2011 – 2012 School Calendar
GRANITE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT #9
HIGH SCHOOL CALENDAR
2011-2012
August 3-5 District Registration
August 15 Freshman Orientation 6:00 p.m.
August 15-17 Teacher Institute – Staff Reports
August 18 First Day of Pupil Attendance (1/2 day)
August 19 First Full Day of Pupil Attendance
September 5 NO SCHOOL – Labor Day
September 16 Educational Development Day – Early Dismissal
October 10 NO SCHOOL – Columbus Day
October 11 Homecoming Parade, Powder Puff and Bonfire
October 12-13 Homecoming Play & Coronation
October 14 End of 1st Quarter Grading Period
October 15 Homecoming Dance
October 28 Educational Development Day – Early Dismissal
November 11 NO SCHOOL – Veteran’s Day
November 21 NO SCHOOL – Parent/Teacher Conferences (evening schedule)
November 22 NO SCHOOL – Parent/Teacher Conferences (day schedule)
November 23-25 NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Holiday
December 9 Educational Development Day – Early Dismissal
December 22 Last Day of Student Attendance before Winter break – End of 1stsemester and 2nd Quarter Grading Period
Dec. 23 – Jan. 1 NO SCHOOL- Winter Break
January 2 NO SCHOOL – Teachers’ Institute
January 3 Students Return to School from Winter Break, Begin Second Semester
January 16 NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Holiday
February 17 Educational Development Day – Early Dismissal
February 20 NO SCHOOL – Presidents’ Day Holiday
March 9 End of 3rd Grading Period
March 23 Parent/Teacher Conferences – Afternoon Session
April 5-9 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break
April 10 Students and Staff return from Spring Break
April 21 PROM
April 24 & 25 PSAE Testing, Grade 11, GCHS
May 4 May Carousel – 90th
May 8 & 9 PSAE Make-Up Testing, Grade 11, GCHS
May 15 Last Day of School (if no emergency days are used)
May 16 Senior Recognition
May 19 Graduation @ 10:00 a.m. (Saturday)
May 24 End of 4th Grading Period
May 24 Last Day of School (if emergency days used)
