School News
Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009
HOLLIS
Students to test out bus rides
On Thursday, Aug. 27, all Hollis children entering kindergarten and first grade will take part in an orientation program designed to ease their transition to school.
Students will be picked up at their bus stops, transported to Hollis Primary School, visit with their teacher, explore their classroom and then board the bus for the trip home. Buses will start routes at 8:30 a.m., with arrival at Hollis Primary School around 9 a.m. Parents will receive additional information in the mail.
Parent volunteers will ride the bus routes with the children and direct them to their classrooms. If you have a child entering kindergarten or first grade and would like to volunteer or get more information about this program, contact Tara Houle at 759-1327, Melanie Bergerson at 465-3909 or Wendy Wright at 883-0799.
BEDFORD
Grace Christian now enrolling
Grace Christian School is currently accepting registration for grades K-6 for the 2009-10 school year.
Grace Christian School’s kindergarten program includes beginning reading skills, phonics, math, art and music, along with many hands-on learning activities. Children who are 5 years old by Dec. 15 can be tested for entrance into kindergarten.
The school is at 12 Station Road. For more information or to register your child, call the school office at 424-2552 weekdays. Limited scholarships are available. Early drop-off and after school care is available.
NASHUA
Student chosen to attend Boys Nation
David Stewart, 17, of Nashua, and a senior at Nashua North High School, was one of 98 high school student representatives throughout the United States chosen to attend the American Legion Boys Nation on July 17-25 at Marymount University in Arlington, Va.
He was one of two delegates selected from New Hampshire based on leadership skills, academic record and activity at American Legion Boys State. The week-long program introduced the senators to the structure and function of the federal government, while combining lectures and forums with visitations to federal agencies, institutions, memorials and historical spots in and around Washington, D.C.
Student’s artwork appears in mag
The October 2009 issue of Highlights for Children has published a drawing illustrating a pre-written poem titled “They” in its “You Illustrated the Poem” section by 6-year-old Patrick Fluckinger, of Nashua, a first-grade student at Sunset Heights Elementary.
AMHERST
Clark/Wilkins to host ‘Kick Off” Day
The Clark/Wilkins Elementary School “Kick Off” Day will be Thursday, Aug. 27, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Amherst Middle School gymnasium. This event is for parents or guardians of registered students to update registration information, enroll in the lunch program, enroll in the PTA and learn how to be a parent volunteer. The school nurse will also be available for consultations.
Contact the appropriate school if you have not yet registered your child for the upcoming school year.
MERRIMACK
Evening Academy starts Sept. 8
Merrimack High School Evening Academy will begin Tuesday, Sept. 8, and end Jan. 14.
Classes being offered the first semester are English 11, A or B; Mathematics (all math courses); Chemistry, A and B; Biology, A and B; Post-secondary Planning and Experience, A or B, and Basic Auto Maintenance.
Second semester courses are English 12, A or B; Civics; Economics; U.S. History, A or B; Chemistry, A or B; Biology, A or B; Post-secondary Planning and Experience, A or B, and Study Skills.
The Evening Academy allows students to make up failed classes or to take an elective when they have fallen behind in credits.
To enroll, students may call the high school Guidance Office at 424-6204, ext. 2, or call Kay Murphy at 424-6204, ext. 3452. An appointment will be set up to register the student at that time. Cost per class if $150, payable to the Merrimack School District.
Brochures that further explain the program are available in the Guidance Office at the high school and at the Merrimack Public Library. English, Post-Secondary Planning and Experience, Civics, Economics and U.S. History classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-4 p.m. All other classes meet Thursdays from 2:30-5:30 p.m.
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