School start times have changed for all grade levels and sixth graders are now included at middle schools.
Cars line up at the front of Wendler Middle School in Anchorage for the first day of school. Aug. 15, 2024.
Twins Maude and Jolene Gourdin were full of energy, ready to start second grade. Neither one had a hard time waking up for school, but they’re looking forward to different activities.to change start times in the spring of 2023, but delayed the shift until this fall. Elementary schools start an hour earlier, middle schools start an hour and 15 minutes later, and high school students, who started class at 7:30 a.m. last year, will now begin at 8:45 a.m.
Nicole Moyer helps students find their classrooms on the first day of school at Williwaw Elementary in Anchorage on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. A few miles away at Wendler Middle School, parents started lining up their cars in the parking lot to drop off their students around 8:45 a.m. Middle schools are starting much later this year, and seven of the district’s 10 middle schools are adding sixth graders.
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