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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO OUT AND ABOUT - Barnstable students have been reporting on their overseas travel this semester. This group spent April vacation touring London and the English countryside with teachers Maureen McLaughlin and Michele Netto,while Scott Blazis took another group of soon-to-be wide-eyed youngsters to the rain forest in Ecuador. The fatter group recently told the school committee how the trip had helped them overcome fears and become active learners. Wellness committee wants healthier schools Asst. Supt. Glen Anderson gave the school committee an initial look Tuesday at the Wellness Committee's goals of incorporating healthy activi- ties and foods into the school day.On June 6, he said, board members will, be asked to pass awellnesspolicy that will accompany attendance and ac- countability policies already in place in Barnstable 's schools. Dr.Debra Dagwan, amember of the school board and a teacher, said that , in order to create a healthy lifestyle that students will want to pursue, "one of the really important things is to look at the activities they enjoy," such as skateboarding, rollerblading, and jumping rope. The Wellness Committee will be proposing new ideas for snacks at celebrations and meetings and as food rewards. Low-cost loans available for college Low-interest loans are available through the school administration for students who need financial help in attending college. Students can receive up to $9,000 over the course of college to help cover expenses. The school committee has about $35,000 in funds available for Barnstable High School graduates. For more information,visit theschool administrationbuilding or goto www. barnstable.kl2.ma.us Open house at Cape Cod Academy See the new Science Center and more at Cape Cod Academy's spring Admission Open House May 20 from 1 to 3p.m.The schoolisinOsterville. Call 508-428-5400 for more information. Sturgis helps redesign high schools Earlier this month, ateamfrom the state Department of Education came to Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis as part of the "Redesigning the AmericanHigh School"campaign launched by the National Governors Association. Consultants Susan Wheltie and Janet Fureyvisited with students and staff. "I saw some teaching that really focused on students think hard," Wheltie said, "be it about theater, math, or art history." Chris Andre, director for academic programs at Sturgis, credits the school's focus on the International Baccalaureat e Program, which is required in grades 11 and 12. Prior to taking the IB tests, he said, many students feel college is an unreach- able goal. "The conversations we're having now with those students are about opportunities and options," he said. "The doors open up." Follow the bouncing buoys Studentsinartclassesat Barnstable High School made fishing buoys into works of art this week as part of a public art program for downtown Hyannis.Theirdecorated buoys,some placed as high as 20-plus feet, are set to swayinthe breezes at Aselton Park to draw more people to the harbor. Benefit set for Osterville nursery school A benefit auction for St. Peter's Nursery School will be held Saturday at the wiannoClub on SeaviewAvenue in Osterville startingat 6:30p.m.Tick- ets are $20 and include hors d'oeuvres and dessert catered by Casual Gour- met. Call 508-428-8857 to RSVP Get a Suffolk degree on Cape Cod Aninformation meeting on Suffolk University's Cape Cod degree pro- grams will be held Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Cape Cod Community Col- lege's South building. RSVP to 508- 375-4056 or capecodCa-suffolk.edu. Exchange students to benefit The Barnstable/Falmouth AFS Student Exchange Program willhost a fund-raising car wash May 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside Barnstable High School in Hyannis. Proceeds help to pay for yearbook , school lunches, sports fees and prom tickets for exchange students. Tolearn more about sponsoring a student, call Lee McFarland at 508-771-6472. Scholarships available • Cape Symphony Orchestra Stu- dent Music Scholarship Awards: three $1,000 scholarships for par- ticular groupings of instruments are available. Applications are due May 31. Go to www.capesymphony org/Scholarshipor call George Schan at 508-362-1111, ext. 102. • Cape Cod Hospital- ity Marketing Association Annual Hospitality Excellence Scholar- ships: three scholarships for college studentsor college-bound seniorswithde- clared hospitalityindustry-affiliatedmajor. Sendane-mailtoelliemackenzie(a/seacrest- resort.com. The deadline for submitting applications is June 1. • Geraldine M. Lavin Memorial Scholarship Fund: a $1,000 scholar- ship for students whose lives have been impacted by breast cancer. Gc to www.geraldinelavinscholarship.org or call 508-375-4056. The deadline is June 1, but there is some flexibility. • Cape Cod Chapter of the Ameri- can Business Women's Associa- tion: three $1,000 scholarships are available. Contact Patricia Pajor at ppajor(g neaccess.net. The deadline for requesting materials is May 29. • Martin J. Flynn Scholarship Fund: provided scholarships for 28 Barnstable residents last year. Resi- dents can make a contribution by marking the Scholarship Fund box on the front of their tax bills, ther adding the amount contributed to the tax due. For additional information or the Martin J. Flynn Scholarship Fund call the office of the Town Manager at 508-862-4610. CLASSROOMRAMBLES By Heather Wysocki hwysocki@barnstablepatnot.com For manystudents,the onlythingto consider about school start times is the amount of extra sleep each one gives. But for parents and school officials inBarnstable,other tilingsmustbetakeninto account before school start times are changed. The schoolcommitteevoted Tuesdaytokeepschool start times the same. Barnstable High School will continue to open at 7:10 am. and dismiss students at 1:45 p.m. and the middle school and grades 5-6 school will continue starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 2:25 p.m. Cotuit and Osterville Bay elementary schools will start at 8:45 a.m. and end at 3:15 p.m., while the hours for all other elementary schools will be 9 a,m, to 3:30 p.m. Although no change was made, the board voted to fund a study of the start times and their effect on students and attendance, most especially those at the high school level. "We'vebeen elected to dowhat'sbest forthechildren of Barnstable ... not what's popular, and not what's cheaper," said committee member David Lawler. Many members of the board and of the District Leadership Committee, a group of school officials who discuss changes in school organization, ques- tioned the start times and the negative effects that can come with them. Studies done in other towns that have early start times have shown that attendance and perfor- manceinhighschool-agestudents wassometimes affected. In a survey completed by 1,500 Barnstable par- ents,53percent voted tokeep starttimesthe same. Twenty percent voted to push start times later by 20 minutes, at no extra cost to the town. Some committee members believe that the survey should not be the only factor in deciding onstarttimes."Highschoolkidsaren'tperforming as well as they should," said Lawler. "That's a lot more telling"than the survey. Other members, though, believe that earlier start times means fewer difficulties for parents with several children, who may have to change their work hours or pay for expensive day care if theschedulesare changed. Somebelievethat later start timeswillcreate problems for older students with after-school jobs. Busingschedules,themainfactor inschoolstart times, were changed previously from two-tier to three-tier, meaning the same buses are used to transport highschool,middleschool, and elemen- tary school students at different times. To add a bus to the current fleet would cost $42,000. Essentially, said interim Supt. Tom McDon- ald, "every time we add a bus, we subtract a teacher." The study done by the school board on start times willbe completed by Nov. 1, and a decision to change or retain start times beginningin 2007 will be made in December. "As we've been able to stabilize...." said chair- man Ralph Cahoon, "we need to continue look- ing at the status quo and looking at how we can improve things." The times, they aren't a'changin' SPEND AN HOUR WITH US IN THE MORNLNG. AND BE BETIER PREPARED FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. 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