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

The first day of school in West Islip is September 5. 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 Islip 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:

August

• 8/30 - 8/31: Superintendent's Conference Days

September

• 9/1 - 9/4: No School (Labor Day)
• 9/5: First Day for Students
• 9/21 - 9/22: No School (Rosh Hashanah)

October

• 10/9: No School (Columbus Day)

November

• 11/7: No School for Students (Superintendent's Conference Day)
• 11/10: No School (Veterans' Day)
• 11/23 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving)

December

• 12/8: No School for Students (Superintendent's Conference Day)
• 12/25 - 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)

January

• 1/1: No School (Holiday Recess)
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)

February

• 2/19 - 2/23: No School (Mid-Winter Recess)

March

• 3/30 - 4/6: No School (Spring Recess)

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Recess)

May

• 5/25: No School (Unless 2 Emergency Closings)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/29: No School (Unless 1 Emergency Closing)

June

• 6/22: Last Day for Students

Ready for the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks to be sure everyone has what they need.

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