Back To School For Local Students

Many students are heading back to school in a few weeks. Here is a rundown of the start dates to keep in mind as school busses, students, parents and guardians will be on the roads once again.

Bret Harte High School and the Vallecito Union School District begin school on August 17th. Mother Lode Adventist Jr. Academy will start on August 22nd. Calaveras Unified School District started back on July 25th, they get an extra two week break in October.

Most Tuolumne Public School districts will open Wednesday, August 24th. The exceptions are Columbia and Soulsbyville Elementary, and Sonora Union High School which will begin classes on Tuesday, August 23rd. Belleview, Curtis Creek, Jamestown, Sonora Elementary, Summerville Union High and Elementary, Twain Harte, as well as Foothill Leadership Academy, Gold Rush Charter School, and Mother Lode Christian will all start August 24th. The Big Oak Flat Groveland school district including Tenaya Elementary, Don Pedro and Tioga High Schools will also start school on August 24th.

Fall classes begin at Columbia College August 29th. Sierra Waldorf School will start on September 7th.

New and returning students should register and often have packets of information to review and complete. Contact your school for information about their registration process.