Lake Tahoe Unified students head back to school

It's once again time to hear the ring of the school bell, to see the yellow buses going through the neighborhoods, and hear the happy voices from the school playgrounds.

The summer vacation ends Monday for students in the Lake Tahoe Unified School District as walk, ride or drive to their first day of school.

Classes at South Tahoe High School start at 7:55 a.m. and school is out at 2:40 p.m. South Tahoe Middle School starts at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 1:55 p.m.

The four elementary schools have different start and end times:
Bijou, grades K-5 runs from 8:35 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Sierra House and Tahoe Valley grades K-5 go from 9:10 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. and Tahoe Valley's transitional kindergarten goes from 9:10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Lake Tahoe Environmental Magnet School grades K-5 is from 9:25 a.m. to 3:35 p.m.

Follow this link for bus schedules. School lunch menus are on line too.