Academic Calendar
Calendar of Events
2008-2009 Academic Year
As of 13 May 2008
(Dates, times and location of events are subject to change)
August 2008 |
| 8 August |
Leadership Detail reports |
| 13 August |
College Football reports |
| 16-23 August |
Alternative ESL Summer Program |
| 18 August |
Upper School Football, Band and Field Music report |
| 20 August |
Leadership Detail Graduation (5:00 PM, Parade Field) |
| 21 August |
ALL College Freshmen and NEW College Sophomores report |
| 22 August |
College Plebe System begins |
| 24 August |
NEW Academy Cadets report |
| 25 August |
Academy Plebe System begins |
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September 2008 |
| 1 September |
Labor Day |
| 2 September |
OLD College Sophomores and OLD Academy Cadets report |
| 4 September |
College and Academy academic classes begin |
| 5 September |
Opening Day Convocation (5:00 PM Ceremony, 6:00 PM Reception) |
| 6 September |
Plebe Parade |
| 7 September |
First Chapel Service, Honor Sunday (11:00 AM) |
| 21 September |
Order of Anthony Wayne for Distinguished Public Service presentation to The Honorable Jan E. DuBois '48 (Chapel, 11:00 AM; Parade to follow) |
| 27 September |
Alumni Tailgate Party (12:30 PM, O'Hara Field) |
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Athletic Hall of Fame Induction, halftime |
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October 2008 |
| 3-5 October |
Parents Weekend |
| 19 October |
Bob Hope Five Star Award for Distinguished Service presentation to ADM Gary Roughead, '69, USN (Chapel, 11:00 AM; Parade, 12:15 PM; Luncheon and Keynote Address, 1:30 PM) |
| 20-24 October |
College mid-term examinations |
| 24-27 October |
Corps Weekend Leave (Leave beings at 4:00 PM for Academy Cadets and after last class for College Cadets on 24 October, and ends at 6:30 PM on October 27 for ALL Cadets) |
| 31 October |
Academy, end of 1st marking period |
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November 2008 |
| 9 November |
Grandparents Day (9:30 AM Brunch, 11:00 AM Chapel Service, 12:30 PM Parade) |
| 13 November |
Career Day 2008 |
| 14 November |
Ring Presentation Ceremony and Dinner (Mellon Hall, 6:00 PM) |
| 15 November |
Ring Dance (Mellon Hall, 8:00 PM) |
| 23 & 25 November |
Military Tattoo Performance (7:30 PM, Price Hall Gym)
NOTE: 23 November performance is open to the general public, 25 November performance is reserved for cadet parents, staff and faculty and special guests of VFMA&C. |
| 26 November - 1 December |
Thanksgiving Leave (Leave begins at 10:00 AM on 26 November and ends at 6:30 PM on 1 December. Parents attending the Military Tattoo on 25 November may depart with their cadets following Tattoo.) |
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December 2008 |
| 1 December |
Leave ends for all cadets, 6:30 PM |
| 7 December |
Society of the Golden Sword Reception (Tentative) |
| 14 December |
Holiday Vespers (7:15 PM, Chapel) |
| 15-19 December |
College final exams (Requests for early exams will not be approved.) |
| 19 December |
Mid-year College Graduation (Noon, Eisenhower Hall) |
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Holiday Band Concert (3:00 PM, Price Hall) |
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Winter Holiday Leave begins at 4:00 PM following the Winter Holiday Concert for all cadets.
Leave ends at 6:30 PM on 4 January for Academy cadets.
Leave ends at 6:30 PM on 18 January for College Cadets |
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2008-2009 Chapel Speaker Schedule (To come soon)
Significant Calendar Dates for Academic Year 2008-2009 (PDF)
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