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Township High School District 211 School Calendar
Here are all the important dates for the 2016-2017 school year families need to know.

It's almost time for kids to head back to school. To prepare for the upcoming school year, we've compiled a list of important dates for 2016-2017 calendar year:
· Opening Day of School - Aug. 15
· Labor Day – No School - Sept. 5
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· Teacher Institute – No Classes - Oct. 10
· Non-Attendance Day – No Classes - Nov. 23
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· Thanksgiving Holiday - Nov. 24-25
· End of First Semester - Dec. 23
· Opening day of second semester - Jan. 10
· Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Jan. 16
· Presidents’ Day - Feb. 20
· Spring vacation begins close of day - March 24
· Opening day of school after vacation - April 3
· Non-Attendance Day – No Classes - April 14
· Hoffman Estates High School graduation, Academy-North, Higgins Education Center, and Alternative High School graduations - May 18
· Palatine High School graduation- May 21
· Conant High School graduation - May 22
· Fremd High School graduation - May 23
· Schaumburg High School graduation - May 24
· Last day of school - May 26
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