Families with multiple children in the Covington County School system will have the opportunity to attend more than one graduation ceremony for the class of 2017.

“Now everyone can go to every graduation, if they want,” Superintendent Shannon Driver said.

The school board approved the 2016-2017 school calendar Tuesday evening.

The graduation schedule will be Thurs., May 25,2017: Florala High School graduation at 6 p.m. and Straughn High School graduation at 7:30 p.m.

Fri., May 26, 2017: Pleasant Home School at 6 p.m. and Red Level High School at 7:30 p.m.

School will begin on Aug. 15, for students.

Teachers will return Aug. 8-12 for professional development.

“It’s identical to last year,” Driver said. “Our principals surveyed our teachers and they were happy with the calendar. It gives us a little bit longer of a summer and a holiday each month.”

Driver said they have tried to keep the major holidays the same as the other systems.

“We will also only have two early dismissal days instead of three,” he said.

Students will get the following holidays:

• Sept. 5 –Labor Day;

• Oct. 10 – fall break;

• Oct. 19 – Noon dismissal (Professional development for teachers);

• Nov. 11 – Veterans Day;

• Nov. 21-25 – Thanksgiving holidays;

• Dec, 19-30 Christmas holidays

• Jan. 3 – return to school;

• Jan. 16 – MLK Day;

• Feb. 1 – noon dismissal;

• Feb. 20, President’s Day/weather day;

• March 27- 31, spring break;

• April 21 – break/ weather day

• May 25 – Last day for students