BY LEANN DILBECK –
Kindergarten through 6th Grade students entering the Cossatot River School District, Vandervoort Elementary Campus, for the first time and who have not already enrolled may register for the fall term at the elementary school in Vandervoort. The office will be open for registration Monday-Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Vandervoort Elementary will have Open House, Tuesday, August 9, from 4:00- 6:00 p.m. Parents will be invited to visit the classrooms and meet their children’s teachers.
Wickes Elementary School will host open house on August 9th from 4 to 6 p.m. Students will be able to meet their teachers for the upcoming school year. New students can register any day from 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Area churches are providing school supplies for Wickes Elementary students this year. The only item needed will be a mat for students in Kindergarten and all students need to bring a backpack.
Cossatot River High School will have orientation and schedule pick up on Thursday, August 4. 12th grade students are scheduled from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m., 7th grade from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grades may come from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Students who were unable to come on Thursday will have a second opportunity on Friday, August 5 from 9 a.m. until noon.
The first day of school for the 2016 – 2017 school year is Monday, August 15.
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