Observances & Recognition

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Speech-Language-Hearing Month

1-7 - National Physical Education and Sport Week
2 - School Lunch Hero Day
5 - Cinco de Mayo
5-9 - National Teacher Appreciation Week (All Staff Appreciation Week at Kent ISD)
6 - National Teacher Day
7 - National School Nurse Day
9 - School Communicators Day
12 - Vesak
26 - Memorial Day 

Arab American Heritage Month
Scottish-American Heritage Month
National Deaf History Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Poetry Month
School Library Month
World Autism Month

2- International Children’s Book Day
2- World Autism Awareness Day
3 - Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
5-11 - Week of the Young Child
7-11 - National Assistant Principal Week
10 - Eid-al-Fitr
12-20 - Passover
14 - Vaisakhi
18 - Good Friday
20 - Easter
20- First day of Ridva'n
21-25 - Public School Volunteer Week
22 - Earth Day
22-26 - National Student Leadership Week
23 - Administrative Professionals Day

Women’s History Month
National Reading 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

3-7 - National School Breakfast Week
5 - Ash Wednesday
5 - Lent Begins
7 - Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
8 - International Women’s Day 
9 - Daylight Saving Time begins
13-14 - Purim
17 - St. Patrick's Day
21- NowRuz
20 - Spring Equinox
30 - Eid-al-Fitr
31 - Cesar Chavez Day

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

3-7 - National School Counseling Week
12- Magha Puja 
14 - Valentine’s Day
15-22 - National FFA Week 
17 - Presidents’ Day 
28 - Ramadan begins (thru March 30)

1 - New Year's Day
4 - World Braille Day
20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
29 - Lunar New Year

School Board Recognition Month

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

Czech Heritage Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Principals Month

2 - School Custodian Appreciation Day
2 - Child Health Day
2 - School Count Day in Michigan
2-4 - Rosh Hashanah
6 - National Instructional Coaches Day 
6 - German-American Day
8-14 - Fire Prevention Week
11-12 - Yom Kippur
14- Indigenous People’s Day
14-18 - National School Lunch Week
21-25 - National School Bus Safety Week
23-25 - Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah
30 - thru Nov. 3 - Diwali
31 - Halloween

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

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

July 2024

French American Heritage Month

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

Pride Month
Caribbean-American Heritage Month
National Safety Month

4 - Vesak
11-13 - Shavuot
17 - Eid al-Adha
19 - Juneteenth
21 - Summer Solstice

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Speech-Language-Hearing Month

1-7 - National Physical Education and Sport Week
3 - School Lunch Hero Day
5 - Cinco de Mayo
6-10 - National Teacher Appreciation Week
7 - National Teacher Day
8 - National School Nurse Day
10 - School Communicators Day
18 - National Speech Pathologist Day
27 - Memorial Day (observed)

Arab American Heritage Month
Scottish-American Heritage Month
National Deaf History Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Poetry Month
School Library Month
World Autism Month

1-5 - National Assistant Principal Week
2- International Children’s Book Day
2- World Autism Awareness Day
3 - Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
6-12 - Week of the Young Child
10 - Eid-al-Fitr
13 - Vaisakhi
20- First day of Ridva'n
22-30 - Passover
22-26 - Public School Volunteer Week
22 - Earth Day
22-26 - National Student Leadership Week
24 - Administrative Professionals Day

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 

• January 1 - New Year's Day
• January 4 - World Braille Day
• January 15 - The King Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

School Board Recognition Month

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

Czech Heritage Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Principals Month

2- School Custodian Appreciation Day
2 - Child Health Day
6- National Instructional Coaches Day 
6 - German-American Day
6-8 - Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah 
8-14 - Fire Prevention Week
9 - Indigenous People’s Day 
9-13 - National School Lunch Week
16-20 - National School Bus Safety Week
16 - Birth of the Bab 
31 - Halloween

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

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

French American Heritage Month

4 - Independence Day
13 - Asalha Puja Day (Dharma Day)

Pride Month
Caribbean-American Heritage Month

4-6 - Shavuot
19 - Juneteenth
28 - Eid al-Adha

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Mental Health Awareness Month

1-7 - National Physical Education and Sport Week
2 - National Teacher Day
5 - Cinco de Mayo
5 - School Lunch Hero Day
8-12 - National Educator Appreciation Week
10 - National School Nurse Day
12 - School Communicators Day
18 - National Speech Pathologist Day
30 - Memorial Day

Arab American Heritage Month
Scottish-American Heritage Month
National Deaf History Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Poetry Month
School Library Month
World Autism Month

2- International Children’s Book Day
3-7 - Week of the Young Child
3-7 - National Assistant Principal Week
5 - Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
5-13 - Passover
7 - Good Friday
9 - Easter
14 - Vaisakhi
18-24 - Public School Volunteer Week
21 - Eid-al-Fitr
22 - Earth Day
23-29 - National Student Leadership Week
26 - Administrative Professionals Day

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

February 22 through April 6 - Lent
2 - Read Across America
3 - Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day
6 - Magha Puja 
6-7 - Purim
6-10 - National School Breakfast Week
8 - International Women’s Day 
21 - NowRuz
22 - First Day of Ramadan 

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

6-10 - National School Counseling Week
14 - Valentine’s Day
15 - National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day
18-25 - National FFA Week 
20 - Presidents’ Day 
22 - National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
22 - Ash Wednesday

Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
School Board Appreciation Month

1 - New Year’s Day
17 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day 
22 - Chinese New Year 

3 - Day of Persons with Disabilities
18-26 - Hanukkah
25 - Christmas
26-Jan 1 - Kwanzaa

Native American Heritage Month
Hunger & Homelessness Awareness

8 - National STEM/STEAM Day
8 - Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab (Sikh religious festival)
11 - Veterans Day/Armistice Day
15-19 - Geography Awareness Week
16 - Education Support Professionals Day
16 - National Parental Involvement Day
18 - Substitute Educators Day
24 - Thanksgiving Day

Czech Heritage Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
National Principals Month

2- School Custodian Appreciation Day
3 - Child Health Day
4-5 - Yom Kippur 
5- Start of Count Period/Count Day
6- National Instructional Coaches Day 
6 - German-American Day
9-16 - Sukkot 
9-15 - Fire Prevention Week
10 - Indigenous People’s Day 
11-15 - National School Lunch Week
16-18 - Shemini Atzeret 
17-18 - Simchat Torah 
16-22 - America’s Safe Schools Week
18-22 - National School Bus Safety Week
24 - Diwali
25 - Birth of the Bab 
31 - Halloween

• September 8 - International Literacy Day
• September 11-17 - Arts in Education Week
• September 15-October 15 - National Hispanic Heritage Month 
  •  Learn more about the Latino community in Grand Rapids from ExperienceGR. 
• September 20 - National IT Professional Day
• September 21 - International Day of Peace
• September 25-27 - Rosh Hashanah
• September 26 - First day of Navaratri