2026-2027

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Updated 2026-08-07

Orient School District Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Orient School District for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Key Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	September 1, 2026 (Tue)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veterans Day	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving/No School	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Christmas Break/No School	December 21, 2026 - December 31, 2026	No School
New Year's Day	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
M.L. King Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Presidents' Day	February 15, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	April 5, 2027 - April 9, 2027	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School - Early Release	June 10, 2027 (Thu)	School Closes

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No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving/No School Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas Break/No School Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; Jan 4, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	17 days
Spring Break Window	Apr 3–11, 2027Districtwide no-school: Apr 5–9, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 3–4, 2027; Apr 10–11, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of 1st Quarter	Oct 29, 2026
Conference Early Release	Nov 4, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026
End of 2nd Quarter	Jan 21, 2027
End of 3rd Quarter	Mar 30, 2027
Conference Early Release	Apr 14, 2027 – Apr 15, 2027

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156. Orient School District

Some Orient families have sent children to the same local school for four generations. The district has operated as a K–8 system since its final high-school class graduated in 1939, and one small campus continues to carry the elementary and middle-grade years for this remote northeastern Washington community. Children grow from early reading and mathematics into adolescent coursework without moving into another local building.

The curriculum is deliberately cumulative. Spalding language arts, Saxon mathematics and Core Knowledge materials build from one year to the next, while visiting teaching artists work beside classroom teachers in visual and performing arts. The ECHO after-school program extends the day through homework support, enrichment and field trips. Parents and community partners appear frequently in school functions because the district's size makes participation immediate and visible.

High school begins outside Orient. Alumni may enter larger regional schools, trade programs or colleges after a childhood spent in one close K–8 setting. The district measures its continuity across generations: an adult who remembers the same building may now volunteer on a field trip, watch a performance shaped by a teaching artist or help a student prepare for the first school transition beyond town.

Compared With Washington Districts

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Later regional startSeptember 1, 2026

Orient School District starts on this date; Orchard Prairie School District (August 26, 2026) and Orondo School District (August 20, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Early-release dates6 items

Orient School District lists 6 early-release or half-day items that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.

Regional Spring Break splitApril 5, 2027 - April 9, 2027

Orient School District uses this Spring Break week, while Orchard Prairie School District (April 12, 2027 - April 16, 2027) uses different windows in the related calendar set.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When is the first day of school at Orient School in 2026-2027?

The first day of school is Tuesday, September 1, 2026.

When is the last day of school?

The last day is Thursday, June 10, 2027, with an early release. The source does not print a dismissal time.

When are Orient School's regular PLC early releases?

The calendar explicitly lists 33 PLC early-release Fridays from September 4, 2026 through June 4, 2027. It does not print a release time.

Which dates are conditional snow-day make-up days?

February 12, February 16, April 2 and April 12, 2027 are snow-day make-up days if needed; otherwise, there is no school.

How many instructional days are shown?

Eleven unlabeled month-adjacent numbers sum to 180, but the calendar never defines what those values count. Because August's value aligns with staff-only waiver days before students begin, this site does not present 180 as an explicit instructional-day total.

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