First Semester Calendar | 2013-2014 Aug. 12-13............... Mon.-Tue. ....... Senior Registration Aug. 15-16............... Thu.-Fri. ........... Junior Registration Aug. 19-20............... Mon.-Tue. ....... Sophomore Registration Aug. 22-23............... Thu.-Fri. ........... Freshman Registration Aug. 23-24............... Fri.-Sat. ............ Student Council Orientation Aug. 26-30............... Mon-Fri. .......... F/S Retreat (26th) / In-Service Week / Workday (30th) Aug. 29 .................... Thu .................. Parent Orientation 7:00 p.m. Sept. 1 ..................... Sun. ................. Dorm Open for All Students 8:00 a.m. Sept. 2 ..................... Mon................. Labor Day Holiday Sept. 3 ..................... Tue. ................. First Day of School - MONDAY SCHEDULE Sept. 6 ..................... Fri. ................... Small Group Breakfast / Service Afternoon Sept. 7 ..................... Sat. .................. 16th Annual Western Benefit Golf Tournament Sept. 13 ................... Fri .................... Last Day to Add/Drop Class for 1st Semester Sept. 18 ................... Wed. ................ School Pictures Sept. 21 ................... Sat ................... Fundraising Dinner at Salem Convention Center Sept. 25 ................... Wed. ................ “See You at the Pole” Sept. 26 ................... Thu .................. Big Brother/Big Sister Double Lunch Oct. 2 ...................... Wed. ................ Concert Choir Sight Reading at Corban Oct. 3 ...................... Thu. ................. A cappella Sight Reading at Corban Oct. 4 ...................... Fri. ................... Statewide In-Service – NO CLASSES Oct. 7-11 ................. Mon.-Fri. ......... Pioneer Spirit Week Oct. 14 .................... Mon ................. National Christian College Fair in Portland 6:00-8:00 p.m. Oct. 16 .................... Wed. ................ PSAT 8:15-12:00 for Grades 9, 10 & 11 Oct. 16 .................... Wed. ................ Middle School & High School Fall Concert 7:00 p.m. Oct. 17 .................... Thu. ................. End of 1st 6-Weeks // Picture Retake Day Oct. 17-20 ............... Thu.-Sun .......... Hospitality Homes (Dorm Closed 6:00 p.m. Thursday - 5:00 p.m. Sunday) Oct. 18 .................... Fri. ................... ½ Day In-Service // ½ Day Grading/Work Day– NO CLASSES Oct. 19-20 ............... Sat.-Sun ........... Western Singers Retreat Oct. 24 .................... Thu .................. Mennonite College Fair for Grades 8, 10, 12 Oct. 25 .................... Fri. ................... Parent/Teacher Conferences – NO CLASSES Nov. 1...................... Fri .................... National College Fair for Juniors (All Day) // Middle School Fall Festival (6th & 7th Periods) Nov. 6...................... Wed. ................ Visitors Day Nov. 7...................... Thu .................. Big Brother/Big Sister After-School Activity Nov. 8-9 ................. Fri.-Sat ............. Fall Drama Production (7 p.m. each night & 2 p.m. on Saturday) Nov. 9...................... Sat ................... A cappella Workshop Nov. 14-16 .............. Thu.-Sat. .......... Fall Drama Production 7 p.m. (2 p.m. only on Saturday) Nov. 18-22 .............. Mon.-Fri. ......... Fall Spiritual Renewal Week Nov. 26.................... Tue .................. End of 2nd 6-Weeks Nov. 26-Dec. 1 ........ Tue.-Sun .......... Hospitality Homes (Dorm Closed 6:00 p.m. Tuesday-5:00 p.m. Sunday) Nov. 27.................... Wed. ................ ½ Day In-Service / ½ Day Grading/Work Day – NO CLASSES Nov. 28-29 .............. Thu.-Fri. ........... Thanksgiving Break Dec. 5 ...................... Thu .................. Pastor’s Day Dec. 12 .................... Thu .................. Grandparent’s Day Dec. 14 .................... Sat ................... High School Christmas Banquet Dec. 17 .................... Tue .................. Big Brother/Big Sister Christmas Party / Middle School Christmas Concert 7:00 p.m. Dec. 18 .................... Wed. ................ Choirs at the Capitol (Performing at 12:00 p.m.) // High School Christmas Concert 7:00 p.m. Dec. 20 .................... Fri. ................... Senior Portraits Due for Yearbook Inclusion Dec. 23-Jan. 3.......... Mon.-Fri .......... Christmas/New Year Break (Dorm closed Dec. 20 at 6:00 p.m. - Jan. 5 at 12:00 noon) Jan. 6 ....................... Mon ................. Classes Resume Jan. 20 ..................... Mon................. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - NO CLASSES Jan. 21 ..................... Tue .................. MONDAY SCHEDULE Jan. 21-23................ Tue.-Thu. ......... High School 1st Semester Exams / Middle School Activity on Wednesday (22nd) Jan. 23 ..................... Thu. ................. End of 1st Semester – NO MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSES Jan. 23-25................ Thu.-Sat ........... High School Student Council Retreat Jan. 24 ..................... Fri. ................... ½ Day In-Service / ½ Day Grading/Work Day
