<strong>ARMY</strong> AND <strong>NAVY</strong> ACADEMY 2016-2017 SCHOOL EVENT CALENDAR August 10 Registration – ESL Cadets, Day Cadets, Football Athletes 26 Registration – Cadet Training Cadre 31 Registration – New Cadets, Water Polo Players, Cross Country Runners September 5 Labor Day – Boarding Cadets Return at 8:00 PM 6 Registration – Returning Cadets 8 First Day of School – Assembly 22-23 Senior College Seminar 30 Closed Weekend: Back-to-School Weekend October 1-2 Closed Weekend: Back-to-School Weekend 10 Columbus Day – Boarding Cadets Return at 8:00 PM 14 End of First Grading Period 19 PSAT Tests 22 ACT Tests November 4-5 Parent-Teacher-TAC Conferences 4-6 Closed Weekend: Autumn Ball Weekend 11 Veterans Day Parade 17 Thanksgiving Dinner for Cadets, Faculty, and Staff 18 End of Second Grading Period 18 Home Leave Begins at End of School Day 27 Home Leave Ends – Boarding Cadets Return at 8:00 PM December 3 SAT Tests 7 Preview Day for Prospective Families 12 Holiday Dinner and Winter Band Concert 16 Home Leave Begins at End of School Day January 2 Home Leave Ends – Boarding Cadets Return at 8:00 PM 11 Preview Day for Prospective Families 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Boarding Cadets Return at 8:00 PM 20 End of Third Grading Period 24-27 First Semester Final Exams 27 Registration – New Cadets 30 First Day of Second Semester February 8 Preview Day for Prospective Families 17-20 Presidents Day Holiday – Boarding Cadets Return at 8:00 PM March 3 End of Fourth Grading Period 3-4 Parent-Teacher-TAC Conferences 3-5 Closed Weekend: Warrior Family Weekend 8 Preview Day for Prospective Families 11 SAT Tests April 8 ACT Tests 12 Preview Day for Prospective Families 14 End of Fifth Grading Period 14 Home Leave Begins at End of School Day 23 Home Leave Ends – Boarding Cadets Return at 8:00 PM May 10 Preview Day for Prospective Families 18 Elite Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner 18-21 Closed Weekend: Alumni Weekend 26 End of Sixth Grading Period 29 Memorial Day – Boarding Cadets Return at 8:00 PM 30-31 Final Exams 31 Coaches year end BBQ June 1 Senior-Parent Banquet 2-3 Closed Weekend: Commencement Weekend 2 Mother/Son Tea 2 Annual Achievement Awards Ceremony 2 Baccalaureate and Senior/Parent Banquet 2 Senior-Parent Banquet 3 Middle School Promotion Ceremony 3 Change of Command Parade 3 Commencement Ceremony Dates subject to change. 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Box 3000, Carlsbad, CA 92018-3000 Admissions: 888.762.2338 www.armyandnavyacademy.org www.armyandnavyacademy.org Features 24 The Warrior Way 29 Rec Hall Renovations and Beachfront Begin Renovations 30 STEAM/STEM Innovation Hub 32 A Night to Remember at the 2016 Distinguished Warrior Awards Dinner & Auction Departments Executive Office 4 Letter from the President 28 Letter from the Chairman Academics 6 The Class of 2016: “The Best Class” 8 Refining Lessons for the Minds of Young Men 10 China Tour 2016: The Journey of a Lifetime Alumni 34 Alumnus Spotlight: Brad Larsen ’72 36 Alumni Weekend: Warrior Pride Runs Strong 38 Class Notes 42 Elite Athletics Hall of Fame ANAPA 14 Letter from the President 15 ANAPA Happenings Events Around Around Campus Campus Athletics 16 Warrior Wrestling, A Name Recognized State-Wide 17 Warrior Basketball: Taking On All Challengers 18 Fall Sports Recap 19 Warrior Strong with the Weightlifting Club Campus Life 2 Campus Calendar 12 Harvard Model Congress: Making Decisions for the Greater Good 13 ASB: Always Staying Busy Summer Programs 20 Are you Ready to Take the Challenge? 22 Enriching Summer Learning Experiences 23 Summer Program Offerings <strong>ARMY</strong> <strong>NAVY</strong> is is published for for the the community and and friends of of the the Army Army and and Navy Navy Academy, a college a college prepara- preparatory, military military boarding boarding and day and school day school for young for young men men in grades in grades 7 through 7 through 12 in 12 Carlsbad, in Carlsbad, California. 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