Gonzaga College High School Calendar

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1 Gonzaga College High School Calendar

2 GONZAGA MISSION STATEMENT Gonzaga College High School is a Catholic college preparatory school for boys operated by the Society of Jesus and its colleagues under the governance of an independent Board of Trustees. Drawing its inspiration from the spiritual vision of St. Ignatius Loyola and the apostolic and educational tradition of the Jesuits, it offers a values-oriented and academically challenging curriculum to young men of diverse backgrounds from all over the Washington metropolitan area. Gonzaga views its urban setting in the heart of the nation's capital as a significant advantage in fulfilling its goals, allowing its students to interact with the larger Washington community and to learn leadership skills and civic responsibility as part of their overall development. Moreover, Gonzaga strives to create a dynamic and caring learning environment which it unites with its academic, extra-curricular and athletic programs to help form Men with and for Others, that is, graduates who are: open to growth; intellectually competent; religious; loving, and committed to doing justice.

3 GONZAGA COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL The PROFILE OF THE GRADUATE AT GRADUATION which follows is an attempt to complete this vision of the young Gonzaga adult approaching maturity. The qualities which are summed up under the five categories below are those which identify the person capable of living as an adult Christian. Open to Growth The Gonzaga student at the time of graduation is open to growth and has matured as a person emotionally, intellectually, physically, socially and religiously to the point where he can take a significant degree of responsibility for his own growth. Intellectually Competent By the time of his graduation, the Gonzaga student has exhibited a mastery of the academic requirements necessary for entrance into college or some other form of advanced education. While the requirements are broken down according to subject matter areas, the student has also developed many intellectual skills and insights which cut across and go beyond academic requirements for college entrance. Religious By the time of his graduation, the Gonzaga student has a basic knowledge of the major doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church. He has also examined his own religious feelings and beliefs with a view to choosing a fundamental orientation toward God and establishing a relationship with a religious tradition or community. What is said here, respectful of the conscience and religious background of the individual, applies to both the Catholic and non-catholic graduate of Gonzaga. The level of his theological understanding is naturally limited by his level of religious and human development. Loving By the time of his graduation, the Gonzaga student is on the threshold of being able to move beyond self-interest or self-centeredness in relationships with others. He is also beginning to be able to risk some deeper levels of relationship in which he can disclose himself and accept the mystery of another person and cherish that person. However, his attempts at loving, while they are clearly beyond childhood, may not yet reflect the confidence and freedom of a mature person. Committed to Doing Justice The Gonzaga student at graduation has achieved considerable knowledge of the many needs of the local and the wider communities. He is preparing for the day when he will take a place in these communities as a competent, concerned and responsible member and leader. He has begun to acquire the skills and motivation necessary to live as a Man for Others. This attribute, which will come to fruition in mature adulthood, is already beginning to manifest itself. No school should expect to be the primary agent responsible for all these qualities. Nevertheless, Gonzaga recognizes that all of them can be nurtured and prosper, or be inhibited and decline. It falls to the school, then, to determine ways in which all of these qualities can be developed in her students.

4 Gonzaga College High School August 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 School Physicals due FR Learn-to-Row Camp 2 FR Learn-to-Row Camp 3 FR Learn-to-Row Camp FR Introduction to Squash 4 FR Learn-to-Row Camp Varsity & JV Football Tryouts 5 FR Learn-to-Row Camp Freshman Football Tryouts am Cross Country begins Varsity & JV Soccer Tryouts Water Polo begins New Teacher Institute 18 New Teacher Institute 19 New Teacher Institute 20

5 21 22 Faculty & Staff Meeting 12pm GMC Faculty & Staff Welcome Back Luncheon 2pm Academic Council 23 Sophomore Orientation Junior Orientation Senior Orientation 2pm-4pm Post Trip Reflection Seminar for Seniors 6:45pm New Families Welcome Picnic 24 Freshman Orientation 25 First Day of Classes Assembly Schedule Mass of the Holy Spirit Formal Dress Freshman Soccer Tryouts 26 Day 1 Freshman Soccer Tryouts 27 Retreat Team Training 28 Retreat Team Training 11am Faculty & Staff Family Mass & Picnic 29 Day 2 30 Day 3 2:50pm Ignatian Formation Co. Meeting 7pm Band Parents Night 31 Day 4 GFC New Father Orientation Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

