Students and families on Mercer Island are gearing up for the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.

Northwest Yeshiva High School will begin the new year on Monday, Sept. 27, at 8 a.m., while Mercer Island School District students return to class on Wednesday, Aug. 29.

Students at St. Monica return after Labor Day, on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Students who attend the French-American School start on Sept. 5, also at 8 a.m.