Education Briefs

Shelton schools sets 2024-25 calendar

The Shelton School District has set the calendar for the 2024-25 school year.

The Shelton School Board on Feb. 13 approved a schedule that begins with the first day of school Sept. 4, and the last day June 13, 2025. Notable dates include early release days of 1½ hours Sept. 11, Sept. 25, Dec. 11, Jan. 15, Feb. 12, March 12, March 26, April 23 and May 14; and early release days of three hours for staff training or conferences Oct. 11. Oct. 21, Oct. 22-25, Nov. 27, Dec. 20, Jan. 31, March 14, March 31, April 1-4 and May 2.

The second trimester begins Dec. 2, and the third trimester March 17. Winter break is Dec. 23 through Jan. 3. Spring break is April 7-11.

Vehicles surplussed by Shelton schools

The Shelton School Board on Feb. 13 voted unanimously to surplus four vehicles from the district’s maintenance department.

Brenda Trogstad, the Shelton School District’s assistant superintendent, told the board the repair work required on the four vehicles would cost more than the vehicles are worth.

The surplussed vehicles are a 2008 Ford Expedition with 130,506 miles on it, a 1999 Ford E-150 van with 169,883 miles, a 2000 Chevy Astro with an estimated 221,439 miles, and a 1997 Chevy Astro with 154,496 miles.

Kiwanis to award scholarships

The Shelton Kiwanis Foundation will award scholarships to graduating seniors from Shelton, CHOICE and Cedar high schools, Shelton area home school students and/or the Running Start program.

Scholarships are available in the areas of education, general academics, science, nursing, and career and technical education.

April 15 is the deadline to apply. Application forms and details are available at the Shelton Kiwanis club website at http://www.sheltonkiwanis.weebly.com/scholarship.html and at the Shelton High School’s Career Center scholarship website at http://www.shs.sheltonschools.org/student_services/career_center/scholarship_info.

For more information, email [email protected].