Enrollment for 2016-17 school year begins Aug. 9
by Amber Schmitz, Sumner Newscow — Believe it or not, it is getting close to school reopening. Schools across Sumner County including Wellington USD 353 will be holding enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year.
Enrollment for Wellington will be held Aug. 9-11. The district wide schedule is as follows:
•Tuesday, Aug. 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.;
•Wednesday, Aug. 10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
•Thursday, Aug. 11, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
School supply lists can be found at Walmart and Dillons.
Other county school enrollment information is as follows:
– Argonia: enrollment is Tuesday, Aug. 9 from 12 to 6 p.m. and on Wednesday, Aug. 10 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The first day of school for all students is Aug. 25.
– Belle Plaine: enrollment, Weds., Aug. 3, 12 noon to 6:30 p.m., Thurs., Aug. 4, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The first day of school for all students is Aug. 18.
– Caldwell: enrollment, K-12, Aug. 9-10, Pre-K, Aug. 11. The first day of school for all students is Aug. 23.
– Conway Springs: enrollment, Aug. 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.; Aug. 3, 5 to 8 p.m. The first day of school for all students is Aug. 25.
– Oxford: enrollment, Tues., July 26, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Weds., July 27, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The first day of school for all students is Aug. 19.
– South Haven: enrollment, Aug. 8, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. and Aug. 9, from 1-7 p.m. in the south gym. The first day of school for all students is Aug. 30.
Kansas Star Casino Reward Cards will be offered on site at the high school and are worth $100 per student to be spent on school supplies, clothes and fees. Casino staff will be set up in the commons area of the high school for the first two days of enrollment, during times listed above, but will not be available the third day.
Receipts showing what the cards were spent on must be turned into each student’s school by September.
