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

The first day of school in South Pasadena 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 South Pasadena 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

• 8/14: New Teacher Orientation
• 8/15: Staff Development Day/ First Teacher Work Day
• 8/16: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/16: No School for Students (Staff Development Day)
• 10/23 - 10/27: Grades 6-8 Early Dismissal

November

• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day Observed)
• 11/13: No School for Students (Staff Development Day)
• 11/20 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
• 11/27 - 12/1: Grades 1-5 Early Dismissal

December

• 12/1: Grades 1-5 Early Dismissal
• 12/25 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)

January

• 1/1 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break)
• 1/8: No School for Students (Staff Development Day)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

February

• 2/16: No School (Lincoln’s Birthday)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents’ Day)

March

• 3/12: No School for Students (Staff Development Day)
• 3/19 - 3/23: Grades 1-5 Early Dismissal

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 1/3: High School Baccalaureate
• 1/4: Middle School Promotion
• 1/5: Last Day for Students and Teachers, High School Graduation

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