NATCHEZ — As Aug. 7 rapidly approaches, students across Adams County are bracing for the first day of classes in the Natchez-Adams School District.

To help parents be as prepared as possible for the first day, the Natchez-Adams School District hosted “A Day in the District,” on Thursday.

The event is meant to give parents a convenient means of registering their children for school and answering virtually any questions they could have about the upcoming year.

The district’s Parent Center oordinator Marilyn Turner equated the event to “one stop shopping.”

And by the looks of the crowds on Thursday, county parents were taking full advantage.

Turner said approximately 300 parents had come to register their children by noon.

The event ran 12 hours beginning at 7 a.m.

“It’s going really well so far,” Turner said just before the lunch break rush.

Erin Sessions, parent of twin sixth-graders, attended the event to register her children for classes at Morgantown Elementary School.

Sessions said Thursday was the first time she had attended the event and liked its convenience.

“It’s easy,” she said.

So easy in fact, Sessions was able to handle everything on her lunch hour.

In addition to groups of parents, teachers and principals from each of the district’s schools were at the event to field questions.

Robert Lewis Middle School’s Assistant Principal Levi Robinson said he had seen a steady stream of parents since he arrived.

“We have been busy,” he said.

Turner said some parents even began arriving as early as 6:30 a.m. for registration.

“This is really easy for the parents,” she said. “They take full advantage of it.”

Turner said one of the most regularly asked questions of the day dealt with free and reduced lunch forms.

Turner said the new forms, which will be read by computer, generated the bulk of Thursday’s questions.

While Turner said the event was a successful one, some were not happy with day’s outcome.

As parents filled out form after form children unlucky enough to be dragged along looked anything but happy to be witnessing the verification of the end of their precious vacations.

Well, most of the kids.

Jordan Donald, 5, appeared ecstatic about his aunt registering him for the first grade.

And Donald already knew what he wanted to do when he got to school.

“I want to play basketball all day,” he said.