holidays: Northfield schools begin classes September 6
- 08/23/11 06:35 AM
Independent School District 659 classes start in just a couple weeks. The day after Labor Day, or the day after the State Fair ends, will once again mark the beginning of the countdown to June 1, 2012, the last day of classes. The entire school calendar is posted online at the District 659 website. Check it out here: school calendar. The school year is 174 days long for the students who are counting, and there are only three months, February, April and May, with more than nineteen days of classes. Plan your getaway weekends now. The teacher convention break will be … (2 comments)
holidays: America's three most officially celebrated lives
- 01/17/11 02:25 AM
A while ago, Congress decided that we needed more three day weekends, and they moved a handful of holidays from their traditional date to a movable date that fell on a Monday. They later changed their minds about Veterans Day and moved it back to November 11. Three holidays are named to honor persons of historical importance to America and originally were designated on their birthdays. Interestingly, Washington's Birthday will never again be celebrated on Washington's birthday, February 22. The closest is February 21. Today is Martin Luther King's Birthday, ignored by some, and celebrated with great reverence and honor by … (1 comments)
Independent School District 659 classes start in just a couple weeks. The day after Labor Day, or the day after the State Fair ends, will once again mark the beginning of the countdown to June 1, 2012, the last day of classes. 
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