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Back To School: Highland Park 2022-23 School Calendars
Families in Highland Park and Highwood are preparing for the first day of school later this summer.

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Back-to-school planning is underway in Highland Park and Highwood, with calendars available to help parents prepare for the first day in North Shore School District 112 and Township High School District 113.
The first day of school for Highland Park High School students is Aug. 17, while elementary and middle school students in NSSD112 begin Aug. 24.
Here is the list of dates to know for the 2022-23 school year in local districts:
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North Shore School District 112
- First Day: Aug. 24
- Early Release: Sept. 23
- No School: Sept. 26
- No School: Oct. 5
- No School: Oct. 10
- Early Release: Oct. 28
- No School: Nov. 8
- Early Release: Nov. 18
- Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 23 to Nov. 25
- Early Release: Dec. 22
- Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2022, through Jan. 6, 2023
- Early Release: Jan. 13
- Early Release: Feb. 17
- No School: Feb. 21
- Early Release: March 23
- No School March 24
- Spring Break: March 27 to March 31
- Early Release: April 6
- No School: April 7
- Early Release: May 26
- Early Release: June 8
- Last Day: June 9
- Emergency Days: June 12 through June 16
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- First Day: Aug. 17
- No School: Sept. 26
- No School: Oct. 5
- No School: Nov. 8
- Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 23 to Nov. 25
- No School: Dec. 22, 23
- Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2022, through Jan. 6, 2023
- No School: Jan. 17
- No School: Feb. 21
- No School: March 6
- Spring Break: March 27 to March 31
- No School: April 7
- Last Day, seniors: May 15
- Last Day, without emergency days: June 2
Patch staff contributed.
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