LH to hold bus orientation for kindergarteners
Dr. Ronald M. Sheba, superintendent of Laurel Highlands School District, is announcing to parents of all new kindergarten students a courtesy bus run on Thursday, Aug. 22. This will help the children become familiar with procedures for riding the bus and hopefully will help alleviate any concerns parents have about bus safety.
The bus drivers of Laidlaw Transit will be making a courtesy run to all Laurel Highlands School District elementary schools one hour later than the child’s regularly scheduled pick-up time.
Parents and the kindergarten children are invited and encouraged to ride the buses together to and from school.
All bus drivers have been instructed not to pick up any kindergarten children not accompanied by an adult.
Also, note that this orientation is for kindergarten children only.
The parents and students will be welcomed at their respective schools by their building principal. After a brief tour of the classroom and school (about 15 minutes), the bus drivers will return the students and parents home.
School officials are looking forward to seeing as many parents as can attend at their bus stops one hour later than their child’s normal pick up time on Thursday, Aug. 22, (example, if normal pickup time is 7:45 a.m. it will be 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 22).
Anyone whose child is not registered for kindergarten in Laurel Highlands should contact their respective building principal as soon as possible.
The first day of school for the Laurel Highlands School District is Monday, Aug. 26.
For more information, contact the building principals as follows: R.W. Clark Elementary 724-437-9600, William Martin, principal; Hatfield Elementary 724-437-7371, William Ainsley, principal; Hutchinson Elementary 724-437-6208, Carmen Galderisi, principal; J.F. Kennedy Elementary 724-437-9866, Jeanne Hager, principal; G.C. Marshall Elementary 724-438-5851, William Raho, principal.
For questions on the kindergarten bus schedule, contact Director of Transportation/Junior High School Principal Harry Joseph at 724-437-2865 or your building principal.
This services is being donated by Laidlaw Transit at no cost to the school district.