Registration for kindergarten classes in the Tamaqua Area School District for the school year 2015-2016 will be held March 23, 24 and 25 at the Rush Elementary School and March 26 at the West Penn Elementary School. Registration hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at both schools.

Registration packets will be available at all three of the district's elementary schools as of Monday, or at the Tamaqua Area School District website,

www.tamaqua.K12.pa.us.Appointments will then be scheduled for March.Children in the Tamaqua Area School District who will reach the age of 5 before Sept. 1, 2015, are eligible to attend kindergarten classes.To register, call 570-668-3306 the week of March 2, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and from 1-3 p.m. to schedule an appointment.Proof of residency, health records, original birth certificates and original Social Security cards will be required.Children will be evaluated by a classroom teacher, nurse and speech therapist.