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• 6^th Grade Orientation - Tuesday, August 20
• Orientation for all 6^th grade students and their parents will take place at 6:30PM in the GHS Arena following the "Welcome Back" picnic.  This will be an opportunity for the 6^th grade students and their parents to meet the teaching staff, become familiar with the building, and get questions answered.
• Tablet PCs Issued to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
• Prior to being issued their tablet PC, students and their parents must sign and return the following documents:  Laptop Computer Protection Agreement, the Student Pledge, E-mail Acceptable Use Agreement, the Groton Area School District Network/Internet agreement, and the Parental Consent to Publish Student Photos/Work.  The following arrangements have been made for student/parent orientation and paperwork/tablet disbursement:
• Sophomores and their parents should meet in the GHS Arena on Tuesday, August 20 at 7:15 PM with High School Principal, Anna Schwan.
• Juniors and Seniors will be given the required documents on the first day of school and must return all of them appropriately completed prior to being issued their tablet.
• First Day of School - Thursday, August 22
• The first day of school is on Thursday, August 22.  Students participating in band should bring their instruments.  Buses will run and school lunch will be served.  Each route driver will contact parents to confirm bus arrival times.  Other bus route questions may be referred to transportation supervisor, Loren Bahr, at (605) 397-

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