July 21, 2008

Registration set for elementary and middle schools

Registration dates for Grand Island Public Schools elementary and middle school students for the 2008-2009 school year will be during the week of July 28.

Elementary students will register July 29 and July 30. Middle school students will register July 28, July 29, and July 30.

Elementary school students are asked to register between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, or between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at their respective schools.

Barr and Walnut Middle School students will register according to grade level on designated days between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. July 28 through July 30. Eighth-graders should register on Monday, July 28; seventh-graders on Tuesday, July 29; and sixth-graders on Wednesday, July 30.

Westridge Middle School students will register between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. July 28 and 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. July 29. Westridge sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students may register on either day.

A $20 activity fee will be collected, and student photographs will be taken during registration at Westridge, Walnut, and Barr Middle Schools.  Seventh-graders must have physical examinations and required immunizations by the time school begins on Tuesday, Aug. 19.  Parents or middle school students are asked to bring the completed registration packets they received in the mail.

By state regulations, all students are required to have appropriate immunizations or have on file with the school a medical or religious waiver prior to the start of school. All kindergartners, students new to the district, and seventh-graders are required to provide proof of physical examinations. Students new to the district are also required to present a birth certificate. Contact your building principal if you have questions.  

For more information, contact: Principals of respective elementary and middle schools