SCHOOL CALENDAR • 2009-2010

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August-Av/Elul

31-3 Mon-Thu    Professional week for faculty

  

September-Elul/Tishrei

2 Wed    School Pictures Taken @ Orientation: All Students

2 Wed    Grades 10-12 Orientation: 10:00-12:30

2 Wed    Grade 9 Orientation with parents: 4:00-5:30

7 Mon    Labor Day-No School

8 Tue    First Day of School-Mincha@ 1:35; Dismissal @ 1:45 Faculty Meeting/Chesed Time

9 Wed    School Retreat

10 Thu    Back to School Dinner: 6:00

14 Mon    Selichot: First class starts @ 9:30; Mincha: 1:25;
      Dismissal: 1:40 pm; Faculty Meeting/ Chesed Time

      Meet the Teachers night @ 7 pm

15-16 Tue-Wed    Selichot: First class starts @ 9:25

17 Thu Selichot:    First class starts @ 9:30 

18 Fri    Erev Rosh Hashana: No School

21 Mon    Tzom Gedaliah: First class starts @ 9:35; Mincha @ 1:30; Dismissal @ 2 pm

22-23 Tue-Wed    Selichot: First class starts @ 9:25

24 Thu    Selichot: First class starts @ 9:30

25 Fri    Selichot: First class starts @ 9:25

28 Mon    Yom Kippur: No School

  

October-Tishrei/Cheshvan

2 Fri    Eruv Sukkot: No School

5-9 Mon-Fri    Sukkot: No School

12 Mon    Classes resume @ 12:00

14 Wed PSAT Exams:Grades 10-11

19 Mon Rosh Chodesh: First Class starts @ 9:25; Early Dismissal at 1:30 pm

21 Wed    Early Dismissal @1:30; Mincha@ 1:15; Faculty Meeting/Chesed Time

23 Fri    Begin Early Friday Dismissal @ 1:11 pm

25 Sun    Open House for Prospective Students: 1-3 pm

27 Tue    College Night & Israel Program for Grades 10-12 and families @ 7:30 pm

  

November-Cheshvan/Kislev

6 Fri    End of First Quarter

17-18 Tue-Wed    Rosh Chodesh: First Class starts @ 9:25

19 Thu    Early Dismissal @ 1:00; Mincha @ 12:45; Report Cards Mailed; Faculty Meeting/Chesed Time

23 Mon    Parent Teacher Conferences:  Early Dismissal @ 1 pm Mincha @ 12:45;
      Conferences from 2:00-7:30

25 Wed    Parent Teacher Conferences: Early Dismissal @ 12 pm; Conferences from 1:00-4:30

26-27 Thu-Fri    Thanksgiving vacation: No School

  

December-Kislev/Tevet

4-5 Fri-Sat    Juniors and Seniors invited to a NE Shabbaton featuring Rabbi Hershel Schachter from YU

6 Sun    ISEE Testing @ Stern for Prospective students 

14-17 Mon-Thu    Chanukah-Early Dismissal @ 3:45  

18 Fri    Rosh Chodesh & Chanukah, First class starts @ 9:25

19 Sat    Stern Hebrew High School Annual Concert  [postponed until 2/7/2010 due to weather]

24-1 Thu-Fri    Winter Vacation: No School

24 Thu    Faculty In-Service

January-Tevet/Shvat

4 Mon    Welcome Back-Classes resume @ 8 am

8 Fri    End of First Semester

13 Wed    Early Dismissal @ 1 pm;  Mincha @ 12:45;Faculty Meeting/Chesed

17 Sun    ISEE Testing at Stern for Prospective students 

18 Mon    MLK Day of Service: Early Dismissal to be Determined

22 Fri    Report Cards Mailed

  

February-Shvat/Adar

7 Sun    Stern Hebrew High School Annual Concert

11-17 Thu-Wed    February Break

11 Thu    Faculty In-Service

18 Thu    Classes Resume @ 8 am

25 Thu    Taanit Esther; First Class starts @ 9:25; Mincha @ 12:40; Early Dismissal @ 1 pm

  

March-Adar/Nissan

1 Mon    Purim Carnival

5 Fri    End of Third Quarter

7 Sun    Mother-Daughter Purim Chagiga

16 Tue    Rosh Chodesh; First Class Starts @ 9:25

18 Thu    Full day (note change in schedule); Faculty Meeting/Chesed Time

23 Tue    Early Dismissal @ 1 pm;  Parent Teacher Conferences: 2:00-7:30; report cards issued

29-6 Mon-Tue    Pesach Break-No School

  

April-Nissan/Iyar

7 Wed    Classes Resume 12:50

9 Fri    Resume Late Friday Dismissal @ 2:45

12 Mon    Yom Hashoah Observed

14-15    Wed-Thu Rosh Chodesh: First Class starts @ 9:25

19 Mon    Yom HaAtzmaut Observed; Early Dismissal @ 1:45; Mincha 1:30

26 Mon    Trip to the Holocaust Museum in Washington

30 Fri    Last day of classes for Seniors

  

May-Iyar/Sivan

3,4,5 M,T,W    Senior Finals

5 Wed    AP Calculus

6-12 Thu-Wed    Senior Projects

6 Thu    AP English Exam

7 Fri    AP US History Exam

11 Tue    AP Chemistry and AP Psychology Exams

13-14 Thu-Fri    Senior Seminar

14 Fri    Rosh Chodesh: First Class starts @ 9:25

18 Tue    Erev Shavuot: No School

19-21    Wed-Fri Shavuot: No School

21 Fri    Faculty Meeting/ Chesed Time

25-26    Tue-Wed Senior Trip

27 Thu    Senior Breakfast / Project Presentations

31 Mon    Memorial Day: No School

  

June-Sivan/Tammuz

2 Wed  Graduation Rehearsal: 9:15 Sharp

3 Thu Graduation: 6:30 pm

6 Sun    Stern Hebrew High School Tenth Annual Banquet - 5:30pm

8 Tue    Stern Hebrew High School Sports Banquet

9 Wed    Last Day of Classes: Junior Awards Ceremony; Student Council Luncheon

10,15,17 Th,Tue,Thurs    Reading Days: No School

11,14 Fri, Mon    Final Exams

16,18 Wed,Fri    Final Exams

22 Mon    Make Up Day for Final Exams; Teachers available to meet with Students;

   No school transportation provided

   * Students must return Secular Studies books before taking final exams