Beaver Run Elementary
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2-6 p.m. Food will be served in the court area. Tables will be set up to help families learn more about PBIS, Volunteer Program, New Transitions and PTA. Door prizes. Earlier that day, from 10 a.m.-noon, watch for the staff of Beaver Run Elementary as they visit the neighborhoods served by the school. Other key dates: Back-to-School Supply Store Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. until all the supplies (donated by school partners Zion United Methodist Church, Oak Ridge Baptist Church, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, PetSmart, Farmers Bank of Willards and many others) are gone. Parent Workshop 2 p.m. Sept. 6, Back-to-School Night 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8, Muffins for Moms, Donuts for Dads 9 a.m. Sept. 12. Bagels for Bus Drivers 9 a.m. Sept. 26. 410-677-5101

Charles H. Chipman Elementary
Thursday, August 21, 2-3 p.m. Open house for students and their families to visit their new classrooms. From 3-5 p.m. there will be a picnic in the park across the street from the school, with hot dogs, sodas, games and fun for everyone. Other key dates: Sept. 2 6:30 p.m., PTA Back-to-School Night with classroom visitation. 410-677-5814

Delmar Elementary
Friday, Aug. 22, 2-3 p.m. Open House. Key dates: Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. Back-to-School Bash, PTA Back-to-School Night 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8. 410-677-5178

Delmar Year-Round Education Program
Friday, July 11, 2-3 p.m. Open House. Classes begin Monday, July 14; class assignment letters were mailed out on July 3. School will be in session five days a week and the first session will end Aug. 19; YRE will be closed Aug. 20-22 and will resume meeting Aug. 25. Enrichment and remediation opportunities are provided for intersessions throughout the year. Other key dates: July 21 PTA Back-to-School Night 6:30 p.m., Sept. 5, 5 p.m. Back-to-School Bash, PTA Back-to-School Night 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8. 410-677-5178

East Salisbury Elementary
Friday, August 22, 1:30-4 p.m. Open house for students and their families to visit their new classrooms. A light lunch (hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks) will be served in the cafeteria from 2-4 p.m. Parents will have the opportunity to join the PTA and sign up for programs offered by the Family Center. Other key dates: Sept. 9 Accelerated Reader kickoff assemblies, Sept. 9 6:30 and 7 p.m. East Salisbury’s Schoolwide Title I Parent Orientation & Advisory Committee meeting, Sept. 24 Title 1 Parent Workshop 2-3 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. 410-677-5803

Fruitland Primary
Friday, Aug. 22, 1-2 p.m. Open House. Key date: Back-to-School PTA September 2, 6:30 p.m., for Fruitland Primary families only. 410-677-5171

Fruitland Intermediate
Friday, Aug. 22, 2-3 p.m. Open House. Key date: Back-to-School PTA Open House 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 4 for Fruitland Intermediate families only. 410-677-5805

Glen Avenue Elementary
Thursday, Aug. 21, 1-2 PM. Open House - children and their families will be invited to meet their teachers. A table will be set up informing guests about the activities and various supports that our PTA provides. Light refreshments will be served. Following our Open House our staff will join the Charles H. Chipman staff for a picnic at Lake Street Playground from 3-5 PM. Other key dates: PTA Back-to-School Night with dinner (5:30 p.m.) and general meeting (6:30 p.m.) Sept. 8, PTA skate night 6 p.m. Sept. 19. 410-677-5806

North Salisbury Elementary
Friday, Aug. 22, 2-4 p.m. Open House. Another key date: Sept. 9 PTA Back-to-School Night 6:30 p.m. 410-677-5807

Northwestern Elementary
Friday, Aug. 22, 3-4 p.m. Open House, light refreshments. Other key dates: Sept. 8 6 p.m. Title I information meeting, 6:30 p.m. PTA Back-to-School Night. 410-677-5808

Pemberton Elementary
Thursday, Aug. 21, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Open House. Key date: Sept. 9 PTA Back-to-School Night 7 p.m. 410-677-5809

Pinehurst Elementary
Friday, Aug. 22, 3-4 p.m. Open House. Other key dates: PTA Open House 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 2, TV Turnoff kickoff and Pinehurst Zoo Night Sept. 11, Title I Family Fun Night 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 16, TV Turnoff finale event at SU football game Sept. 20. 410-677-5810

Prince Street Elementary
Prince Street Elementary School in Salisbury welcomes donations of all types of school supplies that can be given out to its students. The school has more than 470 students in pre-K through grade 5. Detailed supply lists for each grade can be found on the Board of Education's website at www.wcboe.org/BOE/BacktoSchool. Click on Supply Lists at left and look for Prince Street. Information: Please call 410-677-5813.

