AFS Calendar: 2011-2012 School Year
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(NOTE: the AFS Board meets the second Tuesday of every month, at school, at 7:30 pm, unless otherwise indicated.)
August 2011
15 M AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
19 Th Open House 7:30-9 pm
25-26, Th-F; 29 M Faculty meetings
30 T First day of school -- Orientation
- Returning students report at 8:45 am
- New students report at 9:00 am
31 W Catoctin Camping Trip
September 2011
1-2 Th-F Catoctin Camping Trip
5 M Labor Day no school
13 T AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
27 T Back to School Night
29-30 Th-F Rosh Hashanah fall mini break no school
October 2011
5 W Virginia School Fair (staff-evening)
6-7 Th-F Quaker heads of school meet in Philadelphia (Will away)
7 F End of the Fall Mid-trimester
10 M Columbus Day no school
11 T School resumes
- AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
12 W PSAT (juniors/interested sophomores)
Comments due
14 F Mid-trimester comments mailed
21 F Teachers New to Quaker Education Conference, Sidwell FS (Will away)
25 T Fall International Potluck Dinner for Staff, Students, and their families, 7 pm
November 2011
4 F Fall Open House 9am to noon
8 T AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
11 F Veterans Day no school
22 T End of the Fall Trimester, all-school community service day
23-25 W-F Thanksgiving Holiday no school
28 M Winter Trimester begins
30 W First day of community service (and every Wednesday in the winter trimester)
- Comments due
December 2011
2 F Fall Trimester comments mailed
13 T AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
16 F Holiday Party and gift exchange
19-30 M-F Winter Break
January 2012
2 M New Year's Day (observed)no school
3 T School resumes
4 W Community service resumes
10 T AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
16 M Martin Luther King Jr. Day no school
20 F Winter Open House, 2-4 pm
27 F End of the winter mid-trimester
February 2012
1 W Comments due
3 F Mid-trimester comments mailed
7 T AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
20 M Presidents' Day - No school
March 2012
2 F Spring Open House time TBA
9 F End of the Winter Trimester
12 M Comment Writing Day (no school for students)
13 T First Day of the Spring Trimester
- AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
14 W Comments Due
18 F Winter Trimester comments mailed
30 F Deposits due on 2012-2013 tuition (returning students)
April 2012
2 M Applications and deposits due for new student admissions for 2012-2013
2-13, M-F Spring Break
12-13, Th-F National Friends Heads' Gathering, location TBA
16 M School resumes
17 T AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm (Note: this is the third Tuesday)
30 M Financial Aid Applications Due for 2012-2013(new and returning students)
May 2012
4 F End of the spring mid-trimester
7 M First Day for Senior Projects (may begin later)
8 T AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
9 W Comments Due
11 F Mid-trimester comments mailed
22 T Spring Potluck Dinner for Staff, Students, and their families, 7 pm
28 M Memorial Day no school
31 Th Spring Camping Trip (begins)
June 2012
1 F Spring Camping Trip (ends)
11 M Last day of classes
12 T Period 1 & 2 exams Senior Project Presentations
-AFS Board Meeting 7:30 pm
13 W Period 3 & 4 exams Graduation Luncheon and Rehearsal
14 Th Last day of school All-school Clean-up and Picnic; Yearbook Distribution
15 F Summer Hours Begin (10:30 am – 2:30 pm)
16 Sa Graduation
20 W Faculty Wrap-up Day Comments Due
22 F Spring Trimester comments mailed
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