Start thinking about open enrollment
Parents interested in open enrollment for the 2011-12 school year in the Marana Unified School District have until Feb. 1 to apply.
The district offers open enrollment as outlined by state law. Subject to admission standards and space available, the district's schools allow students to enroll who live in areas that feed into other Marana schools as well as students who live in other school districts.
Open enrollment approval is granted on a year-to-year basis, and students on open-enrollment status must reapply every year.
Go to www.maranausd .org/index.aspx?nid=368 to download an application and for more information about open enrollment.
Elks to take MUSD kids on spree
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Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 will hold its annual kids' shopping spree Saturday at Tucson Mall to help children from low-income families.
Last year, the group provided 35 students from Marana Unified School District's Roadrunner Elementary, 16651 W. Calle Carmela, with $140 worth of shoes and clothing from JCPenney.
Volunteers from the Elks and the school helped each of the children with their purchases.
This year, after the shopping spree the Elks will host a Christmas party at their Catalina lodge, 16045 N. Oracle Road. Santa Claus is scheduled to arrive by fire truck, courtesy of the Golder Ranch Fire District, and give each child a toy.
Buy books, burritos, to support Harelson
Barnes & Noble at the Foothills Mall will donate a portion of its sales Saturday to the Harelson Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization.
A voucher must be presented at the time of purchase for a percentage of the sale to go to Harelson, which is a school in the Amphitheater school district.
Purchases with a voucher can be made from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.
Also Saturday, Harelson schoolchildren will perform songs and short readings from about 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the children's book section of the store.
Student artwork also will be on display in the store.
Go to Harelson's website at www.amphi.com/schools/harelson and find the PTO page to download and print a Barnes & Noble voucher.
Vouchers for Chipotle at the Foothills Mall also are available to download and print on the Parent Teacher Organization's site.
Chipotle will host a fundraising lunch for Harelson from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Chipotle will donate 50 percent of the proceeds to Harelson when guests present event flyers at the time of purchase during the designated hours.
