Dalzell Grade School will host registration for preschool, kindergarten Feb. 22-Feb. 26

Would students at Dalzell Grade School benefit from school consolidation? Students are dismissed from the school, which educates about 60 students each year. Merging districts can have its benefits for schools like Dalzell, but do the costs outweigh the benefits?

Dalzell Grade School will hold 3- and 4-year-old preschool and kindergarten registration from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 22 to Feb. 26.

Children must be at least 3 years old on or before Sept. 1 to enter preschool and must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 to register for kindergarten. A certified copy of the birth certificate (obtained from the courthouse of the county in which the child was born) and Social Security number must be presented at registration. Hospital birth certificates cannot be accepted. Anyone planning to register should call the school at 815-663-8821, and a packet of paperwork will be sent to those who do.