Datebook

Jenkins County schools to hold Open House and registration

All Jenkins County Schools will open their doors to students, parents and the community 1-3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3. A Freshman Academy orientation for those students entering the ninth grade will be held 9 a.m. until noon Friday, Aug. 3, in the Jenkins County Middle/High School Cafeteria. Please call 982-4791 to confirm attendance.

Registration for students "new" to the Jenkins County School System will be held at all three schools 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, (today) Aug. 1.

Parents will need to bring an immunization record, certified copy of birth certificate, eye, ear and dental report, social security card, report card or school records from previous school.

For additional information, call (478) 982-4305.

JCES to hold School Council Election for Parents

Jenkins County Elementary School (JCES) has scheduled a School Council Parent Election for 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, in the school cafeteria. Two parents will be elected to serve on the council for the next school year. Parents or guardians of students enrolled in JCES are eligible to serve as parent members of the school council. The law excludes parents of students in the school who are also employees of the school system who work at JCES to be eligible to serve on the council. If you have questions concerning the school council, contact Dr. Judy Holton at 982-5503 or come by the school office. All eligible parents/guardians are encouraged to attend and participate in the election.

GED Registration

Swainsboro Technical College (STC) will hold GED registration for August GED day and evening testing. The GED examination will be given at STC. Registration is required prior to testing.

Registration will be held on Monday, Aug. 6, at 9 a.m. in building #8 and at 6 p.m. in building #1. A picture identification and social security card must be presented and the $95 test fee is due at registration.

Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. If applicants are 18 or 19 years old, an official withdrawal from the last school attended must be presented at registration.

For additional information, contact Nancy Bailes at (478) 289-2248.

BA offers college math classes

Bulloch Academy (BA) will offer college-level pre-calculus and calculus classes during the 2007-08 school year through the Senior to Sophomore Program with Georgia Southern University (GSU) Continuing Education Center.

BA mathematics teacher Beth Burke, who is an adjunct professor of the university, will teach both semester-long courses in the first-year program. Both college pre-calculus and calculus classes are targeted to high school juniors and seniors. The pre-calculus course will be taught during the first semester of the school year and calculus will be taught the second semester.

"It's just like a class at Georgia Southern," said Burke. "The students have to go to the college bookstores to purchase their textbooks. The course counts as credit hours toward graduation at both Bulloch Academy and GSU."

Bulloch Academy will be the first high school in Bulloch County to participate in the Senior to Sophomore Program.