Summer break is almost over and in just a few short weeks students in Okeechobee will be back in school.
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OKEECHOBEE- Summer break is almost over and in just a few short weeks students in Okeechobee will be back in school.
The Okeechobee County School Board approved 2023-23 school starting and end times at their July 11 meeting and set the dates for open house.
Students will be heading back to school starting on August 10. Okeechobee High School’s first bell will be at 7:04 a.m., and the Brahmans’ day ends at 2:10 p.m. Classes at the Freshman Campus begin at 7:15 a.m. and end at 1:45 p.m., while both middle schools start at 9 a.m. and end at 3:40 p.m.
All Okeechobee County elementary schools start at 8:10 a.m. and end at 2:50 p.m., and Okeechobee Achievement Academy middle and high start at 7:20 a.m. and end at 1:50 p.m.
Open house for most schools in Okeechobee is on August 8, with all elementary schools running from 5-7 p.m. all middle schools and Okeechobee Achievement Academy running from 6-8 p.m., and OHS and the Freshman Campus running from 7-9 p.m. OHS sophomores and Okeechobee Virtual School’s open house will be on August 3 from 6-8 p.m.
There are six early release days in the upcoming school year, September 15, November 17, December 22, February 16, Friday, April 19, and May 24.
