2025-2026 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees approved the academic calendar for the 2025-2026 academic year at its February board meeting. SOCSD operates a non-traditional calendar that provides teachers and students with meaningful breaks along with two intersession periods for innovative learning opportunities. Whether students need Accelerated Learning designed to help them catch up on key skills or Enrichment Camps aimed at helping students delve into their passion, purpose and potential, the modified calendar is... designed for INNOVATION. driven by STUDENT NEEDS, and scheduled for EXCELLENCE.

2025-2026 Tiered Start of School

For the 2025-2026 Academic Year, SOCSD will implement a tiered start to school to enable teachers to meet new students, receive supplies, introduce expectations and begin building relationships in a more intimate classroom environment with fewer students. We hope this new approach will help students to transition more easily into the new school year.  

How it works...

Monday, JULY 21 -- Only students with a last name beginning with A-M will report for the first day of school. All Class of 2026 Seniors will report for the first day of school on July 21.

Tuesday, JULY 22 -- Only students with a last name beginning with N-Z will report for the first day of school.

Wednesday, JULY 23 -- All students will report to school to follow our regular schedule.

Academic Calendar 2025-2026

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IMPORTANT DATES

HOLIDAYS 

JUL 4:  Independence Day
SEP 1:  Labor Day
OCT 6-10:  Fall Break
NOV 24-28:  Thanksgiving
DEC 22 - JAN 5:  Winter Break
JAN 19:  Martin Luther King Jr
FEB 16:  President’s Day
MAR 9-13:  Spring Break
APR 3:  Good Friday
APR 6: Easter Monday
MAY 25:  Memorial Day
JUN 19:  Juneteenth

INTERSESSIONS

Only students participating in Intersessions should report to school.

FALL:  September 29-October 3, 2025
SPRING: March 16-20, 2026

PARENTS

PARENT CONFERENCE DAY: OCT 20

TEACHERS

FIRST DAY: JULY 15, 2025
LAST DAY: MAY 28, 2026

STUDENTS

FIRST DAY for A-M: JULY 21, 2025
FIRST DAY for N-Z: JULY 22, 2025
LAST DAY: MAY 26, 2026
GRADUATION: MAY 22, 2026

1st NINE WEEKS

Starts:  Jul 21  
Ends:  Sep 26
Progress Reports:  Aug 20
Exams:  Sept 22-26
Report Cards: Oct 20

2nd NINE WEEKS

Starts:  Oct 13  
Ends:  Dec 19
Progress Reports:  Nov 12
Exams:  Dec 11-19
Report Cards: TBD

3rd NINE WEEKS

Starts:  Jan 6  
Ends:  Mar 6
Progress Reports:  Feb 4
Exams:  Mar 2-6
Report Cards: Mar 30

4th NINE WEEKS

Starts:  Mar 23  
Ends:  May 26
Progress Reports:  Apr 15
Exams:  May 14-22
Report Cards: TBD