Observances & Recognition

2024-2025 School Year

The following dates and occasions are observed in a variety of ways as we strive to recognize and welcome staff, students, partners and community members.

Occasions included:
 

  • Have a direct tie to schools and/or children or
  • Are in appreciation of school staff or
  • Promote cultural competency or
  • Are Federal holidays or
  • Are religious observances that may be important to staff or students, especially those that impact the school day - ie. students or staff may be absent, may be fasting, need time to pray, may wear special attire or symbols

2 - Special Education Day
3 - Day of Persons with Disabilities
25 - Jan. 2 - Hanukkah
25 - Christmas
26-Jan 1 - Kwanzaa
31 - New Year's Eve

Native American Heritage Month
Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Month
National Career Development Month

2-  Birth of the Báb 
3 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
5- Election Day
8 - National STEM/STEAM Day
11 - Veterans Day/Armistice Day
14 - World Diabetes Day
15 - Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab
18-24 - Geography Awareness Week
20 - Education Support Professionals Day
21- National Parental Involvement Day
22- Substitute Educators Day
28 - Thanksgiving Day

National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15)
National Suicide Prevention Month  

4 - Labor Day
8 - International Literacy Day
9-13 - Arts in Education Week
17 - National Voter Registration Day
19 - National IT Professional Day
21 - International Day of Peace
23 - First day of Fall/Autumn
26 - Human Resources Professional Day

July 2024

French American Heritage Month

4 - Independence Day (U.S. Federal Holiday)
21- Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day)


2023-24 School Year

Women’s History Month
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Gender Equality Month
Music in Our Schools Month
National Nutrition Month
Social Work Month
Youth Art Month
Greek American Heritage Month
Irish American Heritage Month

1 - Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
2 - Read Across America
4-8 - National School Breakfast Week
8 - International Women’s Day 
10 - Ramadan begins (thru April 9)
10 - Daylight Saving Time begins
17 - St. Patrick's Day
19 - NowRuz
20 - Spring Equinox
23-24 - Purim
29 - Good Friday
31 - Easter
31 - Cesar Chavez Day




Black History Month
Career and Technical Education Month
Children's Dental Health Month

5-9 - National School Counseling Week
10 - Lunar New Year
14 - Valentine’s Day
14 - Ash Wednesday
14 - Lent begins
17-24 - National FFA Week 
19 - Presidents’ Day 
24 - Magha Puja 

December 2 - Special Education Day
December 3 - Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 7 - December 15 - Hanukkah
December 25 - Christmas
December 26 through January 1 - Kwanzaa
December 31 - New Year's Eve 

Native American Heritage Month
Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Month
National Career Development Month

November 5 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
November 7 - Election Day
November 8- National STEM/STEAM Day
November 11 - Veterans Day/Armistice Day
November 12 - Diwali
November 13-17 - Geography Awareness Week
November 14 - World Diabetes Day
November 15 - Education Support Professionals Day
November 16 - National Parental Involvement Day
November 18 - Substitute Educators Day
November 23 - Thanksgiving Day
November 27 - Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab

Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 - National Hispanic Heritage Month

5 - Labor Day

8 - International Literacy Day

10-16 - Arts in Education Week

15-17 - Rosh Hashanah

19 - National IT Professional Day

21 - International Day of Peace

29 - Oct. 6 - Sukkot