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2008-2009 Academic Calendar

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August
4 GCS Fall Sports Try-Outs (Aug. 4 - 5)
15 GCS New Teacher In-Service
18 GCS Teacher In-Service (Aug. 18 - 20)
20 K-2 - Meet the Teachers (2 - 4 pm)
20 6th Grade Orientation (4 - 5:30 pm)
20 M/S H/S Meet the Teachers (1 - 3 pm)
21 3-5th Grade Meet the Teachers 7:00 pm
21 First Day of School - 1/2 Day
28 Magazine Sale Kick-Off
September
1 Labor Day Holiday (No School)
5 Walk for Life
9 Magazine Sale First Turn-in Day (K-12)
16 Magazine Sale Second Turn-in Day (K-12)
20 New Parent Breakfast - Lowell Gym, 8:30 AM
October
8 HS Windy Gap Retreat
17 End of 1st Marking Period
20 No School for Students - Teacher In-Service
21 Start Marking Period #2
27 Winter Sports Try-Outs (Oct. 27 - 28)
November
2 Daylight Savings Time Begins
10 No School - Veteran's Day Observance - Teacher In-Service Day
25 1/2 Day of School
26 No School - Thanksgiving Break - ( Nov. 26 - 30)
December
1 School Resumes
8 M/S Fine Arts Rotation #1 Program, 7:30 pm
8 Preschool Christmas Program, 6:30 pm
9 K-2 Christmas Program, 6:30 pm
11 3-5th Grade Christmas Program, 7:00 pm
12 H/S Christmas Program, 7:00 pm
17 H/S Semester #1 Exams (Dec. 17 - 19)
18 M/S Semester #1 Exams (Dec. 18 - 19)
19 1/2 Day of School
20 Christmas Break (Dec. 20 - Jan. 4)
January
5 Teacher In-service (afternoon)
5 School Resumes - (1/2 Day for Students ) Start Marking Period # 3
16 Homecoming
16 1/2 Day for M/S H/S - Step-up Day for 5th & 8th grades
19 No School - MLK Holiday
February
2 Re-enrollment Window (Feb. 2 - 13)
11 Spring Sports Try-Outs (Feb. 11 - 13)
16 No School - President's Day
23 Senior ClassTrip
March
6 End of 3rd Marking Period
9 No School - Teacher In-Service
10 Start Marking Period #4
24 Beta Club Sponsored Blood Drive, 1:00 PM
April
3 Grandparents' Day (E/C am - E/S pm)
4 GCS Spring Break (April 4 - 13)
14 School Resumes
20 E/S SAT Testing (Grades 1-5 - April 20 - 23)
20 M/S H/S SAT Testing (Grades 9 - 12 - April 20 - 22)
May
19 H/S Final Exams (May 19 - 21)
20 M/S Final Exams (May 20 - 21)
20 Kindergarten Graduation
21 Last day of School (1/2 Day)
22 Senior Graduation




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