Panthers among first to head back to class

Franklin Regional Panther students and many others across Western Pennsylvania headed back to class Wednesday morning on their first day of the 2024-25 school year.

Other school districts in the region will begin classes between now and Sept. 3, including:

Westmoreland County

Derry Area: Aug. 26

Greater Latrobe: Aug. 26

Greensburg-Salem: Aug. 26

Hempfield Area: Aug. 22, Aug. 23 for seventh and eighth grade students

Ligonier Valley: Aug. 26

Monessen: Aug. 22

Mt. Pleasant Area: Aug. 26

Penn-Trafford: Aug. 22

Southmoreland: Aug. 27

Yough: Aug. 28

Alle-Kiski Valley

Burrell: Aug. 28

Deer Lakes: Aug. 22

Fox Chapel: Aug. 22

Highlands: Aug. 27

Kiski Area: Sept. 3

Leechburg: Aug. 28

Riverview: Aug. 22

Allegheny County

Avonworth: Sept. 3 grades 1-12; Sept. 4 for kindergarten

Baldwin-Whitehall: Sept. 3

Bethel Park: Aug. 29

Brentwood Borough: Aug. 26

Carlynton: Aug. 21

Chartiers Valley: Aug. 22

Clairton City: Aug. 26

Cornell: Aug. 22

Duquesne City: Aug. 28

East Allegheny: Aug. 20

Elizabeth Forward: Aug. 22

Gateway: Aug. 22; Aug. 23 is first full day for kindergarten

Hampton Township: Aug. 22

Keystone Oaks: Aug. 22

Montour: Aug. 22

Mt. Lebanon: Aug. 20, Aug. 22 for kindergarten

North Allegheny: Aug. 22

Northgate: Aug. 22

Pine-Richland: Aug. 22

Pittsburgh: Aug. 26 for grades 1-12, Aug. 29 for kindergarten

South Allegheny: Aug. 22

South Park: Aug. 27

Steel Valley: Aug. 22 for grades kindergarten, 5 and 9; Aug. 23 for grades 1-4, 6-8, 10-12

Sto-Rox: Aug. 26

West Jefferson Hills: Aug. 26

Wilkinsburg Borough: Aug. 27