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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL MONDAY, AUGUST 20

K-12 Orientation and Open House

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

MONDAY, AUGUST 28

SCHOOL HOURS

Grades K-5: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Grades 6-12: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

FlexTrac Grades 9-12: (7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. including 2 self-scheduled hours)

August

22 Open House (K-12) – 5:30 – 8:00 PM

28 First Day of School

31 Early Release Day (12:45 and 1:00 pm)

September

1-4 No School – Labor Day Break

6 XC #1 Conference Meet @Riverside Park

9 Hill & Bale XC Invitational @Fremont Middle School

12 School Picture Day

13 Mobile Dentist

15 Early Release Day

15 XC MSU Spartan Invitational @Forest Akers Golf Course

29 Early Release Day

*Early Release Dismissal Schedule

● K-5 Dismissal at 1:00 p.m.

● 6-12 Dismissal at 12:45 p.m.

 2016-17 CALENDAR (TRIMESTER 1) 

IMPORTANT DATES FOR PARENTS 

SCHOOL HOURS

Grades K-5: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Grades 6-12: 7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. 

FlexTrac Grades 9-12: (7:45 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. including 2 self-scheduled hours) 

August 30 Open House (K-12) – 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

September

6 First Day of School

9 Early Release for Students and Staff (12:45 and 1:00 p.m.)

23 Early Release and Staff PD (12:45 and 1:00 p.m.)

October

7 Early Release and Staff PD (12:45 and 1:00 p.m.)

17-20 Student-Led Parent Teacher Conferences (K-8 Only)

21 Early Release and Staff PD (12:45 and 1:00 p.m.)

November

4 Early Release and Staff PD (12:45 and 1:00 p.m.)

14-16 Student-Led Parent Teacher Conferences (HS Only)

18 Early Release and Staff PD (12:45 and 1:00 p.m.)

23 Early Release for Students and Staff (12:45 and 1:00 p.m.)

23 End of 1st Trimester (57 days)

24-25 No School for Students and Staff – Thanksgiving Break

The full school year calendar can be found online at http://bit.ly/2aCN5xz.

Excitement. Apprehension. New clothes, new faces, new friends. All could be used to describe the first day back at school this week for students, parents, teachers, and administrators all across the area. Cedar Springs Public was one of the districts that returned to school Tuesday, and the new superintendent thought it went great.

Cedar Trails Co-principal Jennifer Harper helps new kindergarteners get where they need to on the first day of school. Photo by J. Reed

“It was fabulous, a great start to the new year,” said Superintendent Ron McDermed. “I thought it was one of the smoothest openings we’ve ever had.”

Principals, teachers, parents and other volunteers were on hand to make sure all the new kindergarteners and other students got where they needed to be. “Everyone pitches in,” he said.

McDermed remarked that there was noticeably less congestion on the campus due to moving the sixth grade from the elementary to the secondary bus run. “There were less buses on the elementary run, and less parents at any location at any given time,” he said.

The high school also implemented a new drop off and pick up point for students that parents need to get used to. Parents must drive by the circle drive entrance, then take a quick right turn along the sidewalk that leads from the parking lot. A row of student parking was eliminated to make room for the new drop off.  The new route was created to allow space for the pickup and dropoff of disabled and special education students in the circular drive.