Oops! Mother Trib, Hillsborough Schools ARE Open Tomorrow (Jan. 2)

Don't believe everything you read!

That's the word from the Hillsborough County School District, which through its spokesperson, Stephen Hegarty, is reminding teachers, parents and students that Hillsborough public schools are, indeed, open for business tomorrow, Jan. 2.

"The Tampa Tribune mistakenly reported in today's (Sunday's) paper that there is no school on Monday," Hegarty wrote in a New Year's Day news release. "Please notify your readers/viewers that there is school on Monday for Hillsborough County Public School students."

Consider the deed done, Mr. Hegarty, and for good measure, we conclude this post with a list of calendar highlights for the remainder of the 2011-12 school year.

For additional good measure, we follow with a list of links to Brandon Patch's Back to School coverage, which included a lot of information still relevant as the school year gears up for its second half.

Happy new year, happy studies!

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Highlights of the 2011-12 school year:

Holiday vacations:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Jan. 16
• Florida State Fair Day — Feb. 10
• Florida Strawberry Festival Day — March 5
• Spring Break — March 12-16
• Memorial Day — May 28

Additional days off for students (“non-student days”):

• Tuesday, Jan. 17
• Friday, April 6

Last day of grading periods:

• Second grading period — Jan. 13
• Third grading period — March 30
• Fourth grading period — June 8

Conference dates and times:

• To be determined by each individual school

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL COUNTDOWN:

Previously posted:

• Back-To-School Countdown (Day 15) — Education Quotes To Consider

• Back-To-School Countdown (Day 16) — Sizer on Adolescence

• Back-To-School Countdown (Day 17) — Bully Prevention and Reporting

• Back-To-School Countdown (Day 25) — School Assignment, Choice in Hillsborough County

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