FCPS 2017-18 School Calendar: First Day Aug. 28

LORTON, VA — Wasn't is just, like, 20 minutes ago that kids were celebrating the end of the school year? Yeah, well, Alice Cooper's anthem already is more or less stale. It might not feel like it outside, but summer already has entered the backstretch and a new school year beckons.

Toward that end, here's the complete 2017-18 school calendar for Fairfax County public schools. It includes need-to-know dates regarding various holidays and teacher work days. The schedule is subject to change, of course, for a variety of the typical reasons.

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• August 28, 2017: School Begins
• September 4: Labor Day - Student Holiday
• September 22: Student Holiday
• October 9: Columbus Day - Student Holiday
• November 3: First Grading Period Ends *+Students Released Two Hours Early
• November 6-7: Student Holidays
• November 22: Students Released Two Hours Early
• November 23-24: Thanksgiving Break
• December 18-January 1, 2018: Winter Break
• January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday - Student Holiday
• January 25: Second Grading Period Ends*+Students Released Two Hours Early
• January 26, 29: Student Holiday
• February 19: George Washington's Birthday - Presidents' Day -Student Holiday
• March 26-30: Spring Break
• April 2: Student Holiday
• April 13: Third Grading Period Ends*+Students Released Two Hours Early
• April 16: Student Holiday
• May 28: Memorial Day - Student Holiday
• June 7: Graduation on or after this date
• June 15: Last Day of School (scheduled)

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