The following is a list of Observance Days that Galena Park Independent School District will
recognize for the 2023 - 2024 school year:
DATE
Observance Day
July 4
Independence Day
August 26
National Women’s Equality Day
September 1- 30
Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
September 1- 30
Suicide Prevention Month
September 4
Labor Day (District Holiday)
September 10
World Suicide Prevention Day (observed in GPISD 9/8)
September 10
Grandparents’ Day (observed in GPISD 9/8)
September 11
Patriot Day/ Texas First Responders Day
September 11-15
Celebrate Freedom Week
September 15- Oct 15
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 17
Constitution Day (observed in GPISD 9/15)
September 23
Educational Technology Day
September 29
American Indian Heritage Day In Texas
October 1-31
National School Principals Month
October 1- 31
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 1-31
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 1-31
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
October 1-31
National Depression & Mental Health Screening Month
October 1-7
Mental Illness Awareness Week (observed in GPISD 10/2-10/6)
October 2- 6
Custodial Appreciation Week
October 6
World Smile Day
October 10
World Mental Health Day
October 16-20
National School Bus Safety Week
October 18
Unity Day
October 23-31
Red Ribbon Week (observed in GPISD 10/23-10/27)
November 1-30
National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
November 1-30
National Runaway Prevention Month
November 3
Father of Texas Day- Stephen F. Austin
November 5
Standard Time Change (clocks set back)
November 6-10
National School Psychology Appreciation Week
November 11
Veterans Day (observed in GPISD 11/10)
November 13
World Kindness Day
November 13-17
American Education Week
Revised: 10/18/23
November 15
Educational Support Professionals’ Day
November 17
Substitute Educators’ Day
November 24
American Indian Heritage Day
January 1-31
School Board Appreciation Month
January 1
New Year’s Day
January 6
Sam Rayburn Day
January 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (District Holiday)
January 21-27
National School Choice Week (observed in GPISD 1/22-1/26)
January 22-26
Holocaust Remembrance Week
February 1- March 1
Black History Month
February 1-29
Career and Technology Education Month
February 1-29
National Children’s Dental Health Month
February 1-29
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
February 4
World Cancer Day (observed in GPISD 2/2)
February 5-9
National School Counseling Week
February 10
National School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
February 14
St. Valentines’ Day
February 17-24
National FFA Week (observed in GPISD 2/19-2/23)
February 17
National PTA Founders’ Day
February 19
State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day
February 19
Presidents’ Day (District Holiday)
February 23
Go Texan Day
February 26- March 1
Texas Public Schools Week
March 1-31
Texas History Month
March 1-31
Music in Our Schools Month
March 1-31
National Middle-Level Education Month
March 1-31
National Nutrition Month
March 1-31
Youth Art Month
March 1
Texas Girls in STEM Day
March 2
Texas Independence Day
March 4-8
Texas Educational Diagnosticians’ Week
March 4-8
National School Breakfast Week
March 8
International Women’s Day
March 10
Daylight Savings Time (clocks set forward)
March 19
National Agriculture Day
April 1-30
National Child Abuse Awareness Month
April 1-30
Mathematics Awareness Month
April 1-30
National Autism Awareness Month
April 1-5
National Assistant Principal Week
April 2
International Children’s Book Day
April 3
National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
April 5
Texas Fruit and Vegetable Day
Revised: 10/18/23
April 7-13
National Library Week (observed in GPISD 4/8- 4/12)
April 9
National Library Workers’ Day
April 21
San Jacinto Day
April 22-26
Public School Volunteer Week
April 22
Earth Day
April 24
Administrative Professionals’ Day
April 29 - May 3
Student Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
May 1-31
Better Hearing and Speech Month
May 1-31
GPISD Internet Safety Month
May 1-31
Mental Health Month
May 1-31
National Foster Care Month
May 2-8
National Children’s Book Week (observed in GPISD 5/6- 5/10)
May 6-10
National Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6-10
National School Nurse Week
May TBA
Generation TX Day
May 9
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
May 10
National School Communicators Day
May 12-18
National Police Week (observed in GPISD 5/13- 5/17)
May 15
Peace Officer Memorial Day
May 18
National Speech Language Pathologist Day
May 20-24
Educational Bosses’ Week
May 27
Memorial Day (District Holiday)
June 14
Flag Day
June 19
Emancipation Day (Juneteenth)
Revised: 10/18/23
