Three information nights for parents of rising ninth-graders in the Hall County School District are scheduled for the beginning of the new year. General information nights are scheduled for Jan. 9 at Lanier Career Charter Academy, 2723 Tumbling Creek Road, and for Jan. 16 at Chestatee High School, 3005 Sardis Road. Both sessions run from 6-7:30 p.m. Parents will be informed of the various programs of choice and charter schools their children can attend, and how they can apply.