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Orientation set West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va., will conduct new student orientation for freshmen Wednesday and Thursday and an orientation session for nontraditional and transfer students will be held today.
In addition to the orientations, student services will operate a Help Center and Student Services Days to assist students with preparing for fall semester. The Help Center will be set up in Elizabeth Moore Hall from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, through Friday, Aug. 22. Student Service Days take place in the Mountainlair Ballrooms from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18.
For more information on any of these programs, call 304-293-2264.
Board meeting to air
The Laurel Highlands School Board meeting of Aug. 6 will be televised today at 2 and 6 p.m. on Channel 21, CUTV.
Bus schedule posted
The following is the Albert Gallatin Area School District’s bus schedule for the band/sports and activities summer camp, which runs from Monday through Aug. 21.
Buses will drop off students at the high school by 8:30 a.m. and will pick them up at 3 p.m. For more information, call Tony N. Tokish, transportation coordinator, at 724-564-7192 or Bill Parnham, dispatcher at Laidlaw Bus Co., at 724-569-1751.
Route 1: Adah VFD, 7:27; Route 166 at Main Street, Edenborn, 7:38; AG North, 7:43; McClellandtown-Lambert Road, 7:47; Footedale-Lambert Road, 7:51; Footedale Store, 7:55; Old Route 21, 8:00; Big Banana, 8:02; Old McClellandtown Road, 8:04; Leckrone, 8:10; Leckrone Crossroads, 8:12; Leckrone Road at Cub Cadet Drive, 8:15; German Grange Road, 8:20; high school, 8:25.
Route 2: Water Street, Smithfield, 7:17; Liberty Street at Railroad Street, 7:19; Smithfield Ballfield, 7:20; Ondrejko Road, 7:22; Mud Pike, 7:26; Miller Road, 7:29; Glendale Church at Prison Camp, 7:31; Route 857 at Seghi Road, 7:33; Route 857 at Dairy Hill Road, 7:34; Tobin School at Bankhead Road, 7:38; Cornish at Gans/Wood, 7:41; Gans Road, 7:44; Lake Lynn Road, 7:48; Blosser Hill, 7:51; Schoolhouse Hill, 7:54; Smithfield Bank-Point Marion Office, 7:57; Fallen Timbers Road, 8:05; Route 119 at 40&8, 8:12; Mac Burchinals, 8:14; Smithfield Post Office, 8:17; Stop N Shop, 8:18; Smithfield Estates, 8:22; high school, 8:25.
Route 3: New Geneva Post Office, 7:23; Martin Patch, 7:27; Fairview at Ashby Ford, 7:30; Fairview at Konicki, 7:31; Fast’s, 7:33; South Water at Harvey, 7:37; East Church at Cedar Street, 7:39; Ronco, near garages, 7:46; Main at Harbison, 7:53; Old Masontown Elementary, 7:56; Masontown, Second Street, 7:59; River at Redwood, 8:01; Smithfield-Masontown Road at Yasenosky Road, 8:07; Jarrett’s Bar, 8:09; Strickland Estates, 8:13; Shoaf, 8:17; Sleepy Hollow Road, 8:21; high school, 8:25.
Route 4: Morris Buncic Road, 7:24; Old Frame (Black’s), 7:29; Oak Hill Church, 7:31; Goodwin at Acorn, 7:38; Shadyside Road, 7:45; Walnut Hill Road, 7:52; Ball Diamond Road, 7:55; Collier VFD, 7:58; Oliphant Furnace, 8:06; N. Main at Elm Street, 8:11; N. Main at Sheldon Ave., 8:13; Fairchance VFD, 8:14; Sheldon Ave. at Kyle Ave., 8:16; Dry Knob Hill, 8:18; York Run Road, 8:22; high school, 8:25.