Gaston County Schools: Back-to-School Orientation and Open House List 

Hey, parents!  Our schools will conduct orientation/open house programs to prepare students for the beginning of a new school year.

The programs are listed below in alphabetical order by elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.  If you have a question about orientation, please contact your child’s school.

Please note that this list will be updated as necessary to provide the latest information for students and parents.

■ Elementary Schools 

H.H. Beam Elementary
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Open House (All Grade Levels) 
3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

W.B. Beam Intermediate
Thursday, August 11
Drop-in Orientation (All Grade Levels)
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Belmont Central Elementary
Sunday, August 14
Second Grade Orientation
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Meet-the-Teacher Orientation
Last Name L-Z, 4:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Last Name A-K, 6:15 - 7:30 p.m.

W.A. Bess Elementary
Monday, August 15
Meet-the-Teacher Orientation
Kindergarten, 3:00 - 3:45 p.m.

First-Fifth Grade
Last Name A-L, 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Last Name M-Z, 5:00 - 5:45 p.m.

Bessemer City Central Elementary
Thursday, August 11
Last Name A-L, 4:00 p.m. 
Last Name M-Z, 5:30 p.m.

Bessemer City Primary
Monday, August 15
First and Second Grade Orientation
Last Name A-L, 2:00 p.m.
Last Name M-Z, 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 16
Kindergarten Orientation, 3:00 p.m.

Brookside Elementary
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Carr Elementary
Thursday, August 11
Drop-in Orientation
3:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Catawba Heights Elementary
Monday, August 15
Orientation 
Kindergarten, 4:00 p.m.
First and Second Grade, 4:30 p.m.
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade, 5:00 p.m.

Chapel Grove Elementary
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation (All Grade Levels)
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Cherryville Elementary
Thursday, August 11
Drop-in Orientation
First, Second, and Third Grade, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Kindergarten Orientation, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Costner Elementary
Thursday, August 11
Open House
Kindergarten, First and Second Grade, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Gardner Park Elementary
Sunday, August 14
Kindergarten Orientation (Parents Only)
2:00 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Drop-in Open House, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Gaston County Virtual Academy 
Tuesday, August 9
Fourth Grade Orientation, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Fifth Grade Orientation, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Hawks Nest STEAM Academy
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation
Last Name A-L, 4:00 5:00 p.m.
Last Name M-Z, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Kiser Elementary
Tuesday, August 9
Third Grade Orientation, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 14
Drop-in Orientation
Fourth and Fifth Grade, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Lingerfeldt Elementary
Monday, August 15
Meet-the-Teacher Orientation
Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Lowell Elementary
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation (All Grade Levels), 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

McAdenville Elementary
Monday, August 15
Meet the Teacher Orientation (All Grade Levels)
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

New Hope Elementary
Monday, August 15
Open House
Kindergarten Parent Meeting, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
First Grade, Second Grade, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

North Belmont Elementary
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation (All Grade Levels)
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Page Primary
Monday, August 15
Open House
Last Names A-K, 4:30 - 5:45 p.m. 
Last Names L-Z, 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.

Pinewood Elementary
Monday, August 15
Open House
Last Name A-L, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Last Name M-Z, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Thursday, August 11
Drop-in Open House
First Grade, Third Grade, Fifth Grade, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Kindergarten, Second Grade, Fourth Grade, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Drop-in Open House
Kindergarten, Second Grade, Fourth Grade, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
First Grade, Third Grade, Fifth Grade, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Rankin Elementary
Sunday, August 14
Kindergarten Orientation
Last Name A-K, 2:00 p.m.
Last Name L-Z, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation (All Grade Levels)
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Robinson Elementary
Thursday, August 11
Open House, 5:00 p.m.

Sadler Elementary
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Open House
Kindergarten Parent Meeting, 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
First Grade, Second Grade, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 
Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Sherwood Elementary
Monday, August 15
Kindergarten Parent Meeting, 10:30 a.m.

Drop-in Orientation (Grades 1-5)
Last Name A-K, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Last Name L-Z, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Springfield Elementary
Wednesday, August 10
Kindergarten Orientation, 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 11
First Grade and Second Grade Orientation, 5:00 p.m.

