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Schools, stores prepare for last full week of summer
Class begins Aug. 12
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Logan Howard, 11, a rising sixth-grader at East Hall Middle School, shops for back-to-school clothes on Friday at Belk in Lakeshore Mall in Gainesville. - photo by NAT GURLEY
It’s the last full week before school begins, which means stores are preparing for an influx of pint-sized shoppers and their guardians, especially this upcoming weekend as the state holds a sales tax holiday. Registration is also underway at the Hall County and Gainesville City school systems, as well, with middle and high school students beginning registration for their classes today in Hall County. “The kids can get their schedules (now),” said Eloise Barron, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning.