31 Jul It’s That Time Again – School Start Dates
It seems to happen earlier and earlier every year – the beginning of the new school year. Summer may be in full swing according to the weather but the calendar says school days are here again.
The question is WHEN?! There is no consistency any more as to when the first day of school is. It not only changes from year to year but from state to state, county to county and even school to school! Well, here’s a little help for those in the North Georgia area. Official first day of school dates according to county websites in alphabetical order.
Atlanta City Schools | Monday, August 08, 2011 | Clarke County | Monday, August 08, 2011 |
Banks County | Thursday, August 04, 2011 | Clayton County | Monday, August 08, 2011 |
Barrow County | Monday, August 08, 2011 | Cobb County | Monday, August 15, 2011 |
Bartow County | Wednesday, August 03, 2011 | Commerce City Schools | Monday, August 08, 2011 |
Butts County | Tuesday, August 09, 2011 | Coweta County | Monday, August 08, 2011 |
Carroll County | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 | Dawson County | Friday, August 05, 2011 |
Carrollton City Schools | Thursday, August 04, 2011 | Decatur City Schools | Tuesday, August 02, 2011 |
Cartersville City Schools | Friday, August 05, 2011 | DeKalb County | Monday, August 08, 2011 |
Chattooga County | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 | Douglas County | Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
Cherokee County | Monday, August 01, 2011 | Fannin County | Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
Getting ready for school now takes a much greater effort than it ever used to. Many schools now have dress codes and the kids likely have grown out of what they wore last year. Then, of course, you have to check the school websites to find out the ‘must haves’ for kids in each grade. Long gone are the days of a notebook, a couple of #2 pencils and a ruler. These days the list is likely to be longer than your grocery list and your kids are likely screaming for the latest laptop computers.
Fayette County | Monday, August 08, 2011 | Habersham County | Friday, August 19, 2011 |
Floyd County | Monday, August 01, 2011 | Hall County | Monday, August 08, 2011 |
Forsyth County | Thursday, August 11, 2011 | Haralson County | Tuesday, August 02, 2011 |
Fulton County | Monday, August 15, 2011 | Heard County | Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
Gainesville City Schools | Monday, August 08, 2011 | Henry County | Monday, August 01, 2011 |
Gilmer County | Friday, August 12, 2011 | Jackson County | Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
Gordon County | Friday, August 05, 2011 | Jasper County | Tuesday, August 09, 2011 |
Greene County | Monday, August 01, 2011 | Jefferson City Schools | Monday, August 01, 2011 |
Griffin-Spalding | Monday, August 08, 2011 | Lamar County | Monday, August 08, 2011 |
Gwinnett County | Monday, August 08, 2011 | Lumpkin County | Tuesday, August 09, 2011 |
Now that you’ve got the necessities out of the way it’s time to think about all the costs associated with those after school sports and activities. Is your daughter on the soccer team? Is your son running cross country track? What is the school doing for field trips this year? Team uniforms, specialized shoes, dues, dances and who’s going to pick them up after pratice?
Madison County | Friday, August 05, 2011 | Putnam County | Friday, August 05, 2011 |
Marietta City Schools | Thursday, August 11, 2011 | Rabun County | Monday, August 08, 2011 |
Meriwether County | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 | Rockdale County | Monday, August 01, 2011 |
Morgan County | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 | Rome City Schools | Monday, August 01, 2011 |
Newton County | Thursday, August 04, 2011 | Social Circle City Schools | Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
Oconee County | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 | Thomaston-Upson | Friday, August 05, 2011 |
Oglethorpe County | Thursday, August 04, 2011 | Towns County | Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
Paulding County | Wednesday, August 03, 2011 | Troup County | Friday, August 05, 2011 |
Pickens County | Wednesday, August 03, 2011 | Union County | Thursday, August 11, 2011 |
Pike County | Thursday, August 04, 2011 | Walton County | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
Polk County | Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | White County | Wednesday, August 10, 2011 |
Yes, the new school year is here. Parents who might have been thinking they can’t wait to get the kids back in school and out from under foot, might just be wishing for the easy days of summer vacation again, real soon!
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