ALBION PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEGIN CLASSES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 WITH HALF DAY OF CLASSES

The first day of school for Albion Public Schools’ K-12 students will be Tuesday, September 2, 2008. The first day will be a 1⁄2 day of classes.

Below find the start/dismissal times for the various buildings:

Caldwell School
Kindergarten
8:25 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Harrington School
Grades 1-4
8:35 a.m.- 11:40 a.m.

W.G. Middle School
Grades 5-8
7:30 a.m. – 10:38 a.m.

Albion Senior High School
Grades 9-12
7:40 a.m. – 10:27 a.m.

To find out more about the Albion Public Schools, please see their website at: http://www.albion.k12.mi.us

You Don't Want These Guys Knocking On Your Door Looking For Your Kids!

YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL OF ALBION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LEAD SPONSORS FOR ALBION BACK TO SCHOOL CELEBRATION

The Youth Advisory Council of the Albion Community Foundation is
pleased to announce its sponsorship of the 2008 Albion Back to School
Celebration in Victory Park on Saturday, August 23. This is a major
grant for
the YAC group, who is providing $2,000 to support the purchase of
backpacks and school supplies which will be handed out at the event.

This event was established as a partnership between the Albion Branch
of the NAACP and Albion Public Schools several years ago and brings
hundreds of children and families to Victory Park each summer.

This year, “Albion’s Back to School Celebration” in Victory Park
on Saturday, August 23, is being coordinated by Albion NAACP, Albion
Public Schools, Albion Volunteer Service Organization, and Substance
Abuse Prevention Services, with additional support from the Youth
Advisory
Council of the Albion Community Foundation, Albion College, First
United Methodist Church, and Rotary Club of Albion.

The Celebration will begin at the large pavilion near the river, with
registration from noon to 12:15 P.M. and a short introductory program
from 12:15 P.M. to 12:30 P.M. Then everyone is free to have lunch in
the
small pavilion near the playground, enjoy music at the bandshell and
activities led by Albion High School athletes in many locations, visit
the information booths (and obtaining stamp marks on their information
cards), return to the large pavilion to exchange the information card
for
a backpack, and continue to enjoy the music and activities until 3
P.M.

ALBION LENGTHENS K-12 SCHOOL YEAR

Students in the Albion Public Schools will be going to class five days
longer following an agreement between the district and the teacher’s
union to add one week to the school year.

The agreement is believed to be a step toward improving test scores in
the district.

To read more of the story, see the article by Lauren Grover in the
Wednesday, July 23 issue of the Jackson Citizen Patriot, or see the
website
at: http://tinyurl.com/3jhj7n

ALBION HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1978 TO HOLD REUNION IN AUGUST, CLASSMATES SOUGHT

The Class of 1978 will hold their 30th class reunion on August 2 from 6
p.m. to midnight at the Ismon House in Albion.

The cost of the dinner and dance is $30 and reservations for the event
need to be made by July 22nd. To make your reservation, please contact
Tom McClure at (517) 629-8487 or send your payment to Tom at 909
Luther
Drive in Albion.

They are also looking for the following people, and if you know their
whereabouts please contact Tom.

Armstrong, Evonne S;. Bailey, Carol; Banks, Gwen; Beilfuss, Steven B.;
Beiker, Andrea K;. Blodgett, Marsha; Braiker, Sheryl L.; Brewer, Sara
A;. Butler, Debra J; Burch, Jackie; Burkey, Jennifer; Burkwalt, Karen;
Campbell, Robert; Crago, John; Culliver, Frank; Davis, Terry; Deal,
James O.; Garza, Pedro F.; Gonzalez, Matt; Harris, Scott R.; Harrison,
Daniel S.; Hones, Luke M.; Hurley, Kathleen D.; Ingram, Daniel P.;
Jaskew,
Nicholas; Johnson, Tracey L.; Jones, Will; Kendricks, Menard L.;
Lafferty, Golda; Langston, Rebecca A.; Leeds, Linda Susan; Lerma,
Rebecca M.;
Leslie, Karen; Lockett, Alvin; Logan, Joyce Marie; Marelsdottir, Iris;
McCarley, Michael Shawn; Morris Laurel Ann; Owens, Margaret Ann;
Padgett, Susan E.; Parker, Anthony; Pierce, Timothy O.; Pressley,
Jackie;
Richardson, Cathleen Ann; Ridley, Eric Tomothy; Reed, Ann Marie;
Saldana,
Lisa; Saldivar, Jose; Saurer, Craig; Schultz, Jeffery; Scroggins,
Scott A.; Serbantez, Delilah Marie; Shultz, Teresa; Simpson, Victor
B.;
Sims, Tim G.; Slone, Ernest L.; Smith, Carmen S.; Smith, Peggy S.;
Snyder,
Kevin D.; Tackett, Amanthia; Thomas, Robert; Thompson, James; Travis,
Anthony; Turpin, Tina; VandenAkker, John; Wales, Mark Allen; Weaver,
Dawn; Wheeler, Clayton; White, Lois; Wigner, Melanie; Wilbur, Clare
Thomas; Williams, Brenda; Williams, Ervin; Willams, Pamela; Wright,
Louis
E.; and Wright, Mary A.