Florence County School District Three will hold registration for returning students Wednesday, July 27, from 7 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday, July 28, from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Registration for all schools will be held in the gym at Lake City High School.
Registration for students new to the district is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Students attending FCSD3 for the first time should register at the school for which they are zoned.
The first school day for students is Monday, Aug. 15.
When registering their children, parents are required to provide photo identification, such as a driver’s license, and a current electricity bill as proof of residency. If the utility bill is not in the parent’s name, the parent must provide a notarized document that verifies residency.
Students entering five-year-old kindergarten and seventh grade, as well as students new to the district, are required to provide proof of immunization. Among the changes for required immunizations are:
- 12th grade has been added to the requirement for four (4) doses of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.
- 2nd grade has been added to the requirement for (2) doses of varicella. A child with a positive history of the disease is considered immune and is exempt from this requirement.
- 4th grade has been added to the requirement for three (3) doses of oral and/or inactivated polio vaccine with at least one (1) dose received on or after the fourth birthday.
- 10th grade has been added to the requirement for (1) Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) booster. Tdap is routinely administered at 11-12 years of age; however, a dose administered on or after the seventh birthday will meet this requirement.
All necessary forms for student registration, including the DHEC form for ordering a long form birth certificate, are available on the district’s website at www.florence3.k12.sc.us.
Schools will charge a supplies fee for all students registering for school. The supplies fee is $20 for elementary students, $25 for intermediate, junior high and high school students. J. Paul Truluck Intermediate School has a $30 optional yearbook fee. Other fees for Ronald E. McNair Junior High School include $15 for a PE uniform and $25 for a yearbook (optional). Other Lake City High School fees include $5 for PE and optional fees for parking ($15) and yearbook ($65).
For a $2.50 processing fee, parents may pay school fees online. Access each location’s e-School Payments feature on the school’s website, located on the right-hand side of the front page. Parents who choose to use this method should print their receipt and/or confirmation email and bring to registration to present as proof of payment.
Below are forms that you may need for registration. All forms can be completed and saved to your computer or printed. The birth certificate application must be taken to a SCDHEC office to obtain a birth certificate.