6 Gonzaga College High School September 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Day 5 Freshman Spirit Day 2 Day Labor Day 6 Day 7 Local Service begins Fall Play Auditions 7 Day 8 Fall Play Auditions Varsity Crew Tryouts begin Fall Freshman Crew begins 8 Day 1 Freshman Spirit Day 3pm Faculty Meeting 4:30pm Faculty Dinner 6:45pm Back-to-School Night Fall Play Auditions 9 Day 2 Fall Play Auditions 10 GDA Meet & Greet Day 3 6pm Sophomore Retreat begins 13 Day 4 Library Ping Pong Tournament (4 th ) 3pm Sophomore Retreat returns 3pm Academic Council 6pm Alumni Association Meeting 14 Day 5 Library Ping Pong Tournament (5 th ) Student Activities Fair 6:30pm GMC Meeting 15 Community Schedule School Mass Formal Dress Community Period 6pm Sophomore Retreat begins 16 Day 6 Library Ping Pong Tournament (6 th ) 3pm Sophomore Retreat returns 8am GMC Ignatian Reflection & Prayer Group 17 Jesuit Gridiron Georgetown Prep

7 18 10am-2pm Gonzaga & Visitation Mass & Picnic at Visitation 19 Day 7 6pm Sophomore Retreat begins 20 Day 8 3pm Sophomore Retreat returns 3pm HM Advisory Co. 21 Day 1 GFC Steak & Ale Night 22 Day 2 Freshman Spirit Day 7am PLC 23 Day 3 Jesuit Soccer Classic 24 Jesuit Soccer Classic 25 Jesuit Soccer Classic 26 Day 4 Emergency Drill Week 6pm Sophomore Retreat begins 7pm Choral Arts Parents Night 27 Day 5 Emergency Drill Week 2:50pm Ignatian Formation Co. Meeting 3pm Sophomore Retreat returns 6:30pm Conversations that Count for Freshman Families 28 Day 6 Emergency Drill Week 4pm Headmaster s Newsletter & Interim posting 29 Day 7 Emergency Drill Week 30 Day 8 Emergency Drill Week Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

8 Gonzaga College High School October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Homecoming 2 3 Day 1 4 Day 2 5 Day 3 Board Meeting 6 Day 4 Library Chess Tournament (4 th ) 7:30pm Senior Parent Night (Admissions Panel) 7 Day 5 Faculty Treats Library Chess Tournament (5 th ) 8am GMC Ignatian Reflection & Prayer Group Columbus Day 11 Day 6 Library Chess Tournament (6 th ) 3pm Academic Council 12 Community Schedule School Mass Formal Dress Community Period 6:30pm GMC Meeting 13 Day 7 14 Day 8 End of 1 st Quarter Carmody Open 15 Alumni Reunions

9 16 St. Al s Dinner 17 Day 1 18 Day 2 3pm Kairos CXXXVIII begins New Teacher Retreat 3pm HM Advisory Co. 19 Special Schedule PSAT/TerraNova Testing 12pm Student Dismissal Senior Holiday 4pm Report Cards posted New Teacher Retreat Professional Development 6:30pm Joint GMC & GFC Meeting 20 Day 3 5pm-7:30pm Parent Teacher Conferences 21 Day 4 4pm Kairos CXXXVIII returns 22 Athletic Hall of Fame Day 5 25 Day 6 26 Day 7 GMC Bake Sale for McKenna Center 27 Day 8 7pm Junior Family Night for College Counseling 28 HSPA Day Professional Development Freshman Dance Day 1 NHS Canned Food Drive Ice Hockey Tryouts begin Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

