Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Highland school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 14.
Next time off
Oct 16
No school · October 16–19
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
29
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
May 14
Friday
Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 14;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.
August 2026
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26
27
28
29
30
31
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- 6Open House
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
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5
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- 7Labor Day
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
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30
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31
- 16Staff day
- 19No school
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
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9
10
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27
28
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30
1
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5
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
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4
5
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9
10
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12
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16
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20
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31
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- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
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16
17
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19
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21
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27
28
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31
1
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6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 18MLK Day
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
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4
5
6
7
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9
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20
21
22
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27
28
1
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6
- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
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4
5
6
7
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9
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26
27
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31
1
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- 12Staff day
- 22–26Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
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9
10
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14
15
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17
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21
22
23
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27
28
29
30
1
- 16–19No school
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
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4
5
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7
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9
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11
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15
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18
19
20
21
22
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
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3
4
5
- 14Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 50 of 59 · Arkansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 25 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 22–26 | 5 | Monday, March 29 | 37 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 14 | — | — | 4 of 39 · Arkansas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 4
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- 3: Oct 16, Jan 4, Mar 12
- Early-release days
- none published
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 28, September 8 to October 15
- Same break dates as
- Gentry, Hermitage, Pangburn, Parkers Chapel and West Side
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 6 | Open House | — | Open House |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School - Labor Day |
| October 16 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Teacher Professional Development |
| October 19 | No school | 1 school day | No School |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | No School - Thanksgiving Break |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | No School - Christmas Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Teacher Professional Development |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | No School - MLK Day - Weather Permitting |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School - President's Day - Weather Permitting |
| March 12 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | No School - Teacher Professional Development - Weather Permitting |
| March 22–26 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| April 16–19 | No school | 2 school days | No School - Good Friday - Weather Permitting; Apr 19: No School - Easter Break - Weather Permitting |
| May 14 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School - Weather Permitting |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://highlandrebels.k12.ar.us/events (the source)
- District website: https://highlandrebels.k12.ar.us
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/1022/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.