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SAINT MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL   2011 - 2012   SCHOOL CALENDAR   (180 School Days)           (As of 4/28/2012) August 1 Saint Mary’s High School - New Teacher/Staff In-Service (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm) 1-2 Locker, Uniform Purchase, Schedule Pick-Up, and Athletic Forms Submission Days (8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.) 3 All Staff First Day In-Service Meetings 4 All Staff Retreat (school closed) (8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Mt. Claret) 5 Faculty In-Service Meeting (8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) 8 Orientation (Grades 10, 11, 12) (8:00 a.m. – noon) 9 Orientation (Grade 9) (8:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.) 10 First Full Day of School (8:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.) 12 Freshman Parent Dinner/Orientation (6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) 15 School Mass (Assumption of Mary) 16 Back-to-School Night 17 School Photos 19 Freshman Dance 19 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 22-26 U-Knighted Week September 2 School Photos – Retakes 2 First Friday – Adoration (7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.) 5    Labor Day (no school) 8 First Quarter Progress Report 9 Back to School Dance 12 School Advisory Board Meeting (Library, 5:30 pm) 14 School Mass (Triumph of the Cross) 16 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 24 Diocesan School Board Retreat hosted by SMHS (8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) 30 Eighth Grade Day October 2 Open House (Noon – 3 p.m.) 4 School Mass (St. Francis) 6 End of 1st Quarter 6 Honor Board Presentation and Reception 7 Fall Holiday (no school) 10 Diocesan Staff In-Service (no school) -- MONDAY THIS YEAR! 11 Honor Board Presentation and Reception 12 All-School Test Day (no school for seniors) 13 First Quarter Report Cards Distributed 13-14 Brophy Spirit Days 14 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 17-22 Homecoming Week 17 School Advisory Board Meeting (Library, 5:30 pm) 22 Homecoming Dance 25 Report Card Night (5:00 - 7:00 p.m.) 29 Night of Hope (Diocesan Event) November 1 All Saints Day – Holy Day of Obligation (no school) 2 School Mass (All Soul’s Day) 4 Eighth Grade Day 4 First Friday – Adoration (7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.) 8 Freshman Retreat 9 Information Night for families of future students (2012-2013) 10 Second Quarter Progress Report 10 Sophomore Retreat 15 NHS Blood Drive 18 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 21 School Advisory Board Meeting (Library, 5:30 pm) 23 Walk-a-thon 24-25 Thanksgiving Break (no school) 30 One Day WCEA Accreditation Visit December 1 Smiles for Christmas 3 Father/Daughter Dance 7 Advent Reconciliation 8 Immaculate Conception – Holy Day of Obligation (no school) 9 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 12 School Mass (Our Lady of Guadalupe) 12 School Advisory Board Meeting (Library, 5:30 pm) 13 Christmas Band Concert 15-20 Final Exams 20 End of First Semester   21-Jan  3 Christmas Break (no school)   January 2012 4 First Day of Second Semester First Friday – Adoration (7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.) 6 First Semester Report Cards Distributed 7 Eighth Grade Entrance Exam 9 School Mass (Baptism of the Lord) 9 School Advisory Board Meeting (Library, 5:30 pm) 10 First Semester Report Card Night 16 MLK Day (no school) 19-20 March for Life Trip to San Francisco 20-24 Annual March for Life Trip to Washington, D.C. 20 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 21 Eighth Grade Entrance Exam 29-Feb 4  National Catholic Schools Week 30 School Mass (Beginning of Catholic Schools Week) February 3 First Friday – Adoration (7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.) 6 Justice for All Pro-Life Assembly 9 Third Quarter Progress Report 9 Justice for All Student Training 13 School Advisory Board Meeting (Library, 5:30 pm) 14 Justice for All Students go to ASU campus 16 Mini-Retreat Off Campus for girls discerning Religious Life 17 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 20 President’s Day (no school) 22 School Mass (Ash Wednesday) March 1-4 Kairos Retreat 2 First Friday – Adoration (7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.) 2 End of Third Quarter 5-6 Fourth Quarter Break (no school) 9 Third Quarter Report Cards Distributed 10 Saint Mary’s Rummage Sale 12 School Advisory Board Meeting (Library, 5:30 pm) 15 Senior Retreat @ The Casa 16 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 16 Game Knight (for 7th and 8th graders) 6pm-9pm 17 Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade-Begins at St. Mary’s 19 School Mass (St. Joseph) 21 Lenten Reconciliation 21 Information Night (for 5th, 6th, and 7th graders and parents) 6pm-7:30pm 22 Incoming Freshman Registration (5 pm – 7 pm) 24 Incoming Freshman Registration (9 am – 2 pm) 24 Spring Fling Student Dance 30 All School Assembly April 5 Holy Thursday (12:30 p.m. early dismissal) 6   Good Friday (no school) 9-13 Easter Spring Break (no school) 16 School Advisory Board Meeting (Library, 5:30 pm) 18 Band Concert Festival-Thatcher 19 Junior Retreat 20 Fourth Quarter Progress Report 20 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 21 A Taste of Saint Mary’s Festival 24 NHS Blood Drive 25 NHS Induction Ceremony 25 School Mass (Easter Season) 26-28 Spring Play Performances May 3 Annual School Talent Show 4 First Friday – Adoration (7:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.) 4 Senior Breakfast 5 Junior/Senior Prom 7 Spring Holiday (no school) 7 School Advisory Board Meeting (Library, 5:30 pm) 8 AP Spanish Language Exam 9 AP Calculus AB & BC Exams 9 Band Concert 10 AP English Literature & Composition Exam 10 Senior Only College T-Shirt Day; Senior Awards Assembly (7 pm – auditorium) 11 AP US History Exam 11 Senior Farewell Assembly (11:30 am – gymnasium) 12 SM Knights Club Steak/Dinner Dance (gymnasium) 14 Buck-a-Jeans/Buck-a-Shoes 15 AP US Government Exam 16 AP English Language and Composition Exam 17-22 Second Semester Final Exams 19 St. Mary’s Football Women’s Clinic 22 End of Second Semester 22 Baccalaureate Mass (St. Mary’s Basilica – 7:00 p.m.) 23 Commencement Ceremony (no school) (Grand Canyon University – 7:00 p.m.) 24 Staff Mass and Luncheon 28 Memorial Day (no school) 29    Professional Development - Last day for certified staff June/July June 5-22 Summer School Session I June 25-July 13    Summer School Session II