August

September

Ramadan (Sept. 1-30, 2008)

Labor Day (1st Monday in September)

Grandparents' Day (Sept. 7, 2008)

Diez y Seis (Mexican Independence Day--Sept. 16, 1810)

Constitution Day (Constitution signed--Sept. 17, 1787)

• Region XIII resources
• Library of Congress resources
• Federal Resources for Education Excellence
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• Bill of Rights Institute
• U.S. Courts
• Constitution Center
• Constitution Day website
• Law-Related Education (go to Lesson Plans, archive, and search by September)

Celebrate Freedom Week (Week of Constitution Day)

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)

October

Columbus Day (Oct. 13, 2008)

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)

• Overview and biographies

Red Ribbon Week (Oct. 23-31, 2008)

November

American Indian Heritage Month

Election Day (Nov. 4, 2008--1st Tuesday following the 1st Monday in November)

Veteran's Day (Nov. 11)

Thanksgiving (Last Thursday in November)

December

Hannukah (Dec. 21-29, 2008)

Christmas (Dec. 25)

January

Chinese New Year (Jan. 26, 2009)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January)

February

Black History Month

Groundhog Day (Feb. 2)

School Counseling Week (Feb. 2-6, 2009)

Valentine's Day (Feb. 14)

President's Day (3rd Monday of February)

March

Texas Independence Day (March 2, 1836)

St. Patrick's Day (March 17)

Women's History Month

April

Easter (April 12, 2009)

Administrative Professionals Week (April 19-25, 2009)

May

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3-9, 2009)

Cinco de Mayo (May 5)

School Nurse Day (May 6, 2009)

Mother's Day (May 10, 2009)

June

July