Happy Thanksgiving greeting on wooden blocks against a rustic wood background with pumpkins and autumn leaves

The arrival of Thanksgiving this week means that several schools in Washington County will go on break in observance of the holiday.

Break begins for many area schools with an early dismissal on Wednesday, November 23. St. James Elementary school will dismiss students at 12:55. Keota Community School District will dismiss at 1, followed by Washington Community Schools at 1:20. Mid-Prairie Community Schools have a 90-minute early out, and will dismiss at 1:45. Highland Community School District will not have school that Wednesday.

All schools have no classes on Thursday, November 24 and Friday November 25. The following Monday, November 28, Highland will return to school, but Washington, Mid-Prairie, Keota, and St. James will be out for a teacher comp day.