West Orange School Calendar 2017-18: First Day Of School, Vacations, Conferences

The first day of school in West Orange is September 6. 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 West Orange Public 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:

September

• 9/4: Labor Day
• 9/5: Professional Development for Staff
• 9/6: First Day of School for Students
• 9/21 - 9/22: No School (Rosh Hashanah)

October

• 10/9: No School for Students (Professional Development for Staff)
• 10/24 - 10/26: Elementary Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)

November

• 11/9 - 11/10: No School (NJEA Conference)
• 11/22: Early Dismissal
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/22: Early Dismissal
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Winter Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Winter Recess)
• 1/15: No School (Martin L. King Jr. Day)
• 1/24: Delayed Opening for Students (Professional Development for Staff)

February

• 2/13 - 2/15: Edison Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 2/19: No School (President’s Day)

March

• 3/14: Delayed Opening for Students (Professional Development for Staff)
• 3/20 - 3/22: Elementary Early Dismissal (Parent Conferences)
• 3/30: No School (Good Friday)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/30 - 5/31: Kindergarten Early Dismissal (Kindergarten Orientation)

June

• 6/20: Last Day of School, Early Dismissal
• 6/21: WOHS Commencement Exercises

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