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Skokie School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, Vacations
When's the first day of school in Skokie? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.

SKOKIE, IL — The first day of school in the Skokie 68 School District is August 23, while the Skokie/Morton Grove School District 69 starts September 4— and whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you’ll want to mark the dates on your calendar ASAP. These school districts have released their 2018-2019 calendars for public schools.
The calendars include 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:
Skokie School District 68
August
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- 8/23: First Day of School
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/10: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
- 9/19: No School (Yom Kippur)
October
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/12: No School (Conferences)
November
- 11/6: No School
- 11/21-11/23: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/24-12/31: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1-1/4: No School (Winter Break)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/1: No School
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
March
- 3/1: No School
- 3/22: No School
- 3/25-3/29: No School (Spring Break)
April
- 4/19: No School (Good Friday)
May
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/5: Last Day of School
Skokie/Morton Grove School District 69
September
- 9/4: First Day Of School/Early Release
- 9/10: No School
- 9/19: No School
October
- 10/5: No School
- 10/8: No School (Columbus Day)
- 10/24: Early Release
November
- 11/6: No School
- 11/21-11/23: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/5: Early Release
- 12/24-12/31: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1-1/4: No School (New Year's Break)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/13: Early Release Day
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
- 2/27: Early Release
March
- 3/1: No School
- 3/4: No School
- 3/25-3/29: No School (Spring Break)
April
- 4/10: Early Release
- 4/19: No School
May
- 5/15: Early Release
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/5: Early Release
- 6/20: Last Day of School
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.

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