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Check out the December 16, 2022 edition of Comet News

#CometPride

• Dec 15 - snow day #1 ... make-up date Feb 21, 2023
• Dec 16 - snow day #2 ... make-up date April 6, 2023
• Dec 18 - 3rd annual Senior Citizen Holiday Breakfast 8AM - 11AM
• Dec 23 - Early dismissal
• Dec 24 - Jan 2 - No school - Winter break
• School reopens Jan 3, 2023

Save the DATE - for your planning purposes - 2023 Graduation June 10, 2023

The Crestwood School District is proud to announce the start of a new School Bus Safety Program in partnership with local law enforcement and in line with PA Motor Vehicle Code 3345.

As part of the program, all school busses that transport Crestwood students will be outfitted with safety technology to make the ride to and from the school safer for all. This technology includes stop-arm enforcement cameras designed to detect vehicles that illegally pass stopped school buses while the bus’s sign arm and red lights are engaged. The police department then reviews the footage to determine whether to issue a violation by mail.

For more information, please check out our School Bus Safety Program website

7th & 8th grade members of the Student Council volunteered with Valley Santa at Boscov's!

#CometsGiveBack

Crestwood Key Club members joined the Kiwanis to raise money for the Salvation Army. Key Club members have been ringing the bell for over a decade!

#CometsGiveBack

Members of Crestwood’s FBLA participated in the regional performance events on December 13th at Pittston Area HS. They competed in a number of events including Intro to Public Speaking, Public Speaking, Intro to Social Media, Intro to Business Presentation, Sales Presentation, and Publication Design.

They will attend the Regional Leadership Conference, along with members who competed in other events, on January 17 to find out the competition results.

Best of luck to all members!

Rice Twp Police department is implementing a nationally certified, dual-purpose K-9 trained in narcotic detection, building/article searches, criminal tracking, and apprehension, locating lost/endangered citizens, and officer protection. The K-9 team will also be used to boost relations with the school district and other community groups.

Fundraising is underway! Please support this tremendous asset to our community! Monetary donations can be mailed to:

Rice Township (K-9 fund on the memo line)

3000 Church Rd

Mountain Top, PA 18707

FUNDRAISER #2 ALERT

Daily Lotto Draw month of January

ONLY $5 per ticket!! Good for the entire month of January!!

Details on ticket - Goes off of Daily Evening Draw

Match your 3 numbers and win!! - Prizes vary on day!

Parents — all $$ and any unsold tickets due 12/30/22

See a senior to buy yours today!

Hope to see you at our self-guided solstice hike at Lake Frances, Nescopeck State Park

Wednesday, Dec 21, Anytime between 4:30 – 7:30 PM!

No registration is required.

The PA State Police Hill Impact Program is a 14-week course that will focus on physical fitness, paramilitary disciplines, and law enforcement education for high school students between the ages of 15 & 18 years old.

To register contact MTPR. David L. Peters

dapeters@pa.com or 570-459-3900 x.269

PennState Hazelton offers a virtual SAT Prep Course.

For more information or to register contact:

Continuing Education office

570-450-3110

dxk40@psu.edu

If you are planning on continuing your education after graduation, check out our local scholarship page at https://www.csdcomets.org/Domain/222. Scholarships are updated as they arrive or expire.

To make things easier, open the 'Scholarship Criteria' link first to see if you are eligible.

Scholarships and awards are starting to roll in so check the page often!

Groups for:

• Adults (18+) virtual - Tuesdays at 10am
• Adults (18+) in person - Tuesday at 5pm
• Adolescents virtual - Tuesdays at 6pm

To register contact either:

• Chelsee Firestone cfirestone@e-csc.org
• Amanda Redriguez-Rogers arodriguez@e-csc.org

This group will be focused on learning skills about appropriate relationships. Topics will include boundaries, communication, social media safety, friendships, dating, bullying, and self-esteem.

• Who: ages 13 - 17
• When: Thursdays @ 4PM
• Where: 335 S. Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre

To register contact

• Chelsee Firestone cfirestone@e-csc.org

Breakfast is now FREE!

Lunch pricing for full meals is $2.65 and a'la carte items are posted in the cafeteria.

The school lunch program is no longer paid for by federal grant funding. If you are in need of support for meals, please click the button below for info & support! I

Director of Curriculum K - 12/Rice Elementary Principal

Email: peg.foster@csdcomets.org
Website: www.csdcomets.org
Location: 218 South Mountain Boulevard, Mountain Top, PA, USA
Phone: (570) 474-6782
Twitter: @cscacacomet