Calendar

August
31 Mon – Sep 4 Fri	Faculty Workshop – 9 am Mass	10 am – 4 pm
September
1 Tue	Ice Cream Social (grades 3, 4, and 5)	7 – 9 pm
2 Wed – 4 Fri	Freshman Orientation Trip
2 Wed	Ice Cream Social (grades 6, 7, and 8)	7 – 9 pm
9 Wed	First day of the school year
9 Wed	Summer Reading Reports Due
10 Thu	Coffee with Headmaster	8:30 – 9:30 am
22 Tue	Lower School (Grades 3 - 5) Back to School Night	7:30 pm
24 Thu	Middle School (Grades 6 - 8) Back to School Night	7:30 pm
25 Fri	Student Picture Day
25 Fri	Faculty Workshop	12:10 pm dismissal
26 Sat	Fall Garden Party	6:00 pm
29 Tue	Upper School Back to School Night	7:30 pm
October
1 Thu	Coffee with the Headmaster	8:30 – 9:30 am
2 Fri	Clan Assignments	8:40 – 9:40 am
6 Tues	"The Four Temperaments" class	7:00 – 8:15 pm
7 Wed	School-Wide Rosary and Capture the Flag
7 Wed	College Night for Junior Parents	7:30 pm
12 Mon	Columbus Day (Holiday)
12 Mon	Annual Golf Classic
13 Tues	"The Four Temperaments" class	7:00 – 8:15 pm
14 Wed	PSATs (grades 10 and 11)	8:20 am
17 Sat	Parent Series: "The Dehellenization of Islam"	8 pm
20 Wed	"The Four Temperaments" class	7:00 – 8:15 pm
21 Wed	First Marking Period Ends (all grades)
22 Thu	Lower School Assembly—Violin Concert	2:30 pm
25 Sun	Open House (prospective students and families)	2:30 – 5 pm
28 Wed	Performance of the Fall Play	3:00 pm
30 Fri	Festival Clan Day and Mass	8:30 am
30 Fri	Performance of the Fall Play	3:30 pm
30 Fri	Performance of the Fall Play	7:00 pm
November
2 Mon	Parent-Teacher Conferences – 11:20 am dismissal	12:30 am – 5 pm
3 Tue	Fall Band Concert at Takoma Performing Arts Center	7:30 pm
5 Thu	Coffee with the Headmaster	8:30 – 9:30 am
5 Thu	Fall Choral Concert at Takoma Performing Arts Center	7:30 pm
6 Fri	Make-up Picture Day
12 Thu – 13 Fri	Sophomore Trip
24 Tue	Thanksgiving Recess Begins at 3:05 pm
28 Sat	Alumni Reception
30 Mon	Classes Resume
December
3 Thu	Coffee with the Headmaster	8:30 – 9:30 am
6 Sun	Christmas Around the World Family Celebration	4 – 7 pm (Gym)
11 Fri	Christmas Concert – Music Center at Strathmore	8:00 pm
18 Fri	Christmas Vacation Begins at 3:05 pm
January
4 Mon	Classes Resume
7 Thu	Coffee with the Headmaster	8:30 – 9:30 am
11 Mon	Mid-year Exams (9-12)
12 Tue	Mid-year Exams (9-12)
12 Tue	Dads and Grads Smoker	7:30 pm
13 Wed	Winter Open House	8:30 – 11:00 am
13 Wed	Mid-year Exams (9-12)
14 Thu	Mid-year Exams (9-12)
14 Thu	Second Marking Period Ends (All Grades)
15 Fri	Faculty Workshop (No School)
18 Mon	Martin Luther King Day (Holiday)
19 Tue	Senior College Seminar – Return Evening 1/20	8:20 am departure
21 Thu	Parent Teacher Conferences – Dismiss 12:10 pm	2 – 6 pm
22 Fri	March for Life	12:10 pm dismissal
23 Sat	Parent Series: "Epic of Gilgamesh" & "Saving the Male"	8 pm
29 Fri	Application Deadline for 2010-11
February
4 Thu	Coffee with the Headmaster	8:30 – 9:30 am
