Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-05

Arlington SCnOOl buses WILL
start rolling at 7:15 am. Tues
day to open the new school
year. The buses will transport
only high school students on
opening day.
The big event of the day will
be the occupancy of classrooms
in the new $1.75O,O0O addition
to Wakefield High School. The
first section of the 81 million
school was completed a year ago.
Williamsburg Junior High, ris-
ing in a wooded area west of
Old Dominion drive at Williams
burg boulevard, is expected to
open later in the fall. Work on
the So million school was de-
layed by strikes. Because of this
project and other construction,
more than $500 Junior high
school students will be on half
day sessions.
About 20,500 students are ex-
pected to answer the opening
bell. an increase Of about 1000
over last year.
$50 in Pre-primary.
A pre-primary program will
have an enrolment Of about $50,
school officials predict. Students
enrolled at six centers for these
classes will report at 9 am. Tues
day, except for those who will
attend the pre-primary classes
at Wakefield High Scool. In or
der to avoid the early -morning
traffic at Wakefield, pre-primary
students will report there at /
pm.
After Tuesday, pre-primary
classes will be held from 9 am.
to 1880 am. and from l pm.
to $3.50 pm. No bus transporta-
ton will be provided.
All elementary school students
will report at 8 am. First grade
students from Mckinley School
who will attend Marshall annex
will report to Mckinley at 8 am.
Tuesday. Their attendance at
Marshall annex will avoid half
day sessions at Mckinley.
About 100 first graders at
Henry School and about SO at
Oakridge will be on halliday
sessions. They will attend from
8 am. to noon, or from 1890
pm. to 4:30 pm.
Remodeling of Maury and
Monroe and Woodlawn schools
is being rushed in an attempt to
have the projects completed by
opening day. Registration will
he held on schedule at these
schools but starting of classroom
work may be delayed several
days.
About $50 students will be on
extended halliday sessions at
Swanson Junior High. where an
addition is scheduled for COM
pletion early next year. Eighth
and ninth graders will attend,
after Tuesday. from 8 am. to
1890 PM, with seventh-graders
in the building from 1885 pm.
to 4:45 pm.
On the first day at Swanson.
eighth and ninth graders will
report at 9 am, and seventh
graders at l pm.
At jefferson Junior High, about
700 students are expected. On
Tuesday, the seventh and eighth
grades are to report at 9 am;
and the ninth grade at 2 pm.
Sessions will be full time at
Jefferson.
StratfOrd Serves Williamsburg.
Williamsburg students will at
tend Stratford. From 8 am. to
1920 pm. Stratford students
will occupy the building. VIII
liamsburg pupils will move into
the cafeteria and auditorium at
1915 pm. and will go to classes
at 1890. On opening day, $50
Stratford pupils will be in ses-
sion from 9 am. to 1880 pm,
with $50 from Williamsburg at
tending from pm. toi4:25 pm.
Wakefleld's 1900 junior high
and 750 high school students in
grades 10 and IL will be in
session Tuesday from am. to
IL am. Wakefield will add grade
IL a year from now.
The same schedule will be in
effect at Hoffman-Boston Jun
ior-Senior High for colored stu
dents, where 800 Junior high and
100 high school pupils are ex-
pected.
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