Back to School Gatherings

Happy students with school supplies alongside members of Tabernacle International Church at Peeler Recreation Center.

Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/ Carolina Peacemaker

Ready for school, siblings Makal, aged 16, and A’Laya Merrill, aged 12, (Triad Math & Science Academy) receive supplies alongside volunteer Mayra Flores with Deuterman Law Group at the Guilford County Dept. of Social Services.

Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/ Carolina Peacemaker

The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Danny H. Rogers (right), host a back-to-school supply event outside the Sheriff’s Office in downtown Greensboro. Standing next to Rogers is a young student Aubrey Rice (center), a fifth grader at Peck Expeditionary School, alongside her father, Darren Rice.

Photo by Ivan Saul Cutler/ Carolina Peacemaker

Posted Friday, August 21, 2026 12:00 am

By Ivan Saul Cutler, Carolina Peacemaker

Free school supplies will continue to flow in Guilford County at giveaway events through the end of August, when all campuses of Guilford County Schools welcome students on August 24 for the upcoming academic year.

Some of the upcoming events will be held on:

August 22, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Back to School Community Bash, LeBauer Park, Greensboro.

August 23, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Heads Up for Out Youth Back to School Rally, First Horizon Coliseum Fieldhouse, Greensboro.

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