Officials with RSU 39 are informing the public about many important dates for area students.
The first day of school for RSU 39 students in grades pre-K through five is on Tuesday, Sept. 5. (High school students began classes on Aug. 20).
Orientation and open house dates for each school is as follows:
Hilltop Elementary School
• Orientation for pre-K and kindergarten students and their parents is on Thursday, Aug. 30.
Pre-K students and parents are offered a morning session from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. or an afternoon session from noon until 1 p.m.
Orientation for kindergarten students and parents is from 11 a.m. until noon.
• Parent/Student Open House for grades one and two will take place on Thursday, Oct. 11 from 6 until 7 p.m.
Teague Park
• Orientation for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Third-graders meet from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m.; the fourth- and fifth-grade students meet from 7 until 8 p.m.
Caribou Middle School
• Open House for grades six, seven and eight takes place on Monday, Sept. 17 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Limestone Community School
• An open house for students pre-K through grade eight takes place tonight from 6 until 7:30 p.m.
For middle and high school families interested in athletics, there will be a follow-up meeting with the athletic director in the cafeteria from 7:30 until 8 p.m.