Four Deep East Texas school districts will start classes for the upcoming fall semester on Monday, August 4th. Faculty and staff for those schools will be heading back around the final week of July.

I'm writing this on June 12, so there is still plenty of the summer break ahead of us. But, every year, I like to find out which schools in the Pineywoods will be the first to head back, and which get the longest breaks.

The First Four, the Last Four, and The Big Day

Latexo, Leggett, Onalaska, and Timpson are the school districts that will be starting classes first on Monday, August 4th. These schools all have 4-day weeks, and they usually start the semester earlier than others.

Central Heights, Shepherd, Fredonia Hill Baptist Academy, and West Sabine are the schools that will be reporting the latest for their first day of class -- August 20th.

Meanwhile, August 13th is the 'Big Day' when 17 area school districts will start their fall semester.

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A Rundown of Almost All Deep East Texas School Districts

Monday, August 4

  • Latexo ISD
  • Leggett ISD
  • Onalaska ISD
  • Timpson ISD

Tuesday, August 5

  • Apple Springs ISD
  • Corrigan-Camden ISD
  • Livingston ISD
  • Tenaha ISD

Wednesday, August 6

  • Chester ISD
  • Groveton ISD
  • Lufkin ISD
  • Pineywoods Community Academy
  • Rusk ISD
  • San Augustine ISD

Thursday, August 7

  • Kennard ISD
  • Zavalla ISD

Friday, August 8

  • St. Patrick Catholic Classical School

Monday, August 11

  • Center ISD
  • Colmesneil ISD
  • Crockett ISD
  • Huntington ISD
  • Shelbyville ISD
  • Trinity ISD
  • Warren ISD
  • Wells ISD

Tuesday, August 12

  • Big Sandy ISD (Dallardsville)

Wednesday, August 13

  • Alto ISD
  • Broaddus ISD
  • Central ISD
  • Chireno ISD
  • Christ Episcopal - Nacogdoches
  • Cushing ISD
  • Diboll ISD
  • Douglass ISD
  • Garrison ISD
  • Hemphill ISD
  • Hudson ISD
  • Jasper ISD
  • Lovelady ISD
  • Martinsville ISD
  • Nacogdoches ISD
  • St. Cyprian's Episcopal School
  • Woodville ISD

Thursday, August 14

  • Woden ISD

Monday, August 18

  • Brookeland ISD
  • Mt. Enterprise ISD

Wednesday, August 20

  • Central Heights ISD
  • Fredonia Hill Baptist Academy - Nacogdoches
  • Shepherd ISD
  • West Sabine ISD

If you find any of these dates in error or have a school to add, please send me the details at danny@kicks105.com.

2025 Senior Salute Photos

Here are the photos submitted of Deep East Texas area high school graduates for the KICKS 105 Senior Salutes sponsored by Kelly's Truck Parts and McWilliams Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing.

Gallery Credit: Danny Merrell

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