2008-2009 School Calendar
Lowell Whiteman School
2008-2009 SCHOOL CALENDAR
AUGUST
24th Sunday Residential Student Leaders arrive by 5 PM
25th Monday Day Student Leaders – 8 AM to 3 PM
Residential Students arrive by 1 PM
Welcome BBQ (parents & students) at 6:30 PM
26th – 28th Tuesday – Thursday Orientation Camp Trip – All Students
29th Friday Orientation Day – All Students
SEPTEMBER
1st Monday Classes begin
12th – 14th Friday – Sunday Fall Camp Trip
15th Monday No Classes
16th Tuesday Classes Resume
OCTOBER
4th Saturday SAT’s
12th – 17th Sunday – Friday Desert Week (leave Sunday a.m., return by 5 p.m. Friday)
18th Saturday PSAT’s
24th – 25th Friday – Saturday Fall Parents’ Weekend –
Friday: Class Visitations (8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
Parent Teacher Conferences (1:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.)
Saturday Morning Meetings: competitive ski program, foreign trip presentations, and college counseling,
Saturday Afternoon: Parent/Teacher Conferences
25th Saturday ACT’s
26th – 27th Sunday – Monday Family Time – Campus Closed – Residential students back on campus by
6 PM Monday
28th Tuesday Classes Resume
NOVEMBER
1st Saturday SAT’s
19th Wednesday Review Day – End of Trimester
20th – 22nd Thursday – Saturday Exams (Thursday AM thru Saturday PM) *PLEASE NOTE – There will be exams on Saturday*
23rd Sunday All residential students depart - Shuttle to DIA (5:00 a.m)
23rd – 30th Sunday – Sunday Thanksgiving Break
Dorms and kitchen closed Sunday to Saturday
30th Sunday All Residential Students Return by 6:00 p.m.
DECEMBER
1st Monday Classes Resume – Second Trimester Begins – Condensed academic schedule
begins
6th Saturday SAT’s
13th Saturday ACT’s
18th Thursday Holiday Dinner (6 PM)
19th Friday Classes End at 12:25 PM – Winter Break Begins
20th Saturday Students depart for Winter Break - Shuttle to DIA (5 a.m.)
2009
JANUARY
11th Sunday All Residential Students on campus by 6 p.m.
12th Monday Classes Resume/SSWSC Athletes begin their reduced course loads
24th Saturday SAT’s
FEBRUARY
30th -1st Friday - Sunday FT/HS Athletes’ Camp Trip
7th Saturday ACT’s
13th Friday End of 2nd Trimester
20th – 24th Friday - Tuesday Winter Parents Weekend –
Friday: Class Visitations (8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.),
Parent Teacher Conferences (1:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.)
Saturday Morning Meetings: competitive ski program, foreign trip presentations, and college counseling
Saturday Afternoon: Parent/Teacher Conferences
21st – 24th Saturday – Tuesday Family Time – Campus Closed
24th Tuesday Residential Students return to campus by 6 PM
25th Wednesday Classes resume
MARCH
11th Wednesday LWS Day
14th Saturday SAT’s (Reasoning Test only)
27th Friday Classes end at 12:25
28th Saturday Students Depart for Spring Break, Shuttle to DIA (5 a.m.)
28th Saturday – Sunday April 12th Spring Break – Campus Closed
APRIL
4th Saturday ACT’s
12th Sunday Easter Sunday
13th Monday Residential Students return to campus by 6 PM
14th Tuesday Foreign Travelers Depart/Intersession Begins (SSWSC Athletes take classes
dropped after Winter Break)
18th Saturday Classes will be held
24th-26th Friday- Sunday High School Sports/Comp. Skiers Camp Trip
MAY
2nd Saturday SAT’s
8th Friday Foreign Travelers Return/Intersession Ends
11th Monday All classes resume: All students in full course loads
15th – 17th Friday – Sunday HS Sports/Comp. Skier Camp Trip
29th Friday Review Day
JUNE
1st Monday Review Day
2nd – 4th Tuesday – Thursday Exams (Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday AM)
4th Thursday 1 PM – 3 PM – All School Meeting (all students & faculty required to attend)
5th Friday 2 PM – Graduation, Reception to follow (Juniors required to attend)
6th Saturday SAT’s
13th Saturday ACT’s