Thayer Academy Calendars
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2019-20 |
2020-21 (tentative) |
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| Orientation for Grade 9 (Wed 1:30 p.m.; return Fri 1:00 p.m.) * | 8/28-30 | 9/2-4 |
| Orientation for Grades 5 & 6, and New Student Orientation (all NEW students Grades 7 & 8, 10 11 & 12) (Thu) | 8/29 | 9/3 |
| Orientation for Grades 10, 11, and 12 (Tue) | 9/3 | 9/8 |
| First Day of Classes (Wed) | 9/4 | 9/9 |
| Rosh Hashanah (2019) Yom Kippur (2020) |
9/30 (M) | 9/28 (M) |
| Columbus Day | 10/14 | 10/12 |
| Veterans Day (Observed) | 11/11 (M) | 11/11 (W) |
| Thanksgiving Break | 11/27-29 | 11/25-27 |
| Last day before Winter Break (Fri) | 12/20 | 12/18 |
| Classes Resume (Mon) | 1/6 | 1/4 |
| M. L. King Day (Mon) | 1/20 | 1/18 |
| Presidents’ Day (Mon) | 2/17 | 2/15 |
| No School: Faculty Work Day (Tues) | 2/18 | 2/16 |
| Last day before Spring Recess (Fri) | 3/13 | 3/12 |
| Classes Resume (Mon) | 3/30 | 3/29 |
| Patriots’ Day | 4/20 | 4/19 |
| Memorial Day | 5/25 | 5/31 |
| No School/ Prom | 6/3 | |
| Recognition Day (for Middle School) | 6/4 | 6/10 |
| Last Chapel (for Upper School) (Fri) | 6/5 | 6/11 |
| Commencement (Sat) | 6/6 | 6/12 |
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).