08/31/2026
Well, just like that, backpacks are getting packed🎒and alarm clocks set ⏰…back-to-school time is here!
🙌 To all the young learners heading back this week: I hope your school year is filled with new experiences and moments that make you proud.
🤝 To the parents & grown-ups by their sides, helping with the homework & early mornings: I know the feeling… you’ve got this, too!
We’re lucky in the 168th to have such strong schools and so many caring, dedicated people who show up to them (often at the peak of dawn!) day after day for our kids.
I’m incredibly proud of everyone – from the students to the custodial staff to the bus drivers – heading out the door today & tomorrow to schools in our community. I wish you a wonderful year ahead, and hope you have a fantastic first week!