October
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Join in the cause to help women in need today.
October in National Bullying Prevention Month, a time to focus and raise awareness on bullying. During this month, many groups across the country will release new resources, campaigns, and efforts aimed at bringing awareness to the issue of bullying.
October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month. Learning Disabilities Awareness Month aims to educate, raise awareness, and celebrate the unique differences of various learning disabilities including dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and other executive functioning difficulties.
National Principals Month is our way of honoring their dedication and thanking them for all they’ve done.
TeenTober is a new, nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library.
October 2, 2021
National Custodian Day, which rolls around every October 2. It recognizes the hard work that it takes to keep our public facilities in tip-top shape as well as the people who dilligently work, often at low wages, to make sure we have schools and workplaces that are spotless and sanitary.
October 3-9, 2021
It’s never too early to get ready for Fire Prevention Week which is celebrated October 3-9 this year, featuring the theme “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety.”
October 4, 2021
National Child Health Day is on the first Monday of every October where we show our support of children’s health, family, and those that work hard to help them.
October 11-15, 2021
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom.
October 11, 2021 • BISD Holiday
Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas.
October 16, 2021
Boss’s Day, also known as National Boss Day or Bosses Day, is a time for many workers to appreciate their employers. It is annually observed in the United States on October 16, or the nearest working day.
October 16, 2021
World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on 16 October to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945.
October 17-23, 2021
The National School Safety Center, state governors and state school superintendents sponsor America's Safe Schools Week, October 18-24, 2020. This observance is also actively supported by local, state and national public officials and professional organizations.
October 18-22, 2021
Held during the third full week of October each year, National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties - to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety. Designed to promote school bus safety, school districts throughout the country observe School Bus Safety Week.
October 20, 2021
Unity Day, the signature event of National Bullying Prevention Month (observed in the United States on third or fourth Wednesday of October, has been recognized in the United States since 2011. To participate in Unity Day, individuals, schools, communities, and businesses wear or share orange to unite for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion to prevent students being bullied. One in five school-age children report being bullied at school.
October 23, 2021
National Make a Difference Day is celebrated on the fourth Saturday of October every year. On this day, the organizations and their employees unite together to make some differences. Whether it is big or small, millions of people come together in a common mission to improve society.
October 25-29, 2021 • Wear Red Day is October 27, 2021
Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. It began as a tribute to fallen DEA special agent Enrique Camerena in 1985. According to the United States DEA, Red Ribbon Week is the nation's largest and longest-running drug awareness and prevention program.
October 25 - November 2, 2021
Kids Voting Week is a nonpartisan, grassroots-driven voter education program committed to creating lifelong voting habits in children, increasing family communication about citizenship, and encouraging greater adult voter turnout.