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Show School doors to open Monday for most Alpine District schools School doors will swing open 'Monday,.Aug. 25, for most of Alpine School District's anticipated 35,000 students. . Those not going for the first time this year on Monday - students at Bonneville and Orchard Elemen-taries Elemen-taries in Orem and the Dan W. Peterson School in American Fork --are --are already back in the "swing of things." They began classwork on July 28 with year-round school, and some are about ready for their first "vacation time." These students attend school on tracks consisting of 60 days school and 15 days vacation. Although this is the second year for the program at Orchard Elementary, the year-round program is new at Bonneville and Peterson this year. Students at Highland Elementary in Highland and Northridge Elementary in Orem will also find themself on new scheduling. Both of these schools are involved in pilot extended day programs with students coming on two different schedules. Officials say the 1,450 teachers in the district will be in the classroom even though they haven't signed a contract for the school year as yet . Members of the board of education will meet Wednesday (today) to consider ratification of the contract of classified employees, however. One new school will open in the district this year. Doors at Suncrest Elementary in Orem will open for the first time. The school replaces the old Spencer Elementary, one of the oldest schools in the district. District officials said an estimated 18,000 hot lunches will be served each day during the year in the district's 45 schools; and approximately ap-proximately 11,000 students will ride the bus to and from school daily. Approximately 4,000 students with handicaps will receive special education services through district programs. All-in-all most of the students, teachers and parents are probably glad summer vacation is over and the students no longer can be heard seeking "something to do." |