10 Gonzaga College High School November 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Day 2 NHS Canned Food Drive 2 Day 3 NHS Canned Food Drive Swimming & Diving begins 3 Day 4 NHS Canned Food Drive 7pm Junior & Senior Parent Financial Aid Night 4 Day 5 Special Schedule Faculty Treats NHS Canned Food Drive GGBSJ Pep Rally Fall Play: Peter and the Starcatcher 5 SAT at Gonzaga Fall Play: Peter and the Starcatcher 6 FR Retreat Training Fall Play: Peter and the Starcatcher 7 Day 6 8 Day 7 Basketball Tryouts Wrestling begins 3pm Academic Council 6pm Alumni Association Meeting 9 Day 8 6:30pm GMC Meeting 10 Day 1 Visual Arts Open House Exhibit 11 Veterans Day Fall Play: Peter and the Starcatcher 12 Fall Play: Peter and the Starcatcher 13 Ignatian Family Teach-In Mass of Thanksgiving 14 Day 2 15 Day 3 3pm Kairos CXXXIX begins 6:30pm Concert Band Tech rehearsal 16 Community Schedule School Mass Formal Dress Community Period 6:30pm Symphonic Winds Tech rehearsal GFC Meeting 17 Day 4 PLC (4 th ) 7pm Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Orchestra Concert 18 Day 5 8am GMC Ignatian Reflection & Prayer Group PLC (5 th ) 4pm Kairos CXXXIX returns 4pm Headmaster s Newsletter & Interim posting 19

11 20 10am-2pm Open House 21 Day 6 2:50pm Ignatian Formation Co. Meeting 6:30pm Choral Arts Combined Rehearsal 22 Day 7 23 Thanksgiving Holiday 121 st Annual Alumni Smoker 24 Thanksgiving Day 25 Thanksgiving Holiday Day 8 Spring Musical Auditions 29 Day 1 Spring Musical Auditions 6:30pm Choral Arts Tech Rehearsal 30 Day 2 Spring Musical Auditions Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

12 Gonzaga College High School December 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Day 3 Spring Musical Auditions 2 Professional Development 3 GMC Gala WAMTC Band Festival 4 FR Retreat Training 5 Day 4 Library Speaker Series (4 th ) 6:30pm Choral Arts Dress Rehearsal 6 Day 5 Library Speaker Series (5 th ) 2:50pm Ignatian Formation Co. Meeting 3pm Academic Council 7 Day 6 Library Speaker Series (6 th ) Board Meeting Christmas Cards & Treats 7:30pm Choral Arts Christmas Concert 8 Community Schedule School Mass Formal Dress Community Period 9 Day 7 8am GMC Ignatian Reflection & Prayer Group DC Classic 10 GDA Meet & Greet DC Classic 11 DC Classic 12 Day 8 End of 2 nd Quarter 13 Special Schedule Review Day 2:15pm Dismissal Testing Moratorium 2:30pm HM Advisory Co. 14 Early Dismissal Schedule Reading Day 15 EXAMS: 8:30-10:30am Science 12:00-2:00pm Religion 16 EXAMS: 8:30-10:30am English 12:00-2:00pm Math Faculty & Staff Christmas Party 17

13 18 19 EXAMS: 8:30-10:30am Social Studies 12:00-2:00pm Modern Language 20 EXAMS: 8:30-10:30am Classics, Math elective & Social Studies electives 12:00-2:00pm Fine Arts & Computer Science 21 Make-up Exams Christmas Holiday begins at end of day 22 GFC Freshman Father & Son Service Project pm Christmas Eve Mass in St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church 25 Christmas Day 26 Purple Puck Tournament 27 Purple Puck Tournament 28 Purple Puck Tournament 29 Purple Puck Tournament 30 Purple Puck Tournament 31 Purple Puck Tournament Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

