• No school tomorrow, Friday February 14
  • Happy Valentine’s Day!

Saint Valentine’s Day, also known as Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them. St. Valentine’s Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. A popular account of Saint Valentine of Rome states that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire.

• No school Monday, February 17:
  • Happy Presidents Day

Presidents’ Day is a national holiday that honors Presidents of the United States. The day mainly honors President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln. The holiday began as a celebration of Washington only. It was observed on Washington’s birthday on February 22 from the 1880s until 1971. Lincoln’s birthday was never a national holiday. However, many states celebrated it on February 12.
In 1971, the holiday honoring Washington was moved to the third Monday of February. This was so that workers would have a three-day weekend. Since then, Washington’s birthday and Lincoln’s birthday have been celebrated on the same day. Officially, however, the holiday is still known as Washington’s Birthday.

• Reminder: Movie Night is Friday, February 21

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