First day of school for Daviess County students is Wednesday, Aug. 10. Can you believe it??

Lora Wimsatt, Public Relations, Daviess County Schools says, "Parents and students are encouraged to attend these events. For more information, contact the school your child will attend. Students who are new to the district (first time attending a DCPS school) may register between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily at their school. The following documents are required: Birth certificate, Social Security card, medical exam, Kentucky immunization certificate, Kentucky eye exam, dental exam and proof of address. Call your school or 852-7000 for more information."

Here are the events:

Elementary Schools

 Audubon Elementary School – 852-7150

Kindergarten screening – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27

Preschool orientation – 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 1

Kindergarten orientation – 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2

Back to School Picnic – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4

Burns Elementary School – 852-7170

Kindergarten screening – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 18

Kindergarten screening – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27

Preschool orientation – 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2

Kindergarten orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 4

Open registration (grades K-5) – 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 8

Country Heights Elementary School – 852-7250

Kindergarten screening – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 19

Kindergarten Jumpstart – 9 to 11 a.m. or 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3

Preschool Orientation – 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 3

Open house – 4 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 4

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Open House – 5:30-6:30 p.m.  Aug. 4

Parent Night (K-1) – 6 p.m. Aug. 25

Parent Night (2-3) – 6:30 p.m.  Aug. 25

Parent Night (4-5) – 7 p.m. Aug. 25

Deer Park Elementary School – 852-7270

Kindergarten screening – 9 a.m. to noon July 27

Kindergarten Jumpstart – 8 to 11 a.m. Aug. 1

Kindergarten parent meeting – 5 to 6 p.m. Aug. 1

First grade Parent Only Night – 5:30 to 6 p.m. Aug. 4

Second grade Parent Only Night – 6 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 4

Back to School Primary Open House (grades 1-2) – 5:30 to 6 p.m. Aug. 8

Back to School Intermediate Open House (grades 3-5) – 6:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 8

East View Elementary School – 852-7350

Registration and packet pickup for grades 1-5 – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27

Kindergarten Jumpstart – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27

Preschool registration – 5 p.m. Aug. 2

Parent Orientation – Kindergarten 5 p.m.; grades 1-2, 5:30 p.m.; grades 3-5, 6 p.m. Aug. 8 (sack lunch will be served 30 minutes prior to each orientation. Cost is $2 for adults; kids eat free)

Wildlife Show for all students and families – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 8

Highland Elementary School – 852-7370

Kindergarten screening – noon to 6 p.m. July 19

Kindergarten orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 2

Preschool orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 3

Back to School Celebration – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 4

Kindergarten Jumpstart – 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 5

Parents in the Know Night (grades K-2) – 6 p.m. Aug. 23

Parents in the Know Night (grades 3-5) – 7 p.m. Aug. 23

Meadow Lands Elementary School – 852-7450

Kindergarten screening – 8 a.m. to noon July 27

Preschool parent orientation – 5 p.m. Aug. 1

Kindergarten Jumpstart – 9 to 11 a.m. or noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 2-3

Kindergarten Back to School Night – 5 p.m. Aug. 4

Grades 1-5 Back to School Night – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4

Family Picnic Night – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 18 

Sorgho Elementary School – 852-7470

Kindergarten screening – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 2

Preschool parent orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 2

Back to School Picnic and Open House – 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 4

Kindergarten parent orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 15

Fifth-grade parent orientation – 7 p.m. Aug. 15

P1 parent orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 16

P2 parent orientation – 7 p.m. Aug. 16

P3 parent orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 18

Fourth-grade parent orientation – 7 p.m. Aug. 18

Southern Oaks Elementary School – 852-7570

Kindergarten screening – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 3

Back to School Picnic – 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3

Tamarack Elementary School – 852-7550

Kindergarten screening – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 19

Kindergarten orientation – 6 p.m. July 28

Rosters posted – Aug. 1

Grades 1-5 Open House – 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 8

Preschool Open House (morning class) – 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 19

Preschool Open House (afternoon class) – 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Aug. 19

Kindergarten parent meeting – 6 p.m. Aug. 23

West Louisville Elementary School – 852-7650

Kindergarten screening – 3 to 6 p.m. July 19; 8 to 11 a.m. July 20

Ice Cream Social – 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2

Whitesville Elementary School – 852-7670

Kindergarten screening – 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. July 19

Preschool orientation – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 2

Kindergarten orientation – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 3

Kindergarten Jumpstart – 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 4

P1 orientation – 5 p.m. Aug. 4

Back-to-school Picnic – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4

K and P2 orientation – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16

Grades 3-5 orientation – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18

Middle Schools

Burns Middle School – 852-7400

New student registration – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27-28

Sixth-grade Jumpstart, schedule pickup and locker assignments – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 4

Seventh- and eighth-grade Open House and schedule pickup – 3 to 7 p.m. Aug. 4

College View Middle School – 852-7500

New student registration – 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 1-5

Sixth-grade orientation and fee payment – 8:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 4

Seventh- and eighth-grade schedule pickup and fee payment – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3; 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 4

Daviess County Middle School – 852-7600

New student registration – 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 1

Eighth-grade schedule pickup – 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 3

Seventh-grade schedule pickup – 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 3

Sixth-grade schedule pickup – 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 3

Sixth-grade Plan for Success Day – 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 4

Back to School Picnic – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16

High Schools

Apollo High School – 852-7100

New student registration – 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. July 26-27

Schedule pickup and fee payment (grades 10-11-12) – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 3-4

Schedule pickup and fee payment (grade 9) – 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3-4

Freshman Kickoff orientation – 8:45 a.m. to noon Aug. 5

Beacon High School – 852-7200

New student enrollment – daily by appointment. Students receiving referral letters may call 852-7200 to schedule a meeting

Back to School Picnic – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11

Daviess County High School – 852-7300

Schedule pickup and fee payments – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 2-5; and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4

Freshman orientation – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4; and 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 5

Senior parking and lockers – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 2

Junior and senior parking and lockers – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 3

Sophomore locker assignments – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 4