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Evanston School Calendar 2018-19: First Day Of School, Vacations
When's the first day of school in Evanston? Plus, other must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.
EVANSTON, IL — The first day of school in Evanston is August 27 — and whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you’ll want to mark the dates on your calendar ASAP. The Skokie 68 and Skokie/Morton Grove 69 School Districts have released their 2018-2019 calendars for public schools.
The calendars include important dates such as winter and spring vacations, religious holidays, federal holidays, early dismissals and parent-teacher conferences.
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Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
Evanston/Skokie School District 65
August
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- 8/27: First Day of School
September
- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
- 9/10: No School (Rosh Hashanah)
- 9/19: No School (Yom Kippur)
October
- 10/3: School Improvement Day
- 10/19: Student Non-Attendance Day
November
- 11/7: School Improvement Day
- 11/21-11/23: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/5: School Improvement Day
- 12/24-12/31: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1-1/4: No School (Winter Break)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday)
February
- 2/6: School Improvement Day
- 2/15: Student Non-Attendance Day
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
March
- 3/6: School Improvement Day
- 3/25-3/29: No School (Spring Break)
April
- 4/19: No School (Good Friday)
May
- 5/1: School Improvement Day
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/3: Last Day of School
Evanston Township High School
August
- 8/27: First Day of School
September
- 9/4: Early Release Day
- 9/10: No School
- 9/19: No School
October
- 10/4: Fall Conferences
- 10/10: Early Dismissal
November
- 11/21-11/23: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/24-12/31: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1-1/4: No School (New Year's Break)
- 1/18: No School
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
February
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
- 2/21-2/22: No School
March
- 3/25-3/29: No School (Spring Break)
April
- 4/19: No School
May
- 5/27: No School (Memorial Day)
June
- 6/7: Last Day of School
Want to get a jump start on the new school year? Check out Patch's Ultimate Back-to-School Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.
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