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Back to School Guide: FCPS Calendar
School begins Sept. 4, but bookmark this calendar for rest-of-the-year reference.
If you have kids in Fairfax County Public Schools, surely you know that September 4 is the first day of school.
But when is spring break? How about student holidays?
Patch has the first of several reference articles for you to bookmark to keep information handy this year.
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2012
Sept. 4
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School Begins
Oct. 8
Columbus Day Holiday
Nov. 2
First Grading Period Ends
Nov. 5 - 6
Student Holidays
Nov. 21
Students Released Two Hours Early
Nov. 22 - 23
Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 24 - Jan. 1, 2013
Winter Break
2013Jan. 21
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Holiday
Jan. 25
Second Grading Period Ends
Jan. 28 - January 29
Student Holidays
Feb. 18
George Washington’s Birthday - Presidents' Day Holiday
March 25 - 29
Spring Break
April 12
Third Grading Period Ends
April 15
Student Holiday
May 27
Memorial Day Holiday
June 13
Graduation On or After This Date
June 18
Last Day of School
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