Students, staff to get long weekend

By Melinda L. Lucas

Albany ISD staff and students will be off both Friday, April 2 and Monday, April 5 for a four-day Easter weekend.

Younger students at Nancy Smith Elementary School had Easter egg hunts planned this week, with kindergarten classes visiting the Abilene Zoo on Wednesday. Albany Head Start and Pre-K classes will hunt today at Webb City Park. 

Students will be released at their regular times Thursday, April 1 (today). 

School will resume at the usual time on both campuses on Tuesday morning, April 6.

The remainder of the semester will include mandatory state testing, along with numerous spring activities.

The last day of school this semester will be Thursday, May 27, with a staff workday on May 28.

High school graduation is scheduled for Friday, May 28.