VANDENBERG MIDDLE SCHOOL

2008-09 SCHOOL YEAR

PROPOSED CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Staff Development Day

August 18
No School for Students
In Service Day
August 19 No School for Students
First Day of School for Students
August 20 9:20 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Back-to-School Night 
August 28 6:30-8:30 p.m.
School Pictures  August 29 PE Classes (MPR)

Labor day (Holiday) September 1 No School for Students
Absentee ID Retakes Only September 4 Periods 1-3
End of 1st progress report for 7th and 8th Grade September 26 7th and 8th Grade Minimum Day

Picture Makeups October 3 Periods 1-3
 CELDT Testing October 6-10
6th Grade Parent Conferences October 13-17 Minimum Days for Grade 6 (8:40 A.M.-12:35 P.M.)
Student Awards Night October 15 7:00 p.m. (MPR)

End of 2nd progress report for 7th and 8th grade November  7 7th and 8th grade minimum day
Staff Development Day November 10 No School for Students
Veteran's Day (Holiday) November 11 No School for Students
Thanksgiving (Holiday) November 26-28 No School for Students

Holiday Concert December 17 7:00 p.m. (MPR)
End of 1st semester marking for 7th and 8th grade December 19 Permanent record grade  
school wide minimum day
Winter Recess (Schools Closed) Dec.22  - Jan. 2 No School for Students

School Resumes January 5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 19 No School for Students
Staff Development Day January 26 No School for Students

Lincoln's Day February 9 No School for Students
Presidents' Day February 16 No School for Students
Student Awards Night February 19 (MPR) 7:00 p.m.
End of 4th progress report for 7/8th grade February 20 7th and 8th grade minimum day
End of 2nd trimester for 6th gr. February 27 Minimum Day for Grade 6

7th Grade Writing Assessments March 3-4
Parent Conferences for 6th grade only March 2-March 6 Minimum Day for Grade 6
End of 5th progress report for 7/8 grade April 9 7th and 8th grade minimum day 

Spring Break April  10-17 No School for Students
State Testing for 6,7,8th grades

April 27 - May 8

Minimum Days (8:40 A.M.-12:35 P.M.)

Spring Pictures May   

Spring Concert May 13 7:00 p.m. (MPR)
8th Grade Dance May 15 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Open House May 21  6:30-8:30 p.m.
Memorial Day (Holiday) May 25 No School for Students
Eight Grade Picnic June 1 11:30 a.m. (Park)
Eighth Grade Awards Night June 2 7:00 p.m. (MPR)
Yearbook Distribution June 2-4
Last Day of School (end of semester marking) June 4 Minimum Day (8:40 A.M.-12:35 P.M.)

Revised: August 19, 2008