Spring Driver Ed Registration Dates Announced

Registration for the Huntington School District’s spring driver education program is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, January 2-3. The program is open to any student who has reached the age of 16 by January 2 and holds a valid learner’s permit.

Current Huntington High School juniors and seniors can register for the spring driver education program on Monday, January 2 from 2:30-3:00 p.m. Current sophomores and non-Huntington High School students can sign-up on Tuesday, January 3 from 2:30-3:00 p.m.

The registration session will be held in Room 122 at the high school – the office of the district director of health, physical education and athletics. Students must register themselves and are not permitted to leave their last class early to line-up in the hallway.

There are 32 openings, which will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The registration fee is $650 for residents and $675 for non-residents. Checks should be made payable to: Huntington High School Driver Education Program. Payment is due at the time of registration. No refunds will be provided once classes have begun.

An application packet for the program can be downloaded by logging onto the Huntington School District’s website at www.hufsd.edu and scrolling down to Daily Downloads and clicking on the link under Calendars.

The course will run from January 8 through May 20. Lecture classes will be conducted on Monday and Tuesday with road/in car classes being held Monday through Thursday. Students must attend one lecture class and one road/in car class per week. (There are two lecture classes and four in-car driving sessions per week.)

Class times will depend on each student’s schedule. Individual schedules will be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis on the day of registration. Note: Flip-flops are no permitted to be worn while driving.

Students are allowed to miss a maximum of one class. Once a student misses a second class, they may be dropped from the program and will be ineligible for a “blue card” (MV-285). Classes cannot be made up once a new semester has started.

To be eligible for a “blue card” a student must satisfactorily complete 24 hours of lecture and 24 hours in the car during the spring program.

Call (631) 673-2018 for more information or send an email to program coordinator Michael Marinello at mmarinello@hufsd.edu or program assistant Nicole Haas at nhaas@hufsd.edu.