Now is the time to register students for the 2019-2020 school year with the Washington Community School District. Registration can be done online for any returning students. If you would like to register in person, you can do so this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Washington Public Library. Superintendent Willie Stone says staff are gearing up for the school year, “It’s that time of year, 19-20 is here and we’re excited to get kids in. And that registration is really the first part of getting them going.”

New student registration is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, August 6th, at Lincoln Elementary School.

Stone adds that now is a good time to start getting your family back into routine, “We really should probably start, even though it’s hard to get them to bed. Start trying to get them onto that school-time sleep schedule. So that first day instead of you having to pull them out of bed crying, and kicking, and screaming, they’re ready to go. Really, that’s probably the biggest thing, is making sure they get back on that sleep schedule. Your kids are going to be tired. They’re going to come home and be exhausted. And staying up until midnight doesn’t work out for them normally.”

The first day of classes is Friday, August 23rd.