School bells to welcome Sussex Academy classes Sept. 2-3

Sussex Academy is set to begin the 2025-26 academic year with phased-in first days for students.

For students entering kindergarten, sixth and ninth grades, the first day of school will be Tuesday, Sept. 2. The first day for all other grades will be Wednesday, Sept. 3, when all students in kindergarten through 12th grade will report to school.

Sussex Academy elementary operating hours are 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., with the doors open to students at 8:05 a.m. The middle and high school operating hours are 8 a.m. to 2:55 p.m., with doors open to students at 7:30 a.m.

All students are invited to meet their teachers and tour their schools during open houses Thursday, Aug. 28. The elementary open house is set for 1:30 to 3 p.m., and the secondary open house is set for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Following school tours, all families are invited to a kickoff celebration from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at The Nest, located on the secondary campus.

The 2025-26 Sussex Academy calendar is available at tinyurl.com/mr3swnjd. Students will have their first no-school day Friday, Sept. 12, which is an inservice day for school employees. The first school board meeting of the year will be held at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17.

To learn more, go to sussexacademy.org.

Sussex Academy’s mission is to foster academic achievement and social responsibility in a small school environment where students participate in a highly accelerated college preparatory program that prepares them for the technological and global mindedness needed for the 21st century, and instills ethical conduct and service to others in their day-to-day lives.