• Bellefontaine — Open house night for the district students and families is Thursday, Aug. 28, including Bellefontaine Elementary School from 4:30 to 6 p.m.; Bellefontaine Intermediate School from 5 to 6:30 p.m.; Bellefontaine Middle School from 5:30 to 7 p.m.; and Bellefontaine High School from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; the school year starts on Wednesday, Sept. 3, for grades 1-9; first day for BHS grades 10-12 is Thursday, Sept. 4; preschool and kindergartners, first day of school last names A-K is Sept. 3; last names L-Z is Sept. 4; all students attend Sept. 5; the school hours for each building are: Bellefontaine High School – 7:20 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.; Bellefontaine Middle School – 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.; Bellefontaine Intermediate School – 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and Bellefontaine Elementary School – 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
• Benjamin Logan — Elementary open house, Thursday, Aug. 28, 5:30-7 p.m.; middle school open house, Wednesday, August 27, fifth-grade last names A-L 5 to 5:45 p.m., fifth-grade last names M-Z 5:45 to 6:30 p.m.; sixth-eighth grades, 6 to 7:30 p.m; high school open house, Thursday, Aug. 28, ninth-grade 5:-5:30 p.m. orientation, 5:30-6 p.m. Chromebook pick up, 10th-12th grade 6 to 7:30 p.m., meet the teacher, pay school fees, parking passes, Chromebooks pick up; first day of school for grades 1-12 is Tuesday, Sept. 2; first day for kindergarten girls is Wednesday, Sept. 3, first day for kindergarten boys is Thursday, Sept. 4; all kindergartners attend Friday, Sept. 5 .
• Indian Lake — Open house night, Monday, Aug. 18; the first day of school is Wednesday, Aug. 20; elementary open house is 5:30 to 7 p.m., with a kindergarten orientation meeting starting at 5 p.m. in the gym; the ILES Office will be open for answering any questions; middle school open house, 5:30 to 7 p.m. with a fifth-grade orientation meeting in the gym at 5:15 p.m. for last names A-K and at 6 p.m. for last names L-Z. (If you have any questions or need to attend the later orientation because of work hours, please contact the ILMS Office at 937-686-8833); pick up Chromebooks in the ILMS cafeteria and visit classrooms, the Office will be open for paying Chromebook fees and answering any questions, schedules will be dispersed the first day of school; high school open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m., with a Senior Parent Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium; students may pick up schedules and information on several clubs in the ILHS cafeteria; classrooms will be open to visit teachers, students may find and try out their lockers, Chromebook fees may be paid in the office.
• Riverside — Pirate Pride Picnic open house, 1 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, meet teachers, visit classrooms, take personal items, enjoy a meal prepared by the kitchen staff from 1 to 5:30 p.m., visit the bus driver table for transportation information; pick up your 2024-25 junior high/high school yearbooks; preschool through sixth-graders’ school supply lists are on the school website; school supply lists will be sent home with grades 7-12 at open house or first week of school; first day of school for grades 1-12, Wednesday, Aug. 20; preschool and kindergarten girls’ first day, Monday, Aug. 25; preschool and kindergarten boys’ first day, Tuesday, Aug. 26; all preschool and kindergartners attend Wednesday, Aug. 27.
• West Liberty-Salem — Grades K-12 open house, 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27; elementary students, meet your teachers, if you ordered supplies through the school, they will be waiting at your desk, bring in any additional supplies on this day or wait until school starts; middle and high school students, pick up your final schedule (if needed); get familiar with your locker, check out each of your classrooms; freshman orientation, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, freshmen will pick up their iPads during orientation, lunch is provided, they will also receive their free student sports pass; middle school orientation for sixth-grade only, 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, students will get the chance to meet their teachers, check out their classrooms; first day of school for grades 1-12, Tuesday, Sept. 2; kindergartners will attend only two days the first week of school; last names A-G start school Tuesday, Sept. 2; last names H-O start school Wednesday, Sept. 3; last names P-Z start school Thursday, Sept. 4; all kindergartners attend school on Friday, Sept. 5.
