Five McDowell High School seniors have been selected to attend the 2008 W2W Conference in Cambridge Mass. The conference will be attended by 75 students from 14 countries with the goal of establishing cultural connections and developing leadership skills. The young ladies from McDowell are members of the student group known as Exposure. The Exposure Club has a mission of promoting tolerance and increasing global awareness among the student body and the Millcreek community.

Participants will be involved in a variety of activities and hear from several prominent leaders from around the world during the week long conference. Activities include tour of Boston, Harvard University, and the Mass. State House. Speakers scheduled to appear include Victoria Budson, Executive Director, Women & Public Policy, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government; Susan Hackley, Managing Director, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School; Susan Alexander, Ex VP, Biogen Idec; James Roosevelt, Jr., President & CEO, Tufts Health Plan; and leaders from the Mass State House.

Participants:
Asha Thomas, Julie Hawthorne, Katie Morton, Erin Dakas and Lindsay Young.

Contact Information:
Dave Hoderny McDowell High School
814-873-4755
814-835-5403
hoderny@mtsd.org

At the School Board meeting Monday June 30, 2008 the School Board passed a resolution from the Finance Committee that:

The 2008/2009 Millcreek Township School District General Fund Budget be Adopted as Follows:

a. The 2008/2009 General Fund Budget be approved in the amount of $82,902,969.
b. The following taxes be adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the 2008/2009 taxes are set as follows:

TAX AUTHORITY RATE

• Real Estate Tax Public School Code 14.14 Mills
• Earned Income Tax Act 511 ½%
• Real Estate Transfer Tax Act 511 ½%
• Occupational Privilege Tax Act 511 $5.00
• Mechanical Devise Tax Act 511 $125.00

View the Agenda from the School Board meeting here