August 2, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Hundreds of parents and students gathered downtown Smithville Thursday afternoon to enjoy food, fun, and games and to load up on free school supplies during the annual First Day of School Education Celebration.
All five schools participated along with the Board of Education and Director of Schools, several businesses and civic organizations, churches, the Smithville Police and Fire Departments and DeKalb EMS, L.B.J. & C. Smithville Head Start, Justin Potter Library and others.
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DeKalb County Schools will hold their first full day of classes for the new year on Monday, August 5
The 2019-20 school calendar is as follows:
Students will not attend on Monday, Labor Day, September 2.
Schools will be closed for the fall break October 21-25 (one week) and one week for Thanksgiving November 25-29
The Christmas break will be December 23 through January 3. Friday, December 20 will be the last day students attend before Christmas break and that will be an abbreviated school day. Students will return after the holidays on Monday, January 6.
Schools will be closed for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 20; for President’s Day, Monday, February 17; and Good Friday, April 10.
Spring break will be March 23 through March 27
Students will not attend on Wednesday, May 20. That will be an administrative day and all teachers must attend. The last day of school will be Thursday, May 21 and report cards will be sent home.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 15 and Thursday, March 19 at DeKalb County High School from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will also be held from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 17 and Tuesday, March 17 at DeKalb Middle School, Northside Elementary, Smithville Elementary, and DeKalb West School.
Report cards will be sent home on Thursday, October 10; Thursday, January 9, Monday, March 16 and Thursday, May 21.