Back-to-school time is just around the corner

Published July 22, 2010
By Senior Airman Eric Summers
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Students living in Keesler's military family housing areas attend Biloxi public schools.

To verify which school your child will attend, call 374-1810, extension 125.

This year, school attendance zones are being realigned by the mothballing of Nichols and Beauvoir Elementary Schools and Michel 6th Grade School.

Beauvoir students have been reassigned to either Popp's Ferry or Jeff Davis Elementary Schools Students residing in Thrower Park and Tanglewood and Bent Oaks subdivisions will attend Popp's Ferry. All other Beauvoir students will attend Jeff Davis Elementary School.

Students who had attended Nichols Elementary School will now attend Gorenflo Elementary School. All sixth grade students will attend Biloxi Junior High School.

Parents who didn't pre-register their children can enroll students at the Biloxi school to be attended, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 29-30. School begins Aug. 11.

When registering, you must present two proofs of residency, child's certified birth certificate, certificate of immunization issued by the state of Mississippi and the student's Social Security number.

Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1.

For more information, visit http://www.biloxischools.net

Start dates and Web addresses for other school districts:

Gulfport -- School starts Aug. 11; http://www.gulfportschools.org.

D'Iberville and Harrison County -- School starts Aug. 11; http://www.harrison.k12.ms.us.

St. Martin and Jackson County -- School starts Aug. 5; http://www.jcsd.k12.ms.us

Long Beach -- School starts Aug. 9; http://www.lbsdk12.com.

Ocean Springs -- School begins Aug. 5; http://www.ossd.k12.ms.us.