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Registration

Niobrara County schools will begin classes on Wednesday, August 22, 2018.  School offices are open 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Registration begins the week of August 13, 2018, for new students, who may also register the first day of school.  All new students must bring a copy of their certified birth certificate and immunization card.  Students who attended Niobrara County Schools last year were pre-registered in the spring.  For more information on registering please call one of the offices at 334-3320 (high school) or 334-2224 (elementary/middle school).  

Classes begin Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. for the high school, 8:05 a.m. for the middle school, 8:10 a.m. for the elementary and 7:30 a.m. for the Lance Creek School.  

Lunch tickets for the Lusk Elementary/Middle School and Niobrara County High School may be purchased starting August 13, 2018.  Lunch tickets are priced as follows:  K-5 $3.00, 6-8 $3.50, 9-12 $4.00, and adults $4.50.  Niobrara County School District #1 offers free and reduced meals to eligible families.  Free and reduced meal applications are available at LEMS and the high school.

  Children must be age 5 on or before September 15, 2018 to be enrolled in Kindergarten.  

Loading and Unloading Rules

LUSK ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL

Those parents who drive their children to and from school are reminded that during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal of students the entire driveway in front of the school is used for buses only.  Parents will not be permitted to use this area during these times for parking, to enter the parking area or to pick their children up or drop them off.

Parents will have to use the north entrance of the parking lot if they choose to park in the lot to pick up or drop off their children, or they may park on the street.

Bus Notes

Students getting on the bus at home or school will ride all the way to their final destination (school or home) unless picked up by the parents.  Students will not be allowed to ride part way on the bus and the rest of the way with a friend.  Violators will be excluded from bus transportation.

Buses are required by law to stop at railroad crossings.

If a bus has seat belts, their use is required.

Buses are for the students that live on the bus route.  Adults may not ride school buses as passengers unless assigned by the principal or in case of emergency.

Other students must have a note from their parents signed by the principal, and there must be seating available, as some of our route busses are full.

Lusk Police will be working at the Lusk Elementary/Middle School to ticket no parking areas where buses load and unload.

Families who live in town and wish to have their children ride buses to school, when space is available, are asked to contact Kevin Gaukel, Transportation Director at 334-0171.

Wyoming law states that the driver of a vehicle, upon meeting or overtaking from either direction a school bus stopped on a roadway, shall stop before reaching the school bus while the bus’s flashing red lights are in operation and the driver shall not proceed until the school bus resumes motion or the flashing red lights are no longer activated.

NCHS Traffic Rules

1. Student Parking Areas:

a. Parking lot east of the gym and auditorium.

b. No student parking on the south side of the high school building.

c. No student parking in Fifth Street parking lot in front of the building.

2. Faculty Parking Areas:

a. In parking lot of Fifth Street in front of building.

b. In south “U” area between the gym and Home Ec. area.

3. School Bus Safety Notes:

a. No traffic through the loop while buses are loading or unloading.

b. No running between buses during loading or unloading.

Immunizations Needed

Immunizations are required by law for all school children.  All students must have a verified immunization record.  Kindergarten through 6th Grade Students - 5 DPT minimum, unless the 4th dose is given on or after the 4th birthday, then only 4 doses are required.  4 Polio minimum, unless the 3rd dose is given after the 4th birthday, then 3 doses are required, the last dose must be administered on or after the 4th birthday.  2 Measles, Mumps, Rubella (single antigen each or in combination, MMR).  7th Grade through 12th Grade Students - 4 Polio minimum (1dose on or after the 4th birthday), 2 MMR, Hepatitis B series (3 immunizations) prior to entry into 7th grade, 5 DTP minimum, plus an additional TD before entry into 7th grade unless the child has received a dose with the previous 5 years.  Kindergarten through 5th Grade Students – Must have completed Hepatitis B series prior to entry into Kindergarten.  All of the above vaccines are available through the Wyoming State Health Department.  For appointments, call Regional Health Nurse 286-0220 (now) or Niobrara County Public Health at 334-4032 (after Sept. 1st).  You may also get the vaccines from some private physicians.