08-09 Academic Year Calendar

Semester 1

AUGUST

Sunday

10

“RUSSHE” registration  (Responsible Upper School Students Here Early)

 

Mon. through Fri.

11, 12, 13, 14, 15

RUSSHE

Saturday

16

Student registration & all-student orientation

Sunday

17

All-student orientation

Monday

18

Classes begin

 

SEPTEMBER

 

Wednesday

10

End of progress report period 1

Tuesday

16

Academic Convocation (special schedule)

 

OCTOBER

Friday

3

End of marking period 1

Saturday

4

SAT (all seniors)

Friday, Saturday

10, 11

Parents Weekend

Sat, Sun, Mon, Tues

11, 12, 13, 14

Fall break

Tuesday

14

Boarding students return

Wednesday

15

Classes resume

 PSAT for 10th & 11th grade students

Saturday

18

Admission Open House

Saturday

25

ACT (all seniors)

Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri

28, 29, 30, 31

9th, 10th, 11th intersession; MS Academy Week; Senior Seminar/Leadership Week

 

NOVEMBER

Saturday

1

SAT (open)

Monday

3

End progress report period 2

 

Wednesday

5

PLAN for 10th grade students

 

Friday

21

Thanksgiving break begins at noon  (bus #1 departs)

Saturday

22

TBA - bus #2 departs for airport

 

DECEMBER

Monday

1

Boarding students return

Tuesday

2

Classes resume

Saturday

6

SAT (open)

Sunday

7

Lessons & Carols

Wednesday

10

End MP2 (9:20 am start - all classes meet for 40 minutes each)

Thursday

11

Exam review day (all classes meet for 50 minutes)

Friday

12

Reading day (9:20 am start -special 9th grade schedule – all classes meet for 40 minutes)

Saturday

13

Exam 1 (MS leave for intersession)

Monday

15

Exam 2 (MS intersession)

Tuesday

16

Exam 3 (MS intersession)

Wednesday

17

Exam 4 (MS return from intersession)

Thursday

18

Exam 5

Christmas break begins after last exam is completed (bus #1 departs for airport)

Friday

19

TBA - bus #2 departs for airport

 


Semester 2

JANUARY

Monday

5

Boarding students return

Tuesday

6

Classes resume  (special schedule-all classes meet)

Saturday

24

SAT (open)

 

FEBRUARY

Wednesday

4

End progress report period 3

Thurs

12

Winter break begins at noon , bus departs for airport

Fri - Tues

13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Winter break

Tuesday

17

Boarding students return

Wednesday

18

Classes resume

Wednesday

25

Ash Wednesday (Special Schedule)

 

MARCH

 

Friday

13

End marking period 3

Saturday

14

SAT (all juniors)

 

APRIL

Friday

3

End progress report period 4

Spring break begins at noon

Saturday

4

ACT (all juniors)

Sat through Tues

4 – 14

Spring break  

Tuesday

14

Boarding students return

Wednesday

15

Classes resume

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

24, 25, 26

MAD Fest & Spring Parents’ Weekend

 

MAY

Saturday

2

SAT (open)

Mon thru Fri

4-8, 11-15

AP Exams

Friday

22

End marking period 4

Fri – Wed

22-27

Senior Intersession (seniors leave after classes)

Monday

25

Review day

Tuesday

26

Exams 1, 2   

Wednesday

27

Exam 3   

Thursday

28

Exam 4; MS Moving Up

Friday

29

Exam 5 , Awards ceremony, Baccalaureate

Saturday

30

Graduation

1/23/08 sr (ext)