2017-2018 Academic Calendar Updated July 31, 2017 AUGUST 2017 8/7 HS Football Begins 8/9 Fall Sports Begin 8/15 Fall Sports Parent Meeting 8/15 Freshman Orientation (10:30 AM 1:00 PM) 8/17 Pre-School & Young 5 s - Meet Your Teacher Day 8/23 MS/HS New Family-Student Orientation 8/24 Preschool & Elementary Pop-In Day (1:00 3:00 pm) 8/28 First Day of School All Grades 8/28 MS/HS Dedication Chapel (2:00 pm) 8/29 MS/HS Prayer at the Pole (7:30 AM) 8/29 Elementary Prayer at the Pole (7:45 AM) 8/29 Middle School Sports Begin 8/30 Hybrid Parent Orientation (6:00 PM 9:00 PM) SEPTEMBER 2017 9/1-9/4 NO SCHOOL Labor Day Weekend 9/6 MS/HS Student Picture Day 9/8 Friday Enrichment Program First Day 9/11-9/13 Senior Retreat at Spring Hill Camp 9/12 5 th Grade Instrumental Meeting (6:00 PM) 9/12 Elementary Parent Night (PK 5) (7:00 pm) 9/14 Elementary Spanish Immersion Coffee Connection (8:30 AM) 9/18 Senior Parent College Prep Meeting (7:00 pm in Media Center) 9/18 10/18 MAP Testing 9/19-9/21 Sixth Grade Camp 9/20 New Parent Breakfast (7:45) 9/20-22 Elementary Student Picture Day 9/22 8 th Grade to Pine Ridge Camp (All Class Event) 9/22 Progress Reports Sent Home 9/22-24 HS Chorale Retreat 9/22 6 th Grade (only) No School 9/29-30 Stratford Trip (Confirmed)
OCTOBER 2017 10/2 6 Spirit Week 10/4 Seniors vs Juniors Powder Puff Foot Ball 10/6 Homecoming Football Game 10/7 Homecoming Banquet 10/11 PSAT for 11 th Grade 10/12 Grandparents Day PS SI & ENG 3 s, 4 s, Y5 s & Hybrid (9:30 AM 11:00 AM) 10/13 Grandparents Day PS ENG 3 s & 4 s, SI 4 s (9:30 AM 11:00 AM) 10/13 Grandparents Day - K-2 SI & ENG (1:00 PM 2:30 PM) 10/13 Grandparents Day Gr 3-5/Friday Enrichment (1:30 PM-3:00 PM) 10/13 Grandparents Day MS/HS (9:00 AM 11:30 AM) 10/16 MS/HS Band Concert 10/17 MS/HS Student Picture Re-take Day 10/19-20 NO SCHOOL Fall Break 10/23 MS Boys Basketball Begins 10/23 HS Athletic NCAA/NAIA Meeting (7:00 pm) 10/24 MS/HS Choir Concert 10/26 MS/HS Orchestra Concert 10/27 End of First Quarter 10/27 Elementary Mustang Mania 10/30-11/2 MS/HS Spiritual Emphasis Week 10/30 Second Quarter Begins 10/30 NPC School Celebration Dinner (6:00 PM) 10/31 Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:20 PM 4:40 PM) Page 2 of 7
NOVEMBER 2017 11/1 MS Cheer Begins 11/1 MS/HS Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:00 6:00 pm) 11/1 EL Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:20 6:00 pm) 11/2 MS/HS Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:00-5:00 pm and 6:00 8:00 pm) 11/2 EL Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:20-5:00 pm and 6:00 8:00 pm) 11/3 NO SCHOOL 11/6 HS Girls Basketball Starts 11/6 HS Girls Cheer Starts 11/8 MS/HS Fall Preview Day 11/8 MS/HS Veteran s Day Chapel 11/9 11/10 Elementary Student Picture Re-Take Day 11/11 MS Play 11/13 HS Boys Winter Sports Begin 11/13 HS Bowling Starts 11/14 Elementary Parent Education Night (6:00 PM) 11/20 Winter Sports Parent Meeting 11/20 & 21 MS Marketplace Work Days 11/21 All School Thanksgiving Chapel (8:00 am) 11/22-11/24 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break 11/30 Elementary Pop-Up Shop DECEMBER 2017 12/1 Progress Reports sent home 12/5 Elementary Christmas Concert Calvin College (7:00 PM) 12/11 MS/HS Christmas Concert-Calvin College 12/14-15 Christmas Boutique Elementary 12/14 Hybrid Christmas Program (Tentative) 12/18 MS Marketplace (12:00 8:00 pm) 12/18 MS/HS Christmas Chapel 12/19 MS/HS 7 th Hour Exam 12/20-22 MS/HS Exams (1/2 Days) 12/21 Hybrid (1/2 Day) 12/22 Elementary Christmas Chapel 12/22 ½ Day All School 12/25 1/5 NO SCHOOL Christmas Break Page 3 of 7
