Niles Township High School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in Niles Township is August 16. 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 Niles Township High 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:

August

• 8/15: Teacher Institute Opening Day
• 8/16: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/7: Open House (6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)
• 9/8: Late Arrival Day (10:10 a.m.)
• 9/15: Late Start Day for Students (9:40 a.m.)

October

• 10/2: Late Start Day for Students (9:40 a.m.)
• 10/9: No School (Indigenous Peoples Day)

November

• 11/2: Early Release (2:11 p.m.), Parent Teacher Conferences (4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
• 11/3: No School (Teacher Institute)
• 11/9: Late Start Day for Students (9:40 a.m.)
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/20 - 12/22: Final Exams
• 12/25 - 1/5: No School (winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/5: No School (winter Break)
• 1/12: Late Start Day for Students (9:40 a.m.)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Day)

February

• 2/6: Late Start Day for Students (9:40 a.m.)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents’ Day)

March

• 3/14: Late Start Day for Students (9:40 a.m.)
• 3/26 - 3/30: No School (Spring Break)

April

• 4/9: Late Start Day for Students (9:40 a.m.)

May

• 5/1: Late Start Day for Students (9:40 a.m.)
• 5/21 - 5/23: Final Exams
• 5/23: Least Day of School
• 5/24: Teacher Institute
• 5/27: Niles West Graduation (12:00 p.m.), Niles Graduation (3:00 p.m.)

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