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Second Semester Calendar | 2013-2014 January 27............... Mon ................. 2nd Semester Begins January 30............... Thu. ................. Cultural Awareness Day // Big Brother/Big Sister Double Lunch February 5............... Wed. ................ Visitors Day February 7............... Fri .................... Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for 2nd Semester February 10-14 ....... Mon.-Fri. ......... Pioneer Spirit Week February 14............. Fri. ................... Middle School Winter Festival // High School Valentine Social February 14-17 ....... Fri.-Mon .......... Hospitality Homes (Dorm Closed 6:00 p.m. Friday-5:00 p.m. Monday) February 15............. Sat. .................. Benefit Concert February 17............. Mon................. President’s Day Holiday – NO CLASSES February 18............. Tue .................. MONDAY SCHEDULE February 19............. Wed. ................ High School District Choir Festival at Linfield College February 21............. Fri. ................... Student Intent to Return Forms Due March 4................... Tue .................. End of 4th 6-Weeks March 5................... Wed. ................ ½ Day In-Service / ½ Day Grading/Work Day – NO CLASSES March 5-8 ............... Wed.-Sat. ........ State Basketball Tournament at Pendleton – NO CLASSES March 14................. Fri. ................... Parent/Teacher Conferences – NO CLASSES March 17................. Mon ................. National Honor Society Induction Celebration 7:00 p.m. March 18................. Tue .................. Big Brother/Big Sister After School Activity March 21................. Fri. ................... Awareness Day March 24-28 ........... Mon.-Fri. ......... Spring Break (Dorm Closed Friday, 3/21 at 6:00 p.m. - Sunday, 3/30 at noon) March 27-31 ........... Thu.-Mon ........ A cappella Choir Tour April 8-10 ................ Tue.-Thu .......... Middle School Testing April 11 ................... Fri .................... Junior/Senior College Tours April 11-15 .............. Fri.-Tue. ........... MSC Music Festival in Sarasota, FL April 16 ................... Wed. ................ Middle School Choir Festival at Delphian School April 17-20 .............. Thu.-Sun .......... Hospitality Homes (Dorm Closed 6:00 p.m. Thu. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday) April 18 ................... Fri .................... Good Friday Holiday – NO CLASSES April 24 ................... Thu .................. End of 5th 6-Weeks April 25 ................... Fri. ................... ½ Day In-Service / ½ Day Grading/Work Day – NO CLASSES April 26 ................... Sat ................... Jr./Sr. Banquet April 28-May 2 ........ Mon.-Fri .......... Spring Spiritual Renewal Week May 3 ...................... Sat. .................. 42ND Annual Western Benefit Auction (Student Participation Required) May 5 ...................... Mon................. Auction Appreciation Day // A cappella Recording - NO CLASSES May 6 ...................... Tue. ................. MONDAY SCHEDULE May 8 ...................... Thu. ................. High School State Choir Competition at GFU May 9 ...................... Fri .................... Student Election Assembly May 9-10 ................. Fri.-Sat ............. Spring Musical Performances (7 p.m. each night & 2 p.m. Saturday) May 13 .................... Tue .................. College Prep Night for Juniors and their Parents 7:00 p.m. May 14 .................... Wed. ................ Visitors Day May 15-17 ............... Thu.-Sat ........... Spring Musical Performances (7 p.m. Thursday & Friday, 2 p.m. only on Saturday) May 16 .................... Thu .................. Big Brother/Big Sister Outing (All Day) May 21 .................... Wed. ................ National Honor Society Blood Drive May 26 .................... Mon................. Memorial Day – NO CLASSES May 27 .................... Tue. ................. MONDAY SCHEDULE May 28 .................... Wed ................. Middle School Spring Concert 7:00 p.m. May 29 .................... Thu. ................. High School Spring Concert/Senior Awards Night 7:00 p.m. June 2-3 .................. Mon.-Tue ........ HS Final Exams / MS Pioneer Days June 4...................... Wed ................. End of 2nd Semester // HS Exams / No Middle School Activities / 8th Grade Grad 7 p.m. June 5...................... Thu .................. Teacher Grading/Work Day – NO CLASSES June 6-12 ................ Fri.-Thu. ........... High School Mini-Term June 13.................... Fri .................... Teacher Grading/Work Day // Senior Graduation Practice 1:00-3:00 p.m. June 14.................... Sat ................... Senior/Family/Faculty Reception 1:00 p.m. // Commencement 2:30 p.m. June 15.................... Sun .................. Dorm Closes at Noon June 16.................... Mon................. End of Year Faculty/Staff Meeting // Work Day
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