Month By Month Editorial Schedule

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Year-round Article Ideas

• Reviews of classes
• Class reports
• Sports updates
• Reports on school field trips
• Book reviews
• Movie reviews
• Reporting on local events
• Updates on national / international events
• Poetry
• Birthday announcements
• Field Guides: plant and animal life of your region
• Short stories (continuation every month)

January

     General Article Ideas:

• Winter Weather
• Winter Activities and Sports (i. e.

    Photography & Artwork:

• Snow, ice, and frost

    Holidays:

• New Year’s Day: Jan. 1st
• Epiphany (a.k.a. Three Kings' Day): Jan. 6th
• Stephen Foster Memorial Day: Jan. 13th
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 3rd Monday in Jan.

February (American Heart Month, Black History Month, Dental Health Month)
    

    General Article Ideas:

• Winter Weather
• Winter Activities and Sports (i.e. Skiing, Snowboarding, Ice-Skating, Snow Crafts) 

    Photography & Artwork:

• Snow, ice, and frost
• Class pictures

    Holidays:

• National Freedom Day: Feb. 1st
• Groundhog Day: Feb. 2nd
• World Cancer Day: Feb. 4th
• Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday: Feb. 12th
• Valentine’s Day: Feb. 14th
• National Flag of Canada Day: May 15th
• Presidents Day: Feb. 16th
• World Day of Social Justice: Feb. 20th
  
• International Mother Language Day: Feb. 21st
• George Washington’s Birthday: Feb. 22nd [NOTE: Federal holiday observed on the 3rd Monday in Feb.]
• Ash Wednesday: the 7th Wednesday before Easter Sunday [marks the first day of the Season of Lent]
• Shrove Tuesday (a.k.a. Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, & Pancake Tuesday): the day before Ash Wednesday
• Mardi Gras (a.k.a. Carnival): the 3 days preceding Ash Wednesday [or, it is also observed on the day before Ash Wednesday]

    This Day in History:

• The Mexican American War ends: Feb. 2, 1848

March (Womens’ History Month, National Nutrition Month, Music in our Schools Month, National Crafts Month)
    

    General Article Ideas:

• Beginning of spring (Vernal Equinox)
• Daylight Saving Time begins (March 8, 2009)

    Holidays:

• Ash Wednesday: the 7th Wednesday before Easter Sunday [marks the first day of the Season of Lent]
• Shrove Tuesday (a.k.a. Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, & Pancake Tuesday): the day before Ash Wednesday
• Mardi Gras (a.k.a. Carnival): the 3 days preceding Ash Wednesday [or, it is also observed on the day before Ash Wednesday]
• Save Your Vision Week: 1st week in Mar.
• International Women’s Day: Mar. 8th
• National Poison Prevention Week: 3rd week in Mar.
• Pi Day: Mar. 14th
• St. Patrick’s Day: Mar. 17th
• Vernal Equinox (marks the beginning of spring [Northern Hemisphere]): Mar. 20th or Mar. 21st
  
• Holy Week: the week before Easter Sunday
• Palm Sunday (a.k.a. Passion Sunday): the last Sunday before Easter Sunday [first day of Holy Week]
• Holy Thursday (a.k.a. Maundy Thursday): the last Thursday before Easter Sunday [part of Holy Week]
• Good Friday (a.k.a. Holy Friday): the last Friday before Easter Sunday [part of Holy Week]
• Holy Saturday: the last Saturday before Easter Sunday [last day of Holy Week]
• Easter: 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox [a Sunday between Mar. 22 & Apr. 25]

    This Day in History:

• Boston Massacre: Mar. 5, 1770
• Iraq War begins: Mar. 20, 2003

 April (Cancer Control Month)
    

    General Article Ideas:

• Spring Weather

    Photography & Artwork:

• Flowers and new growth
• Wild animals  

    Holidays:

• April Fool’s Day: Apr. 1st
• Easter: 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the vernal equinox [a Sunday between Mar. 22 & Apr. 25]
• Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday: Apr. 13th
• Tax Day: Apr. 15th
• Earth Day: Apr. 22nd
• World Book and Copyright Day: Apr. 23rd
  
• Administrative Assistants' Day: Wednesday before the last Saturday in Apr.
• Arbor Day: last Friday in Apr. [NOTE: it may also occur from September to May {See List of Arbor Day Dates}]

