From staff reports
The Beaufort County School District is teaming up with government agencies and private-sector business partners to hold its “Back-to-School Expo” designed to give students and their families a free day of fun, door prizes, and valuable information about the upcoming 2024-25 school year.
This year’s Expo is set for Saturday, July 27, at Battery Creek High School, located at 1 Blue Dolphin Drive in Beaufort. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
“We are excited to once again kick-off the upcoming school year with this annual event that enables families to gather a lot of practical and helpful information,” Student Services Officer Juliet White, Ph.D., said in news release “District schools are pitching in, district employees are volunteering on a Saturday, and we’re glad to have participation from our business partners, civic groups, and faith-based groups.”
Students and their families are encouraged to attend the event, which will feature:
· Booths operated by district schools that can supply information about school activities.
· Door prizes from local restaurants and businesses.
· Free school supplies for students.
· Free dental and health services provided by Beaufort-Jasper-Hampton Comprehensive Health Services and the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).
· District Food Services will be available to answer questions about the free and reduced lunch application process, and the district’s food vendor will be present.
· The district’s travelling preschool bus will be on site, and staff will share information with parents.
BCSD families planning to attend the Back-to-School Expo are encouraged to pre-register by Friday, July 19, 2024:
Free transportation for district families is being provided from high schools North and South of the Broad. BCSD Families interested in reserving transportation can do so as part of the pre-registration process at https://bit.ly/4chavI4.
For additional information, families can contact Anjanette Capers at 843-322-5446 (Anjanette.Capers@beaufort.k12.sc.us) or Calanthia Fripp at 843-322-5455 (Calanthia.Fripp@beaufort.k12.sc.us). Spanish speaking families can contact Yanina Sarli at 843-322-2420 and Yanina.SarliRotti@beaufort.k12.sc.us.
