Members of Mrs . Glowa ’ s Dramatic Arts class took the “ show on the road ” when they visited Nicely Elementary to perform puppet shows for students in kindergarten , first , and second grades . The high school students wrote and choreographed the scripts that focused on making good choices , patience , honesty , and resisting peer pressure involving bullying , drugs , and alcohol . Funding for the puppets came through the Thomas Nega Drug-Free Lifestyle Grant from the Westmoreland Drug and Alcohol Commission .

Every student is assigned an account that can be accessed only by their student PIN ( Personal Identification Number ). Once given to a student , the PIN remains the same from year to year . When making a purchase at the cafeteria , the student enters his / her PIN and if there is money in the account , the price of the purchase , including ala carte items , is deducted from the account balance .

Students with no funds in their account will not be permitted to charge ala carte items to their account . The district my impose charge limits for individuals who fail to keep their account current . Funds in the student ’ s account can only be used for cafeteria purchases . The SNAP system will automatically recognize the students who meet eligibility requirements for free or reduced meals and make appropriate deductions .

Students / parents can place money into individual accounts by sending a check ( made payable to the Greensburg Salem Cafeteria Fund ) to school . In addition , families now have the opportunity to use MyLunchMoney . com , a service that offers a review of a child ’ s cafeteria purchases , as well as allowing prepayment to the cafeteria account using a credit or debit card . Cafeteria purchases can only be reviewed within the most recent seven school days . Accounts on MyLunchMoney can be created free-of-charge , without providing credit card information , to give any parent the ability to review student cafeteria purchases . Families are not required to make deposits into their child ’ s account using the MyLunchMoney service .

GREENSBURG SALEM SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS

In order to provide a continuing record of each student ’ s academic progress in comparison with students nationally and in Pennsylvania , the Greensburg Salem School District conducts a yearly testing program . These results are an invaluable aid to your child ’ s teacher and counselor in diagnosing individual academic strengths and weaknesses . They are also necessary to provide the district with information for examining curriculum and instruction .

Your child ’ s scores will be maintained in the school records as specified in the Policy on Collection , Maintenance and Dissemination of Student Records . You have the right to examine these tests before your child is tested . No individual or agency outside the school system will be permitted to inspect your child ’ s school record without your written permission . Should your child transfer to another school system , his or her records will be sent to that school system without your notification . Should you wish to examine your child ’ s record file at any time , you may arrange to do so by making an appointment through the building principal .

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