Joliet Township High School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of high school in Joliet Township is August 21. 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 Joliet Township High 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

• 8/7 - 8/8: Schedule Distribution – West Campus
• 8/7 - 8/9: Schedule Distribution – Central Campus
• 8/8 - 8/9: Schedule Distribution – Alternate School
• 8/17 - 8/18: Local Full Day Institute
• 8/21: First Day of Classes

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/6: Central Campus and West Campus Early Dismissal (Evening Open House)
• 9/7: Late Start Schedule A (School Improvement Day)
• 9/14: Alternate School Early Dismissal (Evening Open House)
• 9/21: Late Start Schedule B (School Improvement Day)

October

• 10/5: Late Start Schedule A (School Improvement Day)
• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)
• 10/19: Late Start Schedule B (School Improvement Day)

November

• 11/2: Late Start Schedule A (School Improvement Day)
• 11/10: No School (Veteran's Day)
• 11/16: Late Start Schedule B (School Improvement Day)
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/7: Late Start Schedule A (School Improvement Day)
• 12/21: Last Day of First Semester
• 12/22 - 12/31: No School (Winter Holiday)

January

• 1/1 - 1/5: No School (Winter Holiday)
• 1/8: No School for Students (Full Day Teacher Institute)
• 1/9: First Day of Second Semester
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday)
• 1/25: Late Start Schedule B (School Improvement Day)

February

• 2/8: Late Start Schedule A (School Improvement Day)
• 2/19: No School (President's Day)
• 2/22: Late Start Schedule B (School Improvement Day)

March

• 3/2: No School for Students (Full Day Teacher Institute)
• 3/5: No School (Casimir Pulaski Day)
• 3/8: Late Start Schedule A (School Improvement Day)
• 3/22: Late Start Schedule B (School Improvement Day)
• 3/26 - 3/30: No School (Spring Break)

April

• 4/2: No School (Spring Holiday)
• 4/19: Late Start Schedule A (School Improvement Day)

May

• 5/2: Late Start Schedule B (School Improvement Day)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)

June

• 6/1: Last Day of School, Graduation
• 6/4 - 6/8: Emergency Make Up Days

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