Each school year, Sumner School District accepts nominations of students in grades 2-5 whose educational needs might be best served by the District’s Highly Capable Program.

Students identified as highly capable in grades 3-5 are served in a self-contained, all day program housed at Daffodil Valley Elementary. At the middle school level, students attend Lakeridge Middle School and their program includes social studies, language arts, math and science.

The nomination period begins today, Wednesday, and runs through Jan. 31. Nomination forms are available at all elementary and middle schools.

The district is also hosting a Highly Capable Program Parent Information Night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 at the Central Administration Office, 1202 Wood Avenue in Sumner.

Parent Information Night is an overview of the nomination and selection process, discussion of the characteristics of highly capable students, and a description of the elementary and middle school Highly Capable Programs.

For more information on the Sumner School District’s Highly Capable Program, visit http://www.sumner.wednet.edu/studentfamilyservices/specialservices/pages/gifted.html