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2008 - 2009 Calendar |
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20th ANNIVERSARY YEAR |
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| R. 2/18/2008 |
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR |
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Activities & Athletics Calendar |
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2008 |
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January 2009 |
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Dec 22 - 2 :Winter Break |
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5 : Classes Start |
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First Semester: 87 days |
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6 -10: ISS Bangkok Fair |
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Q1:
43 days (8/13 - 10/15) |
12 : Faculty Meeting |
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Q2:
44 days (10/16 - 12/19) |
19 : Division Meeting |
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25 : Chinese New Year's
Eve |
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Second
Semester: 93 days |
22-Feb 2 : Chinese New
Year's Vacation |
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Q3:
46 days (1/5 - 3/20) |
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Q4:
47 days (3/21 - 6/11) |
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Progress Reports |
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| August
2008 |
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Due
Distributed |
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February 2009 |
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3 : New Teacher Arrival |
Q1 9/12
9/17 |
Jan 22-2 : Chinese New
Year's Vacation |
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3-7
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Q2
11/17
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3 : Classes resume |
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5-6
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Q3 2/17
2/19 |
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8,11,12
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Q4 5/4
5/6 |
6-12: ISS San Francisco
Fair |
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11 : New Student
Orientation / Scheduling |
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16-19:
ISS Philadelphia Fair |
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: First day of classes |
Report Cards |
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23 : Division Meeting |
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MS/HS |
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27 : In-Service Day / No
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Grades Due Distributed |
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Q1 10/16
10/22 |
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Q2 1/ 6
1/8 |
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Q3 4/6
4/8 |
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| September
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Q4 6/10
6/15** |
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March 2009 |
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1 : Faculty Meeting |
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9 : Faculty Meeting |
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16 : Division Meeting |
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14-15
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Grades Due Distributed |
20 : End Quarter Three |
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: division Meeting |
Q1 10/16
10/21 |
25-28 : EARCOS Teacher Conference |
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Q2 12/18
1/6 |
23 - Apr 1 : Spring
Break |
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Q3
4/2
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Apr 2 : Classes start |
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Q4
6/5
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In-Service |
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August 8,11,12 |
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| October
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September 12 |
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April 2009 |
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6 : Faculty Meeting |
October 17 |
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Mar 23 - 1 : Spring
Break |
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February 27 |
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2 : Classes start |
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May 15 |
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5 : Tomb Sweeping |
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17 : In-Service Day/No Classes |
June 11 |
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6 : Faculty Meeting |
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24 : Parent-Teacher Conferences |
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10 : Parent-Teacher Conferences |
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27 : Division Meetings |
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16-17: TAIMUN VII |
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- Nov 4 : EARCOS Admin @ Kota Kinabalu |
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27 : Division Meeting |
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| November
2008 |
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May 2009 |
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10 : Faculty Meeting |
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4 : Faculty Meeting |
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18-23:
THIMUN Singapore |
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8 : In-Service Day/No
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20-21 : Thanksgiving, No School |
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22 : Moratorium on HS
Activities |
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24 : Division Meeting |
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21-22 : Admission Test |
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27-28 : Admission Test |
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25 : Reg. Fees For 08-09
Due |
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25 : Division Meeting |
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28-29 : Dragon Boat
Festival/ No school |
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| December
2008 |
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June 2009 |
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1 : Faculty Meeting |
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5 : Moratorium on HS Activities |
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2,3,4,5 : HS Semester
Exams |
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16-19
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9 : Graduation |
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15 : Division Meeting |
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10 : Last day classes / Student Check
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11 : In-Service Day/No
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- Jan 2 : Winter Break |
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| Notes: |
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| • Up to 5 additional days will be added to end of the year in
case of any emergency days. |
| • ** Fourth
Quarter report cards distribution: ES-June 9, M/HS-mail home the week of June
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| Teachers Only-- |
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Days before school starts. 5 In-Service Days in school year. 180
instructional days. |
| • New teachers
report August 3-8. All teachers report August 8. |
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Recruiting: in cases where coverage is required, no more than 4 teachers may
be excused at one time. Where more than 4 apply, seniority |
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maximum length of excused days will be 5. These will be deducted from the
total leave days. |
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