Junior high students will have orientation and schedule pick-up Thursday — seventh-graders at 4 p.m., with eighth-graders following at 5:30 p.m.
Big Spring High School schedule pick-up is as follows:
• Seniors and juniors — 9 a.m. until noon Wednesday.
• Sophomores — 9 a.m. until noon Thursday.
BSHS students (with the exception of freshmen) who have schedule conflicts may seek changes between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. the same day they pick up their schedules.
• Freshmen — “Fish Camp” orientation will be held from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday. Students with schedule conflicts need to go to the school between 8 a.m. and noon Friday to seek changes, officials said.
Students attending Goliad Intermediate School this year need to attend orientation Thursday — fifth-graders at 5:30 p.m. and sixth-graders at 6:30 p.m.
Elementary students who attended classes in Big Spring in 2007-2008 are already registered for the new school year, but may need to update information such as addresses and telephone numbers, officials said.
Coahoma Elementary will register new students during office hours starting Wednesday and concluding Aug. 21. Parents need to provide a proof of residency form (obtained from the CISD administration office) and a copy of their driver's license or photo identification card, along with their child's social security card, birth certificate, shot records and most recent report card.
The school will host a “Meet the Teacher” night at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
Forsan Junior High sixth graders may pick up their schedules during orientation, which will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. The students will meet administrators and teachers while touring the building.
Elbow Elementary students will receive an invitation to a “New Year Party,” which will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the campus. This will give students the opportunity to meet their teacher and drop off school supplies while parents take care of paperwork, meal and transportation details, officials said.