1/23/08

Blossburg News & Views
By Cheryl Whitney Boinske

Happy Birthday to Kaye Brown, January 30.

Thursday January 24 at 6pm there will be a Girls Varsity basketball game vs Cowanesque at the NPHS gym.

Friday January 25 at 6pm there will be a Boys Varsity basketball game at Cowanesque.

Saturday January 26 from 9am to 4pm there will be a Blue Thunder Indoor Percussion Ensemble rehearsal. Blue Thunder is under the Direction of Mr. Jon Ruth. Staff includes Evan Buschbascher, Colin DeLap, Brandon Luce, Shaun Donahue, Gloria Schwab, and Drew Bastian. Their 2008 Show is entitled "Video Game Life", and takes you through the music of the evolution of video games throughout the life of one of our members. They start with some of the classic games of '80's, and evolve through the present day hits.

Tuesday January 29 at 6pm there will be a Girls Varsity basketball game at Liberty

Wednesday January 30 at 6pm there will be a Boys Varsity basketball game vs Liberty at the NPHS gym.

January is School Director month; School Directors provide for the education of our children by reviewing and approving educational programs, listening to staff and student concerns, overseeing the budget, dealing with taxation and funding issues, negotiating employee contracts, and hiring top-notch administrators. Their job is to establish a vision for the education program,design a structure to achieve that vision, ensure schools are accountable to the community and strongly advocate continuous improvement in student learning. That job entails an endless string of meetings and school functions to attend; agendas,proposals and other information to read and study; and a host of difficult decisions to make. School board members come from all walks of life and although they wear many hats in the workday world, school board members put on a collective hat when they get down to the business of leading their school districts. Board members must pull together as a team toward a common goal – helping students achieve. Though, individually, they may disagree on certain issues,their role as a board is to consistently strive toward that goal. Working together, school directors ACHIEVE for public schools! In acknowledgment of this dedicated service, January is designated as “School Director Recognition Month”— a time to recognize and commemorate the valuable contributions of our school directors.The Administration, staff and students of the Southern Tioga School District thank our school directors for their achievements and dedicated services for the betterment of public education in our community.

The Blue and White Music Boosters, in conjunction with Tournament of Bands and the Mansfield University Music Department, are proud to present the "Tioga County Music in Motion Festival". The Festival is scheduled for March 15th, 2007 from 4pm until 9pm - times will be adjusted according tot the number of entries. This event will feature some of the finest competitive indoor music ensembles in the region, including competitive categories for Color Guards, Percussion Ensembles (both marching and concert), Majorettes and Dance Teams. Featured will be our own "Blue Thunder Percussion Ensemble" and "Rising Stars Winter Guard".

Parents:you might not know that NPHS offers peer mediation. Conflicts between students are a normal part of daily life. Conflicts that are most common in school include name-calling, rumors, threats, and relationship or friendship issues. Mediation is a conflict resolution process that provides students the opportunity to talk and effectively resolve their conflicts. Peer Mediators conduct the mediation process. They do not take sides or make decisions for their peers in conflict. Peer Mediators help the students in conflict listen to each other's point of view, focus on the problem, and create their own solutions. Peer Mediators are available during I Block every day. A schedule is posted in the Peer Mediation Center. Request forms are available in the guidance office.

REMINDERS:

A food pantry is held the third Monday each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Blossburg. For more information, contact Betty Johnson at (570) 638-2805.

T.O.P.S. (Take off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Blossburg. Weigh-in is at 5 p.m.

Blossburg BINGO! Every Monday bingo is held at St. Mary's Hall, 6:30 p.m.

Loretta Frost-Steffen; a Creative Memories Consultant holds scrapbooking classes every Tuesday night from 6pm to 10 pm. Call for more information: 570-404-4336 "Don't give your Valentine chocolate this year - give her a CM gift certificate!"

If you or your organizations have any birthdays, anniversaries, congratulations, sympathies, events, information or any questions for Blossburg News & Views, please contact Cheryl Whitney Boinske, (570) 638-3107 or news@blossburg.org.

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