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Here is a partial calendar for the school system:
Monday, Sept. 3
Labor Day holiday
September 3, 2018, schools and Rockdale County Public Schools district offices, including Student Registration, closed for Labor Day holiday; www.rockdaleschools.org/calendars
Saturday, Sept. 8
Youth Mental Health First Aid Class
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. September 8, 2018 at RCPS Central Office Board meeting room, 954 N. Main St., Conyers, GA; free and open to community; Register at www.surveymonkey.com/r/YMHFAFW18 or visit www.rockdaleschools.org/ymhfa for more information.
Saturday, Sept. 8
Free SAT Prep
8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. September 8, 2018, at Memorial Middle School, 3405 Underwood Rd., Conyers, GA; free SAT preparation workshop series September 8, 15, 22 for RCPS students planning to take the SAT; registration link and information at www.rockdaleschools.org/SATprep
Tuesday, Sept. 11
RCPS Early Release/Independent Learning/Professional Learning
September 11, 2018, RCPS Early Release and Independent Learning day for students, Professional Learning Day for teachers; student hours are – elementary schools 7:35 a.m. – 11:35 a.m., middle schools 8:45 a.m. – 1:35 p.m., high schools 8:05 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.; www.rockdaleschools.org/calendars
Saturday, Sept. 15
Youth Mental Health First Aid Class
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. September 15, 2018 at RCPS Central Office Board meeting room, 954 N. Main St., Conyers, GA; free and open to community; Register at www.surveymonkey.com/r/YMHFAFW18 or visit www.rockdaleschools.org/ymhfa for more information.
Saturday, Sept. 15
Free SAT Prep
8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. September 15, 2018, at Memorial Middle School, 3405 Underwood Rd., Conyers, GA; free SAT preparation workshop series September 8, 15, 22 for RCPS students planning to take the SAT; registration link and information at www.rockdaleschools.org/SATprep
Tuesday, Sept. 18
Rockdale Youth Orchestra concert
7 p.m. September 18, 2018, at Rockdale Auditorium, 903 N. Main Street, Conyers, GA; inaugural Rockdale Youth Orchestra concert featuring 20 musicians grades 5-12; abcawley@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Saturday, Sept. 22
Parent Academy
8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. September 22, 2018 at Rockdale Career Academy, 1064 Culpepper Dr., Conyers; free classes, lunch, door prizes and more for parents, teens, and tweens; registration and information at www.rockdaleschools.org/parentacademy .
Saturday, Sept. 22
Free SAT Prep
8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. September 22, 2018, at Memorial Middle School, 3405 Underwood Rd., Conyers, GA; free SAT preparation workshop series September 8, 15, 22 for RCPS students planning to take the SAT; registration link and information at www.rockdaleschools.org/SATprep
Tuesday, Sept. 25
RCPS Marching Band Exhibition
7 p.m. September 25, 2018, at Salem High School, 3551 Underwood Rd., Conyers, GA; all three RCPS high schools – Rockdale County High School, Heritage High School, Salem High School – perform their 2018 show; great chance for family, friends, community to see all three shows in one place; free and open to the public.
Thursday, Sept. 27
Rockdale County Choral Expo
7 p.m. September 27, 2018, at Edwards Middle School, 2633 Stanton Rd., Conyers, GA; high school and middle school choruses from RCPS schools gather to perform at the Rockdale County Choral Expo; free and open to the public; tgreen@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Thursday, Sept. 27
HHS theater Fall Cabaret
7 p.m. September 27, 2018, at Heritage High School, 2400 Granade Rd., Conyers, GA; HHS Patriot Players Fall Cabaret show fundraiser; tickets $5; www.patriotplayerstheatre.com , patriotboxoffice@yahoo.com , mthorne@rockdale.k12.ga.us , or 770-483-5428 extension 27177.
Thursday, Sept. 27
United Way Rockdale BBQ Fundraiser at RCA
10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., September 27, 2018, at Rockdale Career Academy, 1064 Culpepper Dr., Conyers, GA; 18th annual United Way Rockdale BBQ Fundraiser in partnership with RCA Culinary Arts and Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q; $12 a plate, includes barbecue meat, coleslaw, baked beans, two slices of bread, cookie, bottled water; proceeds benefit homeless programs in Rockdale; order online www.unitedwayatlanta.org/event/rockdale-bbq-2018 ; For more information, Linda Jones 678-623-2876 or rockdale@unitedwayatlanta.org
Oct. 1-5
RCPS Fall Break
October 1-5, 2018, schools closed for Fall Intersession; Rockdale County Public Schools district offices closed Friday, October 5, 2018. www.rockdaleschools.org/calendars