Tryon Elementary
Thursday, August 11
Drop-in Orientation (Grades 1-5)
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 14
Kindergarten Orientation, 2:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Webb Street School
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation (All Grade Levels) 
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Woodhill Elementary
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation (All Grade Levels) 
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

■ Middle Schools

Belmont Middle
Thursday, August 11
Sixth Grade Camp, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Thursday, August 11
Seventh and Eighth Grade Drop-in Open House, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Bessemer City Middle
Wednesday, August 10
Sixth Grade Parent Meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 11
Sixth Grade Camp, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade Open House, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Chavis Middle
Thursday, August 11
Sixth Grade Orientation,1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Seventh Grade and Eighth Grade Drop-in Open House, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Cramerton Middle
Thursday, August 11
Camp Cramerton for Sixth Graders, 9:00  - 11:00 a.m.
Parent Meeting, 10:30 a.m.

Seventh Grade and Eighth Grade Open House, 6:00 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Sixth Grade Open House, 6:00 p.m.

W.C. Friday Middle
Thursday, August 11
Sixth Grade Camp
Last Name A-L, 9:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Last Name M-Z, 1:45 p.m.

Thursday, August 11
Drop-in Open House, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Gaston County Virtual Academy (6-8)
Thursday, August 11
Open House
Sixth Grade, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Seventh Grade, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Eighth Grade, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Grier Middle
Thursday, August 11
Sixth Grade Orientation, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Drop-in Open House, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Holbrook Middle
Thursday, August 4
Sixth Grade Orientation, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, August 11
Drop-in Open House, 9:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m.

Mount Holly Middle
Thursday, August 11
Sixth Grade Orientation, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Open House, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Southwest Middle
Thursday, August 11
Sixth Grade Orientation, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Parent Meeting, 10:30 a.m.

Open House, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Stanley Middle
Sunday, August 7
Sixth Grade Blue Devil Dash, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 11
Sixth Grade Orientation, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Drop-in Open House / Schedule Pick-up, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Warlick Academy
To be announced

Webb Street School
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation (All Grade Levels) 
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

York Chester Middle
Thursday, August 11
Welcome to the Den Camp
Sixth Grade Camp for Students and Parents, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Drop-in Open House (Grades 7-8), 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

■ High Schools 

Ashbrook High
Thursday, August 11
Ninth Grade Orientation, 6:00 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Drop-in Open House, 5:30-7:00 p.m

Bessemer City High
Thursday, August 11
Camp Jacket for Freshmen
Last Names A-K, 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Last Name L-Z, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Drop-in Open House, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Cherryville High
Thursday, August 11
Ninth Grade Camp, 8:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Stuart W. Cramer High
Thursday, August 11
Ninth Grade Camp, 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Monday, August 15
Open House, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

East Gaston High
Thursday, August 11
Ninth Grade Camp, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Drop-in Open House, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Forestview High
Thursday, August 11
Ninth Grade Camp, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Monday, August 15
Drop-in Open House, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Gaston Early College High School
Monday, August 1 and Tuesday, August 2
Spartan Island Freshman Camp, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 4
Freshman and Parent Welcome Night, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences
Wednesday, August 3
Drop-in Orientation, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Gaston County Virtual Academy (9-12)
Friday, August 12
Open House
Ninth Grade, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Tenth Grade, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Eleventh Grade, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Twelfth Grade, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Highland School of Technology
Tuesday, August 9
Freshmen Orientation, 2:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Hunter Huss High
Thursday, August 11
Ninth Grade Transition Camp, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Monday, August 15
Drop-in Open House, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

North Gaston High
Thursday, August 11
Ninth Grade Camp, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Monday, August 15
Freshman, 5:30 p.m.
Tenth Grade, Eleventh Grade, Twelfth Grade, 6:30 p.m.

South Point High
Thursday, August 11
Ninth Grade Orientation, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Drop-in Open House, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Warlick Academy
To be announced

Webb Street School
Monday, August 15
Drop-in Orientation (All Grade Levels) 
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

This list was updated on August 1, 2022.