The Independent-News, Volume 122, Number 12, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 August 1996 — Page 3

JOHN GLENN SCHOOLS TO OPEN AUG. 20 ITS AGAIN Students in grades 1-12 in the John Glenn School Corporation will attend their first day of classes on Tuesday, August 20. Times are as follows: JGHS 7:59 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. NLES 8:10 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. UMS 7:55 a.m. - 2:55 p.m. WES 8:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. (Elementary students who walk home are dismissed at 2:45

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Lunches will cost SI.OO per day for grades 1-6 and $1.25 per day for Grades 7-12 Breakfast, which is served at Walkerton Elementary School and North Liberty Elementary School, will cost 55' REGISTRATION Students attending John Glenn High School, North Liberty Elementary, Urey Middle School and Walkerton Elementary shall register on the following days: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Students enrolling in kindergarten must be five years of age on or before June 1 and must submit a legal birthday certificate and a completed physical form when registering. Arrangements must be made at WES or NLES for prescreening of kindergarten students. Kindergarten classes start on MONDAY, AUGUST 26. Students new to the John Glenn School Corporation should contact the guidance department in each school to schedule registration appointments during the week of August 12-16. All incoming kindergarten students and students new to the corporation must have inoculations up-to-date and new students in grades K-6 must have a physical on file before being admitted to school.

BOOK RENTAL FEES

Parents should be prepared to pay textbook rental and fee costs upon registration. Following is a schedule of the textbook rental fees: ELEMENTARY Kindergarten $38.00 Grades 1-6 $73.00 UREY MIDDLE SCHOOL Grades 7-8 $76.00 JG HIGH SCHOOL Agriculture SIO.OO Art SIO.OO Business $14.00 English $14.00 Foreign Language SIO.OO Health (first semester) $ 6.00 Home Economics SIO.OO I.C.E. $ 10.00 Industrial Technology $12.00 Math $14.00 Computer, Key/Lit. (first semester) $ 6.00 Music $ 8.00 Physical Education $ 8.00 Science $14.00 Social Studies $14.00 INSURANCE Supplemental student medical coverage is available at the following rates: Comprehensive Standard Economy School-Time $ 39 $ 17.75 $ 9.50 ~ Coverage ... . . V 24-Hour Coverage 173.50 113.5(5 61.00

SCHOOL LUNCHES

Sr. High Interscholastic Tackle Football 175.00 118.00 62.50 Dental Plan 6.00 Student Life 30.00 The School Corporation does not carry medical insurance on students. Students participating in athletics at all grade levels must show proof of medical insurance or purchase the supplemental student medical coverage. The high school athletic department does not provide medical insurance on student athletes.

BUS ROUTES

Only minor changes in bus routes have been made for the coming school year. Parents and students should check at school during registration for changes in their bus route. Pick-up points for students in Walkerton and North Liberty will remain the same as last year. If you have questions about your bus driver or pick-up times, call the Superintendent’s office or your driver. If you have any questions, call: John Glenn High School 586-3195 North Liberty Elementary 656-8123 Urey Middle School 586-3184 Walkerton Elementary 586-3186 Superintendent’s Office 586-3129 ORIENTATION AT UREY SET FOR THURS., AUGUST 8 Harold C. Urey Middle School will have a Middle School orientation for next year’s seventh grade students and their parents, on Thursday, August 8, from 7:00 thru 8:00 p.m. Information will be distributed in the gymnasium of the school concerning the seventh grade schedule information and fall registration procedures. Following a short presentation, parents and students are invited to tour the building, view departmental displays and get aquainted with the teaching staff for the 1996-97 school year. Refreshments will be served. The Urey staff looks forward to seeing all of our future students and parents at the orientation. VEGETABLE Purdue Ag Center, in MEETINGS SET Wanatah and on August 15, Vegetable production at Sweet Corn Charlie’s, in meetings will be held on Millersburg. August 6, at the Pinney- The evening meetings will

FEED LOT RESTAURANT At The Kankakee Valley Auction 2 Miles West On U.S. 6 Come And Join Us Monday’s For BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER OPEN AT 5:00 a.m. Till The End Os The Sale Around 11:00 p.m.

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feature tours of vegetable research at Pinney-Purdue and of commercial production at Sweet Corn Charlie’s. Vegetable specialists from Purdue University will discuss management of insects and diseases of vegetables, production practices and postharvest care for vegetables. At Pinney-Purdue the meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. with an optional selfguided tour of sweet corn and saladette tomato variety trials, followed by a group tour at 6:30 p.m. At Sweet Corn Charlie’s, the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are sponsored by the Northwest Commercial Horticulture Program of the Department of Horticulture at Purdue University, Pinney-Purdue Ag Center and the Elkhart County Cooperative Extension. For more information call 219-989-2013 for the Pinney-Purdue meeting or 219-533-0554 for the Sweet Corn Charlie meeting. Pinney-Purdue is located five miles east of Valparaiso on County Line Road north of U.S. 30 and Sweet Corn Charlie’s is located at the intersection of County Road 42 and County Road 43, one mile east of Millersburg. Fi' I Found It In Classifieds