Please note that due to developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), dates and events may be canceled, rescheduled or postponed. Please be sure to check the all-school calendar for the most up-to-date information. Thank you!
August 2020 August 26-28, 31 Faculty Meetings
September 2020 September 3 – 8 Student arrival and registration September 3 – 8 Parent receptions for incoming students September 9 First Day of Classes (half day / afternoon activities) September 21 Picture Day September 25 – 26 Board of Trustees Meetings September 30 Middle School Back-to-School Night (tentative)
October 2020 October 3 SATs at Walker’s (tentative) October 3 Founder’s Day Event (tentative) October 12 Virtual Open House October 14 Virtual Memorial Chapel October 30 – 31 Virtual Family Weekend
November 2020 November 1 – 3 Long Fall Weekend November 4 Classes resume at 8:15 a.m. November 9 Virtual Open House November 9 – 13 Visiting Writer Class visits and workshops November 13 Visiting Writer Community Reading (tentative) November 19 Thanksgiving Vespers (tentative) November 20 Half Day of classes – dorms close at 3:00 p.m. November 21 – 30 Thanksgiving Break
December 2020 December 1 – 18 Virtual Review Period and Exams December 7 Virtual Open House December 19 – Winter Break
January 2021 January 4 Professional development – dorms open 3:00 p.m. January 5 Classes resume at 8:15 a.m. January 7 Young Alumnae Pizza Party (tentative) January 10 Middle School Hot Chocolate Event (tentative) January 13 Memorial Chapel (tentative) January 18 Martin Luther King Day Programming January 29 – 30 Board of Trustee Meeting
February 2021 February 2 – 8 Long Winter Weekend February 15 Bring a Friend to Middle School Day (tentative)
March 2021 March 5 Half day / dorms close at 3:00 p.m. (tentative) March 6 – 22 Spring Break (tentative) March 22 Professional Development / dorms open 3:00 p.m. March 23 Classes resume at 8:15 a.m. March 25 Accepted Student Pizza Party March 31 – April 2 Visiting Writer class visits and workshops
April 2021 April 1 Revisit Day (tentative) April 2 Visiting Writer Community Reading (tentative) April 14 Memorial Chapel (tentative) April 16 – 19 Long Spring Weekend (tentative) April 23 Faculty and Staff Service Awards April 23 – 24 Board of Trustees Meetings April 28 Grandparents’ and Friends’ Day (tentative)
May 2021 May 3 Cum Laude Induction (tentative) May 8 Prom (tentative) May 20 – 21 Spring Musical (tentative) May 21 – 23 Reunion May 28 Middle School Promotion May 29 – 30 Commencement Weekend May 30 Senior boarders depart by 3:00 p.m.
June 2021 June 1 – 3 Final assessments June 3 Dorms close by 5:00 p.m. June 7 – 10 Closing faculty meetings
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