Bell Schedule

Regular, Blue/Gold, 2 Hour Delay, and Early Release Schedules

25-26 Blue/Gold Days

Blue Days

August | 18, 20, 22, 26, 28
September | 3, 5, 11, 15, 17, 19, 24, 26, 30
October | 3, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31
November | 6, 10, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25
December | 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18
January | 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 20, 22, 26, 28
February | 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 19, 23, 25, 27
March | 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 24, 26
April | 7, 9, 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, 28, 30
May | 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 29
June | 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16

Gold Days

August | 19, 21, 25, 27
September | 2, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 22, 25, 29
October | 1, 6, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 28, 30
November | 5, 7, 12, 14, 18, 20, 24
December | 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19
January | 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 21, 23, 27
February | 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 18, 20, 24, 26
March | 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 23, 25, 27
April | 8, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29
May | 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 28
June | 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17

FCPS School Year Calendar

View the 2025-2026 FCPS Standard School Year calendar on the FCPS website. FCPS Holidays and other events are listed below.

Date	Event
July 4, 2025	Holiday\| Independence Day
August 4-7	New Teacher Training
August 11-15	Professional Work Days for Staff \| 11 - School Planning Day \| 12 - Teacher Work Day \| 13 - Staff Development Day \| 14 - Teacher Work Day \| 15 - School Planning Day
August 18	First Day of School
August 29, September 1	Holidays\| Labor Day Break
September 23	Holiday\| Rosh Hashanah (begins sundown 9/22 - sundown 9/24)
October 2	Holiday\| Yom Kippur \| (begins sundown 10/1 - sundown 10/2)
October 13	Student Holiday\| Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Staff Development Day for Staff)
October 20	Holiday\| Diwali
October 31	End of First Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
November 1-2	Religious and Cultural Observance \| All Saints Day / Día de los Muertos
November 3	Student Holiday(School Planning Day for Staff)
November 4	Student Holiday(Teacher Workday for Staff) \| Election Day
November 11	Holiday\| Veterans Day
November 26 - 28	Holidays \| Thanksgiving Break
December 8	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Bodhi Day
December 14 - 22	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Chanukah (begins sundown 12/14-sundown 12/22)
December 22 - January 2	Holidays \| Winter Break
December 25	Christmas
January 1, 2026	Holiday\| New Year's Day
January 6	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Three Kings Day/Epiphany
January 7	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Orthodox Christmas
January 19	Holiday \| Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
January 19	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Orthodox Epiphany
January 28	End of Second Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
January 29	Student Holiday(Staff Development Day for Staff)
January 30	Student Holiday(Teacher Workday for Staff)
February 16	Holiday\| Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day
February 17	Student Holiday(School Planning Day for Staff)
February 17	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Lunar New Year
February 18	Religious and Cultural Observance \| First Full Day of Ramadan (begins sundown 2/17 and continues with daily fast and nightly prayer until 3/18)
February 18	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Ash Wednesday
February 25	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Orthodox Ash Wednesday
March 20	Holiday\| Eid al-Fitr (begins sundown 3/19 – sundown 3/20)
March 20	Nowruz
March 27	End of Third Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
March 30 - April 3	Holidays\| Spring Break
April 1	First evening of Passover (begins sundown 4/1 - sundown 4/9)
April 3	Good Friday
April 5	Easter
April 6	Student Holiday(Teacher Workday for Staff)
April 10	Student Holiday(School Planning Day for Staff) \| Orthodox Good Friday
April 12	Orthodox Easter
April 16	Religious and Cultural Observance \| Theravada New Year
May 25	Holiday\| Memorial Day
May 26	Student Holiday(Teacher Workday for Staff)
May 27	Holiday\| Eid al-Adha (begins sundown 5/26 - sundown 5/27)
June 17	Last Day of School / Early Release (time of early release determined by each school)
June 18	Teacher Workday for Staff
June 19	Holiday\| Juneteenth

Regular Daily Bell Schedule

Warning Bell at 8:05 a.m.

Blue Day	Time	Gold Day
1st Period	8:10 - 9:42 Announcements at 8:10	2nd Period
3rd Period	9:48- 11:16	4th Period Advisory 9:48 - 10:18 Intervention 10:24 - 11:16
5th Period	11:22 - 1:22 A Lunch 11:22 - 11:52 B Lunch 11:52 - 12:22 C Lunch 12:22 - 12:52 D Lunch 12:52 - 1:22	6th Period
7th Period	1:28 - 2:55	8th Period

Special Bell Schedules

2 Hour Delay Bell Schedule

Blue Day		Gold Day
1st Period	10:10 - 11:11AM Announcements at 10:10	2nd Period
3rd Period	11:16am- 12:10pm	4th Period Advisory Intervention 11:16am - 12:10pm
5th Period	12:15 - 1:55 A Lunch 12:15 - 12:40 B Lunch 12:40 - 1:05 C Lunch 1:05 - 1:30 D Lunch 1:30 - 1:55	6th Period
7th Period	2:00 - 2:55	8th Period

2 Hour Early Release (Previously Planned)

Blue Day		Gold Day
1st Period	8:10 - 9:10 Announcements at 8:10	2nd Period
3rd Period	9:16- 10:08	4th Period Advisory
7th Period	10:14 - 11:09	8th Period
5th Period	11:15 - 12:55 A Lunch 11:15 - 11:40 B Lunch 11:40 - 12:05 C Lunch 12:05 - 12:30 D Lunch 12:30 - 12:55	6th Period