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WEDNESDAY, JULYL 28, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 11A
School News
County schools announce open house dates
JES open house, registration set
SCHOOLS IN the Jackson
County School System have
announced the dates for
their open houses and other
special events for back-to-
school.
The first day of school for
the county school system is
Thursday, Aug. 5
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS
The following elementary
schools will have their open
houses on Tuesday, Aug. 3,
from 4-7 p.m.: East Jackson,
Gum Springs, Maysville,
North Jackson, West Jackson
Primary and West Jackson
Intermediate.
Benton Elementary School
will have its open house
REGISTRATION WILL
be held at Jefferson High
School on the following
dates:
•Thursday, July 29. 12th
graders, noon to 1:30 p.m.,
cafeteria.
•Thursday, July 29. 11th
graders, 2 to 3:30 p.m.,
cafeteria.
on Tuesday, Aug. 3, from
4-6:30 p.m.
South Jackson Elementary
School will have its open
house on Tuesday, Aug. 3,
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
from 4-7 p.m.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
At East Jackson Middle
School, open house will be
held on Tuesday, Aug. 3.
from 4-7 p.m.
The EJMS sixth grade
Eagle Day will also be held
on Aug. 3, from 8:30-11
a.m., and the open house
for seventh and eighth grade
will be held from 4-7 p.m.
At Kings Bridge Middle
School, open house will be
held on Tuesday, Aug. 3.
•Friday, July 30, 10th
graders, 10:30 a.m. to noon,
cafeteria.
•Friday, July 30. ninth
graders, 1 to 3 p.m., caf
eteria.
Students will complete
the following activities at
registration: Pick up class
schedule, be photographed
from 4-7 p.m.
The KBMS sixth grade
Eagles" First Flight will also
be held on Tuesday, Aug. 3,
from 6-7 p.m.. in the cafete
ria. Open house for seventh
and eighth grade will be held
from 4-7 p.m.
At West Jackson Middle
School, open house will be
held on Tuesday, Aug. 3,
from 5-7:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOLS
At East Jackson
Comprehensive High School,
open house will be held on
Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 5-7
p.m.
The ninth grade EJCHS
parent meeting will be held
on Aug. 3, at 5:30 p.m.,
for student ID card and
yearbook, get locker rental
for $10, purchase parking
permits for $25, pick up
school information concern
ing policies, procedures and
programs, purchase school
supplies from school store,
meet teachers and staff and
ask questions.
in the auditorium. The
Eagle Prep Day will be
held on Wednesday, Aug.
4, from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Transportation will be pro
vided.
At Jackson County
Comprehensive High School,
open house will be held on
Tuesday. Aug. 3, from 5-7
p.m.
The ninth grade parent
meeting will be held on
Aug. 3, at 6 p.m., at the
J.L. McMullan Auditorium,
at JCCHS. The Panther
Prep Day will be held
on Wednesday, Aug. 4,
from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Transportation will be pro
vided.
Classes begin Monday,
Aug. 2. There will be dif
ferent times for the school
day this year. The school
day will start at 7:50 a.m.
and end at 2:55 p.m.
For more information,
contact Jefferson High
School at 706-367 -2881 or
706-367-2884
JEFFERSON Elementary
School will hold open
house / registration for all
new and returning students
on Friday, July 30. from 8
a.m. to noon
Returning students who
have a change of address
JEFFERSON MIDDLE
School will be holding open
house/registration on Friday,
July 30, from 2 to 5 p.m.
During registration, par
ents and students will com
plete the necessary docu
mentation for the 2010-
2011 school year, receive
their schedule, meet their
teachers, and obtain other
important information about
Jefferson Middle School. All
registration materials can be
accessed on the Jefferson
Middle School website at
jeffcityschools.org. Parents
may complete all documents
prior to open house to help
expedite the registration
are asked to please bring
proof of this to registra
tion.
Students should bring
birth certificate. Social
Security card, immuniza
tion and proof of residency
when registering.
process.
