PHILLIPS ACADEMY
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2007-08
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS

FALL TERM 2007

Aug. 28 – 31, Tuesday-Friday       New Faculty Orientation
September 4, Tuesday        Faculty Return for Meeting, 4 P.M.
September 4 – 7, Tuesday–Friday       Faculty Meetings, as scheduled
September 4, Tuesday       Varsity Football Team Candidates Return
September 6–8, Thursday–Saturday       Orientation for New International Students
September 6, Thursday       Certain Varsity Team Candidates Return       
September 8, Saturday       New Students Arrive and Register, before 1 P.M.
September 9, Sunday       Returning Students Arrive and Register, before 1 P.M.
September 11, Tuesday       Classes Begin
September 15, Saturday       Non Sibi Day
September 19, Wednesday       College Fair
September 22, Saturday       Yom Kippur
October 2, Tuesday       Professional Development Day – Technology (No classes)
October 3, Wednesday       College Fair
October 6, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I & SAT II
October 12, Friday       Mid–Term Academic Review
October 15, Monday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 6:45 P.M.
October 19 –  21, Friday – Sunday       Parents' Weekend
October 20, Saturday       PSAT/NMSQT Test (for Uppers and some Lowers)
October 22, Monday       College Visiting Day (No Classes)
October 25 - 27, Thursday – Sat.       Trustees Meetings      
October 27, Saturday       ACT Tests
November 3, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I & SAT II
November 5 – 9, Monday – Friday        Wellness Week
November 10, Saturday       Andover–Exeter Athletic Contests
November 16, Friday       Thanksgiving Vacation Begins, 5:35 P.M.
November 17, Saturday       Faculty Development Day – Sustainability
November 19 – 20, Monday – Tues.       Faculty Writing Days      
November 26, Monday       Thanksgiving Vacation Ends, 8 P.M.
December 1, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I & SAT II
December 7, Friday       Classes End, 1 P.M.
December 8, Saturday       ACT Tests
December 10, Monday       Assessment Period Begins
December 14, Friday       Assessment Period Ends, 4 P.M.
December 14, Friday       Winter Vacation Begins
December 17, Monday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 10:30 A.M.
December 18, Tuesday       Fall Trimester Academic Review Meeting, 9 A.M.

  
6-Day Weeks
(Saturdays WITH classes)
September 29
October 13

WINTER TERM 2008
 January 2, Wednesday       Winter Vacation Ends, 8 P.M. (6 P.M. for Var. Athletes)       
January 3, Thursday        Winter Trimester Classes Begin (Tue. w/ no Mon. Classes Sch.)      
January 21, Monday       MLK, Jr. Day (Teaching and Cultural Competence)
January 25 – 26, Friday – Saturday       College Counseling Meetings for Upper Parents
January 26, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I & SAT II              
January 31 – Feb. 2, Thursday – Sat.       Trustees Meetings             
February 1, Friday       Mid–Term Academic Review
February 4, Monday       Cluster Academic Rxeview Meetings, 6:45 P.M.
February 9, Saturday       ACT Tests
February 11, Monday       Mid–Winter Holiday (No Classes)
February 23, Saturday       Andover–Exeter Athletic Contests
March 10, Monday       Special Schedule (All classes meet)
March 11, Tuesday       Reading Day (No classes)
March 12, Wednesday       Assessment Period Begins
March 15, Saturday       Assessment Period Ends, 4 P.M.
March 15, Saturday        Spring Vacation Begins.
March 18, Tuesday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 10:30 A.M.
March 19, Wednesday       Winter Trimester Academic Review Meeting, 9 A.M.

  
6-Day Weeks
None

SPRING TERM 2008
March 30, Sunday       Spring Vacation Ends, 8 P.M.
March 31, Monday       Spring Trimester Classes Begin
April 12, Saturday       ACT Tests
April 21, Monday       No Classes (College Visiting for Seniors)
April 28, Monday       College Fair
May 1 – 3, Thursday – Saturday       Trustees Meetings      
May 2, Friday        Mid–Term Academic Review       
May 3, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I and SAT II
May 5, Monday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 6:45 P.M.      
May 5 – 16, Monday – Friday        College Advanced Placement Examinations
May 10, Saturday       Grandparents' Day
May 24, Saturday       Andover–Exeter Athletic Contests
May 30, Friday       Classes End, 5:35 P.M.
June 2, Monday       Assessment Period Begins
June 5, Thursday       Assessment Period Ends, 4 P.M.
June 5, Thursday       Senior Prom
June 6, Friday       Senior Day & Senior–Faculty Dinner
June 7, Saturday       College Board Examinations
June 7, Saturday       Senior Academic Review Meeting, 2 P.M.
June 8, Sunday       Commencement
June 11, Wednesday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 10:30 A.M.
June 12, Thursday       Spring Trimester Academic Review Meeting, 9 A.M.
June 13 – 15, Friday – Sunday        Alumni Reunions
June 16 – 20, Monday – Friday       Faculty Workshops, To be Determined

 
6-Day Weeks
(Saturdays WITH classes)
April 26
May 10


June 26, Thursday         Summer Session Faculty Earliest Arrival Date
August 8, Friday         Summer Session Faculty Depart

Last updated: August 7, 2007