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Student Guidebook

Other Important Dates

2007

Holiday/Event Month/Day
Hispanic Heritage Month September
Labor Day September 3
Grandparents Day September 9
Patriot Day September 11
Rosh Hashanah September 12 – 14
Ramadan September 12 – October 11
Citizenship Day September 17
Yom Kippur September 21 – 22
Autumnal Equinox September 23
Columbus Day October 12
Daylight Savings Time Ends October 28
Halloween October 31
American Indian Heritage Month November
All Saints Day November 1
Election Day November 6
Veterans Day November 11
Thanksgiving Day November 22
Chanukah December 4 – 12
Winter Solstice December 22
Christmas Day December 25
Kwanzaa December 26 – January 1

2008

Holiday/Event Month/Day
New Year’s Day January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 21
African American History Month February
Ash Wednesday February 6
Valentine’s Day February 14
Presidents’ Day February 18
Women’s History Month March
Palm Sunday March 16
St. Patrick’s Day March 17
Vernal Equinox March 20
Good Friday March 21
Easter Sunday March 23
César Chávez Day March 31
Alcohol and Drug Awareness Month April
Daylight Savings Time Begins April 6
Passover April 19 – 26
Earth Day April 22
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month May
Cinco de Mayo May 5
Mother’s Day May 11
Armed Forces Day May 17
Memorial Day May 30
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Month June
Flag Day June 14
Father’s Day June 15
Summer Solstice June 20
Independence Day July 4