

| Bikers to ride to clothe children in time for school (The Potpourri) A motorcycle ride and day of festivities hopes to bring in donations and raise money for children in need of new clothes, just in time for the new school year. |
| Time for school (Ayer Public Spirit) In just a few more days it will be time to head back to school. Are you ready? Are you excited? Are you nervous? |
| Dallas' Pleasant Grove area celebrates start of school with GroveFest (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth) The celebration began slowly with bounce houses, booths and barbecue on the grill. By the time the crowd started to grow Saturday morning, the music was playing and the first back-to-school GroveFest was in full swing. |
| School returns with Hi-Tech tools (Corsicana Daily Sun) It?s back to school time across the county, with most public and private schools along with Navarro College, resuming classes for the fall semester Monday. |
| BACK TO SCHOOL: Schools separate ninth-graders (The Charlotte Observer) Ninth grade, often the first year of high school, is a critical time when many students sink or swim while coping with new academic responsibilities and learning the oh-so-important social hierarchy. |
