Daviess County Schools Are Back In Session August 7th

School days are just around the corner and as much as we hate to see the kids go here is what you need to know to get the new year off to a great start.

Elementary Schools

Audubon Elementary School

–852-7150

Preschool orientation – 6 to 7 p.m. July 29 Kindergarten orientation – 6 p.m. July 30 Back to school picnic – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1 Open house and orientation for grades P1-5 – 6 p.m. Aug. 13

Burns Elementary School

– 852-7170 Preschool orientation – 4 to 6 p.m. July 31 Open registration - 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1 for grades 1-5 Kindergarten orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 1

Country Heights Elementary School

– 852-7250 Kindergarten orientation – 6 p.m. July 31 Back-to-school picnic – 4 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1 Grades K-1 parent information meeting – 6 p.m. Aug. 15 Grades 2-3 parent information meeting – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 Grades 4-5 parent information meeting – 7 p.m. Aug. 15

Deer Park Elementary School

– 852-7270 Preschool orientation – 10:30 a.m. or noon July 30 Kindergarten jump start – 8 to 11 a.m. July 31 Kindergarten parent meeting – 11 a.m. to noon July31 First grade parent only night – 6 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1 Second grade parent only night – 6:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 1 Primary open house – 5:30 to 6 p.m. Aug. 5 Intermediate open house – 6:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 5

East View Elementary School

– 852-7350 Preschool orientation – 4 to 6 p.m. July 30 Registration packet pick-up, fee payment and school supply sale – 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 30 for grades 1-5 Kindergarten parent orientation – 4:30 p.m. Aug. 1, followed by classroom visits Open house – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1 – Return registration packets, sign up for clubs, set up lunch accounts, buy school supplies.

Head Start orientation

– 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug.1

Grades 3-5 parent orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 19 Grades 1-2 parent orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 20

Highland Elementary School

– 852-7370 Fifth-grade picnic – 5:30 p.m. July 29 at Yellow Creek Park Kindergarten orientation – 6 p.m. July 30 Preschool orientation – 5:30 p.m. July 31

PTO Early Bird supply sale – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 1 Back to school celebration – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1 Kindergarten jump start – 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 2 NOTE: Highland schedule may change because of construction taking place at the school. Please call 852-7370 to confirm events.

Meadow Lands Elementary School

– 852-7450

Kindergarten Jump Start – 9 to 11 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. July 29-30 "Meet in the Meadows" – Staff will make home visits to MLES families with welcome packets and special treats – July 31 Back to school Family Night – 5 p.m. Aug. 1 for kindergarten; 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1 for grades 1-5

Family picnic and PTO meeting – serving at 5 p.m. Aug. 22; meetings in classrooms at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22

Sorgho Elementary School

– 852-7470

Preschool orientation – 5:30 to 7 p.m. July 29 Back to school open house – 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 1 Kindergarten orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12 Fifth-grade orientation – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12 First-grade orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 15 Second-grade orientation – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 Third-grade orientation – 5:30 p.m. Aug. 19 Fourth-grade orientation – 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19

Southern Oaks Elementary School

– 852-7570 Kindergarten screening – 9 to 11 a.m. July 29 Back to school bash – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1

Tamarack Elementary School

– 852-7550 Kindergarten registration – 6 p.m. July 25 "Rock the Block" back to school home visit blitz – begins at 11:30 a.m. July31 Open house for preschool, grades 1-5 and special services – 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 5

West Louisville Elementary School

– 852-7650 Summer art camp – July 30 Back to school Family Scavenger Night – 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1 (Families will search through WLES to gather important information for school year and meet our staff)
Tigers Tour the Town – Aug. 6 – Half-day bus tour – Staff will tour the WLES district to meet and greet families at different points along the route

Whitesville Elementary School

– 852-7670

Make-up kindergarten screening – 8 a.m. July 31 Kindergarten jump start – 8:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 2 Kindergarten and first-grade parent orientation – 5 p.m. Aug. 5 Back-to-school picnic – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 5 Grades 2-3 parent orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 12

Grade 4 parent orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 13 Grade 5 parent orientation – 6 p.m. Aug. 15

Middle Schools

Burns Middle School

– 852-7400 Open registration – 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. July 29-30 Sixth-grade jumpstart for students and parents – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 1 Schedule pickup for grades 7-8 (includes fee payments and yearbook distribution) – 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 1; 7 a.m. to noon Aug. 2

College View Middle School

– 852-7500

New student registration – Daily beginning July 29 Grade 6 orientation – 8:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 1 Grades 7-8 schedule pickup – 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 1 and 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 2

Daviess County Middle School

– 852-7600 New student registration – 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 29 Grade 8 schedule pick-up – 8 to 10 a.m. July 31 Grade 7 schedule pick-up – 10 a.m. to noon July 31 Grade 6 schedule pick-up – 1 to 3 p.m. July 31 Grade 6 Plan for Success – 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 1 Grade 6 back-to-school picnic – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13 Grades 7-8 back-to-school picnic – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20

High Schools

Apollo High School

– 852-7100 Freshman fee payments – 2 to 7 p.m. July 31-Aug. 1

Fee payments for grades 10-12 – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 31-Aug. 1 Freshman orientation – 8:15 a.m. to noon Aug. 2

Beacon High School

– 852-7200

Fee payment – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 29-Aug. 2 Back-to-school picnic (serving hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and soft drinks) with school tours and opportunity for students and families to meet staff – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug

Daviess County High School

– 852-7300 Schedule pickup and fee payment – 8 a.m. to noon July 30-Aug. 2; and 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 1. During fee week, parents may pay school fees, learn about bus schedules, pay lunch accounts, join PAWS (parent/student organization) and sign up as a parent volunteer.

Senior parking and lockers – 8 a.m. to noon July 30. Seniors must show valid Kentucky drivers license, pay fees in full, and provide license plate number. $5 parking fee.

Junior and senior parking and lockers – 8 a.m. to noon July 31. Students must show valid Kentucky drivers license, pay fees in full, and provide license plate number. $5 parking fee.

Freshman orientation – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 1. Orientation includes locker assignments. Freshman parent meeting begins at 8 a.m. in the DCHS auditorium.

Sophomore locker assignments – 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 2.

The new school year brings lots of challenges and tons of fun....good luck!