All students returning to
Jefferson City Schools will
report to their grade level
halls upon arrival. New stu
dents to the Jefferson City
School System should report
to the front office.
An opportunity will be
provided for parents to pur
chase additional items for
their student, such as lock
ers and physical education
uniforms. School supplies
and Booster Club member
ships will also be available
for purchase.
Parents should call 706-
367-2882 if there are ques
tions.
Jefferson High School registration dates coming up
Open house, registration set
at Jefferson Middle School
Jackson Trail Christian enrolling students for school year
Providence Academy to hold
open house and orientation
JACKSON TRAIL
Christian School,
Jefferson, is enrolling stu
dents for the 2010-2011
school year, which starts
on Monday. Aug. 16.
The school offers class
es for kindergarten for age
3 up to the eighth grade.
Jackson Trail Christian
School has been serv
ing Jackson County and
the surrounding counties
since 1975. It is located
on Hope Haven Road.
For more information,
or to schedule a tour, call
706-367-9418 or visit
jacksontrailchristian-
school.com.
PROVIDENCEACADEMY.
Commerce, will hold an open
house and orientation on
Thursday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m.
The first day of school is
Monday, Aug. 9, at 8:30 a.m.
Providence Academy is
located at 637 Lakeview Drive.
For more information, call 706-
335-3338.
Immunizations required before beginning of year
THE JACKSON County
Health Department reminds
parents to be sure their chil
dren have received all required
immunizations before school
starts.
Effective July 1, 2007, two
new vaccines are required:
•Pneumococcal conjugate
(PCV) - required for daycare,
Head Start and preschool only.
•Hepatitis A - required for all
children bom on or after Jan.
1. 2006.
Additional doses have also
been added to two existing vac
cine requirements for all chil
dren entering kindergarten or
sixth grade and new entrants
(children of any age entering
Georgia schools for the first
time or returning to Georgia
schools after being out of the
system for a year or more):
•measles, mumps and rubella
(MMR) - second dose required,
or measles vaccine (two doses),
mumps vaccine (two doses) and
rubella vaccine (one dose) or
serologic proof of immunity.
•Varicella (chickenpox) - sec
ond dose required, or healthcare
provider documentation of dis
ease history or serologic proof
of immunity.
The Jackson County Health
Department will offer special
“Back-to-School” clinics July
19 and July 20. These walk-in
clinics will see clients on a first-
come, first-served basis. There
are two clinic locations: the
Commerce Health Clinic at 623
South Elm Street, Commerce;
and the Jefferson Health Clinic,
341 General Jackson Drive.
Jefferson.
The following is a complete
list of immunizations that are
required for school enrollment:
•Diptheria, tetanus and per
tussis (DTAP): four to five
doses.
•Hepatitis B: three doses.
•Polio: three to four doses.
•Measles, mumps and rubella
(MMR): two doses.
•Varicella (chickenpox): two
doses.
•Haemophilus influenza type
B (Hib): three to four doses; for
daycare and preschool only.
•Pneumococcal conjugate
(PCV): for daycare. Head Start
and preschool only.
•Hepatitis A: for all children
bom on or after Jan. 1, 2006.
Children can receive up to
five vaccines per visit. Dosage
requirements vary by age.
The Health Department also
offers hearing, vision and den
tal screenings (Form 3300)
required by schools, as well as
immunizations and Certificate
3231.
Before traveling to the Health
Department, parents are asked
to obtain immunization records
from the child’s pediatrician. If
the records are not in English,
parents are asked to have them
translated.
Data entry fees will apply if
the information has not been
entered into the Georgia Registry
of Immunization Transactions
and Services. Payment methods
accepted include: Medicaid,
Peachcare, cash, debit and cred
it. Insurance will not be filed by
the Health Department.
For more information, con
tact the Commerce clinic at
706-335-3895 or the Jefferson
clinic at 706-367-5204.
Athens Cardiology Group is
currently seeing patients at the
Athens Regional Jefferson Medical building
one day a week beginning
July 29, 2010.
To schedule a consultation
or an evaluation, call 706.546.8510.
Athens Regional
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