MUSD children and families enjoy a Resource and Enrollment Fair in Menifee

Tony Ault

Staff Writer

Hundreds of transitional kindergarten through 8th grade students and their families began their yearly enrollment at Menifee Union School District schools during a Resource and Enrollment Fair at the district office grounds Jan. 28.

The fair, hosted by the district at 29775 Haun Road in Menifee, invited more than 20 different resource groups to provide information on education, family health and services along with offering games, free raffles and fun for the children enrolling in the new school year.

Melinda Conde, MUSD director of student services said, “We wanted to provide resources for the community and for new enrollees, to provide for that and have fun.” And fun it was for the students who enjoyed playing games provided by the different vendors at their information booths. Even more exciting for the children were free raffles that gave away prizes including bicycles, scooters, footballs, a Razor and other items. Menifee Police Department

Explorers were on hand letting the children examine and honk the squad cars, receive stuffed toys and other small gifts.

For the parents, it gave them another opportunity to enroll their children into pre-kindergarten (transitional) through 8th grade in their neighborhood elementary and middle schools, including the new Kathryn Newport Middle School.

The enrollment period began on Jan. 16 for the 2023-2024 school year.

It was also a time for their children to have some preliminary health checkups at traveling mobile units including one from VCC Lake Elsinore Health Services that offers affordable health care for children and their families and offers Spanish speakers to help. VCC from San Diego recently opened a service center in Lake Elsinore. There were tables from different Riverside County Educational Services and the Department of Public Social Services to help parents with questions about the schools and other resources offered to their children. Many