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

The first day of school in Lakewood is August 21. 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 Lakewood City 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

• 8/7: All School Offices open
• 8/17: Professional Day for Staff
• 8/18: Professional Day for Staff
• 8/21: First Day of School

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/13: No School for Students (NEOEA Day)

November

• 11/1: Elementary and Middle School Evening Parent Conferences
• 11/2: Grades K-8 No School (Elementary and Middle School Parent Conferences)
• 11/3: Grades K-8 No School (Elementary and Middle School Parent Conferences)
• 11/4: No School for Students (Professional Day for Staff)
• 11/16: HS Evening Parent Conferences
• 11/20: HS Evening Parent Conferences
• 11/22 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Break)
• 11/27: School Reopens

December

• 12/22: No School for Students (Professional Day for Staff)
• 12/25 - 1/5: No School (Winter Break Begins)

January

• 1/8: School Reopens
• 1/15: No School (Martin Luther King Day)

February

• 2/16: No School for Students (Professional Day for Staff)
• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)

March

• 3/30: No School

April

• 4/2 - 4/6: No School (Spring Break)
• 4/9: School Reopens

May

• 5/28: No School (Memorial Day)
• 5/31: Last Day of School

June

• 6/1: Professional Day for Staff
• 6/3: Lakewood High School Graduation

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