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Wilmette School District 39 Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School
When's the first day of school in Wilmette? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.

WILMETTE-KENILWORTH, IL — The first day of school in Wilmette is August 31 — 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 date on your calendar ASAP. The Wilmette Public School District 39 has released its 2018-2019 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:
August
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- 8/31: Students' First Day
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/10: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
- 9/19: No School (Yom Kippur)
October
- 10/8: No School (Teacher Institute Day)
- 10/31: Early Release Day
November
- 11/8 - 11/9: No School (Parent Teacher Conferences)
- 11/19 - 11/23: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
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: Early Release Day
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
March
- 3/25 - 3/29: No School (Spring Break)
April
- 4/19: No School (Good Friday)
- 4/25: K-4 Early Release (Parent Teacher Conferences)
- 4/26: No School (K-4 Parent Teacher Conferences)
May
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/14: Last Day of School
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School 2018 Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.

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