SCHOOL CALENDAR: SEPT 5

 ALL SCHOOLS

Oct. 1-5 – Fall Break

Nov. 22 – Holiday

Dec. 19-31 – Winter Break

May 21, 2013 – Last day for students

LCHS 

Project Graduation 

A Project Graduation meeting for senior parents will be 6 p.m. Sept. 11 at the LaRue County High School library. Meetings are open to all parents of seniors.

LCHS

Site-based council schedule

For more information, call the school at 358-2210.

LCMS 

Site-based council schedule

For more information, call the school at 358-3196.

OTHER

Wee Time

Hodgenville Elementary School will host Wee Time 9-10:30 a.m. Sept. 6. The color is red. The Sept. 13 program will be at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School with the color blue.

Wee Time is a free preschool program for ages 2-4 sponsored by Family Resource Centers, Kids Crew Plus and United Way. For more information, call Melissa Pearman at 358-3506 or Machelle Durham at 358-4112.

Kindergarten Here I Come – biweekly 

“Kindergarten Here I Come” helps students prepare for kindergarten. The free session is 9-10:30 a.m. Sept. 12 at Hodgenville Elementary School.

The themes are “write your name;” rhyming; colors red, orange and green; and letters C and D. 

The next session is Sept. 26. Parents should attend. KHIC is sponsored by Family Resource Centers, Kids Crew Plus and United Way. For more information, call Melissa Pearman at 358-3506.

Student art contest 

The National Park Service, in partnership with the National Park Foundation’s African American Experience Fund, has launched a nationwide artistic competition to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Contest submissions for “Expressions of Freedom” will be accepted from students 13 to 18 years old in three categories – photography, poetry and digital short films. The first place winner in each category will receive a $2,500 academic scholarship; second place receives a $1,000 academic scholarship.

Deadline for entries is Oct. 15. Details are available at http://www.nps.gov/freedom.

Volunteers needed for LaRue County Reads

Volunteer to tutor a child in reading for as little as one-half hour each week at one of the local schools through LaRue County Reads. Volunteers must attend a short training class. The next training will be 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at the Board of Education. Training will last about one hour. For more information or to register for the training, call Sarah Hornback at 358-8334 or 358-4111.