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August 2026
August 17–21
Faculty Orientation Week
August 23–25
Student Leadership Training
August 26
New International Student Arrival
August 27
International Student Orientation
August 28–31
Washington, DC Trip (New International Students)
September 2026
September 1
Domestic Boarding & Returning International Arrival
Registration Day (All Students)
September 2
Orientation (All Students)
September 3
First Day of Classes
September 7
No Classes (Labor Day)
October 2026
October 13–15
Online (Zoom) Semester 1 Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 16
In-person Semester 1 Parent/Teacher Conferences
October 16
Half Day of Classes — student participation required all day
October 16–19
Fall Family Weekend
October 20
Boarding Students Return by 7 pm
October 21
Classes Resume
November 2026
November 21
Dorms close at 12:00 pm for Thanksgiving Break
November 21–30
Thanksgiving Break
November 30
In Service Day / Boarding Students Return by 7 pm
December 2026
December 1
Classes Resume
December 16–17
Semester I Final Exams
December 18
Make-up Exams / Students may depart after 12:00 noon/Dorms close at 5 pm
December 18 – January 4
Winter Break
January 2027
January 4
Faculty In Service Day
January 5
Boarding Students Return by 7 pm
January 6
Semester 2 Classes Begin
February 2027
February 5–8
Winter Long Weekend
February 16–18
Semester 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences (Remote)
March 2027
March 6
Dorms close at 12:00 pm
March 6–22
Spring Break
March 22
In Service / Boarding Students Return by 7 pm
March 23
Classes Resume
April 2027
April 23–26
Spring Long Weekend
May 2027
May 3–14
AP Exams (Tentative)
May 19–20
Finals
May 21
Make-up Exams
May 21–28
Q-Term
June 2027
June 1
Q-Term Showcase
June 5
159th Commencement
June 5
Dorms close at 3:00 pm
June 11–13
Alumni Weekend