14 Gonzaga College High School January 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat GBN Career Fair 5 Day 1 Classes Resume 6 Day 2 Faculty Treats 7 8 FR Retreat Training 9 Day 3 10 Day 4 Library Ping Pong Tournament (4 th ) 2:50pm Ignatian Formation Co. Meeting 11 Day 5 Library Ping Pong Tournament (5 th ) 4pm Report Cards posted 6:30pm GMC Meeting 12 Day 6 Library Ping Pong Tournament (6 th ) 13 Professional Development 8am GMC Ignatian Reflection & Prayer Group 12pm Freshman Retreat begins 14 Freshman Retreat 15 12:30pm Freshman Retreat ends 16 MLK, Jr. Day 17 Day 7 3pm Academic Council 18 Day 8 5:00pm-7:30pm Parent Teacher Conferences 19 Day 1 GFC Beer & Brats Night 20 Inauguration Day 21

15 22 23 Day 2 March for Life 24 Day 3 3pm Kairos CXL begins 3pm HM Advisory Co. 25 Community Schedule School Mass Formal Dress Community Period 26 Day 4 27 Day 5 Student Activities Fair 4pm Kairos CXL returns Varsity Rugby Tryouts 30 Day 6 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks 31 Day 7 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks 6:30pm Sophomore Parent Night Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

16 Gonzaga College High School February 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Day 8 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks 2 Day 1 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks Men for Others Diaper Drive begins 3 Special Schedule Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks Faculty Treats Delayed Opening Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks JV Rugby Tryouts Freshman Rugby begins Day 5 PLC (5 th ) 7 Day 2 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks Varsity & FR Crew begins 3pm Academic Council 6pm Alumni Association Meeting 14 Day 6 3pm HM Advisory Co. 8 Community Schedule School Mass Formal Dress Community Period Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks Board Meeting 4pm Headmaster s Newsletter & Interim posting 6:30pm GMC Meeting 15 Assembly Schedule Black History Month Assembly Formal Dress GFC Meeting 9 Day 3 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks Men for Others Diaper Drive ends 10 Day 4 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Awareness Weeks 8am GMC Ignatian Reflection & Prayer Group PLC (4 th ) 16 Day 7 17 Early Dismissal Course Registration begins 1:45pm Faculty Meeting 11 ACT at Gonzaga 18

17 19 4pm McKenna Center Benefit 20 Presidents Day Baseball Tryouts Golf Tryouts Lacrosse Tryouts Outdoor Track begins Tennis Tryouts 21 Day 8 3pm Kairos CXLI begins 22 Day 1 7:30pm National Cathedral Choral Arts Festival 23 Day 2 24 Day 3 4pm Kairos CXLI returns 25 GFC Father & Son Service Project Day 4 28 Day 5 Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

18 Gonzaga College High School March 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Assembly Schedule Ash Wednesday Liturgy Formal Dress GFC Ash Wednesday Reflection Mass 2 Day 6 3 Day 7 Faculty Treats Spring Musical: Curtains 4 Theater Hall of Fame Spring Musical: Curtains 5 Mother-Son Mass & Celebration Spring Musical: Curtains 6 Day 8 End of 3 rd Quarter 7 Day 1 3pm Academic Council 8 Day 2 Freshman & Junior Speeches 6:30pm GMC Meeting 9 Day 3 Sophomore & Senior Speeches Course Registration ends 10 Professional Development 8am GMC Ignatian Reflection & Prayer Group 4pm Report Cards Posted Spring Musical: Curtains 11 Spring Musical: Curtains Day 4 Library Mini-Golf Tournament (4 th ) One Act Play Auditions 7pm NHS Convocation 14 Day 5 Library Mini-Golf Tournament (5 th ) One Act Play Auditions 3pm HM Advisory Co. 15 Day 6 Library Mini-Golf Tournament (6 th ) 5:00pm-7:00pm Parent Teacher Conferences 16 Day 7 GFC Meeting 17 Early Dismissal 18

19 19 Apopka Immersion Service Trip departs 20 Spring Break 21 Spring Break 22 Spring Break 23 Spring Break 24 Spring Break Apopka Immersion Service Trip returns Day 8 Classes Resume 28 Day 1 3pm Kairos CXLII begins 29 Day 2 5pm-6:30pm Alumni Art Exhibit Opening Reception 30 Day 3 7pm Senior Parent Night Letting Go 31 Adjusted Schedule 4pm Kairos CXLII returns Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

