Jefferson County school districts are preparing to open for the 2012-2013 school year, and students are already returning for pre-school-year activities.
End of summer activities include sports camps and practices, marching band camps, class registrations and freshman orientations at area high schools.
Athletics practices
High school athletics practices begin today for football, and other sports practices Monday.
The earliest possible first day of practice is dictated by the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association, though teams have the option of starting later.
All schools are scheduled to start classes Tuesday, Sept. 4, the day after the Labor Day holiday.
Port Townsend schools
A sports physical clinic is set from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and the following Tuesday at the Port Townsend High School health clinic at 1500 Van Ness St.
Appointments can be made by phoning 360-385-9400. Walk-ins also are welcome.
Grant Street Elementary School offices will reopen Tuesday, while Blue Heron Middle School and the high school offices will reopen Aug. 22.
All-day kindergarten classes will begin Sept. 6, and half-day kindergarten students will begin Sept. 10.
Middle school new student registration will begin Aug. 23.
Port Townsend High’s Back to School Day is Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Students can pick up their class schedules, take school photos, complete paperwork, get student identification and purchase student items.
A freshman parent meeting will be at 4 p.m. Aug. 27 in the high school auditorium, and freshman orientation will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Aug. 28.
New student registration will take place by appointment Aug. 28-30. For appointments, phone 360-379-4520.
School bus routes and school bell schedules are available at www.ptschools.org.
Chimacum schools
The Fourth Annual Back-to-School clothes swap will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chimacum Elementary School multipurpose room at 91 West Valley Road.
Parents are invited to swap outgrown clothes, shoes and back packs.
Participants also can donate clean ready-to wear-items in children’s sizes 5-16, or purchase items for $1.
Chimacum High Schools’ Cowboy Day — and Chimacum Middle School’s Eagle Day — will be Aug. 30, also at 91 West Valley Road.
Students can receive their class schedules and complete paperwork.
Cowboy Day hours are 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. for freshmen, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for sophomores, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for juniors and 11 a.m. to noon for seniors.
Eagle Day hours are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sixth-grade orientation will be at 6 p.m. Aug. 30.
School bus routes and school bell schedules are available at www.csd49.org.
Quilcene
Returning students already have received their class schedules and assignments, said district registrar Carrie Thompson.
New student registration will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 29-30.
“If you’re registering a new student, please make sure you have copies of vaccination records, and they are up to date,” Thompson said.
For additional information, call the district registrar at 360-765-3363, ext. 249
School bus routes and school bell schedules are available at www.quilcene.wednet.edu.
Brinnon
New student registration forms can be downloaded at the school’s website and delivered to the district offices at 46 Schoolhouse Road.
For more information, phone 360-796-4646 or go to www.bsd46.org.
Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arwyn.rice@peninsuladailynews.com.