    This Day in History:

• US enters WWI: Apr. 6, 1917
• Robert E. Lee surrenders the army of northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant (recognized as the end of the Civil War): Apr. 9, 1865
• Civil War begins: Apr. 12, 1861
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Apr. 14, 1865
• Revolutionary War begins: Apr. 19, 1775
• Spanish American War begins: Apr. 25, 1898

May (Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, Steelmark Month)
    

    General Article Ideas:

• End of school
• Overview of the school year
• Plans for the summer
• Graduating students (high school or college): plans for the future (college, starting a new life, finding the right career, etc.)
• List of graduating students

    Photography & Artwork:

• Graduation pictures  

    Holidays:

• May Day: May 1st
• Law Day: May 1st
• Loyalty Day: May 1st
• Cinco de Mayo: May 5th
• National Day of Prayer: 1st Thursday in May
• Mothers’ Day: 2nd Sunday in May
• Peace Officers Memorial Day: May 15th [the week in which this day occurs is recognized as Police Week]
• World Information Society Day: May 17th
• Victoria Day (Canada): May 18th
• National Defense Transportation Day: 3rd Friday in May [the week in which this day occurs is recognized as National Transportation Week]
• Armed Forces Day: 3rd Saturday in May
• National Maritime Day: May 22nd
• African Liberation Day: May 25th
• Ascension Day: 40th day after Easter Sunday
• Pentecost: 50th day after Easter Sunday
• Whit Monday: the day after Pentecost
• Trinity Sunday: 1st Sunday after Pentecost
• Feast of Corpus Christi: 1st Thursday after Trinity Sunday
• National Safe Boating Week: 7 day observance which ends on the last Friday before Memorial Day
• Memorial Day: last Monday in May

    This Day in History:

• The Mexican American War begins: May 13, 1846
• Joan of Arc is burnt at the stake: May 31, 1431

June
    

    Article Ideas:

• Upcoming summer vacations
• Reviews of summer vacations
• Upcoming summer camps
• Reviews of summer camps
• Summer Weather
• Summer sports & activities (i.e. the beach, surfing, gardening, etc.)
• Beginning of summer (Summer Solstice)

    Photography & Artwork:

• Flowers and plant life
• Wild animals

    Holidays:

• World Environment Day: Jun. 5th
• Ascension Day: 40th day after Easter Sunday
• Pentecost (a.k.a. Whitsunday): 50th day after Easter Sunday
• Whit Monday: the day after Pentecost
• Trinity Sunday: 1st Sunday after Pentecost
• Feast of Corpus Christi: 1st Thursday after Trinity Sunday
• Flag Day: June 14 [the week in which this day occurs is recognized as National Flag Week]
• Honor America Days: Jun. 14 – Jul. 4 [the 21 days between Flag Day and Independence Day]
• Fathers’ Day: 3rd Sunday in June
• Juneteenth: Jun. 19
• Summer Solstice (marks the beginning of summer [Northern Hemisphere]): Jun. 20th  or Jun. 21st

    This Day in History:

• D-Day: Jun. 6, 1944
• Battle of Bunker Hill: Jun. 17, 1775
• War of 1812 begins: Jun. 18, 1812
• The Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo (which caused a chain of events over the next few months that led to the outbreak of WWI): Jun. 28, 1914
• The Treaty of Versailles is signed officially ending WWI: Jun. 28, 1919
• Custer’s Last Stand (Battle of Little Big Horn): Jun. 25, 1876
• The Korean War begins: Jun. 25, 1950

July
    

    General Article Ideas:

• Upcoming summer camps
• Reviews of summer camps
• Summer sports & activities (the beach, surfing, gardening, etc.)
• Summer Weather

    Photography & Artwork:

• Photos from vacations, travels, and adventures over the summer
• Flowers and plant life
• Wild animals
• Bugs (i.e. butterflies, fireflies, etc.)

    Holidays:

• Canada Day: July 1st
• United State’s Independence Day: Jul. 4th
• Parents’ Day: 4th Sunday in Jul.

