating, drinking or

smoking on the bus. Do not chew or spit tobacco. Do not have in your possession, or make use of, alcohol, drugs or controlled substances on the bus.

9. Remain seated until the bus has come to a complete stop and get off only at your assigned bus stop.

10. Do not open windows without permission; maxi-mum two notches.

11. Do not damage the bus and always assist in keeping it clean.

12. Take a seat and remain seated, facing forward, while the bus is moving. Keep your feet

on the floor in front of the seat, not in the aisle.

13. Keep the aisle and the exits clear.

14. Fighting with other students and/or attacking other students or the driver is prohibited.

15. Use of abusive or vul-gar language, or directing such language toward other students or adults is prohib-ited.

16. The emergency door and exit controls may be used only during supervised drills or actual emergencies.

Bus misconduct citation policy and procedures

Drivers are responsible for maintaining order on the buses. Administering sanc-tions for misconduct on the school bus is the responsibility of the principal at the school where the student is enrolled. Only the principal or designee has the authority to suspend a student’s bus riding privileg-es. It is the responsibility of the principal to advise parents when a student has been sus-pended. In the event of misbe-havior on the part of the stu-dent riding the bus, the bus driver may issue the student a “Bus Misconduct Citation” for minor and/or major infrac-




tions. The driver will complete a School Bus Misconduct Citation. Three copies will be forwarded to the Principal. The Principal will forward one copy to the parents and return one copy to the school bus contractor indicating any disciplinary action taken. The following courses of action are

considered as minimum: 1. Depending on the nature

and severity of the incident, the first misconduct citation may result in a warning, or other disciplinary action, up to and including temporary or permanent suspension of bus privileges by the principal.

2. The second misconduct citation may result in the imposition of probation-ary status. This process will include counseling with the student and official notifica-

tion to the parents of the pro-bationary action. Bus riding privileges may be denied the student for additional viola-tions.

3. The third misconduct citation may result in sus-pension of bus privileges for a minimum of three days, depending on the severity of the incident.

4. The fourth misconduct citation may result in sus-pension of bus privileges. In either case, privileges will not

be reinstated until such time a conference has been held with the student, the parents, the principal, and a representative from the bus company.

5. Habitual misconduct may result in permanent sus-pension from the privilege of bus transportation.

This procedure will not preclude the right and respon-sibility of school officials to take other immediate action, as may be necessary in their judgment, for the preservation

of good order and specifically for the safety and well-being of others who ride the bus. Suspension from bus transpor-tation does not excuse the stu-dent from school attendance.

For safety’s sake 1. Parents should review

and discuss bus safety and conduct rules with their chil-dren. Parental support of the bus driver and the school will help ensure safe rides to and from school for all riders.

2. Students must be respon-sible for their own conduct on the bus so that nothing they do will risk their own safety or the safety of others.

3. Buses depart the schools seven minutes after the dis-missal bell in the afternoon. Students are expected to be on the bus at pull-away time at the schools. Students will not be allowed to board the bus after the first bus moves away from the curb.

4. Know the location of your child’s bus stop. Know the other students waiting at the bus stop. Be sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.

5. Call the bus company or your child’s school if your child does not arrive home on time.

6. Contact your child’s prin-cipal or assistant principal if there are problems on the bus.

7. Contact the bus company about bus driver concerns.

8. Contact the FNSBSD transportation department regarding questions about your child’s bus route or times.

9. Observe all traffic laws regarding school buses, e.g. stopping for flashing lights, school speed limit zones, etc.

Please remember 1. Riding on the school bus

is a privilege and not a right. 2. Inappropriate bus con-

duct may result in loss of bus riding privilege and/or suspen-sion from school by a school district official. A pupil’s conduct should not jeopardize the health, safety, comfort, or well-being of others, on or off the bus.

3. The goal is a safe, pleas-ant, and enjoyable trip for all riders.

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Interested in swimming? Interested in swimming? Looking for a challenge? Looking for a challenge?

Bring your child to TRYOUT during practice on Thursday, September 16 from 5-6:30 p.m . Then stay

for the INFORMATIONAL PARENT MEETING AND POTLUCK at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome!

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These services are made available through the Fairbanks North Star Borough through & the State of Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Public Assistance

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Youth Page has moved! In order to bring you this popular and “youthful” page in color, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner’s

“Youth” page has moved to Tuesdays. Watch for it and its

expanded features every Tuesday on page C1 of your hometown daily newspaper.

