General Information

Thank you for your interest in Memorial Day School ! Since you have expressed an interest in Memorial, it is obvious that you take your child’s education seriously. Indeed, this placement is one of the most important decisions you will make this year. We consider it a privilege and joy to present our school to you though the Admissions Office.

Typically, the first official contact with MDS is through the Admissions Office. We invite every family to call (912- 352-4535) or request for an information packet to be sent to you. After receiving and looking over the packet, we ask you to call and make an appointment to tour the school. This is also your time to ask any questions you have that may not be covered in the information packet, or to ask specific questions pertaining to your student or family.

The Admissions Office is happy to set up visitation for prospective students or their parents who wish to visit in the classrooms for 20 minutes, an hour, half day or all day. This allows an opportunity to get a close up view of a typical day at MDS. Those students visiting in the middle and upper school would “shadow” one of our students during a normal school day.

Memorial Day School admits students of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Memorial Day School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Acceptance Criteria

Kindergarten

• The child must be five years old by September 1st of the current school year.
• The child must demonstrate acceptable maturity and grade level readiness as determined by school assessment.
• The child must have an up to date Georgia Immunization Certificate (form 3231) signed by a medical doctor.
• The child must have medical documentation reflecting screening of vision, hearing, and dental.
• The child’s Birth Certificate.

First Through Twelfth Grade

• The student must have an overall acceptable grade point average on the most recent report card or transcript from the school of immediate prior attendance.
• The student must post acceptable scores on the Memorial Day School admission tests.
• The student must present documentation from the school of immediate prior attendance that exhibits regular daily attendance, free of excessive absenteeism and tardiness.
• The student must present documentation from the school of immediate prior attendance that exhibits acceptable behavior and self-discipline, free of excessive suspensions, and expulsion.
• The student must have an up to date Georgia Immunization Certificate (from 3231) signed by a medical doctor.
• The student must have medical documentation reflecting screening of vision, hearing, and dental.
• The student’s Birth Certificate.
• Memorial Day School admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin

For more information about Memorial Day School, please contact:

Jill Wilcoxon
Director of Admissions at jwillcoxon@memday.org