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School board OKs Community Education Program for year By BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
Elizabeth Kralick and Presidents’ Deputy Jan Miller hold the $3,000 check for the Blue Star Mothers at a luncheon on Thursday at Point Phillips.
Red Hatters give $3,000 to Blue Star Mothers of America Red Hat Classy Lassies of Greenbriar hosted the Red Hat 15th Annual Birthday Bash Luncheon on April 23 at the Northampton Memorial Community Center. The proceeds from the fundraiser were given to the
Blue Star Mothers of America at a luncheon this past Thursday, July 19 at the Point Phillips Hotel. The Presidents’ Deputy Jan Miller accepted the $3,000 check from ElizaContinued on page 11
The Northampton Area School Board on Monday voted to continue the Community Education Program for the 2013-14 school year. It will again be coordinated by Margaret “Meg” Schell for a stipend of $3,746. There were two options on the agenda – to continue or discontinue the program in the district. Schools Supt. Joseph Kovalchik said the program lost $1,456 last year, but that was a $200 improvement over the previous year. Mrs. Schell was present, and Kovalchik said she did a “fabulous job” with the 2012-13 programs as the coordinator. Director Dr. Michael Baird asked how the money could be made up. Mrs. Schell said there is a really good foundation. Fifteen courses were run last school year and eight were cancelled. She noted that there is a core set of programs that are very popular. People right now have been asking her what is scheduled so they can make plans. Quilting is really big, as are water programs. Others were suggested as possibilies by Director Jennifer Miller. Mrs. Schell said an open mind is necessary and talking with people to see what they want. “The relationship and feedback is amazing,” she said, but keep-
ing programs simple is important. Mrs. Schell said she has two other part-time jobs, but keeps things as straight as much as she can. “It’s a lot easier now,” she said, with a full year under her belt. She had thought of getting students from Whitehall and other nearby areas by putting in an item about the community education program in the newspaper. But she said the core is made up of people who are part of the Northampton Area School District.
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INDEX: Red Hat Classy Lassies gathered at Point Phillips Hotel for a luncheon and the check presentation. – Home News photos
She would like to modify the programs a bit. Kovalchik suggested a course for parents on social media. Dr. Baird said if the board would decide to close the program for a year, he fears they would lose the core the program has now. He observed that many senior citizens go to McDonald’s and could be doing something more by enrolling in the community education programs. It was suggested that an open house of the new middle school could provide infor-
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