Martin Luther King Jr. Day Schools & Offices Closed
Jan 29 (W)
Lunar New Year – Schools Closed
Feb 17 – 21 (M-F)
February Break – Schools Closed
Mar 31 (M)
Eid al-Fitr – Schools Closed
April 1 (Tu)
Early Release PreK-5 Parent Conferences
April 18 (F)
Good Friday – Schools Closed
April 21 – 25 (M-F)
April Break – Schools Closed
May 26 (M)
Memorial Day – Schools & Offices Closed
June 6 (F)
WHS Graduation / Half Day WHS Only
June 19 (Th)
Juneteenth – Schools & Offices Closed
June 26 (Th)
Last Day STUDENTS (assumes 5 contingency days)
June 27 (F)
Last Day TEACHERS (assumes 5 contingency days)
NO SCHOOL
Additional Elem. Early Release Date for Parent Conferences
Early Release Dates for WMS & WHS
Early Release Date WMS Only
Early Release Date WHS Only – High School Graduation: Friday June 6
Opening and Closing Days
Month
Student Scheduled Days
August
3
September
20
October
21
November
17
December
14
January
20
February
15
March
20
April
16
May
21
June
18
Total
185
INFORMATION ON SCHOOL OPENING IN AUGUST: PAWS follows an “orientation schedule” 8/28-8/30. Full Schedule begins 9/3. Kindergarten follows Early Release Day schedule 8/28-9/6. Full Day begins 9/9.
INFORMATION ON EARLY RELEASE DAYS: Elementary Early Release: Wednesdays at 12:00. Additional Elem. Early Release Days: 11/7/24 and 4/1/25. Middle School (11:21 am) and High School (11:29 am) Early release dates: 10/9/24, 11/6, 11/27 and 12/4; 1/8/25, 2/5, 3/5, 4/2, 5/7, 6/4 (WMS Only) & 6/6 (WHS Only)
Last Day Calculator
Students | Teachers
0 Contingency Days =
06-18-25 | 06-20-25
1 Contingency Days =
06-20-25 | 06-23-25
2 Contingency Days =
06-23-25 | 06-24-25
3 Contingency Days =
06-24-25 | 06-25-25
4 Contingency Days =
06-25-25 | 06-26-25
5 Contingency Days =
06-26-25 | 06-27-25
INFORMATION ON SCHOOL CLOSING IN JUNE: The last day of school is an early release day. 8th Grade Completion Ceremony takes place on the last day of school. Elementary: If the last day of school is a Thursday or Friday, then the Wednesday of that final week is a full day of school.
Closing day is determined based on contingency days. (Teachers work 184 days; students attend 180 days)
As Voted by School Committee: December 19, 2023
2024-25 WPS Religious and Cultural Observances Calendar
新月直播 values the significance of all holidays celebrated by our families. Please note that the list below may not encompass every holiday. For multi-day holidays, the date listed on the calendar is the first day of the holiday. * The observance begins at sunset the day before
Month
Holiday
Date
AUGUST
WPS classes begin for students on Wednesday, August 28, 2024
SEPTEMBER
Ganesha Chaturthi?
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving)
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Mid-Autumn Festival
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
OCTOBER
Navaratri (start)
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Rosh Hashanah* (day 1)
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Rosh Hashanah* (day 2)
Friday, October 4, 2024
Yom Kippur*
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Navaratri (end)
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Dussehra/Dasara
Saturday, October 12, 2024
First Day of Sukkot*
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Shemini Atzeret*
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Simchat Torah*
Friday, October 25, 2024
NOVEMBER
Diwali
Friday, November 1, 2024
DECEMBER
Christmas Eve
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Chanukah/Hanukkah* (day 1)
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Christmas Day
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Kwanzaa (day 1)
Thursday, December 26, 2024
JANUARY
Epiphany
Monday, January 6. 2025
Orthodox Christmas
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Isra & Miraj*
Monday, January 27, 2025
Lunar New Year
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
FEBRUARY
MARCH
First Day of Ramadan*
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Holi*
Friday, March 14, 2025
Laylat al-Qadr
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Eid al-Fitr*
Monday, March 31, 2025
APRIL
Passover* (day 1)
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Orthodox Good Friday
Friday, April 18, 2025
Good Friday
Friday, April 18, 2025
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Orthodox Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 20, 2025
MAY
Vesak Day
Monday, May 12, 2025
JUNE
Shavuot*
Monday, June 2, 2025
Hajj (5 days)*
Wednesday, June 4, 2024
Eid al-Adha*
Friday, June 6, 2025
The last day of classes is June 26, 2025 (with five contingency days)?