It's the best time of the year to make new year's resolutions, plan your 2008 calendar, and schedule vacations for the new year.  You'll know when the holiday season officially ends ... that's when all the football bowl games are over ... they are in full swing this week and won't be over until next week.  Then it's back to business as usual for work, school, and community events.

There are several community calendar dates that we need to know about to plan for 2008 ... without conflicts!  One of the most important community calendars is the Bay County School Board planning calendar. 

January 7, Monday:   Records Workday for Teachers (still a holiday for students)

January 8, Tuesday:  Classes resume for Students (and teachers/administrators, of course!)

January 21, Monday:  Martin Luther King, Jr Birthday (holiday for students and teachers)

February .... the Bay County School website doesn't show any holidays this month

March 13-14, Thursday/Friday: High School testing days/end of the grading period

April 7, Monday:  Spring Holidays Begin (teachers and students)

April 14, Monday:  Return from Spring Holidays

May 26, Monday:  Memorial Day Holiday (students and teachers)

May 27, Tuesday: High School Testing Day

May 28, Wednesday: High School Testing Day/Last Day of School for Students (early release)

May 29-30, Thursday/Friday:  Post planning for teachers

Bay County High School Graduation Schedule

May 19, Monday:  Haney

May 20, Tuesday: Arnold

May 21, Wednesday: New Horizons, Bay

May 22, Thursday:  A D Harris, Mosley

May 23, Friday:  Bozeman

May 27, Tuesday:  Rutherford

May 28, Wednesday:  M. K. Lewis

May 29, Thursday:  Shaw

Bay County School Board Meetings (Regular Board Meetings begin at 1:00 P.M. on the following Wednesdays)

January 9, February 13, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12, November 18 (organizational meeting).

All dates and information taken from the Bay County Schools Calendar http://www.bay.k12.fl.us/