Back To Fort Mill Schools August 21, 2013

Fort Mill Schools are back in session Wednesday August 21, 2013. Are you prepared?

Compliments to the Fort Mill Times Editor Michael Harrison?and staff for putting together a great back to school guide in the FMT’s Wednesday ?July 31, 2013 edition. ?In the insert you’ll find a letter from the Fort Mill Superintendent, a list of newly assigned Fort Mill School principals, ?school supply lists, facts about each school including enrollment size, and other school articles including Indian Land schools.

You didn’t get the insert? I couldn’t find the back to school insert available on line. So I pulled together a few school links to to help you with your back to school prep:

Fort Mill Schools New Student Registration Information

FMS – Bus Route Information

FMS –Cafeteria Info Link including online meals payment called Meal Pay Plus

Fort Mill School Calendar for 2013-2014

School Supply lists are located on each schools websites. For example here is Gold Hill Middle School supplies list ?

Here is a list of all “open” Fort Mill Schools with a link to each schools website:

High Schools

• Fort Mill High School
• Nation Ford High School

Middle Schools

• Banks Trail Middle School
• Fort Mill Middle School
• Gold Hill Middle School
• Springfield Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Fort Mill Elementary School
• Gold Hill Elementary School – Modified Enrollment Freeze?
  ????????Riverview Elementary is the receiving school for those students affected by an enrollment freeze.
• Orchard Park Elementary School – Modified Enrollment Freeze?
  ??????Riverview Elementary is the receiving school for those students affected by an enrollment freeze.
• Pleasant Knoll Elementary School – Modified Enrollment Freeze?
  ??????Springfield Elementary is the receiving school for those students affected by an enrollment freeze.
• Riverview Elementary School
• Springfield Elementary School
• Sugar Creek Elementary School – Modified Enrollment Freeze?

Fort Mill School District Website

Fort Mill School Hours are:

Elementary: 7:45am – 2:30pm
Middle: 8:15am – 3:30 pm
High: 8:30am – 3:30pm

TAX FREE WEEKEND

Don’t forget about this weekends Tax Free Holiday in South Carolina.?Beginning today and ending at midnight Sunday August 4, 2013 you wont be charged sales tax on the following items:

clothing, clothing accessories (e.g., hats, scarves, hosiery, and handbags), ?footwear, school supplies (e.g., pens, pencils, paper, binders, notebooks, books, bookbags, lunchboxes, and calculators), computers, printers and printer supplies, computer software, and bath wash clothes, blankets, bed spreads, bed linens, sheet sets, comforter sets, bath towels, shower curtains, bath rugs and mats, pillows, and pillow cases. The sales tax holiday, however,?does not apply to sales of jewelry, cosmetics, eyewear, wallets, watches, furniture, rental of ?clothing or footwear, items for use in a business, or items placed on layaway or similar deferred payment and delivery plans. Link to SC Dept of Revenue?site.

Have fun on the 21st and motorists remember to watch for school buse stops and slow down in school speed zones.