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

The first day of school in Canon-McMillan 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 Canon-McMillan 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: 7th and 9th Grade Orientation
• 8/16: 5th Grade Orientation (Both Schools)
• 8/17: Kindergarten Orientation (All Schools)
• 8/21 - 8/23: Inservice / Staff Development Days for New Teachers
• 8/24: Act 80 Inservice / Staff Development Day for All Teachers
• 8/25: Act 80 Inservice Day for All Teachers
• 8/28: First Day of School for Students

September

• 9/4: Labor Day (No School)
• 9/7: High School Open House
• 9/11: Muse Open House
• 9/12: Canonsburg Middle Open House
• 9/13: Cecil Inter. Open House
• 9/14: Strabane Inter. Open House
• 9/15: No School for Students (Act 80 Inservice / Staff Development Day for All Teachers)
• 9/18: Borland Open House
• 9/19: Hills Open House
• 9/20: Wylandville Open House
• 9/21: So. Central Open House
• 9/29: Progress Reports

October

• 10/11: PSAT Testing (Grades 10-11)
• 10/13: 2-Hour Early Dismissal (Staff Development)
• 10/31: End of First Marking Period

November

• 11/7: No School for Students (Act 80 Inservice / Staff Development Day for All Teachers)
• 11/8: Report Cards Distributed
• 11/13 - 11/17: Tera Nova Test (Grade 6)
• 11/23 - 11/27: No School (Thanksgiving Vacation)
• 11/28: No School for Students (Act 80 Inservice Day, Parent-Teacher Conferences)

December

• 12/8: Progress Reports
• 12/4 - 12/15: Winter Keystone Exams
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
• 1/16 - 1/19: Naglier Test (2nd Grade)
• 1/18: End of Second Marking Period
• 1/19: No School for Students (Clerical Day)
• 1/29: Report Cards Distributed

February

• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)
• 2/22: Progress Reports

March

• 3/1: Online Kindergarten Registration Opens
• 3/2: Act 80 K-8 Staff Development, HS Graduation Project Exits for Seniors
• 3/28: 2-Hour Early Dismissal (Staff Development), End of Third Marking Period
• 3/29 - 4/3: No School (Spring Break)

April

• 4/9 - 4/13: PSSA Testing (Grades 3-8, ELA)
• 4/11: Report Cards Distributed
• 4/16 - 4/20: PSSA Testing (Grades 3-8, Math)
• 4/23 - 4/27: PSSA Testing (Grades 4 and 8, Science)

May

• 5/4: Progress Reports
• 5/7 - 5/18: High School Advanced Placement Testing
• 5/14 - 5/25: Keystone Exams
• 5/22: No School for Students (Inservice / Staff Development Day for All Teachers), Kindergarten Screenings (2018 - 2019 students)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/7: Last Day of School, Early Dismissal (11:00 a.m. secondary, 11:30 elementary), Graduation (7:00 p.m.)
• 6/8: Clerical Day

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