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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016
THE COMMERCE NEWS • THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PAGE 5B
Banks County Head
Start/Pre-K now
taking applications
Banks County Head Start/
Pre-K is currently taking
applications for the 2016-2017
school year.
“The program provides
children with a learning envi
ronment and varied experi
ences which will help them
develop socially, physically,
intellectually and emotionally
in a manner which is appro
priate for their age and stage
of development,” leaders
state. “The educational pro
gram includes experiences
designed to meet the individ
ual differences and needs of
participating children. A nutri
tious breakfast and lunch are
served. The center does not
provide transportation.”
HEAD START
Enrollment status is based
on income eligibility. Chil
dren must turn 3 or 4 years
of age on or before Septem
ber 1, 2016. Requirements
include: Birth certificate,
proof of household income
for the past 12 months (W-2
and current check stub, etc.),
immunizations on Form 3231,
Social Security card (if avail
able) and child’s insurance
card (if available).
PRE-K
Enrollment status is on a
first-come first served basis.
Children must turn 4 years
of age on or before Septem
ber 1, 2016. Requirements
include: Birth certificate,
proof of residency (utility
bill, etc.), immunizations on
Form 3231, Social Security
Card (if available) and child’s
insurance card (if available).
Contact Jan Bertrang
(Center Director) or Natia-
sha Brown (Family Partner)
at (706) 677-2963 if you have
questions.
Parking permit pre-sales
set for BCHS upperclassmen
Banks County High School
will hold advance sales for
parking permits for the 2016-
17 school year.
Upcoming seniors may
purchase their parking per
mits July 20 through July 21
and juniors may purchase
them July 27 through July 28.
The fee for a parking per
mit is $40. The applications
are available in the front foyer
of the high school and must
include a parent signature as
well as insurance informa
tion and tag number.
All past fees owed must be
cleared in order to receive a
schedule, parking permit or
locker.
New-student registration
coming up at BCHS
Summer food program
continues in Jackson
Banks County High School will hold new-student
registration on the following dates:
•July 19 - 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
•July 26 - 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
•August 1 - 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
In order to complete the registration process, the
following items are necessary:
• Proof of Banks County residency - only power bills,
water bills, land-line phone bills or rental/lease agree
ments are accepted.
•A copy of the student’s social security card.
•A copy of the student’s birth certificate.
•If student does not reside with both biological
parents, then official court documents proving legal
guardianship are required.
• Photo identification of the legal guardian.
• Official withdrawal form from previous school.
• Official transcript from previous school.
• Discipline record from previous school.
• Immunization record.
• Hearing, vision and dental form.
•Attendance record from previous school. All
records must be in an envelope sealed by the previous
school or faxed to Banks County High School from the
previous school to be considered official.
No new student registrations will be completed during
open house on Thursday, August 4, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Open house planned for
BCHS upperclassmen
Open House for upperclassmen will be on Thursday
August 4, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Students will be able to pick up schedules and meet
teachers. All parents are invited as well.
Locker and parking permits will also be available for
purchase during this time. Parking and locker permit
applications must be signed by a parent and are available
in the front foyer of the high school. The fee for a locker
is $5 and parking permits are $40.
As a reminder, all past fees owed must be cleared in
order to receive a schedule, parking permit or locker
No new student registrations will be completed during
open house on Thursday August 4, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Jackson County
School Nutrition Program
“Seamless Summer Feeding”
program continues to pro
vide meals to area youth this
summer.
Meals are served at East
Jackson Comprehensive
High School, located at
1435 Hoods Mill Road, Com
merce, and the Boys and
Girls Club of Commerce, 126
Ridgeway Street, Commerce.
Breakfast is served from 7:30
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Lunch is
served from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. The meals will
be served through July 29 —
but will not be served July
4 and 5.
A school bus will also
be parked at several sites
throughout the county to
provide lunch. Students 18
and younger may get on the
bus to have a lunch while
the bus is parked at the site.
Meals are for students only.
Adults will be charged $3.50
per meal.
The sites for the buses are:
ROUTE 1
• Pleasant Hill Mobile
Home Park, Pendergrass, 11
a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
• Pendergrass Public
Library, 75 Glenn Gee Road,
Pendergrass, 11:30 a.m. to
11:50 a.m.
• Pleasant Acres, 30 Hale
Road, Maysville, noon to 1
p.m.
ROUTE 2
• Jackson Hills, 110 B. Wil
son Road, Commerce, 11
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•Ashworth Mobile Home
Park, 935 Homer Road, Com
merce, 11:30 a.m. to 11:50
a.m.
• Commerce Public
Library, 1344 South Broad
Street, Commerce, noon to
12:30 p.m.
•Willoughby Homes, 112
Willoughby Homes, Com
merce, 12:40 p.m. to 1 p.m.
•Heritage Hills, 100 Heri
tage Hills Drive, Commerce,
1:10 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
ROUTE 3
• Tolbert Trailer Park,
Center Trading Post, Athens,
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
•Brooks Drive, 1 Brooks
Drive, Athens, 11:55 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.
•Ivey Plantation, 56 Pine
Ridge Place, Nicholson,
12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.
• Fox Chase, 503 Jim
David Road, Nicholson, 1:10
p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
ROUTE 4
•Oak Grove, 1944 Oak
Grove Road, Athens, 11:30
a.m. to noon.
•Fuller Road, 110 Fuller
Road, Athens, 12:15 p.m. to
12:30 p.m.
•Rock Forge, 101 White
Oak Trail, Arcade, 12:40 p.m.
to 1:10 p.m.
• Swan Road, 33 Swan
Court, Arcade, 1:20 p.m. to
1:50 p.m.
The program uses grant
funds from the Georgia Food
Bank Association and Arby’s
Childhood Hunter Grant.
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