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St. Stephen's Episcopal School
2008-2009 Calendar
August November
78 Administrative Retreat 1 SAT testing
11 14 New Faculty Orientation 78 Fall SPC Tournament
15 16 Board of Trustees Retreat 9 Admission Open House
18 22 Middle School Theatre Camp 13 15 Upper School Theatre Performances
18 21 Faculty Meetings 16 "Women Printmakers of Austin" exhibit opens
19 Proctors return at 5 pm (through 12/18)
19 23 Venture for new International Students 18 Review Day/Conflict Exam
23 24 Registration/Orientation for new Upper 19 22 Fall Term exams (7th 12th grades)
School students 22 Thanksgiving Vacation begins at the
24 Returning boarding students move-in conclusion exams
Registration and Ice Cream Social for Middle 23 Dormitories close for vacation
School students
25 Back-to-School Day December
Parents' Association Back-to-School Event 1 Faculty In-Service; no classes
26 Art Faculty Exhibition opens (through 9/27) Boarders return from Thanksgiving
26 Classes begin Vacation between 1-7 pm
26 29 School Picture Days Junior College Counseling Parents' Night
27 29 Sixth Grade Trip 2 Classes resume; Winter Term begins
Ninth Grade Retreat 45 Holiday Book Fair
28 New Parent Welcome Party 5 Board of Trustees Meeting
Yearbook Parent Ads Late Deadline
September Last day for Yearbook preorders
1 Labor Day classes as usual 6 SAT testing
2 Ramadan begins 7 Winterfest
3 Residential Life Pool Party 12 Model UN
4 Upper School Back-to-School Night 14&16 Festival of Lessons and Carols
9 Middle School Back-to-School Night 18 Winter Vacation begins after classes at 1 pm
10 Senior College Counseling Parents' Night
11 Advancement Leadership Orientation January
14 MS Choir Retreat 5 Faculty In-Service; no classes
21 Madrigals Retreat Boarders return from vacation between 1-7 pm
29 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown 6 Classes resume
11 Parents' Workshop
October 14 Dorm Dinners (dining hall closed)
4 SAT testing 16 17 Middle School Play
5 Artist Exhibit of Painting and Sculpture opens 18 Admission Diversity Open House
(through 11/8) 19 Martin Luther King Day special schedule
8 Yom Kippur begins at sundown 23 24 Chrysalis Dance Company Performance
9 11 Middle School Musical 24 SAT testing
10 Yearbook Parent Ads Early Deadline 25 Travis County Scholastic Arts Awards/Exhibit
15 PSAT testing at 8 am for sophomores and opens (through 2/6)
juniors 27 Lunar New Year Celebration
Dorm Dinners (dining hall closed) Piano Recital
16 Morning classes, afternoon advisor 30 Board of Trustees Meeting
conferences Trustee-Freshman Breakfast
17 Parents' Day Mid-Winter Free Weekend begins at
Fall Free Weekend begins at the conclusion of conclusion of classes
classes
21 Boarders return from Fall Free Weekend
between 1-7 pm
22 Classes resume
24 Board of Trustees Meeting
24 25 X-Play Performances
24 26 Reunion Weekend
February May
1 Priority deadline for new student applications 1 Choreography Showcase
Priority deadline for all Financial Aid Applications 2 SAT Testing
2 Boarders return from Mid-Winter Free 12 Middle School Choir Tour
Weekend between 1-7 pm Middle School Orchestra Tour
3 Classes resume 3 Vocal Recitals
12 6th Grade Night of Nations 3 Chamber Music Recital
13 14 Winter SPC Tournament 4 Fine Arts Orientation for new Middle School
18 Dorm Dinners (dining hall closed) students
19 Upper School Girls' Night 4 15 AP Testing
19 21 Choral Workshops 6 Jazz Band Concert
20 Literary Festival 7 Parents' Appreciation Breakfast
21 Spring Swing 8 Spartan Art II Opening Reception
27 3/1 Upper School Musical Performances Choir Concert
12 Piano Recital
March Senior Yearbook Picnic
15 Eighth Grade Big Bend Trip 14 16 Upper School Spring Play
4 Freshman/Sophomore College Counseling 15 Board of Trustees Meeting
Parents' Night Middle School Awards Night
5 Winter Term ends; Spring Vacation begins at 1 pm 17 Towner Piano Recital
5 14 Orchestra Trip 18 Spartan Art III Opening Reception
6 Faculty In-Service; no classes 19 Middle School Fine Arts Night (7th grade)
22 Boarders return from Spring Vacation 20 Dorm Dinners (dining hall closed)
between 1-7 pm 22 Spartan Film Festival
23 Classes resume 22 27 Middle School Spring Term Exams
26 Grandparents' Reception 24 Baccalaureate
27 Grandparents' Day Junior Senior Girls' Breakfast
25 29 Upper School Spring Term exams
April 29 Middle School Graduation 9:30 am
Upper School Awards Night
1 New student contract-signing deadline
30 Upper School Graduation at 10:30 am
24 ISAS Fine Arts Festival in Dallas
6 Spartan Art I Opens
8 Model UN
9 Easter Free Weekend begins at the conclusion
of classes
10 14 Madrigals Tour
13 Boarders return from Free Weekend between
1-7 pm
14 Classes resume
16 Advancement Office Leadership Event
7th Grade Girls' Night
17 Middle School Community Service Day
Fine Arts 8 Performances/Exhibition
20 Orchestra Concert
21 ERB Testing in the Middle School
Silver Dollar Dinner for seniors
22 Upper School Acting Recital
24 ERB Testing in the Middle School
24 28 Middle School Play Performances
27 Champagne Toast for new parents
30 5/1 Spring SPC Tournament