Celebrations & Observances

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It’s celebrated as the “birthday of the world.”

As the president of the United States said in his proclamation, “A quarter of a century has passed since the terrible day of September 11, 2001, and an entire generation of Americans has now come of age with no living memory of that fateful day.

On July 4, 1776, delegates to the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.

School nurses are at the center of student well-being, supporting physical health, mental health, and safety every day.

Judy Heumann was a lifelong advocate for the rights of disabled people.

Alice Walker is an internationally celebrated writer, poet, and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children’s books, and volumes of essays and poetry.

Christine Sterling, born Chastina Rix on November 5, 1881, was known as a preservationist who helped create Olvera Street and preserve the Avila Adobe house.

We are celebrating all of the amazing female leaders of each of the Saugus Union School District (SUSD) elementary schools and district office.