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E n j o y y o u r s u m m e r !

Please call Shelly at

479-0900 ext. 263 or Jordan at 590-8807

Through August 11th Beginning August 13th, we will

be in the school. Our school phone number is 479-5437.

To confirm or cancel appointment:

Enrollment appointments are available:

August 13th or 16th with Jordan.

An enrollment meeting is required prior to the first day of

attendance.

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For ages pre-school to age 21!

Registration Saturday, Aug. 28 from Noon to 5 p.m. Registration fee $30

On-Lane Coaching! All skill levels welcome! Join as an individual or a team. Earn patches, pins, awards.

952 Tenth Avenue Bowl on Saturdays at 10 a.m., 3 game set Leagues for

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pre-school/grade school Visit our website!

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Arctic Bowl Youth Bowling Leagues Leagues begin Sept. 11! Full Service Bowling Center

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Volleyball Officials Needed

FALL: College - Line judge, Scorekeeper, Libero tracker High School - First referee (R1) and Second referee (R2) SPRING: Middle School and Military leagues

For more information contact Ruth Olsen, 378-2282.

Informational meeting: 6:00 p.m., Monday, August 9

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Now enrolling for the 2010/2011 School year!

By TAWNY MAYA MCCRAYCreators News Service

If your kids’ grades are slipping, their moods have changed dramatically and they suddenly want to be driven to or picked up from school instead of taking the bus, be cautious: These are some signs that your child may be the vic-tim of a school bully.

Other signs include a diminished appetite, problems sleeping and coming home with torn clothing.

“Everyday over 160,000 kids do not go to school because of bullying,” said Jim

Jordan, president of reportbul-lying.com, which creates anti-bullying programs and assem-blies for schools throughout the United States and Canada.

Bullying has always been prevalent in schools, but in recent years it has become a serious problem that needs to be taken care of early on. O’Neal Walker, a clinical psychologist with the Center for Mental Health Services in Maryland, said 30 percent of children are bullied these days. To deal with a bully, Walker suggested kids report it to a school official or par-ent and not try to ignore it

or get into a fight with the perpetrator. He added that a lot of bullying also takes place between school and home. If it occurs, the victim should stop in or by a nearby store in the community and use a cell or pay phone to call their parents or 911.

Jordan offered up a dif-ferent approach. He said it’s the bystanders who have to take action and report the incident to a person in author-ity, whether it’s a teacher, the principal or a parent.

“What we try to do is edu-cate the bystanders because that’s 98 percent of the kids

inside the schools,” Jordan said. “The problem with the bullies is that it’s bad behav-ior that’s getting great results. By educating the bystanders, you get to the point where the bullies no longer get that gratification from the students being complacent or cheer-ing them on for what they’re doing. This bad behavior ends up getting bad results because bystanders are speaking up.”

With the emergence of the Internet and cell phones over the past few decades, bully-ing is no longer limited to the schoolyard.

“Cyberbullying is the use

of electronic information and communication devices such as e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, mobile phones, pagers and defamatory web-sites to bully or otherwise harass an individual or group through personal attacks or other means, and it may con-stitute a computer crime,” said Rob Nickel, a Cyber Safety Expert.

Nickel said cyberbullying is easy to do because a person can go online anytime and post information for the world to see. It may be worse than typical school bullies because it can reach much further.

Bullying comes in all forms, so keep a watchful eye


Welcome back to a new school year!Fairbanks is fortunate to have quality teachers and education support professionals who provide excellence in public education for every child. They are key to the success of our children and the sustainability of a vital community. This year, we welcome Pete Lewis as the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Superintendent. We look forward to a year of growth, learning and fun.

PARTNERS IN QUALITY EDUCATION

FAIRBANKS, ALAS K AESSAf

AFairbanks Education Association & Education Support Staff Association2118 S. Cushman | Fairbanks, AK 99701Phone: 465.4435 | Fax: 456.2159

Stan KingPara-professional, ESSA memberWest Valley High School

Liesl WietgrefeMusic Teacher, FEA memberWest Valley High School

Annie BakerNetwork Services, ESSA memberAdministrative Center

Tanya MendelowitzPrimary Teacher, FEA memberWeller Elementary School

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