The calendar has flipped to August, and that means one thing: It’s almost time to go back to school.
For some Portage County students, only two weeks of summer remain until school starts. For others, most of the month is still free for some quality fun time. Either way, though, the first day of school is rapidly drawing near. Check out the list below to see when the 2023-24 school year starts for each district in Portage County:
Aurora City Schools
Aug. 16: All Grades
Crestwood Local Schools
Aug. 29: Grades 4, 7-12
Aug. 29: Grades K-3 (last names A-M)
Aug. 30: Grades 4-12
Aug. 30: Grades K-3 (last names N-Z)
Field Local Schools
Aug. 30: All Grades
James A Garfield Local Schools
Aug. 28: Grades 1-12
Aug. 31: Kindergarten (Group 1)
Sept. 1: Kindergarten (Group 2)
Kent City Schools
Aug. 16: All Grades
Ravenna City Schools
Aug. 16: All Grades
Rootstown Local Schools
Aug. 29: All Grades
Southeast Local Schools
Aug. 30: All Grades
Streetsboro City Schools
Aug. 24: All Grades
Waterloo Local Schools
Aug. 29: All Grades
Windham Schools
Aug. 24: All Grades
Bio-Med Science Academy Stem High School
Aug. 10: All Grades
Maplewood Career Center
Aug. 28: All Grades
Tom Hardesty is a Portager sports columnist. He was formerly assistant sports editor at the Record-Courier and author of the book Glimpses of Heaven.