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Open House Details

Open Houses will be held Wednesday, August 30, 2023.

  • Elementary School Open Houses - 4:00-6:00 pm

  • Jack Young Middle School Open House - 4:30-6:30 pm

  • Baraboo High School Open House - 5:30-7:30 pm

School Supply Lists

Click here for the 2023-24 supply lists.

First Day of School

To help reduce the anxiety that can often be experienced with attending the first day of school in a new building, the first day of school for the 2023-2024 School Year will be different for 6th-12th-grade students than in past years. This year will look as follows:

Baraboo High School

  • 9th-grade students and new 10th-12th-grade students to BHS report Friday, September 1, 2023. More information will be sent by Baraboo High School.

  • Returning 10th-12th grade students report Tuesday, September 5, 2023, and do not need to attend Friday, September 1, 2023.

  • Principal Considine will host a Meet & Greet Tuesday, August 1, 2023, from 6-8 pm at BHS which will include brief building tours.

Jack Young Middle School

  • 6th-grade students and new 7th and 8th-grade students to JYMS report Friday, September 1, 2023. Further details will be shared by Jack Young Middle School.

  • Returning 7th and 8th-grade students report Tuesday, September 5, 2023, and do not need to attend Friday, September 1, 2023.

  • 6th-grade orientation will take place Thursday, August 17, 2023, from 8-11:30 am at JYMS. Click here to learn more and register.

All Elementary Buildings

  • All kindergarten-5th grade students report Friday, September 1, 2023, for their first day of school.

Baraboo Early Learning Cooperative 4K and Early Childhood Program

  • All 4K and Early Childhood students report on Thursday, September 7, 2023, for their first day of school.

School buses will run all standard morning and afternoon routes on Friday, September 1, 2023. 

 With this adjustment, BHS and JYMS staff and students are striving to make all students feel welcome, and that students new to a school make new connections and begin building positive relationships.