Sharpen the pencils, fill the backpacks and watch out for buses — Grant County students return to school this month.

Monument and Dayville students begin school Monday, Aug. 22.

Students at Grant Union, Humbolt Elementary, Seneca, Prairie City and Long Creek begin class on Aug. 29.

At Grant Union, junior high students in grades 7 and 8 start Monday, Aug. 29, with high school students joining in the following day.