Schools
Crystal Lake-Cary School Calendar 2018-19: Important Dates
When's the first day of school in Crystal Lake-Cary? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.
CRYSTAL LAKE-CARY, IL — The first day of school in High School District 155 and Prairie Grove is August 15, while the first day of school in the Crystal Lake Elementary School District and Cary District 26 is August 22. Whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you’ll want to mark the date on your calendar ASAP. These school districts have released their 2018-2019 calendars for public schools.
The calendars include important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
Crystal Lake Elementary District 47
August
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- 8/22: First Day of School (Grades 1-8)
- 8/23: First Day of School (Kndergarten)
- 8/27: First Day of School (Pre-K)
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/26: Early Release Day
October
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/24: Early Release Day
November
- 11/14: Early Release Day
- 11/15: Parent Teacher Conferences
- 11/19: No School/Parent Teacher Conferences
- 11/20: No School/Parent Teacher Conferences
- 11/21 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
December
- 12/24 - 12/31: No School (Holiday Recess)
January
- 1/1 - 1/4: No School (Holiday Recess)
- 1/7: Classes Resume
- 1/18: No School (Teacher Institute)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- 1/23: Early Release Day
February
- 2/15: Half Day (School Improvement Day)
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
- 2/27: Early Release Day
March
- 3/25 - 3/29: No School (Spring Recess)
April
- 4/1: Classes Resume
- 4/12: No School (Teacher Institute)
- 4/19: No School (Good Friday)
- 4/24: Early Release Day
May
- 5/15: Early Release Day
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
- 5/29: Last Day of Kindergarten
- 5/30: Last Day of School/Early Release Day
High School District 155
August
- 8/15: First Day of School
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/26: Early Release Day
October
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
November
- 11/21 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
December
- 12/21 - 12/31: No School (Holiday Recess)
January
- 1/1 - 1/4: No School (Holiday Recess)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
March
- 3/25 - 3/29: No School (Spring Recess)
April
- 4/1: Classes Resume
- 4/19: No School (Good Friday)
- 4/26: No School (School Improvement)
May
- 5/30: Last Day of School
Prairie Grove CSD46
August
- 8/15: First Day of School
- 8/29: Half Day
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/26: Half Day
October
- 10/3 - 10/4: Parent Teacher Conference
- 10/5: No School
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/31: Half Day
November
- 11/6: No School/Parent Teacher Conferences
- 11/21 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
December
- 12/21 - 12/31: No School (Holiday Recess)
January
- 1/1 - 1/4: No School (Holiday Recess)
- 1/18: No School (Teacher Institute Day)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
- 2/27: Half Day
March
- 3/25 - 3/29: No School (Spring Break)
April
- 4/1: No School
- 4/19: No School (Good Friday)
- 4/24: Half Day
May
- 5/22: Last Day of School
Cary District 26
August
- 8/22: First Day of School
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/19: Half Day
October
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/9: No School (Teacher Institute)
- 10/31: Half Day
November
- 11/6: No School/Parent Teacher Conferences
- 11/19 - 11/20: Parent Teacher Conferences
- 11/21 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
December
- 12/20: Half Day
- 12/21 - 12/31: No School (Holiday Recess)
January
- 1/1 - 1/4: No School (Holiday Recess)
- 1/18: No School (Teacher Institute)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- 1/30: Early Release Day
February
- 2/15: Half Day
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
March
- 3/25 - 3/29: No School (Spring Break)
April
- 4/17: Half Day
- 4/19: No School (Good Friday)
May
- 5/10: Half Day
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
- 5/30: Last Day of School
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School 2018 Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.
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