Parents and students alike will be able to get a preview of their schools and classrooms next week before classes start on Opening Day August 7, the Winn Parish School Board announced.

Featured Monday, August 5, will be the Winnfield schools.  At 4:30 p.m. the Open House at Winnfield Primary School will begin.  Winnfield Middle School will begin its Open House at 5 p.m.  Winnfield Senior High School will start its Open House at 5:30 p.m.

The rural schools will be featured on Tuesday, August 6.  Dodson High School will start its Open House at 5:30 p.m.  Calvin High School will begin its Open House at 6 p.m.

Instructional Supervisor Amanda Taylor advised that the board has continued its tradition of compiling and distributing a Winn Parish Resource Directory for the benefit of families as the new school year gets underway.

Included are not only school contacts of the district system and parish but also agencies and contact numbers for such categories as Abuse, Basic Needs, Counseling, Disabilities, Emergency Services, Health Services, Housing, Juvenile Services, Legal Services and Utilities Assistance.

Available on the School Board’s website, the information is also given to parents of pre-Kindergarten students to show them the services available to them locally and across the state.  Copies have also been distributed to the Food Pantry and Chamber of Commerce.