PD Area Notes

November 15, 2009

Old Forge Elementary PTA conducts clothing drive

The Old Forge Elementary PTA will conduct a “Fall Clothing Drive” (School District dress code compliant items and winter coats) on Thursday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Nov. 20 from 1-3 p.m. in the Elementary and High School lobbies. New and gently used items should be in good, wearable condition.

Forms will be sent home with Elementary children and will also be available in the lobby on drop-off days. PTA Members will receive PTA ‘points’ for their donations. 1-9 items = 1 point, 10 or more = 2 points. Points are given per drop/per family. The district is in great need of larger sizes.

High School parents are encouraged to drop off their donations in the High School or Elementary lobbies during Parent/Teacher conferences on the Nov. 19-20. Contact Paula Welsh at 878-1111 or Laura Tisdel at 562-1061 for more information.

Coal Miners Sought

The Old Forge Coal Mining website, www.oldforgecoalmine.com, is seeking information on former coal miners who worked in the Old Forge mines.

If you are a descendent or relative of a coal miner, or someone who worked in and around the mines, and passed away from January 2009 to the present please contact Carl Orechovsky at 451-0566 or info@oldforgecoalmine.com to have their name added on our memorial.

Miss Devilette Search

The Old Forge School District 100th Anniversary Committee is seeking the names of every student that served as Miss Devilette during the school’s history. It is believed the first Miss Devilette was named in 1949.

Anyone with information can contact the Superintendent’s Office at 457-6721.

Donors Sought

The Old Forge School District 100th Anniversary Committee is seeking donors for 100th Anniversary banners that will be placed on telephone poles throughout the borough. For more information or to make a donation, contact High School Principal Chris Thomas at 457-6721.

OFSD Calendar

Nicole VanLuvender, Old Forge Elementary Principal, and Christopher C. Thomas, Old Forge High School Principal, announced the end of the first marking period was Nov. 5 with report cards set to be distributed on Nov. 18. There will be a half day of school on Nov. 18 with dismissal beginning at 11 a.m. in the high school and 11:20 a.m. in the elementary.

Parent-teacher conferences will be held on Thurs., Nov. 19 and Fri., Nov. 20 from 1-3:30 p.m. in the elementary and 12:30-3 p.m. in the high school. Students will be dismissed on both days at 11:20 a.m. in the elementary and 11:30 a.m. in the high school. Title I Parent-Teacher conferences will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Elementary Cafeteria on Nov. 19. After school tutoring is cancelled for Nov. 19. There will be no school from Nov. 26-30 for Thanksgiving Break.

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