School starts Wednesday, August 1, and several of our schools are helping families prepare by holding open houses, orientations, meet & greets, and other events.

Below is a listing of some of these events in no particular order. If we're missing some, send us an email to let us know. We'll add it!

• JFK Middle Ice Cream Social - Sunday, July 29, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
• Hume-Fogg Freshman Orientation - Monday July 23 through Wednesday, July 25, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. with a half-day on Thursday, July 26
• Hillsboro "Burro Beginnings" Freshman Orientation - Thursday, July 26 at 8:00 a.m.
• Overton Freshman Orientation - Monday, July 30 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
• Meet & Greet for Cane Ridge Elementary Principal Donna Wilburn - Monday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m., Cane Ridge High School
• Meet & Greet for Antioch High School Principal Adrienne Battle-Koger - Tuesday, July 24 at 5:00 p.m.
• Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet Freshman Firebird Orientation - Monday, July 30 at 6:00 p.m.
  • Pearl-Cohn Academies of Entertainment Management and Communication orientation - Tuesday, July 31 at 6:00 p.m.
• West End IB World Middle School Parent & Student Orientation Nights
  • 5th & 6th Grades - Wednesday, July 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • 7th & 8th Grades - Thursday, July 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • School-wide Open House - Wednesday, August 1, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
• Bellevue Middle School Orientation - Tuesday, July 24, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ on Jackson Street
  • 5th Grade Orientation - Sunday, July 29, 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Bellevue Middle School
  • Schedule Pick-up - Wednesday, July 25 & Thursday, July 26 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00p.m. at Bellevue Middle School
• Mt. View Elementary Preview Night - July 31, 6:00-7:00 p.m. (Teacher assignments may be announced this night.)
• Eakin Elementary School Kindergarten Popsicle Party - Monday, July 30, 4:30-6:00 p.m.
• John Early Museum Magnet Middle New Student Orientation - Tuesday, July 31, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Buses to run 2012-13 times and stops for transportation to John Early orientation
• Robert Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary Family Orientation
  • K-2 - Monday, July 30, 9:00 a.m. OR 5:30 p.m.
  • 3-4 - Tuesday, July 31, 9:00 a.m. OR 5:30 p.m.
  • Call 419-0509 by July 27 if you need transportation
• Bailey STEM Magnet Middle Parent & Scholar Welcome Night - Thursday, August 23 at 6:00 p.m.
• Granbery Elementary
  • Kindergarten Parent Meeting - Monday, July 30 at 6:00 p.m.
  • Open House for Grades 1 & 2 - Thursday, August 2, 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Parents Only
  • Open House for Grades 3 & 4 - Thursday, August 2, 6:45-7:45 p.m. - Parents Only
• Hillwood High School Freshman Orientation - July 30, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
• Jere Baxter Middle School Open House - Tuesday, July 31, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
• Buena Vista Enhanced Option Elementary School Parent Orientation - Thursday, July 26 at 5:30 p.m.
• Croft Middle Design Center Orientation and Open House - Tuesday, July 31 at 5:00 p.m.
• Gra-Mar Middle School Student Orientation & Relationship Building - Thursday, August 2, 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
• Sylvan Park Elementary Welcome to Kindergarten Party - Tuesday, July 31 at 5:30 p.m.
• The Cohn School Open House - Thursday, August 23 at 6:00 p.m.