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

The first day of school in Fargo is August 24. 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 Fargo 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

• 8/21 - 8/23: Staff PD
• 8/24: First Day of Classes

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day Holiday)
• 9/25: No School for Students (Staff PD)

October

• 10/19 - 10/20: No School for Students (NDCEL Conference)

November

• 11/10: No School (Veteran's Day Holiday)
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)

December

• 12/23 - 1/2: No School (Winter Holiday Break)

January

• 1/3: Classes Resume
• 1/15: No School for Students (Staff PD)

February

• 2/15 - 2/16: No School (Vacation)
• 2/19: No School for Students (Staff PD)

March

• 3/29 - 4/2: No School (Spring Holiday Break)

April

• 4/26: Storm Makeup Day (If Storm Makeup is Not Needed, No School)
• 4/27: No School (Vacation Day)

May

• 5/14: Storm Makeup Day (If Storm Makeup is Not Needed, No School)
• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day Holiday)
• 5/31: Last Day of Classes

June

• 6/1: Staff PD, Graduation: Woodrow Wilson
• 6/3: Graduation: North (Noon), South (3:00 p.m.), Davies (6:00 p.m.)

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