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The First Day of School in Howard County Will Be….

Howard County public school students and parents can now start planning for the 2013-14 first day of school.

The first day of school for Howard County public school students will be on Aug. 26, 2013, according to the recently approved 2013-14 Howard County public schools academic calendar.

The school year will begin on Aug. 19 for teachers.

The last day of school in Howard County for the 2012-13 school year is currently scheduled for June 20, according to the online calendar.

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For the 2013-14 academic year, winter break is scheduled for Dec. 23 through Jan. 1 and spring break is April 14-21.

The last day of school for the next academic year is June 18, depending on how many of the five inclement weather days are used. If fewer are used, the school year will end earlier, school officials said.

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