Celebrations and Special Monthly Events

Constitution Day – September 17

PGCPS will observe on September 16, 2022

National Arts in Education Week – September 11 to 17, 2022

National Library Card Sign-Up Month

Hispanic Heritage Month 2022: “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation”

Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off September 15 and we invite you to get involved

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink Day - October 18

National Bullying Prevention Month

Wear Orange Day - October 19

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Wear Purple Day - October 20

International Conflict Resolution Day – October 20, 2022

National Day on Writing - October 20

Read for the Record - October 27, 2022

World Space Week - October 4 to 10, 2022

Fire Prevention Week – October 9 to 15, 2022

Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week - October 10 to 14, 2022

National School Lunch Week – October 10 to 14, 2022

2022 Theme: “Peace, Love & School Lunch"

Digital Citizenship Week - October 17 to 22, 2022

National School Bus Safety Week – October 17 to 21, 2022

2022 Theme: "Zero in on Bus Safety"

National Red Ribbon Week – October 23 to 31, 2022

2022 Theme: "Celebrate Life. Live Drug Free."

Aviation History Month

Native American Heritage Month

National Scholarship Month

Maryland Emancipation Day – November 1

National Family Literacy Day - November 1, 2022

America Recycles Day - November 15

National School Psychology Week - November 7 to 11, 2022

National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week - November 12 to 20, 2022

American Education Week – November 14 to 18, 2022

National Apprenticeship Week – November 14 to 18, 2022

National Young Readers Week - November 14 to 18, 2022

Computer Science Education Week - December 5 to 11, 2022

CSEdWeek is a call for students to learn computer science and to celebrate the accomplishments of others in these fields.

National Mentoring Month

National School Choice Week - January 22 to 28, 2023

Get Involved! Black History Month 2023

Share your creative expressions of black history and culture to be featured!

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month

National Children’s Dental Health Month

National School Counseling Week – February 6 to 10, 2023

2023 theme is "School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big"

National Music in Our Schools Month

Irish American Heritage Month

Women's History Month

Youth Art Month

Pi Day - March 14

National School Breakfast Week – March 6 to 10, 2023

National Foreign Language Week – March 7 to 13, 2023

Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

National Poetry Month

Earth Day - April 22

Arbor Day - April 28, 2023

Every Kid Healthy Week - April 24 to 28, 2023

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Teacher Appreciation Week May 1 - 5, 2023

For #TeacherAppreciationWeek, join us in thanking our educators for all of the ways they have gone "above and beyond" during this unprecedented school year of virtual & hybrid learning!

National School Nurse Day

Celebrate our nurses on May 12.

World Ocean Day - June 8

Juneteenth - June 19

World Refugee Day - June 20