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Location Change for the Kindergarten Screen for New Students, July 31 and August 1: The Kindergarten Screening scheduled at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School will now be held at George Washington Elementary School.

Building Cleaning Conducted at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School: The Lakeland Central School District conducted an immediate cleaning of the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School following receipt of a slightly elevated test by the Westchester County Health Dept. for the presence of PCBs. All activities at the school have been relocated (see above.) The District learned of the test results late Friday (July 18) afternoon. Two door areas were tested by the Health Department with only one area showing a slightly elevated level of PCBs. The test on the second area was under the levels recommended by the Health Department. The testing was conducted Monday, July 21 and results will be available next week. Click here for more information. Posted 7/21/08.

Location Changes: Due to the situation at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School the following events have been relocated:

The Introduction to Apple Computers class (July 22-24) will be held at Van Cortlandtville Elementary School in the Computer Lab. The class will begin at 8:30 a.m.

The Fundations Training (July 22 and 23) will be held at Lincoln-Titus Elementary School in the library. The training will begin at 9:00 a.m.

The Panas Parents Connection will sponsor a Book Fair at Barnes and Noble located in the Cortlandt Town Center, July 1-3, 2008:  At the time of purchase mention Walter Panas High School and the PPC will receive a portion of the sale.  All money that is received goes towards the PPC Scholarship Fund.  On Thursday, July 3, at the 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. children book readings the Panas Cheerleaders will be reading.

High School Graduation DVD Order Form: Parents, guardians, friends, and graduates may pre-order copies of the 2008 high school graduation on DVD before July 3rd.  The graduation DVD’s will be available in mid-August and should be picked up in the main office of each respective high school. 

2008 Summer School Registration: Please be aware that the counseling offices at both Lakeland High School and Walter Panas High School will be open until 7:00 p.m. on June 30th to help parents and students register for summer school. Hosting summer schools, sign-up information and fees are available in the counseling office. Summer school registration deadlines vary between June 30th and July 3rd.

August Regents Registration: Students interested in taking August regents exams must sign up by July 3rd in their counseling office. Students who have signed up for an exam that merits a tutorial due to enrollment will be notified during July.