School Calendar           2008-2009
Educating Students for Time and Eternity

August

18  Orientation
19  Classes begin, FULL DAY, ELS Open
20 Fall Fundraiser begins!!
21  K5-6th Grade Parents' Night (7:00 p.m.)
28 K4 Parent's Night, 7pm

September

1  Labor Day Holiday -ELS CLOSED
5 School Picture Day
11 11-12, 9th grade Retreat
26  Back-to-School BBQ 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.


October

6  6-10th, Fall Book Fair, Peace Aud.
     K4 Parent Conferences - No K4 classes
         ELS  Open
13  Columbus Day Holiday, ELS Closed
17  Grandparents Day! K4-6th grades 
     Noon Dismissal, Teacher Workday
24 K5-12th Parent Conferences, ELS OPEN
K4 In session

November

26 Noon Dismissal, Thanksgiving Holiday, Nov. 26, 27 28, ELS closed 27, 28

December

2  Christmas Choir Christmas Concert, 7 p.m. Peace Aud.
9 Christmas Program 2nd-5th Grades 7 p.m.
11 Christmas Band Concert Sanctuary 7 p.m.
12    High School Christmas Banquet
17  High School Exams 17-19
19   Noon Dismissal - Teacher Workday
22 Christmas Holiday, Dec. 22-Jan. 2
24   ELS CLOSED, Dec. 24-26;  Dec. 31 and Jan 1, 2.

January

5   Back to School!
19 MLK  Holiday, No School, ELS Closed

February

4  4-6, Upper School Teachers Convention, no classes 7-12
16   President's Holiday, NO School, ELS Closed
       

March

13   Noon Dismissal, Teacher Workday
16  Spring Break, Mar. 16-20
27 K5-H.S. Parent Conferences, No School, ELS Open, K4 in session
  

April

3 Eagle Auction BENEFIT
10 Good Friday Holiday - ELS CLOSED
13  Achievement Testing (April 13-17), K4 Evaluations
20  K4 Parent Conferences, No K4 Classes
21 April 21 - 25, Graduation trip
    NHS/NJHS Induction Ceremonies 9:00 a.m.
24 Fiesta Holiday, ELS CLOSED
27  Spring Book Fair, April 27 - May 1
28 Spring Band Concert, 7pm
30 K4/K5 and 1st Musical,   7 pm

May

 1  Jog-a-thon
   Spring Choir Concert, Peace Aud., 7pm
16  High School Spring Awards Formal
18  12th Grade Exams 18-19
20 K5-6th Field Day
21  K4 Field Day
    22, 26, 27, 9-11th grade Exams
      High School Graduation! 7 p.m
        Last Day of K4 Classes ELS Open
25 Memorial Day holiday, ELS Closed
26 Middle School Riot, Last day of school for
      7th and 8th, noon dismissal
27 K5 - 3rd grades Awards Ceremony, 9am
     4th - 6th Awards Ceremony, 2 pm
28 - Last day of school for K5-6th
       11:30 dismissal - Last day of ELS

June

SOS Begins! (Sounds of Summer)