POINT PLEASANT — Teachers in Mason County Schools moved into their classrooms earlier this week in preparation for the 2010-2011 school year, which begins Monday.

Suzanne Dickens, Interim Superintendent of Mason County Schools, delivered this message to all students and parents in the county.

“Students will be welcomed back to the classrooms in their respective schools on Monday, Aug. 23. Administrators, teachers and school personnel, are busily preparing for their arrival,” Dickens said. “As superintendent, I place a high emphasis on the delivery of a quality, system-wide curriculum that will prepare our students for the challenges of living in the 21st century. Join me in ‘making a difference’ in the lives of our students by supporting Mason County Schools.”

Dickens also wishes to make the school calendar well-known by everyone in the school system.

2010-2011 School Calendar

Aug. 23 – First day of school

Sept. 6 – Labor Day

Oct. 11 – No school, IS Day

Nov. 2 – Election Day

Nov. 11 – Veteran’s Day

Nov. 22-26 – Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 23 – No school, IS Day

Dec. 24-31 – Christmas Break

Jan. 3 – Students return from break

Jan. 14 – No school – Curriculum Development

Jan. 17 – Martin Luther King’s Birthday

Feb. 21 – No school, IS Day

Apr. 22 – No school, IS Day

Apr. 25-29 – Spring Break

May 27 – Last day for students

May 30 – Memorial Day

June 1 – No school, IS Day

All Mason County School policies, including the Attendance Policy & Procedures, can be accessed on the school’s Web site at www.edline.net/pages/mcboewv. The Mason County Board of Education recently adopted the new NEOLA Policy Manual on Aug. 17, 2010. That also can be viewed by visiting the above site.