Schools holding open house

GAINESVILLE - The schools in Gainesville and Hall County will be holding open house this week beginning Tuesday, leading up to the start of the new school year on Friday.

For the Gainesville School System, the highlight of the week will be open house at the new Gainesville Elementary School on McEver Extension Wednesday night.

The Hall County School System will begin its series of open houses Tuesday at its middle schools with others to follow later in the week.

A complete schedule of open houses is available at the Gainesville and Hall County school system Web site.