The Polk County Recreation Department offers an Afterschool/School’s Out

Program during the school year. The program consists of two parts: an after school

care from 3-6 p.m. on days that school is in session and a school’s out care from 7

a.m.-6 p.m. for teacher work days, some holidays and other days school is not in

session.

The Afterschool/School’s Out Program is set to begin on Monday, Aug. 25, the

first day of school for Polk County Schools. For more information and for a

registration form, visit www.polknc.org. You may email registration forms to

afterschool@polknc.org, mail them to PO Box 308, Columbus, NC, 28722, or drop

them off at Stearns Gym.