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

The first day of school in Worcester is August 28. 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 Worcester Public 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

• 8/24: No School (Teacher/Staff Reporting Day)
• 8/25: No School (Staff Development)
• 8/28: First Day of School - Grades 1-12

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/5: First Day of School - PreK-Kindergarten

October

• 10/6: No School (Staff Development)
• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)

November

• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/22 - 1/1: No School (Holiday Break)

January

• 1/1: No School (Holiday Break)
• 1/15: No School (MLK Day)
• 1/31: Middle School and Elementary Early Release

February

• 2/19: No School (Presidents Day)
• 2/20 - 2/23: No School (Winter Break)

March

• 3/30: No School (Easter Friday)

April

• 4/16: No School (Patriots Day)
• 4/17 - 4/20: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/23: Last Day of School - High School Seniors
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/11: Last Day of School
• 6/7: No School (Staff Development)

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