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**February 6-10, 2012 - National School Counseling Week**
October 1-31 Disability History and Awareness Month October 1-31 Walk & Bike to School Month October 1-31 UNICEF Month October 3 Child Health Day October 5 Walk & Bike to School Day October 6 Read for the Record October 9-15 Fire Prevention Week October 23-31 Red Ribbon Week October 24 United Nations Day
 * 2011**

November 8 Election Day November 11 Veterans Day November 13-19 American Education Week (Nov. 16-Education Support Professionals Day; Nov. 18-Substitute Educators Day) November 14-18 International Education Week November 15 American Enterprise Day November 17 National Parental Involvement Day November 20-26 National Family Week November 24 Thanksgiving Day

December 1 World AIDS Day December 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - Schools should display flags at half-staff December 10 Human Rights Day December 15 Bill of Rights Day December 25 Christmas Day December 26 Christmas Day Observed

January 1 Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary New Year's Day January 2 New Year's Day Observed (state holiday by law) January 16 Martin Luther King Day (state holiday by law) January 28 Christa McAuliffe Day
 * 2012**

February 1-28 Missouri Lifelong Learning Month National African American History Month National Children's Dental Health Month National Career and Technical Education Month February 1 National Freedom Day February 4 Rosa Parks Day February 6-12 National FBLA-PBL Week Feb. 12-18 National FCCLA Week February 12 Lincoln Day February 13 Lincoln Day Observed February 17 National PTA Founders Day February 18-25 National FFA Week February 18-25 National Entrereneurship Week February 20 Washington's Birthday Observed February 22 George Washington's Birthday
 * February 6-10 National School Counseling Week

March 1-31 American Red Cross Month March 1-31 Music in Our Schools Month March 1-31 Youth Art Month March 1-31 National Middle Level Education Month March 1-31 National Nutrition Month Women's History Month March 1 Peace Corps Anniversary March 2 NEA's Read Across America March 4-10 School Social Workers Week March 5-9 National School Breakfast Week March 6-12 Math, Engineering, Technology and Science Week March 7 School Principals Day March 8 International Women's Day March 9 Missouri School Read-In Day March 11 Johnny Appleseed Day March 12-16 Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week March 12 Girl Scout Day March 13 Alzheimer's Awareness Day March 18-24 National Poison Prevention Week March 20-26 National Agriculture Week (March 20-Agriculture Day) March 21 Bird Appreciation Day

April 1 Arbor Day April 2 International Children's Book Day April 4 Paraprofessional Appreciation Day April 8-14 National Library Week (April 10 National Library Workers Day) April 9 Prisoners of War Remembrance Day April 13 Jefferson Day April 15-21 National Environmental Education Week April 15-21 National Student Leadership Week April 15-21 National Volunteer Week April 15-21 Public School Volunteer Week April 19 Patriots Day April 19 Holocaust Remembrance Day April 22 Earth Day U.S.A. April 22-28 Administrative Professionals Week(April 25-Administrative Professionals Day) April 22-28 Week of the Young Child

May 1-31 Better Hearing and Speech Month May 1-31 National Physical Fitness and Sports Month May 1-31 National Sight-Saving Month May 1-7 National Physical Education and Sports Week May 1 Law Day U.S.A. May 1 Silver Star Families of America Day May 4 Horace Mann's Birthday May 6-12 Teacher Appreciation Week (May 8-National Teacher Day) May 6-13 National Music Week May 7-11 School Nutrition Employee Week May 7-13 National Children's Book Week May 8 Truman Day May 9 National School Nurse Day May 13-19 Food Allergy Awareness Week May 13 Mother's Day May 15 Missouri's Peace Officers Memorial Day May 19 Armed Forces Day May 20-26 National Educational Bosses' Week May 28 Memorial Day

June 5 World Environment Day June 10-14 National History Day Contest June 14 Flag Day June 17 Father's Day June 19 Emancipation Day (Juneteenth)