Community Briefs

KAGES REMINDERS TO STUDENTS, PARENTS

To all parents/guardian and students of Kagman Elementary School:

Aug. 2: Parents/students orientation day/Open House, 1pm, school cafeteria.

Aug. 3: First day of school for all students, 7:30am to 2:15pm for grades 1-5.

Kindergarten morning classes will be from 7:30am to 10:30am. Kindergarten afternoon classes will be from 11:30am to 2:15pm.

Please remember that students are not allowed on campus before 7am. During school days, all students are to be picked up at 2:15pm. Question? Call 664-3911/12.

NMPASI PUBLIC HEARING ON SAIPAN

The Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems Inc., or NMPASI, will be holding a public hearing on Aug. 5, 2005 at the NMPASI Conference Room on Saipan to inform the community of its 2006 Statements of Objectives and Priorities. The hearing will take place from 6pm to 8:30pm.

SSHS SETS SCHEDULES

To all 9th grade and new students of Saipan Southern High School, orientation with parents/guardians is on July 28 and July 29, 2005 (pick one). It will start at 10am in the cafeteria.

For returning students, schedule of pick-up is:

Aug. 1, 2005: 12th grade 9am-11am and 1pm-4pm only
Aug. 2, 2005: 10th grade and 11th grade 9am-11am and 1pm-4pm only

Students WILL not be able to pick up their class schedules unless all textbooks from previous school years have been returned and all financial obligations have been resolved before the new school year 2005-2006 on Aug. 3.

Call 664-4000 to find out if you are on the obligation listing for Saipan Southern High School before it’s too late.

‘DINNER WITH MAN’AMKO’ RESET

The fundraising “Dinner with the Man’Amko” was rescheduled from June 17, 2005 to July 22, 2005 but due to availability of the Garapan Central Park, the fundraising has been moved to July 23, 2005, from 6pm to 10pm.

BOOTHS AVAILABLE FOR 2005 SUMMER FESTIVAL

The Carolinian Affairs Office, in collaboration with the Chamolinian Cultural Village, is proud to announce the 2005 Summer Festival, which will be held from July 6 until Aug. 30, 2005, at the Chamolinian Cultural Village ground in Garapan. Booths are available to any nonprofit organization interested to raise fund during the festival.

For more information, stop by or call the Carolinian Affairs Office at 234-6383 to 2346385.

GTC REGISTRATION SCHEDULE SET

Gregorio T. Camacho Elementary School will be registering Kindergarten and transfer student from July 11-15, 2005. Registration will be open from 8am to 11:30am and 12:30pm to 4:30pm daily. Required documents are:
* Birth Certificate
* Public Health Certification
* Copy of Heath Insurance
* Map to your House
* Progress Report from Headstart or other Pre-School

Kindergarten student must be 5 year old on or before Aug. 31, 2005.

For transfer student, the following document must be submitted:
* Withdrawal form from previous school
* Birth Certificate
* Public Health Certification
* Copy of Health Insurance

For more information, call 664-3400 or 3405

TOLL FREE PHONE SERVICE FOR VETERANS

The regional office of the Honolulu Veterans Administration announced Saturday that veterans throughout the U.S. territories in the Pacific—the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa—and the island of Oahu in Hawaii will be able to dial the national benefits toll-free number, 1-800-827-1000, to obtain general benefits information and the status of benefit payments.

The number will also enable veterans residing on Oahu, Guam, American Samoa, and the CNMI, to access the wide range of benefits information that is available on the national menu. Neighbor island veterans in Hawaii have had access to this national toll-free number for years.

The new number is expected to be operational on July 1, 2005. Medical appointments at the Honolulu VA Medical Center can still be arranged toll-free from most areas by dialing 1-800-214-1306.

Other frequently called toll-free numbers that are available to veterans are:
* VA Education Program: 888-442-4551
* Home Loan Eligibility: 888-487-1970
* VA Life Insurance: 800-669-8477
* VA Health Enrollment: 877-222-8387
* CHAMPVA: 800-733-8387
* Gulf War or Agent Orange: 800-749-8387
* Telecom Device for the Deaf: 800-829-4833