Middle School (6–8) milestones to plan around in 2021
- Sixth-grade orientation and locker assignments (week one)
- Fall sports season: cross country, volleyball, football (Aug–Oct)
- Winter sports season: basketball, wrestling, swim (Nov–Feb)
- Spring sports season: track, soccer, lacrosse, baseball (Mar–May)
- State assessment windows: ELA, math, science (Mar–May)
- Eighth-grade promotion and high school course selection (Apr–May)
- Music concerts, science fairs, and academic showcases
Middle school calendars on PrintCalendars place athletic seasons alongside academic milestones so families can plan around game nights, away tournaments, and the spring testing crunch.
How 2021 looks for Middle School families
The 2021 calendar straddles two school years: the second half of 2020–2021 from January through May or June, and the first half of 2021–2022 from August through December. For Middle School households, that means the year opens with the spring testing window and report-card finals, drops into summer break around early-to-mid June, restarts in late August with a fresh schedule, and closes with the December finals cycle and winter break.
The federal holidays shaded on every printable month — Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day — match the OPM schedule under 5 U.S.C. § 6103. These are the closure days you can count on regardless of district. Layered on top are the Middle School-specific events listed above; treat them as planning anchors and confirm the exact dates against your district calendar.
Printing tips
Each monthly grid prints clean on US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) and ISO A4 (210 × 297 mm) paper at 100% scale. Use your browser's Print dialog, choose portrait orientation for the default layout (or open the landscape variant for wider day cells), and disable headers and footers for the cleanest result.