School days approaching

RES librarian Heidi Henderson prepares the library for the start of classes on Aug. 19

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Students and teachers have been making preparations for weeks, as the days of summer vacation are rapidly drawing to a close.

Classes will begin at both elementary and high school at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19. Classes will dismiss at 3 p.m. In the elementary grades, students who walk or are picked up by car will be dismissed at 2:52 p.m., while those who ride the bus will be dismissed at 2:55 p.m.

Breakfast will be served Thursday. Breakfast is $1 and lunch is $1.75 for students in K-12. Reduced price meals are 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch. Any parent who wishes to eat lunch with a child is asked to send a note in advance. Parents should check in at the office and wait for the student to go to lunch. The lunch charge for an adult is $3.

There are seven lunch periods at Rector Schools. The lunch schedule is: kindergarten, 10:30 to 10:55; first grade, 10:50 to 11:15; second grade, 11 to 11:25; third grade, 11:10 to 11:35; fourth grade, 11:15 to 11:40; high school students, 11:49 to 12:20; fifth grade, 12:25 to 12:50, and sixth grade, 12:30 to 12:55.

Parents are urged to read the student handbook carefully due to changes that have been made.

The bus schedule will be the same as last year. Buses will leave the elementary school at 3 p.m. Cartoon characters and symbols are located on the buses next to the bus numbers to help students identify the bus they are to ride. Bus numbers, symbols, drivers and routes covered are:

Bus 2 --- Dog with duck, Gene Ellis, everything in the district east of Highway 49 and south of Highway 49 to Hargrave Corner and south of Highway 90 toward Kennett to the St. Francis River; railroad crossing one time.

Bus 27 -- Camel, Eldon Haynes, 417 Road and adjoining roads to Boydsville, then down 433, 418 and Woodland Heights Road.

Bus 21 -- Swordfish, Rich Langille, Highway 90 from Blooming Grove to the former location of Mason's Store, right on 431 with adjoining roads to 450 out to Highway 141 in and out on 444 road, take loop around 270 road to Highway 90 covering Boydsville back to Blooming Grove.

Bus 24 -- Dolphin, Cathy Louder, starts at intersection of 478 and Highway 49, down Highway 49 to Greenway, then 481 and adjoining roads to 484 in and out back to 481, left on 430 to 485 and turn on Donaldson.

Bus 22 -- Starfish, Heidi Henderson, west on 406 to Knob, turn around on Highway 141 back to Rector.

Bus 25 -- Eagle, Lance Mabrey, Highway 49 to Blooming Grove turnoff on 475 in and out on 488 and 475 covering 448, 473, 472, 461 and west half of 492, then back to Highway 90 to school covering 434 and 430.

Bus 20 --- Rooster, Jill Wynn, Highway 49 to 485 covering Indian Hills, then to 481 to turn around before crossing railroad to 483 to Highway 49 with left turn to Hargrave Corner onto Highway 90 to left on 531 covering 528 and 530 including Holly Island and Tramellville.

School pictures are scheduled for Sept. 3. School will be dismissed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 6 and 7, for the Labor Day holiday.