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Soquel Elementary School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences
When's the first day of school in Soquel? That, and other must-know dates for parents, students and teachers.

The first day of school in Soquel is August 23. 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 Soquel Union Elementary 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.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
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August
- 8/23: First Day of School
September
- 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
October
- 10/23 - 10/25: Elementary Minimum Days (Conferences)
- 10/26 - 10/27: District-Wide Minimum Days (Conferences)
November
- 11/1 - 11/3: No School for Students (Staff Development Days)
- 11/10: No School (Veteran's Day)
- 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/21: Minimum Day
- 12/22 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)
- 1/8: Return from Winter Break)
- 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Day)
February
- 2/12: No School (Lincoln Day)
- 2/19: No School (President's Day)
- 2/28: Elementary Minimum Day (Conferences)
March
- 3/1: Elementary Minimum Day (Conferences)
- 3/29 - 3/30: Middle School Minimum Days (Conferences)
April
- 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)
May
- 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/8: Last Day of School, Minimum Day
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