SAINT MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL - 08-09 Calendar UPDATED 1-16 ...

SAINT MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL - 08-09 Calendar
UPDATED 1-16-09 – Updates highlighted in this color
July
30-31 Locker, Uniform Purchase, Schedule Pick-Up, and
Athletic Forms Submission Days
August
4 Staff Retreat (school closed)
7 Orientation (Grades 10, 11, 12)
8 Orientation (Grade 9)
8 Freshman Parent Dinner
(6:30-9:00 p.m. – SMHS cafeteria)
9 Athletic Physicals (9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.)
11 First Day of School
11 First Permissible Practice – Fall Sports
13 School Pictures
14 Back-to-School Night (6:00-8:20 p.m.)
15 Freshman Dance (7:00-9:00 p.m. – SMHS cafeteria)
September
1 Labor Day (no school)
2-5 U-Knighted Week
11 School Picture/ID Retakes
11 Club Fair Day
17 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
20 8th Annual Steve Beltran Golf Tournament
22 SET – Sophomores
23 SET – Juniors
24 SET – Seniors
29-30 SET – Freshman
October
1 SET – Freshman
2 All School Mass - Feast of Saint Francis
3 Diocesan Staff In-Service (no school – students)
6 Fall Holiday (no school)
8 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
10 End of First Quarter
14 Freshman retreat
15 All School Testing Day (9, 10, 11 graders)
17 Eighth Grade Day
22 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
23-24 Rivalry (Brophy) Days
31 Eighth Grade Day
November
3 First Permissible Practice – Winter Sports
5 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
3-7 Homecoming Week
8 Homecoming Dance
10 Veteran’s Day Holiday (no school)
16 Open House
18 NHS Blood Drive
19 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
20-22 Fall Play
25 All School Mass - Commemorative of the Year of Saint
Paul
26 Walk-a-thon
26 Thanksgiving Break (12:00 early dismissal)
27-28 Thanksgiving Break (no school)
December
2 Advent Reconciliation Service
4 Smiles for Christmas
8 All School Mass - Feast of the Immaculate Conception
10 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
17-19 First Semester Final Exams
18 Staff Mass/Luncheon (12:00-3:00 p.m.)
19 End of First Semester
22-31 Christmas Break (no school)
7 First Semester Report Cards Distributed
7 Extra-Curricular Eligibility Occurs
January
1-2 Christmas Break (no school)
5 First Day of Second Semester
10 Eighth Grade Entrance Exam
14 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
19 MLK Day (no school)
24 Eighth Grade Entrance Exam
26 Special Media Event
27 All School Mass
28 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
February
3 Sophomore Retreat
7 Fashion Show
9 First Permissible Practice – Spring Sports
10-12 NCEA Accreditation Team Visit
12 Parent Retreat
16 President’s Day (no school)
18 AATM State Math Contest
20 All School Assembly – Guest Speaker – Tarek Saab
24-25 AIMS
25 All School Mass - Ash Wednesday
March
4 All School Assembly – Guest Speaker – Tyler Durman
6 End of Third Quarter
9-13 Spring Break (no school)
17 All School Mass - Feast of Saint Patrick
18 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
24 Junior Retreat
25 Lenten Reconciliation Service
25 POSSE Senior Luncheon
April
1 AIMS
2 NHS Blood Drive
8 Gift of Life Benefit Basketball Game 1:15-2:45 p.m.
9 Holy Thursday (Friday 1:00 schedule)
10 Good Friday (no school)
13 Easter Holiday (no school)
16-18 Spring Play
21 All School Mass - Feast of Saint Anselm of Canterbury
22 9:45 a.m. Staff Development Late Arrival Schedule
25 Prom
28 Senior Retreat
May
4 AP Government Test
5 AP Spanish Test
6 AP Calculus Test
7 AP English Literature Test
8 Senior Breakfast
8 AP US History Test
11 AP Biology Test
12 Senior Awards Ceremony (date changed)
13 AP English language test
15 Farewell Assembly
15 Senior Luncheon
18 Senior Check-Out
18 Locker Clean-Out Day
19-21 Second Semester Final Exams
21 End of Second Semester
21 Baccalaureate Mass
22 Commencement Ceremony (no school)
25 Memorial Day (no school)
26 Second Semester Grades Due (8:00 a.m.)

May (con’t)
26 Staff Mass/Luncheon (12:30-3:00 p.m.)
27 Graduates Pick-Up Diplomas, Records, etc.
29 Second Semester Report Cards Mailed