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Mount Vernon School Calendar 2021-22: First Day Of School
When is the first day of school in Mount Vernon? Here are the must-know dates for students, parents and teachers.

MOUNT VERNON, NY — Before you know it, the 2021-22 school year will be starting. The first day of classes for the Mount Vernon school district is Thursday, Sept. 9.
Whether or not you and your children are looking forward to the new school year, you will want to write down the dates in your calendar as soon as possible.
Here is the full list of dates to know for the 2021-22 school year:
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September
- 9/6 Labor Day
- 9/7-8 Rosh Hashanah
- 9/9 Schools open (Pre-K half-day orientation)
- 9/10 Pre-K half-day orientation
- 9/13 Pre-K half-day orientation
- 9/14 Pre-K starts full day
- 9/16 Yom Kippur
October
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- 10/11 Columbus Day
- 10/20 Superintendent Conference Day
November
- 11/11 Veterans Day
- 11/24 Early dismissal
- 11/25-26 Thanksgiving recess
December
- 12/15 Superintendent Conference Day
- 12/23 Early dismissal
- 12/24-31 Holiday recess
January
- 1/3 Schools reopen
- 1/17 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February
- 2/21 Presidents Day
March
- 3/16 Early dismissal
April
- 4/11-15 Spring recess
May
- 5/3 Eid al-Fitr
- 5/30 Memorial Day
June
- 6/20 Juneteenth (observed)
- 6/24 Last day of school
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