4 Thu	Con Brio: Strings and Piano Concert	7:30 pm
6 Sat	Winter Auction
11 Thu – 13 Sat	Mountaineers
13 Sat – 14 Sun	Winter Survival Campout at the Prince Farm
15 Mon	Presidents Day (Holiday)
15 Mon	Financial Aid Application Deadline for 2010-11
17 Wed	Ash Wednesday – School Mass	9:15 am
20 Sat	Introduction to the Bible Class
21 Sun	Marine Corps Museum Trip
24 Wed	Dad's Dinner with former Congressman Mike Ferguson
27 Sat	Baltimore Monster Trucks	1:00 pm
March
1 Mon – 5 Fri	Crescite Week (Grades 9 – 12)
4 Thu	Coffee with the Headmaster	8:30 – 9:30 am
6 Sat	Capital Area Food Bank
7 Sun	Father / Son Bike Trip	9:30 – 1:00 pm
9 Tue	Accepted Family Reception	7:00 – 9:00 pm
12 Fri	2010-11 Contracts and Tuition Deposits Due
13 Sat	Parent Series: "The College Learning Curve"
20 Sat	Introduction to the Bible Class
20 Sat	Spring Play
23 Tue	Third Marking Period Ends (All Grades)
24 Wed	Dad's Dinner
25 Thu	Festival Clan Day (Full Day)	8:30 am mass
26 Fri	Faculty Workshop	12:10 pm dismissal
27 Sat	Introduction to the Bible Class
27 Sat	Maryland Day Gala
28 Sun	Father / Son Bike Trip	9:30 – 1:00 pm
31 Wed	Easter Vacation Begins	12:10 pm dismissal
31 Wed	Parent Teacher Conferences	2 – 6 pm
April
12 Mon	Classes Resume
15 Thu	Coffee with the Headmaster	8:30 – 9:30 am
16 Fri	Group Picture Day (Lower School Only)
17 Sat – 18 Sun	Father / Son Camp Out at Consolidated Gun Clubs of Baltimore
23 Fri	Spring Play at St. John's in McLean	7:30
24 Sat	Introduction to the Bible Class
24 Sat	Spring Play at St. John's in McLean	7:30
24 Sat	Parent Series: "Educating Through Nature Study"	8 pm
25 Sun	Father / Son Bike Trip	9:30 – 1:00 pm
25 Sun	Mother/Son Mass and Brunch (Seniors Only)
28 Wed	Dad's Dinner
30 Fri	Headmaster's Social	9 am
May
1 Sat – 2 Sun	Whitewater Rafting on the Youghiogheny
2 Sun	Kayak Trip on the Potomac
3 Mon – 14 Fri	AP Exams
6 Thu	Coffee with the Headmaster	8:30 – 9:30 am
13 Thu	Volunteer Appreciation Tea / Used Clothing Sale	2 – 4 pm
17 Mon – 18 Tue	5th Grade Camping Trip
19 Wed – 20 Thu	3rd & 4th Grade Camping Trip
19 Wed – 21 Fri	Final Exams for Juniors and Seniors
21 Fri	Day of the Tower (am Exams / pm Tower Celebration)
23 Sun	Whites Ferry Family Picnic
24 Mon	Senior Project begins
24 Mon – 27 Thu	Junior Trip
26 Wed – 28 Fri	6th Grade Camping Trip
TBD	Athletic Awards Ceremony
31 Mon	Memorial Day (Holiday)
June
1 Tue – 3 Thu	7th & 8th Grade Camping Trip
1 Tue – 4 Fri	Freshman & Sophomore Exams
4 Fri	Last Day of School – Dismiss grades 3-6 12:10 pm
5 Sat	Baccalaureate Mass – Chapel	5 pm
5 Sat – 6 Sun	Prince Farm End of the Year Blow Out and Family Picnic
6 Sun	Graduation – Gym	10 am
School Day Hours: First Period 8:20 am (all grades)   School End 3:05 pm (half-day dismisses at 12:10 pm)   Procedures for inclement weather: Follow Montgomery County Public Schools for closings, delayed openings, and early dismissals