Since Jody Gerlock, who usually does this, won't start us off until
"September is..." I have gone ahead and created a list for August as our
first day of classes is the 6th this year! Summer keeps getting shorter
and shorter)!
Foot Health Month
Harvest Month
National Catfish Month
National Parks Month
Baked Beans Month
Hot Dog Month
Peach Month
Romance Awareness Month
Admit You're Happy Month
Family Fun Month
National Golf Month
Water Quality Month
National Picnic Month
Make A Difference to Children Month
Weekly Events
Week 1 National Simplify Your Life Week
Week 2 National Smile Week
Week 3 Friendship Week
Week 4 Be Kind to Humankind Week
Daily Holidays and Celebrations:
August 1
Cheyenne Frontier Day
National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
Maria Mitchell, astronomer (1818)
Frances Scott Key, composer (1779)
August 2
Dryads Day
National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
August 3
National Watermelon Day
International Forgiveness Day
Martha Stewart, entrepreneur (1941)
August 4
National Chocolate Chip Day
US Coast Guard Day
Barack Obama, politician (1961)
August 5
National Mustard Day
National Waffle Day
Lady of Liberty Corner Stone Laid
Neil Armstrong, astronaut/Senator (1930)
August 6
Wiggle Your Toes Day
National Root Beer Float Day
U.S. Bomb Hiroshima
Garrison Keillor, author (1942)
August 7
National Raspberries 'n Cream Day
Chinese Valentine's Day/Daughter's Day - 7th day of 7th lunar month
August 8
National Frozen Custard Day
August 9
Book Lover's Day
National Rice Pudding Day
Popcorn Festival
Singapore Independence Day
August 10
National S'Mores Day
Smithsonian Institute Founded
Herbert Hoover, President (1874)
August 11
National Raspberry Bombe Day
Night of the Shooting Stars
Perseids; Meteor Night
Alex Haley, author (1921)
August 12
Lights of Isis
National Toasted Almond Bar Day Season, Scotland
August 13
Congo National Festival begins
Festival of Huitzilopochtls, Aztec
Festival of the Volcano, Antigua, Guatemala
International Lefthanders Day
National Filet Mignon Day
August 14
Assumption Eve, France
Liberty Tree Day, Massachusetts
National Creamsicle Day
Navajo Code Talkers Day
V-J Day
August 15
Great Mother Goddess Day
National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
National Relaxation Day
Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor (1769)
August 16
Tell A Joke Day
Elvis Presley Day
Monty Python Day
National Rum Day
Watermelon Festival
August 17
Archeology Day
Indonesia Independence Day
National Vanilla Custard Day
August 18
National Ice Cream Pie Day
August 19
Afghanistan Independence Day
National Aviation Day
National Soft Ice Cream Day
Potato Day
Bill Clinton, President (1946)
Orville Wright, inventor (1871)
August 20
National Radio Day
National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
August 21
National Spumoni Day
August 22
Americas Cup Day
Be An Angel Day
National Pecan Torte Day
August 23
National Plumber's Day
National Spongecake Day
Permanent Press Day
August 24
National Peach Pie Day
Vesuvius Day
August 25
Hershey Pennsylvania Dutch Days begin
International Zucchini Festival
Kiss and Make-Up Day
National Banana Split Day
August 26
National Cherry Popsicle Day
Women's Equality Day
National Dog Day
August 27
Just Because Day
Global Forgiveness Day
August 28
National Cherry Turnover Day
Race Your Mouse Day
August 29
More Herbs, Less Salt Day
Lyndon Baines Johnson, President (1908)
August 30
International Pow Wow Ceremony, Gallup, NM
National Toasted Marshmallow Day
Frankenstein Day
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author (1797)
August 31
Grape Blessing Day, Armenia
National Trail Mix Day
Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day
Linda De Vore
Media Center Director
Casa Grande Middle School
Casa Grande, AZ 85222
linda.devore@cgelem.k12.az.us
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most
accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
-
Charles W. Eliot
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