Batch Convert PDFs with a twist

I've got a huge number of Numbers 09 files that I need to convert to PDF. I've found a great AppleScript that does this
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20100206104340866&query=iworkpdfdroplet
but I need a tweak to it.
My Numbers files when printed are 3 8.5x11 sheets. But when I use this script, it becomes one 24.5x11PDF. I only need the first page where the charts live, so, I need an idea for one of the following:
1. An AppleScript that will let me batch crop all the PDFs to 8.5x11 and discard the rest.
2. A way to edit the AppleScript so it prints just page one of the three.
The Numbers file is one where I have a list of students and I'm printing out results for each student. I know that if I put the charts on one sheet and the tables on another things might be easier, but I have to click back and forth to format them and have over a thousand names. So clicking between sheets #1 and #2 will add a lot of time to the process.

The script uses the export to PDF feature of Numbers (the line in the script is "save targetDocument as "LSDocumentTypePDF" in docPathAndName"). Unfortunately it is not setting it to page view in the process but is, instead, using the default of sheet view. You might have to GUI script it similarly to what is done for Keynote. This will still result in all the pages being saved as PDF. If you want want only page 1, you would have to script Printing to PDF where you may have the option to choose printing of page 1 only.
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