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When Does School Start In Pinole, Hercules, 2018 - 19 School Year
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PINOLE AND HERCULES, CA — The first day of school in Pinole and Hercules is August 14 — 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 date on your calendar ASAP. The West Contra Costa Unified School District has released its 2018-2019 calendar for public schools.
The calendar includes important dates such as winter and spring vacations, holidays, and the end of school.
Here is the full list of dates to know for this school year:
August
- 8/20: Students' First Day
September
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- 9/3: No School (Labor Day)
October
- No days off
November
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- 11/1: No School, Elementary only (Conference Day)
- 11/12: No School (Veterans Day)
- 11/19-11/23: No School (Thanksgiving)
December
- 12/24-1/4: No School (Winter Break)
January
- 1/1-1/4: No School (Winter Break)
- 1/21: No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
- 1/22: No School, Middle and High School only (Teacher In-Sefrevice Day)
February
- 2/18: No School (Presidents' Day)
- 2/19-2/22: No School (Mid Winter Break)
March
- No days off
April
- 4/1-4/5: No School (Spring Break)
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 2018 Guide for everything from backpacks to notebooks so that everyone has what they need.
-Story by Bea Karnes and national Patch editors
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