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

The first day of school in Las Cruces is August 14 for grades 1-12, August 15 for kindergarten and August 16 for preschool. 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 Las Cruces School 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

• 8/9: LCPS Professional Development, 9th Grade Orientation
• 8/10: Professional Development, K-8 Registration, 6th Grade Orientation
• 8/11: Staff Work Day
• 8/14: Grades 1-12 First Day
• 8/15: Kindergarten First Day
• 8/16: Preschool First Day

September

• 9/4: No School (Labor Day)

October

• 10/6: No School for Students (Parent Conferences)
• 10/9: No School for Students (Professional Development)
• 10/26: Elementary Report Cards
• 10/30: Middle and High School Report Cards

November

• 11/10: No School (Veterans Day)
• 11/20 - 11/24: No School (Thanksgiving Holiday)

December

• 12/20: Half Day, End of Semester
• 12/29 - 1/2: No School (Winter Holiday)

January

• 1/1 - 1/2: No School (Winter Holiday)
• 1/3: No School for Students (LCPS Professional Development)
• 1/4: No School for Students (School Professional Development)
• 1/5: No School for Students (Staff Work Day)
• 1/8: Classes Resume
• 1/15: No School (Dr. King Holiday)
• 1/16: Elementary Report Cards
• 1/18: Middle and High School Report Cards

February

• 2/19: No School (Presidents' Day)

March

• 3/2: Parent-Teacher Conferences
• 3/19 - 3/23: No School (Spring Break)
• 3/30: No School (Spring Holiday)

April

• 4/2: No School (Spring Holiday)
• 4/4: Elementary Report Cards
• 4/5: Middle and High School Report Cards
• 4/12: Grades 9-12 No School (9th - 11th Next Steps)
• 4/13: Grades 9-12 No School (9th - 11th Next Steps), Grade 8 No Classes (8th Next Steps)

May

• 5/16: Seniors' Last Day
• 5/25: Last Day of School

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