Welcome to Topsfield Vocational Academy

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Choice of Sub: Italian Cold Cut, Tuna, Turkey & Cheese, and Ham & Cheese

Wednesday: Tex Mex Salad with choice of Grilled Chicken or Flank Steak. Includes tomatoes, orange pepper strips, fresh corn, avocado, black beans, jack cheese, tortilla chips and ranch dressing

Thursday: Orange Chicken with jasmine rice and steamed broccoli

Friday: Lunch not available

1 New Year’s Day, the first day of the year according to the modern Gregorian calendar, celebrated in most Western countries.

1 Feast Day of St. Basil, a holiday observed by the Eastern Orthodox Church commemorating the death of Saint Basil the Great. Western churches commemorate the day on January 2.

3 Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus,celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church to commemorate the naming of the child Jesus.

3 Mahayana New Year, celebrated by the Mahayana Buddhist branch on the first full-moon day in January.

4 World Braille Day,observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication for blind and partially sighted people.

5 Twelfth Night,a festival celebrated by some branches of Christianity that marks the coming of the Epiphany.

6 Epiphany or Dia de los Reyes (Three Kings Day),a holiday observed by Eastern and Western Christians recognizing the visit of the three wise men to the baby Jesus twelve days after his birth.

7 Christmas, recognized on this day by Eastern Orthodox Christians, who celebrate Christmas 13 days later than other Christian churches because they follow the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian version.

12 Coming of Age Day,a public holiday in Japan held to congratulate and encourage all those who reached the age of maturity between April 2 of the previous year and April 1 of the current year.

13 Maghi/Lohri,an annual festival celebrated by Sikhs commemorating the memory of 40 Sikh martyrs.

14 Orthodox New Year, celebrated every year on January 14 by Orthodox Christians all over the world. It marks the start of the new year according to the Julian calendar.

14 Makar Sankranti, a Hindu festival marking the end of winter, celebrated in parts of India.

15–16 (sundown to sundown) Lailat al Miraj, a Muslim holiday commemorating the prophet Muhammad’s nighttime journey from Mecca to the “Farthest Mosque” in Jerusalem, where he ascended to heaven, was purified, and given the instruction for Muslims to pray five times daily. Note that in the Muslim calendar, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Muslims will celebrate Lailat al Miraj starting at sundown.

18–25 The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, during which Christians pray for unity among all churches of the Christian faith.

18 World Religion Day, observed by those of the Bahá’í faith to promote interfaith harmony and understanding.

19 Timkat, a holiday observed by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians who celebrate the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River on Epiphany.

19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a U.S. holiday commemorating the birth of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

20 Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs who initiated the Sikhs as the Khalsa and who is known as the Father of the Khalsa

23 Vasant Panchami, a Hindu festival that highlights the coming of spring.

24 Union of the Romanian Principalities (Unification Day),a holiday in Romania commemorating the union of the two Danubian Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia in 1862.

26 Republic Day, a holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution and the country’s transition to a republic in 1950.

26 Australia Day, an Australian holiday honoring the establishment of the first permanent European settlement on the continent.

27 The International Day of Commemoration remembers the victims of the Holocaust, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945, and the UN Holocaust Memorial Day.