July 28, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The summer break for students is almost over.
DeKalb County Schools will re-open Thursday, August 1 for registration.
Students will attend for 90 minutes (abbreviated day from 7:45 a.m. until 9:15 a.m.). to sign up at their schools.
The first full day of school will be Monday, August 5.
Professional Development at the individual schools will be July 29-31.
Friday, August 2 will be an administrative day for teachers only. Students will not attend on Friday, August 2.
The 2024-25 DeKalb County School Calendar is as follows:
DeKalb County students and teachers will have a full week off for fall break October 14-18, Thanksgiving November 25-29, and spring break March 24-28, and a two-week winter break for Christmas December 23 to January 3. December 20 will be an abbreviated day (7:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m.). Students will return to school after the Christmas holiday on January 6, 2025. Schools will also be closed for Labor Day September 2, Dr. Martin Luther King Day January 20, President’s Day February 17, Good Friday. April 18, and Monday, April 21. The last day of school will be May 23, 2025 (abbreviated 7:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m.). May 22 will be an administrative day.
Report cards will be issued at all schools on October 8, December 20, January 9, March 18, and May 23.
Parent teacher conferences will be held at all schools from 3-6 p.m. on October 10 and March 20.
Meanwhile families in DeKalb County can get a helping hand with their back-to-school needs thanks to the annual Back to School Education Celebration hosted again this year by the Smithville First Baptist Church (FBC).
This Back-to-School Bash event will be held Thursday, August 1 starting at 6 p.m. at the church’s Life Enrichment Center downtown.
Pastor Chad Ramsey said other churches, businesses, etc. will be joining in the effort to provide free school supplies to families. Tables or booths will be set up inside the Life Enrichment Center gym and to help prevent duplication of services, they will each offer different types of supplies from pencils, paper, back packs, etc. Participants will line up at the door and enter after being handed information describing what they will find at each table. Families will walk through and get what they need from each booth. Most of the activity will be held inside.
Next Sunday, August 4, the DeKalb County Ministerial Association will host a back-to-school prayer gathering in the DeKalb County High School Gym at 2:00pm.
This prayer event will consist of two parts. First, there will be a gathering at the high school gym at 2:00 where local ministers will lead a time of prayer for administration and leadership, faculty and staff, students, parents/guardians, and extracurricular activities/athletics. The second part will consist of smaller groups gathering at each of the public schools in DeKalb County to pray specifically for that school.
The back-to-school prayer event is held annually on the Sunday before the first day of the school year. It is sponsored and led by the DeKalb County Ministerial Association.