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Special Days and Events

2009
2010

 

2009

May 1-31 Healthy Vision Month

Better Hearing and Speech Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

May 1-7 National Physical Education and Sports Week
May 1 Law Day U.S.A.
May 3-9 Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5-National Teacher Day)
May 3-10 National Music Week
May 4-8 Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
May 4 Horace Mann's Birthday
May 6 National School Nurse Day
May 8 Truman Day (state holiday by law)
May 10 Mother's Day
May 11-17 National Children's Book Week
May 15 Missouri's Peace Officers Memorial Day
May 16 Armed Forces Day
May 17-23 National Educational Bosses' Week
May 25 Memorial Day
June 5 World Environment Day
June 14 Flag Day
June 14-18 National History Day Contest
June 19 Emancipation Day (Juneteenth)
June 21 Father's Day
July 3 Independence Day observed
July 4 Independence Day
July 27 Korean War Veterans Day
August 26 Women's Equality Day
September 1-30 Library Card Sign-Up Month
September 7 Labor Day
September 7-11 Parent and Family Involvement In Education Week
September 8 International Literacy Day
September 11 Patriot Day
Schools must display flags at half-staff for September 11 Anniversary

Emergency Services Day

Emergency Personnel Appreciation Day

September 13 Grandparents' Day
September 17-23 Constitution Week (September 17-Citizenship Day)
September 18 POW/MIA Recognition Day
September 27 National Good Neighbor Day
September 28 Family Day
October 1-31

UNICEF Month

October 4-10 Fire Prevention Week

National Metric Week

October 8 Read for the Record
October 11-17 National Educational Office Professionals Career Awareness Week
October 12 Columbus Day
October 12-16 National School Lunch Week
October 18-24 National Character Counts Week
October 19-23 National School Bus Safety Week
October 21 Missouri Day
October 22 Lights On Afterschool
October 23-31 Red Ribbon Week
October 24 United Nations Day
October 24 Make a Difference Day
November 3 Election Day
November 8 National Parents as Teachers Day
November 8-14 Youth Appreciation Week
November 11 Veterans Day
November 15-21 American Education Week (Nov. 19-Education Support Professionals Day; Nov. 20-Substitute Educators Day)
November 16-22 Global Entrepreneurship Week
November 17 National Community Education Day
November 19 National Parental Involvement Day
November 22-28 National Family Week
November 26 Thanksgiving Day
December 1 World AIDS Day
December 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 10 Human Rights Day
December 15 Bill of Rights Day
December 25 Christmas Day
   
2010
January 1 Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary

New Year's Day

January 18 Martin Luther King Day
January 28 Christa McAuliffe Day
February 1-28 Missouri Lifelong Learning Month

Black History Month
National Children's Dental Health Month

National Career and Technical Education Month

February 1 National Freedom Day
February 1-5 National School Counseling Week
February 2 National Job Shadow Day
February 4 Rosa Parks Day
February 8-12 National School Counseling Week
February 12 Lincoln Day  (state holiday by law)
February 14-20 National FCCLA Week
February 15

Susan B. Anthony's Birthday

Washington's Birthday Observed
Also observed as Presidents' Day

February 17 National PTA Founders Day
February 20-27 National FFA Week
February 21-27

National Entrepreneurship Week

National FFA Week

February 22 George Washington's Birthday
March 1-31 American Red Cross Month

Music in Our Schools Month

National Middle Level Education Month

National Nutrition Month

Women's History Month

Youth Art Month
March 1 Peace Corps Anniversary
March 2 NEA's Read Across America
March 3 School Principals Day
March 8-12

National School Breakfast Week

School Social Workers Week

March 8 International Women's Day
March 9 Alzheimer's Awareness Day
March 11 Johnny Appleseed Day
March 14-20

National Agriculture Week (March 20-Agriculture Day)

March 21-27 National Poison Prevention Week
March 21 Bird Appreciation Day
April 1-30

Financial Literacy Month

Missouri Technology Student Association Month

Young People's Poetry Month

April 2

International Children's Book Day

Arbor Day

April 4-10 National Library Week (April 6 National Library Workers Day)
April 7

Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

April 9 Prisoners of War Remembrance Day
April 10-17 Week of the Young Child
April 11-17 National Student Leadership Week
April 11 Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 13 Jefferson Day
April 18-24

Administrative Professionals Week
(April 21-Administrative Professionals Day)

Public School Volunteer Week

April 19 Patriots Day
April 22 Earth Day U.S.A.
May 1-31 Healthy Vision Month

Better Hearing and Speech Month

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

May 1-7 National Physical Education and Sports Week
May 1 Law Day U.S.A.
May 2-8 Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-National Teacher Day)
May 2-9 National Music Week
May 3-7 Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
May 4 Horace Mann's Birthday
May 7 Truman Day (observed)
May 8 Truman Day
May 9 Mother's Day
May 10-16 National Children's Book Week
May 12 National School Nurse Day
May 15

Missouri's Peace Officers Memorial Day

Armed Forces Day

May 16-22 National Educational Bosses' Week
May 31 Memorial Day
June 5 World Environment Day
June 13-17 National History Day Contest
June 14 Flag Day
June 19 Emancipation Day (Juneteenth)
June 20 Father's Day