JANUARY 2018 1/8 Elementary WOW Week 1/8-12 MS/HS J-Term 1/8 MS Girls Basketball Begins 1/15 Normal Classes Resume 1/15 Martin Luther King Day 1/15 2/9 MAP Testing 1/16 Elementary Spelling Bee (1:00 PM) 1/17 MS Spelling Bee (1:00 PM) 1/18 Elementary Parent/Child Learning Lab Come Explore NPC! (6:00 PM 8:00 PM) 1/19 1/21 HS Chorale Retreat 1/24 MS Geography Bee (1:00 PM) 1/26 Elementary Donuts with Dad 1/26 End of Second Quarter 1/26 Elementary Night @ Basketball Game 1/27 HS Band/Orchestra Solo &Ensemble (Tentative) 1/29 Beginning of Third Quarter 1/30 MS/HS Info Night FEBRUARY 2018 2/2 Colt Carnival-MS/HS Campus (5:30-7:30 PM) 2/3 HS Choir Solo & Ensemble 2/7 MS/HS Preview Day 2/8 Elementary Parent Education Night (7:00 PM) 2/9 HS Winterfest Home Basketball Game 2/10 HS Winterfest Banquet (TWIRP) 2/12 HS Band/Orchestra Pre-Festival Concert (7:00 pm) 2/12 2/16 HS Choral Festival (Actual Day(s) TBD) 2/15 Progress Reports Sent Home 2/15 Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? 2/16 2/19 NO SCHOOL Mid Winter Break 2/22 6 th Grade Empty Bowls Dinner (6:00 PM) 2/23 Senior One-Day Retreat 2/23 MS Band/Orchestra/Choir Pre-Festival Concert (8:00 AM) Page 4 of 7
MARCH 2018 3/1-3 HS Play (Calvin College) 3/5 8 MS/HS Spiritual Emphasis Week 3/7 3/9 MS Choral Festival 3/8 Elementary Parent/Child Learning Lab Come Explore NPC! (6:30 PM 8:00 PM) 3/10 NPC Auction 3/12 High School All Spring Sports Begin 3/15 HS Jazz Festival 3/17 Chorale Dinner Theater 3/20 Spring Sports Parent Meeting 3/20 Elementary Speech Meet 3/22 PS/Kindergarten Round Up (6:00 PM 8:00 PM) 3/23 Elementary Speech Meet Awards 3/23 End of Third Quarter 3/26 Beginning of Fourth Quarter 3/26 MS/HS Curriculum Night Meeting (6:30 pm) 3/26-29 MS/HS Parent/Teacher Conferences (By Appointment Only) 3/26 28 Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences (Scheduled with Teacher) 3/26 Middle School All Spring Sports Begin 3/27-28 Elementary Book Fair 3/30 Good Friday 3/30 4/6 NO SCHOOL Spring Break 3/30 4/9 Dayspring Chorale Trip TENTATIVE APRIL 2018 4/16-19 Senior Presentations 4/16 20 Math Olympics 4/18 MS/HS Preview Day 4/21 MS Solo & Ensemble 4/25 7 th & 8 th Grade Preview Day 4/27 Progress Reports Sent Home 4/28 MS Choir Solo & Ensemble 4/30 Annual State of the School Meeting 4/30 5/25 MAP Testing 4/30 5/4 8 th Grade Washington D.C. Trip Tentative? Page 5 of 7
MAY 2018 5/1 Grade 5 th 7 th Team Building/Leadership Day 5/1 6 th Grade Orientation Night 5/3 7 th Grade Chicago Trip 5/3 6 th Grade Play (1:00 PM & 6:00 PM) 5/3 National Day of Prayer Meet at the Pole for Prayer MS/HS 7:30 AM Elementary 7:45 AM 5/4 NO SCHOOL (7 th & 8 th Grade ONLY) 5/5 Jr/Sr Banquet 5/7 MS/HS Choir Concert (7:00 PM) 5/7 5/11 Teacher Appreciation Week 5/8 Elementary Spring Concert Calvin College (7:00 PM 8:00 PM) 5/10 5 th 12 th Grade Orchestra Concert (7:00 PM) 5/11 Elementary Muffins with Mom (7:15 AM) 5/11 Elementary 5 th Grade Tea 5/14 NHS Induction Ceremony 5/15 5 th 12 th Grade Band Concert (7:00 PM) 5/16 Last Full Day for Seniors 5/17 Senior Chapel Practice 5/18 Senior Chapel 5/18 Elementary Jazz by the Jungle Gym (7:00 PM) 5/19-26 Senior Trip to Colorado 5/22 Elementary Hybrid & Friday Enrichment Spring Praise and Worship Concert (7:00 PM) 5/23 Elementary Kindergarten Field Day 5/24 Elementary Arepas Festival 5/25 Elementary Field Day (1 st 5 th Grades/Friday Enrichment) 5/28 NO SCHOOL Memorial Day 5/30 Senior Breakfast with Parents (8:00 am) 5/30 HS Graduation Page 6 of 7
JUNE 2018 6/1 MS Field Day 6/1 MS/HS Awards Chapel Middle School 7:45 AM High School 9:20 AM 6/1 Elementary Friday Enrichment Last Day 6/5 MS/HS 7 TH Hour Exam (Full Day) 6/5 Kindergarten Celebration (6:00 PM) 6/6 8 MS/HS Exams (1/2 Days) 6/7 8 th Grade Celebration 6/7 Hybrid Last Day (1/2 Day 11:15 AM Dismissal) 6/8 Last Day of School (1/2 Day) TBD Israel Trip Page 7 of 7