    This Day in History:

• The Battle of Gettysburg: Jul. 1, 1865 – Jul. 3, 1865
• The Korean War ends: Jul. 27, 1953

August
    

    General Article Ideas:

• School Starting Back Up
• Upcoming Classes 

    Holidays:

• Civic Holiday (Canada): Aug. 3rd
• National Aviation Day: Aug. 19th
• Women's Equality Day: Aug. 26th
  

September
   

    General Article Ideas:

• Beginning of autumn (Autumnal Equinox)

    Holidays:

• Labor Day: 1st Monday in Sep.
• Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day: 1st Saturday after Labor Day
• Grandparents’ Day: 1st Sunday after Labor Day
• Patriot Day: Sep. 11th
• National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sep. 15th – Oct. 15th
• Mexican Independence Day: Sep. 16th
• Constitution Day: Sep. 17th
• Citizenship Day: Sep. 17th
• Constitution Week: Sep. 17th – 23rd
• Talk like a Pirate Day: Sep. 19th
• International Day of Peace: Sep. 21st
• Autumnal Equinox (marks the beginning of fall): [Northern Hemisphere]: Sep. 22nd or Sep. 23rd
• Gold Star Mother’s Day: last Sunday in Sep.

    This Day in History:

• The Nazis invade Poland, effectively beginning WWII: Sep. 1, 1939
• Japan signs a surrender agreement, officially ending WWII: Sep. 2, 1945

October (National Disability Employment Awareness Month)
    

    General Article Ideas:

• Fall Weather
• Harvesting crops (pumpkins, corn, squashes, etc.)
• Fall activities
• Plans for Halloween

    Photography & Artwork:

• Leaves changing color

    Holidays:

• World Teachers' Day: Oct. 5th
• Leif Erikson Day: Oct. 9th
• Columbus Day: Oct. 12th [NOTE: Federal holiday observed on 2nd Monday in Oct.]
• Thanksgiving Day (Canada): 2nd Monday in Oct.
• Child Health Day: 1st Monday in Oct.
• National School Lunch Week: begins on the 2nd Sunday in Oct.
• White Cane Safety Day: Oct. 15th
• National Boss' Day: Oct. 16th
• National Forest Products Week: begins the 3rd Sunday in Oct.
• Mole Day: Oct. 23rd
• United Nations Day: Oct. 24th
• Halloween: Oct. 31st

    This Day in History:

• Christopher Columbus first finds land – an island which he names San Salvador: Oct. 12, 1492
• Revolutionary War ends: Oct. 19, 1781
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 November
    

    General Article Ideas:

• Plans for Thanksgiving
• Things to be thankful for
• Daylight Saving Time ends (Nov. 1, 2009)
• First snow

    Photography & Artwork:

• Leaves changing color
• Snow, Ice, and Frost

     Holidays:

• All Saints Day: Nov. 1st
• All Souls' Day: Nov. 2nd [if this date falls on a Sunday or a solemnity, it is observed on Nov. 3rd]
• Day of the Dead  (Día de los Muertos): Nov. 2nd
• Veterans Day: Nov. 11th
• Thanksgiving: 4th Thursday in Nov.
• Black Friday: the day after Thanksgiving (4th. Friday in Nov.)

     This Day in History:

• Blackbeard (Edward Teach) is defeated: Nov. 22, 1718

December
   

    General Article Ideas:

• Holiday Plans
• Beginning of winter (Winter Solstice)
• Winter Weather
• Winter Activities and Sports (i. e. skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, snow crafts, etc.)
• A Year in Review
• New Year Resolutions

    Photography & Artwork:

• Pictures from the past year
• Holiday lights, decorations, etc.

    Holidays:

• World AIDS Day: Dec. 1st
• National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Dec. 7th
• Pan American Aviation Day: Dec. 17th
• Wright Brothers Day: Dec. 17th
• Winter Solstice (marks the beginning of winter [Northern Hemisphere]): Dec. 21st or Dec. 22nd
• Christmas: Dec. 25th
• Boxing Day (Canada): Dec. 26th
• First day of Kwanzaa: Dec. 26th [lasts until Jan. 1st]
• Hanukkah (Chanukah): begins on the 25th day of Kislev on the Hebrew Calender [occurs on varying dates in December]

    This day in history:

• Attack on Pearl Harbor: Dec. 7, 1941
• US enters WWII: Dec. 8, 1941
• Spanish American War ends: Dec. 10, 1898
• Boston Tea Party: Dec. 16, 1773
• George Washington Crosses the Delaware: Dec. 25, 1776
• The Treaty of Ghent is signed (recognized as the end of The War of 1812): Dec. 24, 1814