Huntsville School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in Huntsville is August 2. Feel free to mark it on your calendar as one of the most dreaded days of the year for students and teachers — and feel free not to feel guilty about marking it as one of your favorites. The Huntsville City School District has released its 2017-2018 calendar for public schools.

The calendar includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.

Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:

July

• 7/26 - 7/28: Professional Development
• 7/31: Institute Day

August

• 8/1: Teacher Work Day
• 8/2: First Day for Students

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/22: Half Day for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 9/29: End of First 9 Weeks

October

• 10/2 - 10/6: No School (Fall Break)
• 10/25: Half Day for Students (Teacher Professional Development)

November

• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/20 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/15: End of First Semester
• 12/18 - 12/29: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/2: No School for Students (Teacher Work Day)
• 1/3: Students Return
• 1/15: No School (MLK Day)

February

• 2/7: Half Day for Students (Teacher Professional Development)
• 2/16: No School (Possible Snow Day)
• 2/19: No School (Possible Snow Day)

March

• 3/2: Half Day for Students (Teacher Professional Development), End of Third 9 Weeks
• 3/26 - 3/30: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/24: Last Day of School
• 5/24 - 5/25: Graduation Day
• 5/25: Teacher Work Day

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