Parents who want to apply for their children to attend pre-kindergarten in Effingham County may pick up registration packets beginning on Feb. 19. Completed pre-K application packets must be turned in between Feb. 19-March 8, to the elementary school for which the family is zoned.

The lottery-style drawing to determine the students for the pre-K program will be on March 19 at the Effingham County Board of Education auditorium. A drawing will be held for each elementary school that afternoon, at the following times: Ebenezer, 12:30; Guyton, 12:45; Springfield, 1; Blandford, 1:15; Marlow, 1:30; Rincon, 1:45; Sand Hill, 2; and South Effingham, 2:15.

For more information, visit http://www.effinghamschools.com/Page/14111.