Briefs
First Day of School Holiday
The 9th annual First Day of School Holiday will be held at White Sands Schools on Aug. 6. This event is part of a nationwide campaign that strives to get parents and students involved and interacting with the school and staff before the first bell rings. An opening ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Col. Gary Giebel, Garrison Commander of White Sands Missile Range, and Stan Rounds, Superintendent of Las Cruces Public Schools will be welcoming the attendees back to school.
After the opening ceremony, the White Sands community comes together to provide a variety of information booths, games, and activities that generate enthusiasm and excitement about the beginning of the new school year. Parents will have a chance to meet the teachers, discuss the new year with the school staff and interact with community agencies that service and support family members. Students can win school supplies, sign up for school activities, meet their new teacher, learn about community partners and much more. Community booths will be open until 3 p.m.
Families of all students attending White Sands Schools are invited to attend. Please join us as we start a great new school year. For more information about the First Day of School Holiday, please call the School Liaison Office at 678-7090 or 678-7704.
Commissary schedule
The White Sands Commissary will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 4. As a reminder, only valid ID card holders are authorized to make purchases at the White Sands Commissary. While visitors are welcome and allowed to accompany the ID cardholder, they may not purchase from the commissary.
DARE classes available
DES is offering the D.A.R.E. program to those students who are home schooled only. D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education classes. The D.A.R.E. class is offered to 5th and 6th grade students. Classes will be held at the Post Chapel in Building 265, July 14-18 from 9 to 11 a.m. It is a condensed one week course of D.A.R.E. and students will have a traditional D.A.R.E. graduation at 10 a.m. July 29.
The White Sands Police is offering home schooled children in pre-kinder to 3rd grade one hour classes on the following topics: When To Call 911, Safety on roadway, Gun Safety and Stranger Danger on July 22 and 24 from 10 to 11 a.m. They will also receive a certificate at the July 29 ceremony.
The same classes will be offered to students enrolled in school during the regular school year to include Gang Resistance Education Training or G.R.E.A.T. A schedule and letters of participation will be sent out at a later date.
Registration for home school D.A.R.E. and pre-kinder to 3rd grade begins July 3-11.
The White Sands Police look forward to giving our youth some valuable tools to use in avoiding the peer pressures associated with drug.
The White Sands Police would also like to invite all children to the Bicycle Safety Rodeo from 8 a.m. to noon July 31 at White Sands Middle School. Registration for this event will be held July 3-25. As in the past we will have a brief group discussion on bicycle safety followed by the bicycle obstacle course.
For more information contact D.A.R.E./SRO Coordinator Cpl. Teresa Renn at 678-8620 or by e-mail at Teresa.renn@us.army.mil.
Robinson Crusoe auditions
Auditions for the play “The Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” are scheduled from 1 to 5:30 p.m. July 7 at the Alan A. Nord Youth Services Center. Participants must be members of Child and Youth Services to participate. The Missoula Children’s Theater will audition for 50 to 60 cast members plus four assistant directors ages 7 to 18. For more information pick up a flyer at YS in Building 1316.
Newcomers briefing
A newcomers briefing is scheduled from 8 to 11:30 a.m. July 8 at the Professional Development Center auditorium.
Commanders are encouraged to release their personnel from duty for the remainder of the day if their spouses accompany them for the full program. Attendees must check with their commanders to ensure mission requirements and schedules permit.
Free child care is available with prior arrangements made through the Child Care Center at 678-2059. A shot record must be provided to the Child Care Center staff at the time of service.
For more information call 678-6767. To reserve a seat, e-mail Andrew.lucht@us.army.mil or call 678-6767 no later than July 7 at noon.
Jul 2, 2008, 03:37 pm
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