Back To School

The 2023-2024 school year is almost here! We want to help make sure your students are ready for class. KELOLAND News has compiled the latest education headlines along with supply lists for dozens of school districts in the area.

Scroll down to see our staff when they were in the classroom! Share photos of your children as they start the new school year; send the pictures to ushare@keloland.com and we’ll use them to create a back to school gallery.

2023-2024 School Start Dates

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
August 14 Colome Consolidated District Irene-Wakonda School District	August 15 Corsica-Stickney Public Schools McCook Central School District Montrose School District	August 16 Canton School District Mitchell School District Newell School District	August 17 Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools Huron School District Pierre School District	August 18
August 21 Kimball School District Yankton School District	August 22 Aberdeen Public Schools De Smet School District Dell Rapids Public School Leola School District Madison Central School District Northwestern Area School District Rapid City Area Schools	August 23 Brandon Valley School District Brookings School District Kadoka Area School District Lake Preston School District Lennox School District Redfield Public School	August 24 Harrisburg School District Sioux Falls Public Schools Watertown School District	August 25
August 28 Meade School District	August 29	August 30 St. Mary Catholic Schools (Dell Rapids) Lead-Deadwood School District	August 31	Sept. 1

KELOLAND News School Photos

We want to see those first-day of school smiles. Share photos by emailing them to us at ushare@keloland.com. You can also use the KELOLAND News app to submit photos.

View a photo gallery of KELOLAND News staff when they were in school in a slideshow below.

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