September 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 15)

Labor Day: September 5

International Literacy Day: September 8

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival: September 10

Patriot Day: - September 11

Grandparents' Day: September 11

National Arts in Education Week: September 11-17

Constitution Day (Observed): September 17

National I.T. Professionals Day: September 20 (Celebrated the 3rd Tuesday in September)

Autumn Begins: September 22

Rosh Hashanah: September 25 (begins at sunset) - September 27

International Translation Day: September 30

October 2022

Principal Appreciation Month

Custodian Appreciation Day: October 2 

Yom Kippur: October 4 (begins at sunset) - October 5

Home Grown School Lunch Week: October 10-14

Indigenous Peoples' Day (Observed): October 10

National School Lunch Week: October 10-14

National Boss' Day: October 16

National School Bus Safety Week: October 17-22

Unity Day: October 19 (Official Unity day and 1st of 4 celebrated at AACPS)

Diwali: October 24

Halloween: October 31

November 2022

Native American Heritage Month

Daylight Savings Time Ends: November 6

Election Day: November 8

School Psychology Awareness Week: November 7-11

Veterans Day: November 11

American Education Week: November 15-19

National Education Support Professionals Day: November 16

National Parental Involvement Day: November 17

Substitute Educators Day: November 18

Thanksgiving Day: November 24

American Indian Heritage Day: November 25

December 2022

Inclusive Schools Week: December 5-9

AACPS Unity Day 2 of 4: December 7

Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7

Hanukkah: December 18 (begins at sunset) - December 26

Winter begins: December 21

Christmas: December 25

Kwanzaa: December 26-January 1

New Year's Eve: December 31

January 2023

Career & Technical Education Month

New Year's Day: January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Observed): January 17

AACPS Mo Gaba Day: January 24

February 2023

Black History Month

National Freedom Day (Observed): February 1

Chinese New Year: February 1

Groundhog Day: February 2

National School Counseling Week: February 6-10

AACPS Unity Day 3 of 4: February 8

Valentine's Day: February 14

SRO (School Resource Officer) Day: February 15

PTA Founders Day: February 17

Presidents' Day: February 21

March 2023

Women's History Month

National Nutrition Month

Read Across America Day: March 2

National School Social Worker Week: March 5-11

National School Breakfast Week: March 6-10

Daylight Savings Time Begins: March 12

St. Patrick's Day: March 17

Spring Begins: March 20

Ramadan: March 22 (begins at sunset) - April 21

Maryland Day: March 25

AACPS Unity Day 4 of 4: March 29

April 2023

Autism Awareness Month

Month of the Military Child

School Library Month

Month of the Young Child

April Fool's Day: April 1

National Assistant Principals week: April 3-7

Passover: April 5 (begins at sunset) - April 13

Easter: April 9

Purple Up For Military Kids: April 15

Volunteer Appreciation Week: April 15-22

Eid-al-Fitr: April 21 (begins at sunset) - April 22

Earth Day: April 22

National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day: April 25

Administrative Professionals Day: April 26

Arbor Day: April 28

May 2023

Asian/Pacific Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

National Physical Fitness & Sports Month

Pupil Personnel Worker Month

School Principal's Day: May 1

Teacher Appreciation Day: May 2

Cinco de Mayo: May 5

Teacher Appreciation Week: May 1-5

National School Nurse Day: May 11

National School Communicators Day: May 12

Mother's Day: May 14

National Speech Pathologist's Day: May 18

Memorial Day: May 29

June 2022

National Safety Month

LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Flag Day: June 14

Juneteenth: June 19

Father's Day: June 19

Summer Begins: June 21

July 2022

Social Wellness Month

Independence Day: July 4

Eid-al Adha: July 9 (begins at sunset) - July 10

August 2022

Children's Eye Health & Safety Month

National Back to School Month

National Back to School Prep Day: August 15