West Salisbury Elementary
Thursday, Aug. 21, 4-6 p.m., light dinner served. Other key dates: Sept. 8 First PTA meeting/Back-to-School Night with teacher visitation, 6 p.m. Sept. 10 2 p.m. Parent Advisory Council, 410-677-5816

Westside Primary
Friday, Aug. 22, 1-2 p.m. Open House. Other key dates: Sept. 2 at 6 p.m., PTA Back-to-School Night for Westside Primary students and families only. 410-677-5117

Westside Intermediate
Friday, Aug. 22, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Open House. Other key dates: Sept. 3 PTA Back-to-School Night/Book Fair 5:30-7 p.m. 410-677-5118

Willards Elementary
Thursday, Aug. 21, 6-7:30 p.m., Willards PTA Back-to-School Open House. 410-677-5819

Wicomico Early Learning Center
Thursday, Aug. 21, 2-4 p.m. Open House, with staff members welcoming families and students to the center and its classrooms. The office staff will be available to answer questions about busing, breakfast and lunch programs and Judy Center services. Earlier in the day, from 10 a.m.-noon, WELC staff will join staff members of Beaver Run Elementary to visit neighborhoods served by the schools and to meet students and families. Other key dates: Sept. 11, 6-7:30 p.m., Back-to-School Night, Benefits for Butterflies will feature the Judy Center Partners and the services available for families. Staff will present an overview of the Three Year Old and Prekindergarten Programs for our students in the Beaver Run and Pemberton catchment areas. Parents can continue to register their 3 and 4 year olds at Beaver Run and Pemberton Elementary Schools this summer. 410-334-6051

Pittsville Elementary and Middle
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 6-7:30 p.m., Middle School Open House. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 6-7:30 p.m., Elementary Open House. Assignment letters with homeroom teacher for all students will be mailed Aug. 15. Middle school students will be able to pick up their full schedules at the Aug. 19 open house. Other key dates: Band Boosters Open House 7-8 p.m. Aug. 28, Band Booster meeting 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9.

Bennett Middle
Thursday, Aug. 21, 6-8 p.m., Open House. Incoming sixth-graders have received letters with a date for orientation; these orientation sessions will take place July 21-Aug. 7. 410-677-5140

Salisbury Middle
Thursday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m., 6th grade orientation night. Students who attend will receive their schedules as well as valuable information pertaining to the daily activities at SMS. Other key dates: Sept. 15 7 p.m. Back-to-School Night for all grade levels, Oct. 10 Back-to-School Dance 7-9 p.m. 410-677-5149.

Salisbury Middle would also welcome donations of incentive items (posters, CDs, gift cards, etc.) the school can give out to recognize student achievement and reinforce positive behavior throughout the year.

Wicomico Middle
Thursday, Aug. 21, 1-4 p.m. Open House. Parents bringing a completed emergency information form may pick up their student's schedule. (Students will be informed by mail around Aug. 15 of their homeroom assignment; for those who don’t get a schedule at the Open House, the schedule will be given out in homeroom on the first day of school.) Other key dates: Sept. 19 Fall Family Fling, a celebration of school, parents, students and community in an atmosphere of building relationships, 5-7 p.m.; PTA School Dance Oct. 16, PTA meeting Nov. 17. 410-677-5145.

Mardela Middle and High
Thursday, Aug. 21, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Back to School Bash/Open House. The event starts in the cafeteria; schedules will be handed out if student data information sheet is turned in that evening (otherwise, students will receive schedules on the first day of school). Other key dates: By Aug. 15, the opening newsletter will be mailed with student’s homeroom (1st period) class listed. Sept. 29 PTA meeting/teacher visitation 6:30-8 p.m. 410-677-5142

James M. Bennett High
Thursday, Aug. 21, Back-to-School Night for freshmen 7 p.m. 410-677-5141

Wicomico High
Plans are being developed for an orientation night for freshmen; information will be posted as soon as that event has been scheduled. 410-677-5146

Parkside High
Wednesday, Aug. 20. PTA Back-to-School Night, doors open 6 p.m., orientation 6:30 p.m., walk-through for parents and students, information tables on the athletic booster club, PTA membership. After a brief PTA meeting, the parents will follow their child's schedule and meet the teachers. The teachers will share a brief outline of course objectives and expectations for the school year. If all information sheets that were included in the opening newsletter have been filled out and handed in, students may pick up their schedules on this night. A letter will be sent home around Aug. 15 to the parents of all students. Each envelope will have the student's first period homeroom in the corner of the mailing label identifying where to report the first day of school to get the full class schedule, but families that take advantage of the PTA Back-to-School Night Aug. 20 and bring in all the required student documents will then receive their student's schedule early.

Parkside Career & Technology Education Center
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m. Back-to-School Open House.

Choices
Thursday, Aug. 21, 4-6 p.m. "Taste of Choices," a back-to-school open house for students and families in the new location of Wicomico’s alternative education program, 28928 Adventist Dr., Salisbury. 410-543-4203

Evening High School
Registration for fall term Aug. 25-28 and Sept. 2-4 and 8-11., 4-7 p.m. at Evening High School, located in Building E of Wicomico High (on Glen Avenue). Classes begin Sept. 8, but registration will be accepted through Sept. 11. 410-677-4537

Wicomico Adult Learning Center
GED information sessions will be held on Aug. 11 and 12 from 9-10 a.m. and from 6-7 p.m. To register for one of the information sessions, call the center at 410-749-3217 between 9am-12pm, Monday through Friday. The Adult Learning Center also has ESL (English as a Second Language) registration scheduled for Aug. 14, 10 a.m.-noon and 6-8 p.m.; no need to call ahead, simply come in that day. These registration events are for fall term enrollment, with the fall term beginning Sept. 2.