Guide to Columbia County Schools 2002-2003
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Open houses
High schools - Monday, Aug. 5, 5-7 p.m.
Middle schools - Monday, Aug. 5, 6-8 p.m.
Elementary schools - Tuesday, Aug. 6, 6-8 p.m.
Advance planning - Aug. 1, 2, 5, 6
First day of school - Aug. 7
Holiday/Labor Day - Sept. 2
Progress report - Sept. 9
End of first nine weeks - Oct. 9
Report cards - Oct. 16
Student holiday/teacher staff development - Oct. 18
Early release/parent conferences - Oct. 23
Student holiday/teacher workday - Nov. 5
Progress report - Nov. 13
Holidays/Thanksgiving - Nov. 27, 28, 29
Semester exams - Dec. 16, 17, 18
End of first semester - Dec. 18
Student Christmas holidays - Dec. 19-Jan. 2
Teacher Christmas holidays - Dec. 19-Jan. 1
Teacher workday - Jan. 2
Second semester begins - Jan. 3
Report cards - Jan. 14
Holiday/Martin Luther King - Jan. 20
Progress reports - Feb. 5
Early release/parent conferences - March 6
End of third nine weeks - March 7
Report cards - March 13
Spring holidays - April 7-11
Progress report - April 16
Final exams - May 14, 15, 16
End of second semester - May 16
Graduation - May 17
Report cards - May 21
Post planning - May 19, 20, 21
Graduation 2002-03
All graduations will be held Saturday, May 17, at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center. Times to be announced.
Important numbers
Board of Education office - 541-0650
Transportation Department - 541-0657
School Nutrition Services - 541-1883
High schools
High school hours are 7:40 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Lakeside High, however, begins at 7:50 a.m. and ends at 2:50 p.m. Here are the county's high schools, principals and phone numbers:
Evans, Don Brigdon, 863-1198
Greenbrier, Dr. Sandra Carraway, 650-6040
Harlem, Barry Hemphill, 556-5980
Lakeside, Jeff Carney, 863-0027
Middle schools
Middle school hours are 7:35 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. Here are the county's middle schools, principals and phone numbers:
Columbia, Donna Anderson, 541-1252
Evans, Myrel Seigler, 863-2275
Greenbrier, Jackie Creasy, 650-6082
Harlem, Geoffrey Schlichter, 556-5990
Lakeside, Felicia Dumas, 855-6900
Riverside, Don Putnam, 868-3712
Grovetown Middle School, Carolyn Fries, under construction, set to open in January.
Elementary schools
Elementary school hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Here are the county's elementary schools, principals and phone numbers:
Bel Air, Mike Doolittle, 863-8724
Blue Ridge, Joyce Long, 868-0894
Brookwood, Brenda Jones, 855-7538
Evans, Amy Wright, 863-1202
Euchee Creek, Wanda Golosky, 556-4000
Greenbrier, Charles Henderson, 650-6060
Grovetown, Joan Moore, 863-0800
Martinez, Michele Sherman, 863-8308
North Columbia, Kay Sanders, 541-1158
North Harlem, Lisa Soloff, 556-5995
Riverside, Jeanie Hill, 868-3736
South Columbia, Donna Murray, 863-3220
Stevens Creek, Michelle Paschal, 868-3705
Westmont, Sandra Black, 863-0992
Special schools
Crossroads Academy, Bob Starcher, 8 a.m. to 2:10 p.m., 541-2700
School Board
District 1: Regina Buccafusco, vice chairman, 863-3579
District 2: Wayne Bridges, 855-5726
District 3: Roxanne Whitaker, chairman, 556-3832
District 4: Mildred Blackburn, 863-6521
District 5: Lee Muns, 863-8828
Breakfast/lunch
Breakfast is 75 cents for pupils and $1 for adults; lunch is $1.25 for pupils and $2.25 for adults.