Schools
Need to Know: Important Dates for 2011-12 School Year in the Avondale School District
The start of the school year for Bloomfield area residents in the Avondale School District is near and there are the key dates every parent should know.
The district educates about 3800 students and covers portions of Auburn Hills, northwest Bloomfield Hills, very southern Rochester Hills and northern Troy, Michigan. Visit the district website for more information.
Need to get a child's dentist or doctor appointment scheduled? Or want to start planning you next family vacation? Time to put these important dates about the coming year in the Avondale Schools on your calendar.
September
Sept. 6: First full day of school for all students.
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Sept. 13: Auburn curriculum night and ice cream social, 6 p.m.
Sept. 14: High school meet the teacher night.
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Sept. 15: Graham curriculum night and ice cream social, 6 p.m.
Sept. 15: Deerfield curriculum night.
October
Oct. 7: Early release; high school (11:45 a.m.), middle school (12:08 p.m.), elementary (1:35 p.m.).
Oct. 11-12: Middle school MEAP reading days.
Oct. 13: Evening conferences, 6th-8th grades.
Oct. 18-19: Middle school MEAP mathematics, science, and social studies.
November
Nov. 4: End of first marking period, K-12 half-day.
Nov. 8: No school; election day, teacher professional development day.
Nov. 17: Evening conferences, K-5.
Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving break.
December
Dec. 9: Early release, high school (11:45 a.m.), middle school (12:08 p.m.), elementary (1:35 p.m.).
Dec. 19 - Jan. 2: Winter break.
January
Jan. 3: Classes resume.
Jan. 16: No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Jan. 17: High school exams.
Jan. 18: Exams grades 6-12, half-day.
Jan. 19: Exams grades 6-12, half-day.
Jan. 26: Evening conferences, grades 6-8.
February
Feb. 10: Early release, high school (11:45 a.m.), middle school (12:08 p.m.).
Feb. 20-24: No school, mid-winter break.
March
March 6: Michigan Merit Exam, 11th grade. No school K-8, 9,10,12.
March 7: Michigan Merit Exam, 11th grade. Half-day, grades 9,10,12.
March 8: Michigan Merit Exam, 11th grade. Half-day, grades 9,10,12.
March 30: End of third marking period, half-day K-12.
April
April 2 - 6: Spring recess; no school.
April 12: Evening conferences, grades 6-8.
May
May 1, 3: Evening conferences, K-5.
May 11: Early release, high school (11:45 a.m.), middle school (12:08 p.m.), elementary (1:35 p.m.).
May 23: Senior honors night.
May 28: No school, Memorial Day.
June
June 4: Middle school awards, 7th and 8th grade.
June 5: High school exams.
June 6: Exams grades 6-12, half-day.
June 7: Exams grades 6-12, half-day.
June 8: Exams grades 6-12, half-day. Last day of school.
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