School Board Approves New Calendar

Kanawha County students are busy with exams and activities right now, but they can think about next year now as well. After getting input from students and parents, the Board of Education went with its own plan and approved a new school calendar that will have school starting on August 14th 2017 and ending on May 23rd. The Board of Education allowed parents, students and community members to vote on four school calendar options in an online survey. The start dates included August 7th, August 14th, August 21st and September 5th. WCHS TV repports most voters picked the September 5th option with an end date of June 4th.