Great Falls High School
2015-2016
Calendar
1st and 3rd Tuesday – Mandatory Teacher Professional Development from 3:30 – 4:30.July
July 4Independence Day
July 27-28Administrative Meetings
July 30Registration ALL schools
August
August 7Senior Portraits
August 10Welcome Back Breakfast in Media Center @ 8:00
Teacher Planning
August 11Convocation /PD
August 12Planning
Blood Borne Pathogen – AED – Epipen Training
August 13Meet the Teacher
August 14Professional Development
August 17FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
TBAAdministrative Meeting
August 21Varsity vs. Blacksburg @ 7:30 (H)
August 22Wild Run XC 5K @ Sesqui Park Columbia @ 8:00 a.m.
August 28Varsity vs. Gray Collegiate Academy @ 7:30 (A)
September
September 1GF HS Meet @ Great Falls @ 5:00 p.m.
September 4Varsity vs. Buford @ 7:30 (A)
September 5Palmetto State XXC Festival @ Columbia @ 8:00 a.m.
September 7Labor Day
September 11Varsity vs. Andrew Jackson @ 7:30 (H)
September 15Interim Reports
Lancaster HS Meet @ Lancaster 5:00 p.m.
TBAParent Conferences
September 17JV vs. South @ 5:00 (A)
Fairfield Central Meet @ Winnsboro @ 5:00 p.m.
September 18Varsity vs. (open)
September 22Media Specialist Mtg.
September 23Camden HS Meet @ Camden @ 5:00 p.m.
September 24JV vs. Buford @ 5:30 (A)
September 25Varsity vs. Wagner Salley @ 7:30 (HC)
September 29Great Falls HS Meet @ Great Falls @ 5:00 p.m.
September 30 JV vs. AR Rucker @ 5:00 (A)
October
October 1Varsity vs. C. A. Johnson @ 7:30 (A)
October 2Early Release-A Day
October 6Great Falls HS Meet @ Great Falls @ 5:00 p.m.
October 8JV vs. Camden Military @ 5:00 (A)
October 9Varsity vs. Gray Collegiate Academy @ 7:30 (H)
October 12NO SCHOOL OEC P/D DAY
October 13Guidance Counselors Mtg.
Chester HS Meet @ Chester @ 5:00 p.m.
October 15JV vs. McBee @ 5:00 (H)
October 16End of 1st Nine Weeks
October 16Varsity vs. McBee @ 7:30 (A)
October 20Report Cards
Region III-A Meet @ McBee @ 5:00 p.m.
October 22JV vs.Lugoff Elgin MS@ 5:30 (H)
October 23Varsity vs. Lamar @ 7:30 (H)
October 23-31Red Ribbon Week
October 29JV vs. Lewisville @ 5:00 (H)
October 30Varsity vs. Lewisville @ 7:30 (A)
November
November 11Early Release-A Day/Planning
November 12Senior Meeting @ 2:30
Class of 2017 Ring Ceremony @ 7:00
November 17Interim Reports
November 19Senior Order Day @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
November 24Senior Make Up Day @ 1:30
November 25NO SCHOOL – Weather Make-up Day
November 26-27NO SCHOOL- THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
December
December 8Guidance Counselors Mtg.
Media Specialist Mtg.
December 18Early Release-A Day/Planning and end of
2nd Nine Weeks
December 21-31Christmas Holidays
January
January 1NO SCHOOL –Christmas Holidays
January 4NO SCHOOL – Teacher Planning
January 5First Day Back for Students
January 12Report Cards
January 18NO SCHOOL – MLK DAY
February
February 9Interim Reports
Guidance Counselors Mtg.
February 15NO SCHOOL – Presidents’ Day/Weather Make-up Day
February 23Media Specialist Mtg.
March
March 11End of 3rd Nine Weeks
March 14Pi Day
March 15Report Cards
March 25Teacher Planning/Weather Make-up Day
March 28-31NO SCHOOL – Easter Holidays
April
April 1NO SCHOOL – Easter Holiday
April 11Sophomore Class Ring Meeting @ 2:30 pm
April 12Guidance Counselors Mtg.
April 19Early Release-A Day Teacher Planning
Senior Delivery/Sophomore Ring Orders @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
April 26Interim Reports
Media Specialist Mtg.
May
TBAPASS
TBAChorus Concert
TBAAdministrators Meeting
TBASenior Projects
Senior Projects
TBAACT WorkKeys Testing
TBABand Concert
TBAEOC Testing
May 18Senior Exams (1st2nd Blocks)
May 19Senior Exams (2nd & 3rd Blocks)
May 20Class Night Practice
EOC Testing
Middle School – Awards & Promotion @ 10:00
May 24Senior Class Night
Underclass Awards @ 9:00 a.m.
May 25Early Release B/Planning
Graduation Practice @ 9:00
Underclass Exams (1st & 2nd Blocks)
Senior Picnic (Complex)
Middle School – Field Day
May 26Earl Release B/Planning Last Day for Students
Underclass Exams (3rd & 4th Blocks)
May 27 GRADUATION/Teacher Planning
May 30Memorial Day
May 31Teacher Planning