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Student Guidebook

Other Important Dates

2008

Holiday/Event Month/Day
Hispanic Heritage Month September
Labor Day September 1
Ramadan September 2 - October 1
Grandparents Day September 7
Patriot Day September 11
Citizenship Day September 17
Autumnal Equinox September 22
Rosh Hashanah September 29 - October 1
Yom Kippur October 8-9
Columbus Day October 13
Halloween October 31
American Indian Heritage Month November
All Saints Day November 1
Daylight Savings Time Ends November 2
Election Day November 4
Veteran's Day November 11
Thanksgiving Day November 27
Winter Solstice December 21
Chanukah December 21-28
Christmas Day December 25
Kwanzaa December 26 – January 1

2009

Holiday/Event Month/Day
New Year’s Day January 1
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 19
Inauguration Day January 20
African American History Month February
Valentine’s Day February 14
Presidents’ Day February 16
Ash Wednesday February 25
Women’s History Month March
Daylight Savings Time Begins March 8
St. Patrick’s Day March 17
Vernal Equinox March 20
César Chávez Day March 31
Alcohol and Drug Awareness Month April
Palm Sunday April 5
Passover April 8 - 15
Good Friday April 10
Easter Sunday April 12
Earth Day April 22
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month May
Cinco de Mayo May 5
Mother’s Day May 10
Armed Forces Day May 16
Memorial Day May 30
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Month June
Flag Day June 14
Father’s Day June 21
Summer Solstice June 21
Independence Day July 4