When Do Clarkstown Schools Close, Reopen for Holidays 2016?

NEW CITY, 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 the Clarkstown school district's holiday vacation is only six school days long. The last day of school is Dec. 23. Then Jan. 2 is the national holiday, and there you are, the end! School resumes Jan. 3, 2017.

Then it's a cold six weeks till the next vacation: Mid-Winter Recess: Feb. 20 - 24.

See all the important dates for this school year here.

Editor's Note: The original version of this article was incomplete when published; I regret the error.