Schools
When Do Schools Close, Reopen for Holidays 2016 in the Mid-Hudson Valley?
It's a short vacation this year in the Mid-Hudson Valley based on when Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year's Day fall.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — It's just the way the calendar falls in 2016. Christmas Eve is on a Saturday; Hanukkah is on a Sunday; New Year's Day is on a Sunday.
And that's why all school districts' holiday vacation seems a little shorter than usual. The last day of school varies depending on the district from Dec. 21-23. Then Jan. 2 is the national holiday, and there you are, the end! School resumes Jan. 3, 2017.
Dutchess County
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- Arlington Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Beacon City Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Dover Union Free Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Hyde Park Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2
- Millbrook Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Pawling Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Pine Plains Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Poughkeepsie City Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Red Hook Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Rhinebeck Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Spackenkill Union Free Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Wappingers Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2
- Webutuck Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
Ulster County
- Ellenville Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Highland Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Kingston City Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- New Paltz Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2
- Onteora Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Rondout Valley Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Saugerties Central Schools: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Wallkill Central School: Schools closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2
Orange County
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- Chester: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Cornwall: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Florida: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Goshen: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Greenwood Lake: Schools closed Dec. 22-Jan. 2
- Highland Falls/Fort Montgomery: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Marlboro: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Middletown: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Minisink: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Monroe-Woodbury: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Newburgh: Schools closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2
- Pine Bush: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Port Jervis: Schools closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2
- Tuxedo: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Valley Central: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Warwick Valley: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
- Washingtonville: Schools closed Dec. 26-Jan. 2
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