LUDOWICI -- Smiley Elementary and Walker Middle schools will have open house today from 3-5 p.m. for parents to meet their children’s teachers and discuss their schedules.
Classes start on Friday and Smiley’s school day runs from 8 a.m.-2:40 p.m., with students allowed on campus after 7:25 a.m. Walker’s school day runs from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., with students allowed on campus after 7:30 a.m.
Long County High School will have open house and freshman orientation from 4-6 p.m. Thursday. Classes also start Friday and run 7:55 a.m.-3:05 p.m., with students allowed on campus after 7:30 a.m.
Motivational speaker Daryl Andrews will speak to high school students and parents on Friday.
The 2009-10 school calendar, approved by the Long County Board of Education at its July meeting, sets student holidays for Labor Day, Sept. 7, Thanksgiving break, Nov. 23-27, Christmas break, Dec. 21-Jan. 1, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 18, Presidents Day, Feb. 15, spring holiday, March 12, and spring break, April 5-9. The last day of school is May 21.
The board also hired Harper and Company Construction of Douglas for further additions at Smiley Elementary School. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Glenn Purcell said the work will increase in the size of the cafeteria, the paving of the parking area adjacent to Veterans Field, and a new wing of classrooms.
Purcell said the cafeteria will be expanded first, then the parking lot and then the classrooms. He said the work is to be completed by the beginning of the 2010-11 school year.
Earlier this year, a ten-classroom modular building was added in anticipation of growth at the school.
Classes start on Friday and Smiley’s school day runs from 8 a.m.-2:40 p.m., with students allowed on campus after 7:25 a.m. Walker’s school day runs from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., with students allowed on campus after 7:30 a.m.
Long County High School will have open house and freshman orientation from 4-6 p.m. Thursday. Classes also start Friday and run 7:55 a.m.-3:05 p.m., with students allowed on campus after 7:30 a.m.
Motivational speaker Daryl Andrews will speak to high school students and parents on Friday.
The 2009-10 school calendar, approved by the Long County Board of Education at its July meeting, sets student holidays for Labor Day, Sept. 7, Thanksgiving break, Nov. 23-27, Christmas break, Dec. 21-Jan. 1, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 18, Presidents Day, Feb. 15, spring holiday, March 12, and spring break, April 5-9. The last day of school is May 21.
The board also hired Harper and Company Construction of Douglas for further additions at Smiley Elementary School. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Glenn Purcell said the work will increase in the size of the cafeteria, the paving of the parking area adjacent to Veterans Field, and a new wing of classrooms.
Purcell said the cafeteria will be expanded first, then the parking lot and then the classrooms. He said the work is to be completed by the beginning of the 2010-11 school year.
Earlier this year, a ten-classroom modular building was added in anticipation of growth at the school.