20 Gonzaga College High School April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Faculty Day of Prayer 4 Day 4 Library Poetry Slam (4 th ) 3pm Academic Council 6pm Alumni Association Meeting 5 Day 5 International Food Fair & Jazz in Gonzaga Park Library Poetry Slam (5 th ) Spirit of Gonzaga Photo Contest Entries due 6 Day 6 Legacy Day of Prayer Library Poetry Slam (6 th ) 7pm Jazz Band Concert 7 Assembly Schedule Ignatian Heritage Day Formal Dress Faculty Treats 8am GMC Ignatian Reflection & Prayer Group Easter Break 11 Easter Break 12 Easter Break 13 Holy Thursday Easter Break 14 Good Friday Easter Break 15

21 16 17 Easter Monday Easter Break 18 Day 7 Classes Resume 19 Day 8 6:30pm GMC Meeting 20 Day 1 Joint GFC & Visitation Fathers Club Meeting at Visitation 21 Day 2 22 Jesuit Rugby Classic 23 Jesuit Rugby Classic 24 Day 3 4pm Headmaster s Newsletter & Interim posting 6:30pm Concert Band Tech rehearsal 25 Day 4 Spirit of Gonzaga Photo Contest Exhibit 3pm HM Advisory Co. 6:30pm Symphonic Winds Tech rehearsal 26 Community Schedule School Mass Formal Dress Community Period GMC Bake Sale for McKenna Center 7pm Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Orchestra Concert 27 Day 5 7am PLC Senior Art Exhibit Reception 28 Early Dismissal Senior College Survey Assembly 29 Prom 30 Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

22 Gonzaga College High School May 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Day 6 AP Exams 6:30pm Choral Arts Dress Rehearsal 2 Day 7 AP Exams 3 Day 8 AP Exams Board Meeting 7:30pm Choral Arts Spring Concert 4 Day 1 AP Exams 7pm Band Awards Night 5 Day 2 AP Exams Faculty Treats 8am GMC Ignatian Reflection & Prayer Group 6 SAT at Gonzaga 7 Father Son Communion Breakfast 8 Day 3 AP Exams 9 Day 4 AP Exams 10 Day 5 AP Exams One Act Play Festival 11 Day 6 AP Exams One Act Play Festival 12 AP Exams Adjusted Schedule Charter Day Local Service concludes Mother s Day Flowers 6:30pm Choral Arts Awards Night Day 7 16 Day 8 End of 4 th Quarter 17 Special Schedule Review Day 2:15pm Dismissal Testing Moratorium 6:30pm Joint GMC & GFC Meeting 18 Special Schedule Review Day 2:15pm Dismissal Testing Moratorium 19 Early Dismissal Schedule Reading Day 20

23 21 22 EXAMS: 8:30-10:30am Social Studies 12:00-2:00pm Modern Language 23 EXAMS: 8:30-10:30am English 12:00-2:00pm Math 24 EXAMS: 8:30-10:30am Classics, Math elective & Social Studies electives 12:00-2:00pm Fine Arts & Computer Science 25 EXAMS: 8:30-10:30am Science 12:00-2:00pm Religion 26 Make-up Exams Memorial Day Faculty Meeting 12pm GMC Faculty & Staff Summer Send Off Luncheon Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

24 Gonzaga College High School June 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 9:00am Graduation Practice, Class Photo & Picnic 3 4:30pm Baccalaureate Mass & Reception 4 10:30am Commencement New Mothers Luncheon 4pm Report Cards posted 8 9 Senior Transcripts mailed

25 Feast Day of St. Aloysius Gonzaga Summer Learning Programs begin: Freshman Transition Review Program Enrichment Program Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

26 Gonzaga College High School July 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Independence Day Summer Packet mailing 15

27 Summer Learning Programs end: Freshman Transition Review Program Enrichment Program Feast Day of St. Ignatius Loyola Notes: This calendar is subject to change. Please consult the Headmaster s Newsletter and/or the Gonzaga school website for the latest and most accurate calendar.

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