The Orcas Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) is pleased to announce that the first afterschool enrichment classes will start later this month.

Marta Nielson will be presenting a NASA-created curriculum for 5th and 6th graders in her “Quark Academy” astronomy class, which begins Thursday, Jan. 22 and runs for eight sessions through March 26. Classes will be on Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. at a total cost of $40 for students of PTSA families and $50 for others.

Anna Roseberry, an Orcas High graduate with a B.A. in Spanish from Oberlin College, will teach beginning Spanish for first through sixth graders. First through third graders can attend Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:10 to 4:10 p.m., for $50 per month, supplies included. A separate fourth to sixth grade class will run from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m., also on Mondays and Wednesdays, at a cost of $75 per month, supplies included (the higher cost is due to longer class time and increased teacher prep demands). Both Spanish classes begin Monday, Jan. 26 and will be held in the elementary school.

Enrollment forms (including student behavior contracts) are available at the elementary school office. Class space is limited.

For more information, email Program Coordinator Pat (Lohman) Hunt at pat.lohman@verizon.net or call Barbara Skotte at 376-3930.