Plan to attend your child's school's open house event | Children

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – New Hanover County Schools released its open house schedule for the 2012-2013 school year.

Parents and students are encouraged to attend an open house event to learn more about the school before the first day of classes. The first day of school for traditional calendar students is Monday, Aug. 27, according to a news release.

The open house schedule, provided by NHCS, is provided below:

Traditional Elementary Schools
All traditional elementary school open houses will be held on Thursday, Aug. 23 during each school’s designated time.
Hours: 5 until 7 p.m.

• Alderman Elementary School
• Anderson Elementary School
• Bellamy Elementary School
• Blair Elementary School
• Bradley Creek Elementary School
• Carolina Beach Elementary School
• Castle Hayne Elementary School
• College Park Elementary School
• Forest Hills Elementary School
• Freeman Elementary School of Engineering
• Gregory Elementary School of Math, Science, Technology
• Holly Tree Elementary School
• Murrayville Elementary School
• Pine Valley Elementary School
• Snipes Academy of Arts and Design
• Sunset Park Elementary School
• Mary C. Williams Elementary School
• Winter Park Elementary School
• Wrightsboro Elementary School

Hours: 4 until 6 p.m.

• Ogden Elementary School
• Parsley Elementary School

Wrightsville Beach Elementary School will follow the below schedule:

• 3:30 until 5 p.m. Last name beginning with A – M
• 5:30 until 7 p.m. Last name beginning with N – Z

Lake Forest Academy will hold open house for K – 8 students on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 5 until 7 p.m.

Middle Schools

D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy will hold a family orientation on Thursday, Aug. 16 from 5 until 8 p.m. and an Open House on Wednesday, Aug. 22 from 5 until 7 p.m.

All traditional middle school open houses will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 22 during each school’s designated time.

• Holly Shelter Middle School
  5 until 6 p.m.
• Murray Middle School
  5 until 6 p.m. - 6th graders & new students
  6 until 7 p.m. - 7th and 8th graders
• Myrtle Grove Middle School
  6th graders – 2 sessions
  5 until 6 p.m. - last names A-L
  6 until 7 p.m. - last names M-Z
  6:30 until 7:30 p.m. - 7th and 8th graders
• Noble Middle School
  4 until 4:30 p.m. - Information session for new students
  4:30 until 7 p.m.
• Roland-Grise Middle School
  5 until 7 p.m.
• Trask Middle School
  5 until 6 p.m. - 7th and 8th graders
  6:30 until 7:30 p.m. - 6th graders
• Williston Middle School
  5 until 6 p.m. – 6th graders
  6:30 until 7:30 p.m. – 7th and 8th graders

High Schools
Traditional high schools will host their open houses on Tuesday, Aug. 21 during each school’s designated time. Ashley High School will offer a 9th grade freshman orientation on Wednesday, Aug. 22.

• Ashley High School
  Grades 10 through 12 only
  Tuesday, Aug. 21
  5 until 7 p.m.
  Grade 9 – Freshman Orientation
  Wednesday, Aug. 22
  8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
• Hoggard High School
  Tuesday, Aug. 21
  5 until 7 p.m.
• Laney High School
  Tuesday, Aug. 21
  5 until 7 p.m.
• New Hanover High School
  Tuesday, Aug. 21
  6 until 7:30 p.m.
• Mosley Performance Learning
  Tuesday, Aug. 21
  6 until 7:30 p.m.

Early College High Schools
Wilmington Early College High School will hold its 9th grade orientation on Thursday, Aug. 9 from 5:30 until 7 p.m. WECHS will begin the 2012-2013 school year on Monday, Aug. 13.

Isaac Bear Early College High School will hold its 9th grade orientation on Tuesday, Aug. 21 from 5 until 7 p.m. IBECHS will start the 2012-2013 school year on Wednesday, Aug. 22.

Pre-K Centers
Open house information for Mary Washington Howe Pre-Kindergarten Center and Dorothy B. Johnson Pre-Kindergarten Center will be held on staggered enrollment days. Parents will be notified of dates and times.

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