Thayer Academy Calendars
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2018-19
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2019-20
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| Orientation for Grade 9 (Wed 1:30pm; return Fri 1pm) * | 8/29-31 | 8/28-30 |
| Orientation for Grades 5 & 6, and New Student Orientation (all NEW students Grades 7 & 8, 10 11 & 12) (Thu) | 8/30 | 8/29 |
| Orientation for Grades 10, 11, and 12 (Tue) | 9/4 | 9/3 |
| First Day of Classes (Wed) | 9/5 | 9/4 |
| Yom Kippur 2018 Rosh Hashanah 2019 |
9/19 (W) | 9/30 (M) |
| Columbus Day | 10/8 | 10/14 |
| Veterans Day (Observed) | 11/12 (M) | 11/11 (M) |
| Thanksgiving Break | 11/21-23 | 11/27-29 |
| Last day before Winter Break | 12/14 (F) | 12/20 (F) |
| Classes Resume | 1/2 (W) | 1/6 (M) |
| M. L. King Day (Mon) | 1/21 | 1/20 |
| Presidents’ Day (Mon) | 2/18 | 2/17 |
| No School: Faculty Work Day (Tues) | 2/19 | 2/18 |
| Last day before Spring Break (Fri) | 3/8 | 3/6 |
| Classes Resume | 3/25 | 3/23 |
| Patriots’ Day | 4/15 | 4/20 |
| Memorial Day | 5/27 | 5/25 |
| No School/ Prom | 6/5 | 6/3 |
| Recognition Day (for Middle School) | 6/6 | 6/4 |
| Last Chapel (for Upper School) | 6/7 | 6/5 |
| Commencement (Sat) | 6/8 | 6/6 |
Typically, sports teams begin practicing the day after Labor Day; with the exception of varsity football which sometimes practices over the Labor Day weekend.
Some varsity athletic teams have trips during the first week of March vacation.
* Upper School Overnight Orientation for all ninth graders – “Camp Bournedale” – begins on the Wednesday before Labor Day and ends two days later (Friday).