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Delaware County

Big Walnut Schools start Wednesday August 20, 2008.

Buckeye Valley Schools start Wednesday August 27, 2008.

City of Delaware Schools start Wednesday August 20, 2008.

Olentangy Schools start Wednesday August 20, 2008.

Franklin County

Columbus Schools start Wednesday, August 27, 2008 (traditional double check though there are other schedules.)

Dublin - Dublin Back to School List PDF

Westerville The first day of school for the year is Wednesday, August 27, 2008 for  Grades 1-6, 9 and all Middle Schools Classes begin: Grades 7-8, 10-12 on Thursday, August 28,2008.

Worthington Schools start Wednesday August 27, 2008.

Looking for another Central Ohio School District, here is a  list of more Central Ohio school districts.

It seems like summer just started, because it did.

I hated “back to school” as a kid.  Even though I kinda liked school I hated summer being over… Stores are having back to school sales…

The image is a Real Living (real estate brokerage I am affiliated with ) eCard.

Delaware County is one of  “America’s Best Places Raise A Family,” at least according to Forbes.com anyway.   In a late June article written by Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Delaware County is one of the ten best “places” to raise a family.   Good schools, cost of living, reasonably priced homes, and short commute times are among the criteria used to decide where the top twenty best places to raise a family. Air quality is another factor!

1. Hamilton County, Ind.
2. Ozaukee County, Wis.
3. Johnson County, Kan.
4. Geauga County, Ohio
5. Delaware County, Ohio
6. Morris County, N.J.
7. Hunterdon County, N.J.
8. Waukesha County, Wis.
9. Montgomery County, Pa.
10. Chester County, Pa.”

If you are from outside Central Ohio, Delaware County is just north of Columbus.  The Polaris area and the Columbus Zoo are in Delaware County.  Alum Creek State Park and Delaware State Park are in Delaware.

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The top twenty places are pictured on Forbes.

Thanks to Kim Woods a real estate agent in Chester County, Pennsylvannia who brought this Forbes.com article to my attention.