All classes are in recess at both campuses from Wednesday, December 24, until Friday, January 2. There are no classes, daytime or evening, Classes resume on Monday, January 5. There […]
Today is a federal holiday marking the birthday of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King peacefully protested racial discrimination both at the federal and state levels and is […]
Presidents鈥� Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still officially called 鈥淲ashington鈥檚 Birthday鈥� […]
Daylight saving time begins today. Don't forget to move your clock forward one hour so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. Don't be late to class tomorrow!
The vernal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator from south to north, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth, happens today at 10:46 a.m. This event ushers in the spring season.
The school is closed today, and there are no classes at either campus in observance of Good Friday. Have a happy Easter!
Mother鈥檚 Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other gifts. For more information on this holiday, go to Mother's Day. Don't forget your mother today!
Memorial Day is observed today, and there are no classes. It is the symbolic beginning to the summer season. Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years […]
Today Juneteenth National Independence Day is celebrated, and there are no classes. Juneteenth (short for "June Nineteenth") marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops鈥� arrival came a full two and a half years after […]
The nation鈥檚 first Father鈥檚 Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in the state of Washington. However, it was not until 1972鈥�58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother鈥檚 Day official鈥攖hat the day honoring fathers became a nationwide holiday in the United States. For more information on this holiday, go to Father's Day. Don't forget […]