CCPS Celebrates
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students and staff bring traditions and cultures into our schools and workplaces. CCPS respects and honors diversity and encourage our community to respect and acknowledge special days and events while building relationships within our school community. Celebrations and observances are opportunities to strengthen our school system and community while expanding our understanding of our peers and neighbors.
Days and events hyperlinked may take visitors to outside resources with information related to the commemoration/ celebration.
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September 2024
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Attendance Awareness Month
Suicide Prevention Month
Hispanic Heritage Month: Sept. 15-Oct. 15
Sept. 2: Labor Day
Sept. 8: Grandparents Day
Sept. 11: Patriot Day
Sept. 17: Constitution Day
Sept. 17: National IT Day
October 2024
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Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
Bullying Prevention Month
Principal Appreciation Month
Oct. 2: Building Service Worker Day
Oct. 2: Rosh Hashanah
Oct. 6: National Coaches Day
Oct. 7: National Child Health Day
Oct. 11: Yom Kippur
Oct. 14: Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day
Oct. 14-18: National School Lunch Week
Oct. 16: CCPS Unity Day (wear orange)
Oct. 21-25: National School Bus Safety Week
Oct. 31: Halloween
Oct. 31: Diwali
November 2024
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National Native American Heritage Month
College Application Month
School Psychology Week: Nov. 11-15
Nov. 3: Standard time begins (turn clocks back one hour)
Nov. 8: National STEM Day
Nov. 11: Veterans Day
Nov. 13: World Kindness Day
Nov. 20: Education Support Professionals Day
Nov. 21: National Parent Involvement Day
Nov. 22: Substitute Educators Day
Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Day
Nov. 29: American Indian Heritage Day
December 2024
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Inclusive Schools Week: Dec. 5-9
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve
Dec. 25: Christmas Day
Dec. 25: Hanukkah
Dec. 26: Kwanzaa
January 2025
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Maryland School Board Appreciation Month
Jan. 1: New Year’s Day
Jan. 15: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday
February 2025
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National Black History Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month
National School Counseling Week: Feb. 24-28
Feb. 1: National Freedom Day observed
Feb. 2: Groundhog Day
Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day
Feb. 15: School Resource Officer (SRO) Day
Feb. 17: PTA Founders Day
Feb. 17: Presidents Day
Feb. 28: First evening of Ramadan
March 2025
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Women’s History Month
National Music in Our Schools Month
Youth Art Month
March 7: Read Across Charles County
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 9: Daylight Savings Time
March 14: National Pi Day π
March 21: World Down Syndrome Day
March 25: Maryland Day
March 30: Eid al-Fitr
April 2025
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World Autism Month
National School Library Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
Month of the Military Child
National Assistant Principals Week
National Volunteer Week
April 2: International Children’s Book Day
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
April 4: School Librarian Appreciation Day
April 12: Passover
April 18: Good Friday
April 20: Easter
April 22: Earth Day
April 23: Administrative Professionals Day
April 25: Arbor Day
May 2025
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Pupil Personnel Worker Month
May 2: School Lunch Hero Day
May 6: National Teacher Appreciation Day
May 7: National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
May 9: School Communicators Day
May 11: Mother’s Day
May 19: National Speech Language Pathologist Day
May 26: Memorial Day
June 2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Month
Pride Month
June 6: Eid al-Adha
June 14: Flag Day
June 15: Father’s Day
June 19: Juneteenth
July 2025
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July 4: Independence Day