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The Chicago High School for the Arts
2016-2017 School Calendar
July 2016
Su
M
Tu
W
August 2016
Th
F
S
1
2
Su
M
Tu
W
1++ 2++ 3
September 2016
Th
4
F
S
5
6
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
S
1
2
3
3
4**
5**
6**
7**
8**
9
7
8+
9+
10+ 11
12
13
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
21
22
23
24
25
26* 27
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
28
29
30
31
25
26
27
28
29
30
F
S
Su
M
Su
M
31
October 2016
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
November 2016
1
December 2016
Tu
W
Th
F
S
1
2
3
4
5
Tu
W
Th
F
S
1
2
3
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
16
17
18
19
20
21*
22
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
27
28
29
30
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
30
31
January 2017
February 2017
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
S
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Su
M
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
5
6
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
12
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
19
29
30
31
Su
M
W
Th
F
S
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
5
6
13
14
15
16
17
18
12
20
21
22
23
24
25
19
26
27
28
Tu
W
Th
F
Su
M
Tu
W
Th
F
S
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
14
15
16
17
18
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
21
22
23
24
25
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
28
29
30
31
April 2017
Tu
March 2017
Su
M
W
Th
F
S
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10
11
13
14
15
16
17
18
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Su
M
Tu
W
13
4
5
6
7
19
20
11
12
13
26
27
18
19
25
26
May 2017
S
1
Tu
June 2017
Th
F
S
1
2
3
8
9
10
14
15
16
17
20
21
22
23
24
27
28
29
30
30
School Closed/ Holidays
End of the Quarter
Final Exams
First and Last Day of School
Report Card Pickup
Teacher Institute Day (no school for students)
+ Summer Institute/AP Bootcamp
++ Family check in
* Late start
** Building closed
Important dates:
Fall Semester
Aug 1
Teachers return
Aug 1-2
Family check-ins
Aug 8-10
Freshman Summer Institute and AP Bootcamp
Aug 15
Aug 25
Aug 26
Sept 5
Sept 14
Sept 23
Oct 4
Oct 10
Oct 14
First day of school (all students return)
Back to school night
Late start
Labor Day
Teacher institute day
Senior Sunrise
Teacher institute day
Columbus Day
End of first quarter
Oct 20
Oct 21
Nov 7
Nov 11
Nov 23-25
Dec 20-22
Dec 23
Report card pickup
Late start
Teacher institute day
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving/Fall Break
First Semester final exams
End of the first semester: Records day, exam makeups, (no students)
Dec 26 -Jan 6
Winter Break
Spring Semester
Jan 10
Report card distribution
Jan 16
Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Jan 18-27
STAR testing window
Feb 1, 13
Teacher institute days
Feb 20
President’s Day
Mar 10
End of the third quarter
Mar 13
Report card pickup
Mar 14
Teacher institute day
Apr 10-14
Spring break
May 8
Teacher institute day
May 29
Memorial Day
May 30 -Jun 1 Final exams
June 2
Last day of school: Teacher institute day, exam makeups (no students)
June 5 – 9
Emergency snow day allotment