Auditorium

Here are some of the things happening in Washington County Public Schools this week: Today o Professional learning day -- no school for students. Bester Elementary -- Parent/teacher conferences Old Forge Elementary -- Book fair, 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 o Professional learning day -- no school for students. Bester Elementary -- Parent/teacher conferences Springfield Middle -- PTA meeting in media center, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 William M. Brish Planetarium program -- "Planets," 7 p.m. Bester Elementary -- Buffalo Wild Wings lunch; prekindergarten H1N1 immunization Clear Spring High -- Blazers Band Boosters meeting, 7 p.m. Lincolnshire Elementary -- Lois Manfull nutrition class for third-graders, 1:15 p.m. Pangborn Elementary -- Chorus practice for grades four and five, 3 to 4 p.m. Springfield Middle -- Family Life classes for grade eight (through Nov. 13)

Meetings Washington County Bird Club Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:15 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. meeting. Mount Aetna Nature Center, Hagerstown. Bring a dish to share and your own plate, beverage and utensils. Beth Zang will present "A Holistic Approach to Bird Conservation in Peru. " Free, open to the public. Call 301-797-8454 or go to washingtoncountybirdclub.webs.com . Emmitsburg Senior Citizens EMMITSBURG, Md. -Wednesday, Oct. 28. Doors open at 6 p.m., games at7 p.m. Emmitsburg Senior Center, 300 S. Seton Ave., Unit 5. Admission $2. Open to the public.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- A revised policy for how school facilities can be rented and used will go before the Waynesboro Area School Board in coming weeks for a decision on what should be incorporated. Policy updates coordinate with the completion of construction at Waynesboro Area Senior High School. That construction gave the school a new, two-story auditorium. Board members said Tuesday they want to continue renting facilities on a "first come, first served" basis. "Making one group more favored as a priority, we don't think it's fair," Board President K. Marilyn Smith said.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- Devyn Stotelmyer relied on a Waynesboro Area Senior High School building map several times on Sunday, despite navigating the school every day as a student there. It's easy to understand Devyn's moments of confusion. Hallways and walls have changed frequently during the renovation and expansion project that pushed the school to 288,000 square feet on four levels. That project officially started with a groundbreaking ceremony in January 2007. It should be mostly wrapped up by the start of the 2009-10 school year, Principal Christopher Dennis said.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- Waynesboro Area Senior High School students are working on a "Big" production to be performed this weekend in their new, big auditorium. Dress rehearsals this week served as final preparation for "Big: The Musical," which can be seen in the school's 1,600-seat auditorium Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon. The cast and crew worked through forgotten words, delayed set changes and microphones with dead batteries. "This is what tech week is for. We'll get all the bugs out," said Maverick McKee, who plays company owner Mr. MacMillan.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Chambersburg Area School District Superintendent Joseph Padasak will participate in a question-and-answer session from 7 to 9 tonight in the middle school auditorium. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions during the event sponsored by the district Parent Advisory Council. The middle school is at 1151 E. McKinley St.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- Students said that performing for the first time in the new auditorium at Waynesboro Area Senior High School was like having a makeover. "Like when a person gets new clothes or dresses better," said Katy Martin, a junior choir singer. "It just makes you feel a lot better. " Waynesboro students and faculty put on the first concert in the school's new auditorium Sunday, opening doors to hundreds for the annual holiday show, "Christmas on Broadway. " The auditorium currently has 1,200 seats; 400 more seats are to be added when its balcony section is finished.

The Washington County delegation to the Maryland General Assembly is holding its annual public meeting on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at South Hagerstown High School's auditorium. As the 2009 General Assembly session approaches, people are invited to talk about issues on their minds. If there is bad weather that day, the public meeting will be canceled and won't be rescheduled.

The Maryland Symphony Orchestra announces its schedule for the 2008-09 Kinder Konzert Series. The concerts introduce preschool children to their first experience with orchestral music. All concerts, except where noted, are held at Hagerstown Community College's Kepler Theater. Thursday, Oct. 16 - MSO Woodwind Quintet, 9 and 10:30 a.m., noon. Thursday, Nov. 13 - Smithsburg High School Jazz Band, 9 and 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 - MSO Brass Quintet, 9 and 10:30 a.m., noon.