Schools
Back to School in Barrow: What You Should Know for the 2013-14 School Year
Find out what supplies your child will need, what the school system calendar looks like and more.
We've got some important information for parents, as students will return to school Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Open house
Before students return to schools on Aug. 7, parents can meet their teachers and get valuable information before the first day back, including details on transportation. Open houses will be held Aug. 5. Elementary schools will hold open house from 8 to 11 a.m., middle schools from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and high schools from noon to 2 p.m.
An increase in students
The school system projects a 1.5 to 2 percent increase in its student population this coming year, totaling about 13,200 students.
School calendar
This school year is 170 days. Here are some highlights from the calendar, and you can view the full document here.
- Fall break: Oct. 15-18, with the Columbus Day holiday falling on Monday, Oct. 14
- Thanksgiving break: Nov. 25-29
- Winter break: Dec. 23-Kan. 6
- CRCT testing: April 2-11
- Spring break: April 14-18
- Last day of school: May 15
- Pre-K
- Auburn Elementary
- Bethlehem Elementary
- Bramlett Elementary
- County Line Elementary
- Holsenbeck Elementary
- Kennedy Elementary
- Statham Elementary
- Yargo Elementary
- Bear Creek Middle
- Haymon-Morris Middle
- Russell Middle
- Westside Middle
Georgia's tax-free weekend is Aug. 9 and 10, so you might want to hold off on buying anything except the necessities until then. Click here for a complete list of what's on the tax-free list.
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