OCPES has been selected for a visit by Author- Illustrator David Biedrzycki (beh drik eee) on Friday, October 7th from 12:30pm ~ 1:30pm. Yes, one hour is a short time, but keep in mind that he will be visiting 16 other schools during his nine-day visit on Guam.

He is the author of Ace Lacewig, Bug Detective and the illustrator of Dory Story and several other books. Me. Biedrzycki will show our students examples of his art, talk about gathering research for art and how a book is put together.

Students and parents may purchase any of his books for autographing from the library. The prices are as follows: All hardcopy titles are $10.00; titles available are: Ace Lacewig; Underwater Counting; The Beetle Alphabet Book; Dory Story. Soft Covers are also available for $5.00; available titles are Underwater Counting and The Beetle Alphabet Book.

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~ 2nd Quarter DEED payments will be accepted beginning October 3rd thru October 18th. Payments can only be made between the hours of 2:30 ~ 5:30pm in the main office. Please do not send payments to school with your child/ren. It will not be accepted. Parents must make the payments personally.

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