With the first day of the 2012-2013 school year a couple of weeks away, several Jefferson County schools have announced plans for registration, schedule pick up or other events. School starts Aug. 20 for students at Pine Bluff, Dollarway, Watson Chapel and White Hall school districts. Here is a roundup of information from some schools. For schools not listed, contact the school where your child will attend.
Pine Bluff
The Pine Bluff School District has already began fall registration for kindergarten through middle school students. Students can register weekdays throughout the summer.
Parents or guardians enrolling their children in preschool, kindergarten, or first grade will need to bring proof of residency (such as a utility bill), the student’s original birth certificate or a certified copy of the birth certificate, current immunization record, and Social Security card, a spokesman said.
Parents will also need to bring the Student Enrollment Form, Health Form and Family and Personal Information Form, which they should have received from the district. (Parents of Pre-K students will also need to bring the Income Base Sheet.) New students to the district enrolling in second through 12th grade will need to have a Social Security card; a withdrawal form, final grades or last report card; and proof of residency.
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Pine Bluff High School schedules will be handed out and student orientation will be held in the school cafeteria from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on these dates — seniors, Aug. 13; juniors, Aug. 14; and sophomores, Aug. 15. All parents or guardians are asked to attend with their children. School begins Aug. 20. Details: Call 543-4301.
Jack Robey Junior High School will hand out class schedules at the school cafeteria Wednesday for 8th grade students and Thursday for 9th graders. Parents may pick up schedules from the counselor’s office Friday if they miss the earlier dates. Also, Jack Robey’s second annual back-to-school blast will be held at the school from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 16. The event will include food and games. Parents and students are invited to attend.
For more information, contact your child’s school or call the administration offices at 543-4200.
Watson Chapel
Registration for new students at Watson Chapel School District began Aug. 1. Items needed for registration are birth certificate, Social Security card and immunization record. For further information, contact your child’s school or call 879-0220.
Edgewood Elementary School, 4100 W. 32nd Ave., announced its registration for kindergarten and first-grade students recently. Children must have had their fifth birthday by Aug. 1 in order to register for kindergarten. The school will also hold a Meet the Teachers day Aug. 15 at 8:30 a.m. for the kindergarten and 10 a.m. for first grade. Details: Call 879-1252.
White Hall
Registration is underway at the White Hall School District. Students returning to the district don’t need to register. White Hall High School seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen can pick up their class schedules during the first period on Aug. 20. First periods will be posted on the front door of the high school at 4 p.m. Aug. 17.
White Hall Middle School schedules will be handed out to current eighth-grade students at the school from 9-11:30 a.m. Friday. New eighth grade students can register from 1-3 p.m. Current seventh grade students at the school from 9-11:30 a.m. Aug. 13. New seventh grade students can register from 1-3 p.m. Current sixth grade students at the school may register from 9-11:30 a.m. Aug. 14; new sixth grade students can register from 1-3 p.m.
Redfield Middle School students can pick up their class schedules during the first period on Aug. 20. First periods will be posted on the front door of the middle school at 4 p.m. Aug. 17.
New students can register at the elementary schools from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
For information on transfers or new students, contact the child’s school or call the superintendent’s office at 247-2196.
Dollarway
Robert F. Morehead Middle School in the Dollarway School District began registration and schedule pick-up for grades 6 through 8 recently and will continue Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to complete all required paperwork for the 2013 school year. Students will be able to purchase lockers for $2.
Dollarway High School began its registration for seniors Monday. Registration will continue at the high school gym from 9:30 a.m. until noon Tuesday for 11th graders, Wednesday for 10th graders and Thursday for ninth graders. Orientation for new students per grade level will be 9 to 9:30 a.m. in the cafeteria with the high school principal Arnold Robertson.
For new ninth grade students and transferring students from other school districts, parents will need to bring information including proof of residency such as a utility bill with the name of a parent, the student’s birth certificate, Social Security card and immunization record.
For more information, contact your child’s school or call the superintendent’s office at 534-7003.