Calendar Update and News for January
by Jennifer Lulow | General News
Calendar Update and News for January
Our goal each year is to provide J-term for our students to help increase choice and provide a break from 7-period semesters. Unfortunately, we can not provide our normal 4-week experience this year for the following reasons:
- The school year started late due to COVID-19 and pushed finals until January.
- Block schedule adjusts our timing to cover material and so fall semester classes would benefit from extra days of instruction. This also will benefit instruction in the Spring.
- Many of our typical J-Term classes only work in-person as they are more likely to be hands-on learning.
For these reasons we have decided to extend Semester 1 and offer a “Gap Week” at the end of January.
Gap Week will offer students the ability to choose one intensive course for five days. Courses will meet virtually and in-person each morning. Non-AP students will have the afternoon off while AP students may continue meeting after lunch.
Teachers are working hard to put together a great list of courses to choose from, please keep an eye out for this soon!
MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
JAN 4
Semester 1 Continues |
JAN 5 | JAN 6 | JAN 7 | JAN 8 |
JAN 11 | JAN 12 | JAN 13 | JAN 14 | JAN 15 |
JAN 18
MLK Jr. Holiday No School |
JAN 19
PURPLE DAY Office Hours Impact Day |
JAN 20
RED DAY FINALS |
JAN 21
BLUE DAY FINALS Semester 1 Ends |
JAN 22
Semester Break No School |
JAN 25
Gap Week Begins |
JAN 26 | JAN 27 | JAN 28 | JAN 29
Gap Week Ends |
FEB 1
Semester 2 Begins |
FEB 2 | FEB 3 | FEB 4 | FEB 5 |
Dec. 21-Jan. 1 – Christmas Vacation
Jan. 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Jan. 19 – Purple Day, Impact Day, Office Hours
Jan. 20 – Red Day – Final Exams
Jan. 21 – Blue Day – Final Exams; End of Semester 1
Jan. 22 – Semester Break
Jan. 25 – 29 Gap Week
Feb. 1 – Start of Semester 2
As we all prepare for the Christmas season we can celebrate that we have consistency in the celebration of Jesus’ birth this time of year. Looking into our recent past and upcoming events many of us have felt the inconsistencies of our world today. These inconsistencies remind us all that “things” change, but Christmas remains constant.
We wish all of you a Merry Christmas!
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