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Calendar
BREAKS:
–Thanksgiving: Nov. 25-27
–Winter break: Dec. 21-Jan. 4
–Spring break: Mar. 22-Apr. 2
TWO-HOUR LATE STARTS:
–Sep. 9 (PK-8th grade only, no school for US students)
–Apr. 19 (applies to all divisions)
–May 13 (PK-8th grade only, no school for US students)
APRIL 2026
6: School resumes
9: Evening conferences
10: Conferences (no school for students)
11: 48th Annual MV Gala
16-19: Spring musical
27: Two-hour late start all divisions
27: Upper School International Lunch
29: US/MS Choir and Strings Concert (7 p.m.)
MAY 2026
1: 2nd-6th Grade Strings Concert (2-3 p.m.)
4-15: AP Testing
6: Senior Dinner (6-8 p.m.)
13: Upper School faculty workday (no school for US students; PK-8 students in session)
14: Upper School spring Intensives start
15: Annual Smead Luncheon
15: K/1 Concert & Art Show (2-3 p.m.)
18-22: Middle School field trips
21: Grade 3 Forest School Camping
25: Memorial Day (school closed)
27: Eid al-Adha (school closed)
28: 3rd Grade Moving Up Ceremony
29: Â鶹¹ÙÍø Field Day & Family Picnic
JUNE 2026
2: US Awards Ceremony (1-3 p.m.)
2: Spring Sports Award Night
3: Last day of school
3: Upper School spring Intensive Fair (1-3 p.m.)
3: Senior Walk & Assembly (8:45 a.m.)
4: Graduation rehearsal (11 a.m.)
4: Graduation Exercises (7 p.m.)
5: 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony
5-6: Track & Field State Championships
11: Last day for faculty
11: Annual Leadership dinner for donors
12: Report cards go out
19: Juneteenth (school closed)
AUGUST 2026
1: Fall sports begin
10-13: New Employee Orientation
12-14: Faculty and Staff SEED training (tentative)
17: All faculty and staff return to campus
20: CPR training
21: 7th Grade & New Student Orientation
24: Freshmen & New Student Orientation
22: Faculty & Staff Welcome Back Party
24: Hawks Take Off Picnic
26: School starts all divisions; 1/2 day for PreK/JK students
26: Upper School Fall Intensives start
27: 1/2 day for PreK/JK students
28: 1/2 day for PreK/JK students
SEPTEMBER 2026
3: Â鶹¹ÙÍø Back to School Night (6-8 p.m.)
4: Picture Day (tentative)
7: Labor Day (school closed)
8: Â鶹¹ÙÍø Forest School informational meeting (8:15 a.m.)
11: Upper School Fall Intensive Fair (1-3 p.m.)
14-18: Spirit Week
14: Upper School faculty workday (no school for US students; PK-8 students in session)
15: Picture Retake Day (tentative)
17: Middle School Back to School Night (6-8 p.m.)
18: Alumni Tailgate
18: All-school Pep Rally
18: All-school Welcome Back Assembly
18-20: Homecoming and Fall Tournament Weekend
20: Upper School Homecoming Dance (8-11 p.m.)
21: Yom Kippur (no school)
22-25: Grades 3-8 MAP testing Week 1
24: Upper School Back to School Night (6-8 p.m.)
28-2: Grades 3-8 MAP testing Week 2
OCTOBER 2026
8: Â鶹¹ÙÍø Picnic & S¡¯mores event (5-7 p.m.)
11: TAAC Cross-Country Championship at MV
12: Faculty and staff workday (no school for students)
15: 8th grade parent dinner/mini classes (tentative)
16: 8th graders visit 9th grade (tentative)
22: Evening conferences
23: Conferences (no school for students)
27: Winter sports parent meeting
30: 3rd-8th Grade Strings Concert (8:30 a.m.)
30: PSAT testing for sophomores and juniors; no classes for other Upper School students
NOVEMBER 2026
4: Hawk for a Day
4: Turkey Trot
6: Teacher Professional Development (no school for students)
9: Observing Diwali (school closed)
10: Fall Sports Award Night
19-22: MS/US Musical
18: Fall Sports Award Night (6:00 p.m.)
24: Get Back Give Back Day
24: Upper School Career Day/Give Back Day
24: Â鶹¹ÙÍø Stone Soup
25-27: No school (closed for Thanksgiving break)
DECEMBER 2026
1: Giving Tuesday
4: 4-6 Concert & Art Show (2 p.m.)
4: 7/8 Winter Dance (6-8 p.m.)
10: US/MS Choir and Strings Concert ( 7 p.m.)
17: 7th-8th Grade Fall Showcase
18: Jason Thomas Breakfast (Upper School)
18: LS & MS Pajama & Movie Day
21-Jan. 3: No school (closed for winter break)
JANUARY 2027
4: Faculty and staff workday (no school for students)
5: School resumes?
5: US winter Intensives start
18: MLK Jr. Day (school closed)
22: US winter Intensive Fair (1-3 p.m.)
25: Faculty and staff workday (no school for students)
29: US Lunar New Year celebration
FEBRUARY 2027
12: Tentative Professional Development Day (no school for students)
15: Presidents¡¯ Day (school closed)
19-20: LS & MS Musical
23: Spring sports meeting (5:30 p.m.)
25: Afro-Am Dinner (tentative)
MARCH 2027
5: Faculty and staff workday (no school for students)
9: Hawk for a Day
11: Eid al-Fitr (no school for students)
12: 2/3 Concert & Art Show (2 p.m.)
12: LS Spring Fling (5:30-7:30 p.m.)
12: US Holi Celebration (2-3 p.m.)
13: Upper School Issue Day
17: Winter Sports Awards (6:00 p.m.)
18: SAT testing for juniors; no school for other US students
18: Evening conferences
19: Conferences (no school for students)
22: Holi (no school for students)
21-April 2: Spring break (no school for students)
APRIL 2027
5: School resumes
15-18: Spring play
19: Two-hour late start all divisions
23: 7/8 Social (6-8 p.m.)
11: 48th Annual MV Galal
19-23: 2nd-8th MAP Testing Week 1
26-30: 2nd-8th Grade MAP Testing Week 2
27: Upper School International Lunch
30: 2nd-6th Grade Strings Concert (2-3 p.m.)
29: US/MS Choir and Strings Concert (7 p.m.)
MAY 2027
3-14: AP Testing
7: 4/5/6 Social (5:30-7:30 p.m.)
6: Senior Dinner (6-8 p.m.)
13: 7th-8th Grade Spring Fine Arts Showcase
13: Upper School faculty workday (no school for US students; PK-8 students two-hour late start)
14: Upper School spring Intensives start
14: K/1 Concert & Art Show (2-3 p.m.)
15: Annual Smead Luncheon
18: K-5 Step up Ceremony (8:30-9:00 a.m.)
20: Grade 3 Forest School Overnight Camping
24-28: Middle School field trips
31: Memorial Day (school closed)
28: 3rd Grade Moving Up Ceremony
JUNE 2027
1: US Awards Ceremony (1-3 p.m.)
1: Â鶹¹ÙÍø/MS Field Day
1: Spring Sports Award Night
2: Last day of school
2: Upper School spring Intensive Fair (1-3 p.m.)
2: 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony (7 p.m.-9 p.m.)
3: Senior Walk & Assembly (8:45 a.m.)
3: Graduation rehearsal (11 a.m.)
3: Graduation Exercises (7 p.m.)
5-6: Track & Field State Championships
10: Last day for faculty
11: Annual Leadership dinner for donors
11: Report cards go out
19: Juneteenth (school closed)
