Kindergarten registration for Auburn School District’s 2009-10 school year will begin Monday.

Elementary schools will be open for registration between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. daily.

Parents are encouraged to register their 5-year-old children on or shortly after this date. Early registration helps the schools plan effectively, have sufficient staff and create a smooth introduction for students entering kindergarten.

Parents must bring their child’s official birth certificate and a current immunization record at the time of registration. State law requires parents to present immunization information documenting that their children meet the state requirements before being registered at school.

Elsewhere

Connie Hipol, vocational arts pareducator at Auburn Riverside High School, was named the Washington Association for Skilled and Technical Sciences (WASTS) Outstanding Support Staff of the Year. Hipol has been working as a paraeducator at ARHS since the building opened 14 years ago. She splits her time in four different content areas: drafting/PET; woodworking/construction manufacturing; jewelry; and visual communications. … Anastasia Finney, a seventh-grader at Rainier Middle School in the Auburn School District, is a winner of the KCTS 9 Storymakers Creative Challenge for Young Writers. Anastasia is 1 of 278 middle school students from Washington State and British Columbia who submitted an entry. Entries ranged from non-fiction to poetry to short stories.