Clayton News Daily

Today

Morrow High School's Parent-Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is scheduled to meet on Thursday, Feb. 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the cafeteria at the school, which is located at 2299 Old Rex Morrow Road, in Morrow. For more information, call (404) 362-3865.

Friday-Monday

Clayton County Public Schools will be closed on Friday, Feb. 18, and on Monday, Feb. 21, in observance of the school system's winter break and President's Day, according to the district's web site. The school system is scheduled to re-open on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

Saturday

The Morrow Branch of the Clayton County Library System will host a "Financial Education Class," on Saturday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m., to noon, at the library branch, at 6225 Maddox Road, in Morrow. Later in the day, from 3:30 p.m., to 4:30 p.m., the branch will host a "Black History Month Craft" event for children. Call (404) 366-7749.

Tuesday

Arnold Elementary School's School Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 7 a.m., to 8 a.m., at the school, located at 216 Stockbridge Road, in Jonesboro. Call (770) 473-2800.

Arnold Elementary School's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 7 p.m., to 8 p.m., at the Clayton County Performing Arts Center, located at 2530 Mt. Zion Pkwy., in Jonesboro. For more information, call (770) 473-2800.

East Clayton Elementary School's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 7 p.m., to 8:30 p.m., at the Clayton County Performing Arts Center, 2530 Mt. Zion Pkwy., in Jonesboro. (404) 362-3885.

Notes

The U.S. Air Force recently announced that Airman Kyle M. Ragan, the son of Jonesboro resident, Jenifer Ragan, has graduated from an eight-week basic military training course, at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. During his training, Airman Ragan studied military discipline, the Air Force's core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Ongoing

The Clayton County Public Library System offers many services to students, including tutoring programs for those who speak either English, or Spanish, and online practice tests and electronic test-preparation books for the SAT, GED, ASVAB, and TOEFFL exams. Visit the Clayton County Library web site, at www.claytonpl.org.

The Everett Music School is offering a Music After School Program for local children, at its new location at the Emmanuel Baptist Church Campus, at 230 Ga. Hwy. 138, Bldg. B, in Riverdale. Youths receive homework assistance, Criterion-Reference Competency Test (CRCT) preparation, math and reading enrichment, and lessons in piano, drums, singing and music theory. Transportation is also available. The cost of the camp is $65 per week. For more information, go online to www.eMusicSchool.org, or call (404) 969-KEYZ.

School Notebook is a regular feature of the Clayton News Daily compiled by staff writer Curt Yeomans. He can be reached via e-mail at cyeomans@news-daily.com.