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Alexandria Elementary Schools Hold Open Houses Starting in February

Beginning in early February, Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) elementary schools are holding open houses and/or school tours designed primarily for parents of rising kindergartners and other new ACPS students. Open houses and tours generally last one to two hours each. Based on your home address, your child is assigned to a neighborhood school. If you are not sure to which school your child is assigned, please call 703-824-6710 or refer to the online Attendance Zone Locator. Call the individual school if you have further questions about visiting or enrollment.

For more information about kindergarten registration, visit the ACPS Web site registration page. Here are the scheduled events, listed by school:

John Adams Elementary School, 5651 Rayburn Ave., Alexandria, 703-824-6970 — An open house will take place at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 5. Tours are available by appointment on the first Friday of each month.

Charles Barrett Elementary School, 1115 Martha Custis Dr., Alexandria, 703-824-6960 — The kindergarten open house will be Friday, April 9, at 1:30 p.m. Students and parents are welcome. Tours may be scheduled by making an appointment with the principal's secretary.

Cora Kelly School, 3600 Commonwealth Avenue, Alexandria, 703-706-4420 — The kindergarten open house will be Friday, Feb. 26 at 9:00 a.m.

Patrick Henry Elementary School, 4643 Taney Ave., Alexandria, 703-461-4170 — An open house will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 26.

Jefferson-Houston School for Arts and Academics, 1501 Cameron St., Alexandria, 703-706-4400 — An open house will take place at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 5. Tours are offered by appointment upon request.

Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, 530 S. St. Asaph St., Alexandria, 703-706-4430 — No official open house is being planned at this time. The school has sent information packets to all pre-registered participants for the two previously scheduled open houses. Tours will be conducted on an "as requested basis." Interested parties can contact Nicole Dickens at 703-706-4430.

Douglas MacArthur Elementary School, 1101 Janneys Lane, Alexandria, 703-461-4190 — An open house will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Rising kindergarten students are invited with their parents.

George Mason Elementary School, 2601 Cameron Mills Road, Alexandria, 703-706-4470 — An open house will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. on Friday, March 26. Tours are offered at 9:15 a.m. every Wednesday.

Matthew Maury Elementary School, 600 Russell Road, Alexandria, 703-706-4440 — An open house for prospective kindergarten parents will take place at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Guided tours are given to prospective families upon request.

Mount Vernon Community School, 2601 Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria, 703-706-4460 — An open house will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25.

James K. Polk Elementary School, 5000 Polk Ave., Alexandria, 703-461-4180 — A kindergarten parent coffee, including a tour of the school, will take place at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23. An open house which will include rising kindergartners will take place on Monday, June 14. If you are unable to attend, tours may be arranged by calling the school.

William Ramsay Elementary School, 5700 Sanger Ave., Alexandria, 703-824-6950 — Kindergarten orientation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, March 26. Rising kindergartners and their families are welcome. Tours are available by appointment upon request.

Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School, 435 Ferdinand Day Dr., Alexandria, 703-933-6300 — An open house will take place from 11:30-12:30 p.m. on Friday, March 12. Tours are available by appointment upon request.

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