When I was in high school, the public schools started right after Labor Day (first week in September, on average) and ended in mid-June, sometime as late as the 20th-25th, with a week or 10 days off over Christmas/New Year's, a week off in mid-February, and a week off in mid-April. (Plus the other assorted Monday holidays, Thanksgiving, etc.) Noticeably longer year.
This year, compared to [school], Minneapolis: - Started a week later (after Labor Day, instead of before) - had a very short winter break (they went through Tuesday, and came back a week and a half later on the Monday.) - have a week at the end of March - will end, I think, 2 weeks after we do.
I might be a little off, but that's the general gist.
The non-Catholic and non-Episcopalian religious schools really are their own thing, yep - but they have to fit somewhere. Size is sometimes the issue: the Quaker schools tend to be much more the size of the small independents, I think, so they're much more parallel for competitions and comparisons.
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This year, compared to [school], Minneapolis:
- Started a week later (after Labor Day, instead of before)
- had a very short winter break (they went through Tuesday, and came back a week and a half later on the Monday.)
- have a week at the end of March
- will end, I think, 2 weeks after we do.
I might be a little off, but that's the general gist.
The non-Catholic and non-Episcopalian religious schools really are their own thing, yep - but they have to fit somewhere. Size is sometimes the issue: the Quaker schools tend to be much more the size of the small independents, I think, so they're much more parallel for competitions and comparisons.