August
15, 16:Orientation- Freshmen and New Students
18: 7:45 amFirst Day of Classes
29:Welcome Coffee for Ninth Grade Parents

September                      
5: Labor Day-No School  
8:School Picture Day 
11:ACT Exam       
12:YA Night at GHA         
14: Curriculum Night      
19: 7:30 pm Parent Meeting, Survey Results 
28:Erev Rosh Hashanah-12:15 Dismissal   
29-30: No School-Rosh Hashanah   
                        
October        
2: SAT Exam                                                                                                                      
7: No School-Yom Kippur
12-21: No School-Sukkot
24: School Resumes
26:12:30 pm PSAT-Early Dismissal
      1:00 pm  Parent-Teacher Conferences 
27: All-School Field Trip: Golda’s Balcony 
28: Midterm, First Semester                                             
30: ACT Exam                                                                  

November 
6:SAT Exam & Daylight Saving Time ends 
7: 7:30 pm Parent Meeting-Saying “No” 
14:Prospective Student Visitation Day
23-25: No School-Thanksgiving Break  

December 
4: SAT Exam
6: PLAN Test for All 10th Graders only
8: Prospective Student Visitation Day
12: 7:30 pm Parent Meeting-Boys Adrift   
14: 7:30 pmParent Meeting-Odd Girl Out 
20: First Night of Chanukah

December 23-January 2: No School-Winter Break 

January
3:School Resumes
5:Fast Day-2:30 pm Dismissal
11: 7:30 pm Parent Meeting-Technology and Our Children
13: End of First Semester   
16: MLK Day-No Classes/Teacher Work Day 
22: YA Annual Open House (11 am)
29: SAT Exam
                
February             
12: ACT Exam
14: 7:30 pmParent Meeting-Yes! Your Teen Is Crazy 
17-20:No School-President’s Day Weekend

March
4 & 5: Chagiga                                                                   
7: Taanit Esther-2:30 pm Dismissal
8: Purim-Judaic Classes Only, 12:15 pm Dismissal
11: SAT Exam & Daylight Saving Time begins           
12: 7:30 pm Parent Meeting-
      Too Much of a Good Thing              
13: 12:15 Dismissal-Parent-Teacher Conferences
16: Midterm, Second Semester
21: CoffeePalooza                                            

April
4: General Studies Classes Only-12:15 Dismissal
5-15: No School- Passover Break                   
10: Alumni Basketball Game (7:30 pm)       
16: School Resumes
19: Yom Hashoah                             
25: Yom Hazikaron
26: Yom Haatzmaut                                         
7: No School-Yom Kippur                                                

May
2: Athletic Awards Night
6: SAT Exam
7: AP Chemistry Exam (8 am)
8: NHS Induction Ceremony (9 am)
     7:30 pm Parent Meeting-What Happens After YA?
9: AP Calculus Exam (8 am)                           
10: Lag b’Omer; AP English Exam (8 am)
11: AP U.S. History Exam (8 am)
       AP Studio Art Portfolios Due
14-15: Senior Finals
17: AP Statistics Exam (12 pm)
Awards Banquet (6:30 pm)-3 pm Dismissal
21: 6:30 pmSenior Dinner               
22: 6:30 pm Graduation 2012 at GHA    
28: No School-Shavuot/Memorial Day
29: Late Start-8:30 am
8: Prospective Student Visitation Day

June
1: Last Day of Classes
3: SAT Exam
4-8: Finals Week for Grades 9-11   
10: ACT Exam