Please note that this calendar is tentative and subject to change. It will be updated as needed.
There will be six On-Campus weekends scheduled throughout the school year. Boarding students are required to stay on campus on the Saturday night of each On-Campus weekend.
AUGUST
August 22 - 26: Varsity preseason morning practices (invitation only)
August 29 - September 4: Varsity preseason (invitation only); Orientation Week. Please check My BackPack for individual registration/arrival dates and details
SEPTEMBER
August 29 - September 4: Varsity preseason (invitation only); Orientation Week. Please check My BackPack for individual registration/arrival dates and details
September 5: Fall Term classes begin
September 17: No classes
OCTOBER
October 1: No classes; SAT test date
October 15: Parents Day (no classes for students)
October 15 - 18: Long Weekend
October 19: Classes resume
October 22: ACT test date
NOVEMBER
November 5: Peddie-Blair Day (Home) – no classes
November 14 - 17: Exams
November 17: Thanksgiving break begins after last commitment
November 18: Dorms close and boarders depart by noon
November 18 - 28: Thanksgiving break
November 28: Boarders return by 8 p.m.
November 29: Winter Term classes begin
DECEMBER
December 15: Vespers
December 16: Winter break begins after last commitment
December 17: Dorms close and boarders depart by noon
December 17 - January 3: Winter break
JANUARY
December 17 - January 3: Winter break
January 3: Boarders return by 8 p.m.
January 4: Classes resume
January 16: No classes (MLK observance)
January 28: Long Weekend begins after last commitment
January 29 - 31: Long Weekend
FEBRUARY
February 1: Classes resume
February 18: No classes
February 28 - March 3: Exams
MARCH
February 28 - March 3: Exams
March 3: Spring break begins after last commitment
March 4: Dorms close and boarders depart by noon
March 4 - 19: Spring break
March 19: Boarders return by 8 p.m.
March 20: Spring Term classes begin
APRIL
April 7: Long Weekend begins after last commitment
April 8 - 10: Long Weekend
April 11: Classes resume
April 29: No classes
MAY
May 6: SAT test date
May 27: Baccalaureate – Graduates and guests only
May 28: Commencement - all underclassmen are required to attend
May 29 - 31: Exams (grades 9-11)
May 31: Last day of Spring Term