Principals making plans for Wednesday’s registration days.
Greg Deal, Anderson County High School; Eric Snider, Clinton High School; and Bob Stokes, Clinton Middle School.
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Anderson County’s middle and high schools will hold special registration days Wednesday, August 4, for the coming year with school pictures, locker locations and combinations, and class schedules a big part of the action.
At both Clinton High School and Anderson County High School, freshmen will begin classes on Monday, August 9; sophomores, juniors, and seniors report for class on Tuesday, August 10.
Middle school students’ first day of classes is Monday, August 9.
Elementary schools also start August 9; parents of children who have not yet registered are asked to contact their children’s schools as soon as possible to ensure a smooth transition for the new school year.
Wednesday’s Dragon Day at Clinton High School will provide the chance for students to request schedule changes through the counseling office, have mandatory student ID photos made, and pay fees for the current year or settle past-due accounts.
Students will have a chance to check out CHS clubs and student organizations, and rising juniors and seniors with current, valid drivers’ licenses will be able to purchase parking passes.
Rising freshmen and seniors are asked to report between 9 and 11 a.m.; sophomores and juniors, between noon and 2 p.m. CHS Season tickets for Dragon football will be sold from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the main lobby of the high school.
Anderson County High School's Maverick Day begins with incoming seniors at 9 a.m., juniors at 10 a.m., sophomores at 11 a.m., and freshmen at noon. All students who plan to attend ACHS should plan to take part in the activities, says Assistant Principal Andrea Russell.
Photos will be taken for the school yearbook, and students can purchase annuals for $65 or make a $35 deposit. Students also are asked to pay for their general fees and parking permits on Maverick Day, and Russell said separate checks are required for photos, fees, and permits.
ACHS students will have a chance to meet and greet faculty, staff and school administrators and join clubs, and they must be in compliance with the school system dress code for Maverick Day activities, Russell said.
Norris Middle School will host its second annual Senator Day Wednesday after a “very successful” inaugural event last year, says Principal Jeff Harshbarger. Rising eighth graders should plan to attend between 9 and 11 a.m.; seventh-graders between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; and sixth-graders between 1 and 3 p.m.
Parents who have students in more than one grade should bring their children between 9 and 11 a.m., Harshbarger said.
“At Senator Day, students will be able to get their schedules, lockers, and lock combinations; meet the teachers; find their classrooms; and tour the school,” he said. “For the first time, students will have their pictures taken for the annual and for purchase. Proofs will be sent home later.”
A list of school supplies is on the school web site (www.nms.acs.ac) and will also be available on Senator Day. Harshbarger said students will be able to purchase “green,” environmentally friendly school supplies from the NMS Green Team, and school apparel also will be available for sale.
“It is important for all students and parents to attend Senator Day not only for pictures and schedules but to sign up for the PTSO,” Harshbarger said.
“Eighth-grade students will also be choosing their related arts classes, the Green Team class will have application forms available, and parents can bring in medicine and forms to the office.”
Laker Day will be held Wednesday from 8 to 11 a.m. at Lake City Middle School.
Principal Paul Sellers said students will be able to meet their teachers, find their classrooms, and tour the building. Student schedules will also be available and students will also have the opportunity to pre-pay and reserve a copy of the LCMS yearbook.
“We also will be selling Laker merchandise and apparel, and school supply lists will be available,” Sellers said.
Clinton Middle School’s fifth annual Hawk Day is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Parents and students can pick up informational packets, tour the building, practice opening their lockers, meet teachers and coaches, and buy spirit wear and gym uniforms.
CMS Principal Bob Stokes says students can get club and sports information and purchase school supplies. Concessions will be available.
Norwood Middle School Principal Danny Richards says that while specific activities are not planned at the school, students and parents are encouraged to drop by to register if they have not already done so.
New start times, drop off times; buses to run 40 minutes later
With the delayed start of the school day for the 2010-11 school year, parents and students should expect buses to run approximately 40 minutes later than last year, according to Director of Transportation, Murrel Albright.
Buildings will also open later for students who are being dropped off at the schools, and parents are cautioned not to leave students at unattended school buildings.
All elementary school buildings and Norwood Middle School will open at 7:15 a.m. with classes beginning at 8:05 a.m.
Norwood’s time was changed from that announced earlier because of issues identified with traffic patterns on the campus the elementary and middle school share.
Lake City and Norris middle schools will open at 7:25 a.m. with classes beginning at 8:15 a.m.
Clinton Middle School and Anderson County High School will open at 7:45 a.m. with classes starting at 8:35 a.m.
Clinton High School will open at 7:55 a.m. with classes beginning at 8:45 a.m.
“We may have to tweak some of the bus route timing or school timing after we see whether bus ridership and traffic patterns change with the new schedules,” Albright said.
Albright said parents will be notified by their children’s school officials if such changes are made. For more information about bus pick-up or drop-off information, parents are asked to contact their children’s schools or Albright at 457-7789.
