SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

2015-2016 Online Calendar

NOVEMBER

Updates are made daily to the GWCS online calendar which can be found on the GWCS website at: www.gwcommunityschool.com/calendar2

After-school activities, community service events, field trips and much more are found on the online calendar. Click on the event to get detailed information.

PSAT, SAT, AP EXAMS Oct 3 ………… SAT & Subject Tests Oct 14 …...… PSAT Exam Jan 23 …….… SAT & Subject Tests Mar 5 ……..… SAT & Subject Tests May 7 ………. SAT & Subject Tests June 4 …….… SAT & Subject Tests

DECEMBER

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

SATs are proctored at GWCS on the above dates. Register at www.collegeboard.org PSATs are available to all freshmen – juniors. GWCS will order exams for all interested students.

MARCH

APRIL

Weekend Curriculum School curriculum incorporates mandatory class and course trips which may require weekend participation. These include but are not limited to:  Senior Writing Retreat  Freshmen and Soph. Camping Trip  Junior Gettysburg Trip  Robotics Tournaments  NRAO Astrophysics Trip

Subject to Change Calendar is subject to change. Families will be notified via email and updates will also be made to online calendar.

MAY

JUNE

8 14-15 18-19 23 24 3 8 9 12 14 21-23 30 2-3 5 6-7 9 10 13-15 16-20 20 20-22 24 25-27 10 15 21-31 1 14 18 19 23 2-4 4 5 5-7 10-24 15 24 5 9 16 21-28 13 21 22 22 29 5 6 7 10 22-26 30 4 13-17 16 17 17 18 20-24

First Day of School / Student Orientation No School – Rosh Hashanah Camping Trip (Freshmen, Sophomore, & SGA Reps) No School – Yom Kippur Back-to-School Night (Parents) SAT & Subject Tests PAC Meeting (Parents) No School – Student Holiday – Faculty Work Day No School – Columbus Day PSAT Senior Essay Writing Retreat End of First Grading Period No School – Student Holidays – Faculty Work Days Underclassmen Portraits Junior Gettysburg Trip Senior Portraits Balfour Class Ring Orders Due Staunton Shakespeare Trip School Spirit Week Homecoming Basketball Game & SGA Event MIT Splash Weekend Heritage Feast (Early Dismissal) No School – Thanksgiving Holiday PAC Meeting (Parents) Underclassmen Portrait Make-up Day No School – Winter Break No School – Winter Break Junior Parents Mtg. – College Info. Night No School – Martin Luther King Holiday No School – Student Holiday – Faculty Work Day SAT & Subject Tests Midterm Exams End of Second Grading Period No School – Student Holiday – Faculty Work Day Junior College Visit Days (Recommended) PAC Silent Auction No School – Presidents Day PAC Meeting (Parents) SAT & Subject Tests 100 Days Until Graduation Basketball Banquet No School - Spring Break PAC Meeting (Parents) End of Third Grading Period Friday Internships Begin (Juniors & Seniors) No School – Student Holiday – Faculty Work Day Friday OBX Trips Begin (Freshmen & Sophomores) AP Calculus Exam AP US History Exam SAT & Subject Tests AP Government Exam Senior Beach Trip No School – Memorial Day Prom Final Exams Graduation Rehearsal Last Day of School - End of Forth Grading Period End of the Year Picnic Graduation – Class of 2015 Teacher Work Days