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

The first day of school in Saddleback Valley 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 Saddleback Valley Unified 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: First Day for Teachers, District Staff Development Day
• 8/25: District Orientation Day
• 8/28: First Day for Students

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/21: No School (Fall Recess Day)
• 9/13: Elementary Minimum Day for Students (Back to School Night)
• 9/28: Intermediate Minimum Day for Students (Back to School Night)

October

• 10/5: High School Minimum Day for Students (Back to School Night)
• 10/11: Esperanza Minimum Day for Students (Back to School Night)

November

• 11/1: No School for Students (District Staff Development Day)
• 11/10: No School (Veteran’s Day)
• 11/20 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Recess)
• 11/27 - 11/30: Elementary Minimum Days for Students (Parent Conference Days)
• 11/30: Intermediate and Silverado HS Minimum Day for Students (Trimester Exam)

December

• 12/1: Intermediate and Silverado HS Minimum Day for Students (Trimester Exam)
• 12/1 - 12/4: Elementary Minimum Days for Students (Parent Conference Days )
• 12/25 - 1/5: No School (Winter Recess)

January

• 1/1 - 1/5: No School (Winter Recess)
• 1/15: No School (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
• 1/24 - 1/26: High School Exam Schedule (All but Silverado)
• 1/29: No School for Students (District Staff Development Day)

February

• 2/16 - 2/19: No School (February Recess)

March

• 3/2: Elementary Minimum Day for Students (Parent Conference Days)
• 3/5 - 3/9: Elementary Minimum Days for Students (Parent Conference Days)
• 3/8 - 3/9: Intermediate and Silverado HS Minimum Days for Students (Trimester Exam)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Recess)
• 4/11: Intermediate Minimum Day for Students (Open House)
• 4/19: High School Minimum Day for Students (Open House)
• 4/26: Elementary Minimum Day for Students (Open House)
• 4/24: Esperanza Minimum Day for Students (Open House)

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/12 - 6/12: High School Exam Schedule (All but Silverado)
• 6/13 - 6/14: Intermediate and Silverado HS Minimum Days for Students (Exams)
• 6/14: Last Day for Students and Teachers, 8th Grade Promotion, Elementary Minimum Day

Ready for the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks to be sure everyone has what they need.

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