The Hometown Treasure August 2013 | Page 7

School Begins August 13 By Jerry Hostetler It’s certainly hard to believe, but summer vacation for the children in the Westview school system is quickly coming to an end. The first day of school will be Tuesday, August 13. Westview school calendars should be arriving soon in the mailboxes of families with school-age children attending any of the schools in the Westview system. Some of the early school activities that are coming up during the month of August are as follows: Monday, August 5 - 7th Grade Orientation, 6:30 pm. Tuesday, August 6 - Grades 8-12 Registration, 8 am-3 pm; Topeka Elementary Kindergarten Orientation, 6 pm; Meadowview Elementary Open House 6-7 pm. Wednesday, August 7 - Grade 8-12 Registration, 11 am-5 pm. Thursday, August 8 - Grade 8-12 Registration, 8am-3pm; Topeka Elementary Grades 1-4 Open House, 6 pm; Shipshe-Scott Elementary Open House, 6-7 pm. Monday, August 12 - Westview Elementary Open House, 6-7 pm. Tuesday, August 13 - First Day of School. Wednesday, August 14 - First day for Elkhart Area Career Center classes. See our Community Calendar for Westview sporting events and other school related extracurricular activities, found on page 25. The Hometown Treasure · August ‘13 · pg 5