Cherokee schools: ready to register for kindergarten, first grade

Cherokee County schools will hold registration for the 2016-17 School Year for kindergarten and first-grade students who are entering school for the first time from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2016, and 9 a.m. to noon Friday, April 29, 2016, at all school elementary schools.

For more information about registration requirements, please read the flier posted on the CCSD website.

For more information on Cherokee Kindergarten programs, please see the online publication "Ready to Learn!"

Spanish versions also are online.

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