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Platte Canyon High School
Bailey, Colorado

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        Fall
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        Starts: August 18

        Back to School: August 13

        Parent-Teacher Conf Sept 16-17

        Midterms: Oct 15-16

        Thanksgiving:  Nov 26-28

        Finals: Dec 18-19

        Ends: Dec 19

        
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
Fall Schedule

        1st  - 7:30-9:00 Plan

        2nd  - 9:10-10:40 Physical Sci.

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        3rd - 11:15-12:45 Physics.

        4th - 12:55-2:30 Earth Sci.

      

    

    		
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

  

    
    
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