Zachary Mosier 
Feb. 2, 1994 
Zachary M. Mosier, Of South Empire Street, Wilkes-barre, Died Wednesday At 
Home.

Alyce Kasaba 
Feb. 1, 1994 
Alyce M. Kasaba, 91, Of Bodle Road, Carverton, Died Tuesday In Mercy Hospital, 
Wilkes-barre.

By ANNE KAROLYI; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Wednesday, February 02, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A QUICK WORDS: WVW BOARD WILL DISCUSS
OVERCROWDING 





KINGSTON -- Students who feel sick in Wyoming Valley West's Pringle Street
elementary school head to the library. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 That's where the nurse is. And the computer lab. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "It's not a healthy environment," said school director Kevin Warman. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the district, it's also not an isolated problem. School officials say
classroom space across the district is at capacity or starting to run out. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 At 7 p.m. today, school directors will meet to discuss the district's
shrinking classroom space and growing enrollment. The meeting will be a
preliminary discussion of what the district should consider: redistricting,
renovations, additions or a new building, said Superintendent Norman Namey. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The debate dates back at least four years, when Namey became
superintendent. Previous school boards let the issue slide, citing the cost or
getting deadlocked about what to do, Namey said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 But growing enrollment is forcing the district to take another look. Along
with the Pringle Street school, space is getting cramped at the State Street
elementary school in Larksville. Spare rooms have been converted to classroom
space and two additional teachers were hired this year to keep class sizes at
30 students, Namey said. This year, 684 students attend the school, built in
the late 1970s to hold 650 students. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 District enrollment projections estimate about 689 students next year, 697
in 1995-1996 and 714 by 1998-1999. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Unfortunately, they built what they needed at the time rather than with
projections," Namey said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A few years from now, the high school in Plymouth could get overcrowded as
well. This year, enrollment in the four high school grades is at about 1,300
students, 300 more than what the school was built for. Also this year, the
district has 1,350 students in grades six, seven and eight -- all headed soon
for the high school, which has no room to expand, Warman said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 District projections estimate a high school enrollment of 1,635 students by
1998-1999. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 When Wyoming Valley West formed 25 years ago, the district had about 10,000
students, said director Neil McAndrew, who is not a committee member but
planned to attend Wednesday's meeting. That number dropped steadily, with
large losses after the 1972 flood, and previous school boards sold off
buildings, he said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Currently, the district has about 5,000 students. The greatest increases in
enrollment recently have come from the Larksville area, where families are
building homes and moving, Namey said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Chester Street and Third Avenue elementary schools are the only
district schools will some spare room left, Namey said. Even then, any changes
would only last a year or two before more space would be needed again, Warman
said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Things are getting tight," he said. "We have to do something."

Wvw Board Will Discuss Overcrowding 7 P.m. Meeting Today Will Examine Options Of Redistricting, Renovations, Additions Or A New Building