Charles County Public Schools has released its student orientation and open house schedule for the 2008-09 school year. Listed below are orientation and other activities for schools.

New Student Orientations

Elementary Schools

โ€ขย ย  ย C. Paul Barnhart, meet the teacher, Aug. 20, 3 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Berry, community drop in, Aug. 21, 4 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Dr. Gustavus Brown, new students, Aug. 20, 1:30 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Dr. James Craik, for parents, Aug. 21, 3 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย William A. Diggs, kindergarten, Aug. 21, 10 a.m.; prekindergarten, Aug. 21, 11:30 a.m.; meet and greet, grades 1-5, Aug. 21, 1 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Gale-Bailey, meet and greet, Aug. 21, 2 p.m.; kindergarten orientation, Aug. 21, 10:30 a.m. โ€“ 12 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Dr. Thomas Higdon, new students, Aug. 21, 5 p.m.; meet and greet, all students, Aug. 21, 5:30 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Indian Head, meet and greet, prekindergarten through grade 5, Aug. 20, 3 p.m.; prekindergarten orientation, Aug. 29, 2 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, kindergarten and new students, Aug. 21, 3 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Malcolm, kindergarten, Aug. 20, 9 a.m.; grade 1, Aug. 20, 11 a.m.; grade 2, Aug. 20, 1 p.m.; grade 3, Aug. 20, 3 p.m.; grade 4, Aug. 21, 10 a.m.; grade 5, Aug. 21, 1 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย T. C. Martin, meet and greet, all students, Aug. 20, 2 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Mary H. Matula, meet and greet, all students, Aug. 21, 3 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Arthur Middleton, new student orientation, Aug. 21, 3 p.m.; kindergarten, Aug. 21, 3:30 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Walter J. Mitchell, meet and greet, Aug. 22, 9 a.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy, community drop in, Aug. 21, 1 p.m.; 3โ€™s program and prekindergarten students, Aug. 28, 5 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Dr. Mudd, meet the teacher, Aug. 21, 6 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Mary B. Neal, meet and greet, Aug. 22, 10 โ€“ 11 a.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย J. C. Parks, community drop in, Aug. 21, 3 – 5 p.m.; kindergarten orientation, Aug. 22, 9 a.m.;

โ€ขย ย  ย J. P. Ryon, 3โ€™s program, prekindergarten, kindergarten and new students, Aug. 21, 2 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Eva Turner, all students, Aug. 21, 1:30 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย William B. Wade, meet the teacher, grades 1-5, Aug. 20, 3 p.m.; kindergarten, Aug. 22, 9 a.m.

Middle Schools

โ€ขย ย  ย Theodore Davis, all new students, Aug. 22, 2 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย John Hanson, meet and greet, Aug. 21, 2 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Matthew Henson, all new students, Aug. 21, 3:30 โ€“ 6:30 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Mattawoman, grade 6 and all new students, Aug. 21, 1 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Piccowaxen, grade 6, Aug. 21, 2:30 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย General Smallwood, grade 6 and new students, Aug. 21, 2 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Milton M. Somers, all new students, Aug. 21, 2 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Benjamin Stoddert, all new students, Aug. 21, 2:30 p.m.

High Schools

โ€ขย ย  ย Henry E. Lackey, all new students, Aug. 20, 7 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย La Plata, grade 9 and new students, Aug. 21, 7 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย Maurice J. McDonough, all new students, Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m.

โ€ขย ย  ย North Point, all new students, Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m.

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