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School Calendar Approved for 2012-13

The Loudoun County School Board approved next year's calendar. School starts on Aug. 27, 2012 and ends on Thursday, June 6, 2013.

The Loudoun County School Board approved the 2012-13 school calendar Tuesday night after unanimously rejecting a proposal to extend the Thanksgiving holiday to a full week. The calendar and Thanksgiving week were part of the same action item to approve the new calendar as seen below:

Loudoun County Public Schools

2012-2013 Student Calendar

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August 27: First Day of School for Students 

September 3: Holiday (Labor Day)

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October 8: Holiday (Columbus Day)

November 2: End of the Grading Period

November 5-6: Student Holidays (Planning/Records/Conference Days)

November 21-23: Holiday (Thanksgiving)

December 24-January 1: Winter Break (Classes Resume January 2)

January 17: End of Grading Period

January 18: Moveable Student Holiday(Planning/Records/Conference Day)

January 21: Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

February 18: Holiday (Presidents’ Day)

March 22: End of Grading Period

March 25-29: Holiday (Spring Break)

April 1: Student Holiday (Planning/Records/Conference Day)

May 27: Holiday (Memorial Day)

June 6: Last Day of School for Students/End of Grading Period

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