WIRT-EMERSON DANCE DEPARTMENT
The Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High Ability Academy’s Dance Department presents “Transitions In Time and Space” 7 p.m. Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd in the school’s auditorium. Wirt-Emerson is located at 210 N. Grand Blvd.
Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for students. Tickets available at the door.
Dance performance choreographers are noted Emerson alumni: Renaldo Gardner, Asia Dickens, Davonna Edwards and Joshua Ishmon. They are all successful in their respective fields of the arts and they’re making us proud.
STATE OF THE DISTRICT
The community will have an opportunity to learn more about the Gary Community Schools at the upcoming State of the District. The event will highlight where we are and where we’re going.
The annual event takes place 11 a.m. Friday, May 29 at the Marquette Park Pavilion. Cost is $30. For more information or to RSVP, please contact our Public Information Office at 881-5481.
“A” to “Z” SALAD BAR
Throughout the month, Gary Community School Corporation elementary students will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of delicious fruits and vegetables as part of a school lunch program called “A to Z Salad Bar.” Check your child’s school for times and dates.
Sponsored by Sodexo MAGIC, the school’s food service provider, the program is designed to explain the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables, while introducing students to some new varieties of produce.
The event includes a jumbo self-service salad bar containing fruits and vegetables that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Students will be encouraged to sample a variety of healthy foods and include more fruits and vegetables in meals and snacks.
Activity sheets focusing on featured produce will be distributed, and informational flyers will be given to share with their family. Prizes and rewards will be given for added fun and excitement.
KINDERGARTEN EARLY ENTRY TESTING
The Gary Community School Corporation is accepting applications for Early Entrance Testing into kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year now through Friday, May 29.
To apply for testing, parents will complete a brief application. Bring your child’s original birth certificate to the Elementary/Secondary Department located at 1988 Polk St. Please complete the application between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Call the Elementary/Secondary Department at 881-5410 if you have any questions. To qualify for early testing, children must be five years old between August 2nd and November 1st of this year.
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION UNDERWAY
Kindergarten registration is underway in the Gary Community Schools. Parents with children 5 years old on or before August 1, 2015 may contact the school nearest their home for appointments and more information.
Parents should bring the original birth certificate and a record of immunizations at the time of registration. Children turning five years old on August 2, 2015 through November 1, 2015 must be tested and qualify for early entrance into kindergarten.