August |
| 2 | Fall Sports Try-Outs (Aug. 2-3) |
| 11 | Gaston County Teaching & Learning Conference (Aug. 11-12) |
| 13 | GCS New Teacher In-Service |
| 16 | GCS Teacher In-Service (Aug. 16 - 18) |
| 17 | Staff ID Pictures (1:30 PM w/Carolina Photography) |
| 18 | Meet the Teachers (Grades 7th - 12th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM) |
| 18 | 6th Grade Orientation (4:00 - 5:30PM) |
| 19 | First Day of School - 1/2 Day |
| 26 | Magazine Sale Kick-Off |
September |
| 6 | Labor Day Holiday (No School) |
| 8 | Magazine Sale First Turn-in Day (K-12) |
| 15 | Magazine Sale Second Turn-in Day (K-12) |
| 22 | See You at the Pole (7:15 AM) |
| 22 | School Pictures (Grades 6-11 w/Carolina Photography) |
| 30 | M/S Activity Day (6th & 7th Grades) |
October |
| 1 | M/S Activity Day (8th Grade) |
| 8 | M/S Spiritual Emphasis Day |
| 15 | End of 1st Marking Period (1/2 Day for Students) |
| 18 | No School - Teacher In-service |
| 19 | Start 2nd Marking Period |
November |
| 1 | Winter Sports Tryouts (Nov. 1 - 2) |
| 4 | Fall Athletic Banquet |
| 23 | 1/2 Day of School |
| 24 | No School - Thanksgiving Break (24 - 26) |
| 29 | School Resumes |
December |
| 3 | Biltmore Trip (6th Grade) |
| 6 | M/S Christmas Program (7:30 PM) |
| 8 | Junior Beta Club Works at Operation Christmas Child |
| 16 | M/S Semester #1 Exams, 1/2 Day (Dec. 16 - 17) |
| 20 | Christmas Break (Dec. 20 - Jan. 3) |
January |
| 3 | Teacher in-service (no school for students) |
| 4 | School Resumes (Start Marking Period # 3) |
| 14 | Homecoming (1/2 Day for M/S H/S) |
| 14 | Step-Up Day for rising 6th Graders (1/2 Day for M/S) |
| 17 | No School - MLK Holiday |
| 21 | Step-Up Day (Rising 9th Graders) |
| 24 | Parent Night (Rising 9th Graders, 7:00 PM) |
February |
| 7 | Re-enrollment Window (Feb. 7 - 11) |
| 17 | M/S 2nd Rotation Concert |
| 21 | No School - President's Day |
| 22 | Spring Sports Tryouts (Feb. 22 & 24) |
March |
| 1 | Junior Beta Club Induction |
| 11 | End of 3rd Marking Period (1/2 Day for Students) |
| 14 | No School - Teacher In-service |
| 15 | Start 4th Marking Period |
| 22 | Beta Club Blood Drive (1:00 PM) |
| 25 | 1/2 Day of School |
| 28 | GCS Spring Break (Mar. 28 - Apr. 1) |
April |
| 1 | No School (Spring Break) |
| 4 | School Resumes |
| 13 | Ashboro Zoo Trip (7th Grade) |
| 18 | SAT Testing M/S H/S April 18 - 20) |
| 22 | School Closed - Good Friday |
| 25 | No School - Easter |
| 26 | School Resumes |
May |
| 3 | Yearbook Dedication (1:00 PM) |
| 5 | M/S Awards Chapel |
| 10 | Yearbook Dedication (1:00 PM - Gymnasium) |
| 16 | Spring Sports Banquet |
| 17 | M/S 3rd Rotation Concert |
| 19 | Charleston Trip (8th Grade, May 19-20) |
| 25 | M/S Final Exams 1/2 Day (May 25 - 26) |
| 26 | Last Day of School (1/2 Day) |
| 30 | GCS Closed - Memorial Day |
| 31 | Teacher In-service |