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AB Back To School – What You Need To Know
A few things you need to know about heading back to school. Information courtesy of the Acton Public Schools website.

It's creeping up on us. The summer is just about over and you know what that means...
Opening Day will be Tuesday, August 28 (7:23 a.m. for the High School and 7:30 a.m. for the Jr. High).
Grades 8, 10, 11, & 12 will start their first day of school on Wednesday, August 29.
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What Time Does School Start?
DOUGLAS & GATES: 8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. (Thursdays - 12:15 p.m. dismissal)
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- Kindergarten: AM Session (M,T,W,F) - 8:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. (Thursday schedule - 8:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.). PM Session - 12 noon - 2:45 p.m. (No PM session on Thursdays).
CONANT, McCARTHY-TOWNE, MERRIAM: 9:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Thursdays - 1:00 p.m. dismissal)
- Kindergarten: AM Session (M,T,W,F) - 9:15 a.m. - 12 noon (Thursday schedule - 9:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.). PM Session - 12:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (No PM session on Thursdays).
School Lunch Prices:
Acton School Lunch Price: $2.50
Acton-Boxborough School Lunch Price: $2.35
Milk only: $ .50