2017 – 2018 School Calendar
| August 4 | Teachers Pre-Planning |
| August 7 | Teachers Pre-Planning 8am - Fall Sports Pictures |
| August 7 | Open House & Meet the Patriots 5:30 - Pre-school & Elementary Meet the Teachers 6:00 - Meet the Patriots & General Assembly in Gym 6:30 (immediately following assembly) - Middle and High School Meet the Teachers |
| August 8 | First Day of School |
| August 30 | School Pictures |
| September 4 | Holiday (Labor Day) |
| September 7 | Progress Reports |
| September 20 | Josten’s representative will be here to see Juniors about class rings (10:00am) and the seniors about graduation materials (9:00am) |
| September 26 | Josten’s will be back to take orders from Juniors and Seniors (10:00) |
| September 27 | National "See You at the Pole" School Prayer Breakfast |
| September 29 | Homecoming |
| October 9 | Holiday (Columbus Day) |
| October 10 | Progress Reports |
| October 11 | Group and Senior Superlative Pictures at Lundy Creek |
| October 13 | Grandparents Day - Join us for lunch, a special program, and tour classrooms with your grandchildren! |
| November 9 | Progress Reports |
| November 16 | Basketball pictures taken at 1:00 |
| November 17 | School Thanksgiving Celebration; Early Release at 11:30 |
| November 20 - 24 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 5 | Junior Class Ring ceremony 11:45 am |
| December 7 | 7:00pm Pre-school Christmas Program in Auditorium (in the red brick building) |
| TBD December | 6:00pm Elementary School Fall Athletic Awards at Grace Fellowship (NO dinner) |
| TBD December | 6:30pm Fall Varsity Athletic Awards Banquet (pot luck dinner) at Grace Fellowship |
| December 18 | Semester Exams Early Release at 11:30 |
| December 19 | Semester Exams Early Release at 11:30 |
| December 20 | 8:30 Christmas Together Early Release at 11:30 - End of Semester |
| December 21 - January 3 | Christmas Break |
| January 4 | Start of Second Semester - Teachers + Students Return |
| January 15 | Holiday (M.L.K. Day) |
| February 6 | Progress Reports |
| February 16 & 19 | President's Day Holidays - Long Weekend |
| March 13 | Progress Reports |
| March 16 & 19 | Winter Snow Days (if unused) |
| March 30 | Good Friday, School-wide Chapel Service; School Dismisses at 11:30 |
| April 2-6 | Spring Break |
| April 20 | Progress Reports |
| May 3 | National Day of Prayer - School Prayer Breakfast |
| May 15 TBD | @ 6 - Elementary and Middle School Academic Awards @7 HS Academic Awards **Last Day for Seniors** |
| May 17 | Spring Sports Banquet @ 6 (WJ Thurmond Gymnasium) |
| May 18 | Kindergarten Graduation and Preschool Program (WJ Thurmond Gymnasium) |
| May 20 | Baccalaureate - location TBD |
| May 21 | Graduation |
| May 22 & 23 | Semester Exams (school releases at 11:30) |
| May 23 | Last Day of School - release at 11:30 |
| May 24 | Teachers Post-Planning |