WALKER County Schools
Elaine W. Womack
Public Information and Community Relations
P.O. Box 29
LaFayette, GA 30728
706-638-7953
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April 7, 2008
Please announce

Walker County Schools Parent Mentor Michal Jones announces the Family Support Group North Meeting, for families with a child with a disability, will meet on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Center for Evaluation and Consultation (old Fairview School).  For more information, contact Michal Jones at 706-866-9778.

Walker County Schools Parent Mentor Michal Jones announces the Family Support Group South Meeting, for families with a child with a disability, will meet on the first Thursday of every month from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at The Bank of LaFayette Community Room in LaFayette.  For more information, contact Michal Jones at 706-866-9778.

April – Ridgeland High School is holding its annual Plant Sale Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. during the month of April.  Many varieties of flowers and plants are available at affordable prices.  For more information, call Wendy Matteson at 706-829-9063.

April 8 – Rock Spring Elementary Principal Angie Ingram urges fifth graders and their families to attend Transition Night at Rock Spring Elementary to meet with Academy Assistant Principal Brandon Mosgrove to discuss current fifth graders' transition to the LaFayette Sixth Grade Academy.  The transition meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. followed by an informative session concerning Criterion Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) at 6:30 p.m.  All parents are urged to attend the CRCT session.  For more information, call 706-764-1383.  

April 10 – Parents of pre-kindergarten students at North LaFayette Elementary are invited to lunch with their students.  For information, call 706-638-1869.

April 10 – Chattanooga Valley Elementary will host a kindergarten fair and registration from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m.  For more information, call 706-820-2511.

April 10 – Walker County Schools will begin kindergarten registration.  Students must be 5 years old by September 1st, 2008, and have been a Georgia resident for six months.  Parents will need to provide a birth certificate, Vision/Hearing/Dental form 3300, Immunization form 3231 and a Social Security number.  Parents may obtain more information and registration information by contacting or visiting the elementary school in their district.

April 10 – The LaFayette Middle School Amateur Radio Club will host an Open House from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m.  Everyone in the community is invited to attend and find out more about the club and their activities.  For more information, call 706-638-6440.

April 14-18 – Middle and elementary schools in Walker County will administer Criterion Reference Competency Tests (CRCT), an annual statewide assessment in grades one through eight.  Parents please make sure students have a full night's rest and a nutritious breakfast before school each day.  Attendance and participation every day is very important to the success of every student.  

April 17 – Ridgeland High School will be featured on UCTV's "Spotlight on Schools" from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.  For more information, call 706-820-9063.

April 21 – The 4-H Club at LaFayette Middle School is holding a canned food drive.  For more information, call 706-638-6440.

April 21 – The Walker County Board of Education will meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Board of Education Building, 201 S. Duke St., LaFayette.  For information or changes in schedule, please call 706-638-1240.

April 24 – All parents of fifth grade students at Cherokee Ridge Elementary are urged to attend a transitions to middle school meeting at 6:00 p.m.  For more information, call 706-375-9831.

April 24 – Principal Geneva Weaver invites friends and family of Stone Creek Elementary to a reception to meet Brandon Mosgrove, principal at Stone Creek next year following the retirement of Ms. Weaver.  The reception will be held at 6:00 followed by a PTO meeting featuring a performance by the SCE chorus at 7:00 p.m.  For information, call 706-866-3600.

April 25 – The Walker County Sheriff's Department will hold CHAMPS graduation at Gilbert Elementary.  For information, call 706-638-2432.

April 26 – All bowling fans and families are invited to a Bowlathon to benefit Rossville Elementary School from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. at the Holiday Bowl on Brainerd Road in Chattanooga.  For more information, call 706-866-5901.  Cristina Koch, Chattanooga Christian High

April 28-May 1 – National Arts Week

April 29 – Walker County Schools Parent Mentor Michal Jones announces a combined Family Support Group Meeting, for all families with a child with a disability, to meet from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Rock Spring Elementary.  Guest speaker Nick Harris will present "Around the School in 180 Days – the IEP Process", important information for all parents of special need students.  For more information, contact Michal Jones at 706-866-9778.

April 29 – All parents of students at Rossville Elementary are urged to attend a transitions to middle school meeting at 6:00 p.m.  For more information, call 706-866-5901.

April 30 – Walker County Schools will hold the county Young Authors' Fair at the Walker County Civic Center.  For more information, call 706-375-8001.

May 1 – All parents of students at Stone Creek Elementary are urged to attend a transitions to middle school meeting at 6:00 p.m.  For more information, call 706-866-3600.