Proposed Calendar (subject to changes)
PHILLIPS ACADEMY
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2008-09
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS

FALL TERM 2008

Aug. 26 – 29, Tuesday-Friday       New Faculty Orientation      
September 2, Tuesday        Faculty Return for Meeting, 4 P.M.      
September 2 – 5, Tuesday–Friday       Faculty Meetings, as scheduled         
September 2, Tuesday       Varsity Football Team Candidates Return      
September 3, Wednesday       Faculty Development Day
September 4–6, Thursday–Saturday       Orientation for New International Students       
September 4, Thursday       Certain Varsity Team Candidates Return       
September 6, Saturday       New Students Arrive and Register, before 1 P.M.
September 7, Sunday       Returning Students Arrive and Register, before 1 P.M.
September 9, Tuesday       Classes Begin
September 13, Saturday       Non Sibi Day
October 4, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I & SAT II
October 9, Thursday       Yom Kippur (No classes)
October 10, Friday       Thursday Classes and Class Schedule.
October 17, Friday       Mid–Term Academic Review
October 18, Saturday       PSAT/NMSQT Test (for Uppers and some Lowers)
October 20, Monday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 6:45 P.M.
October 24 – 26, Friday – Sunday       Parents' Weekend
October 25, Saturday       ACT Tests
October 27, Monday       College Visiting Day (No Classes)
October 30 – Nov. 1, Thursday – Sat.       Trustees Meetings      
November 1, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I & SAT II
November 3 – 7, Monday – Friday        Wellness Week
November 8, Saturday       Andover–Exeter Athletic Contests
November 21, Friday       Thanksgiving Vacation Begins, 5:35 P.M.
November 22 – 23, Saturday-Sunday       Athletic Playoffs/Championships (Some Athletes in Dorms.)
November 22, Saturday       Faculty Development Day
November 24 – 25, Monday – Tues.       Faculty Writing Days
December 1, Monday       Thanksgiving Vacation Ends, 8 P.M.
December 5, Friday       Classes End, 5:35 P.M. – Regular Schedule
December 6, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I & SAT II
December 8, Monday       Assessment Period Begins
December 12, Friday       Assessment Period Ends, ?? P.M.
December 12, Friday       Winter Vacation Begins
December 13, Saturday       ACT Tests
December 15, Monday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 10:30 A.M.
December 16, Tuesday       Fall Trimester Academic Review Meeting, 9 A.M.

  
6-Day Weeks
(Saturdays WITH classes)

WINTER TERM 2009

January 4, Sunday       Winter Vacation Ends, 8 P.M. (6 P.M. for Var. Athletes)       
January 5, Monday        Winter Trimester Classes Begin      
January 19, Monday       MLK, Jr. Day (Special Programs for Students and Faculty)
January ????, Friday – Saturday       College Counseling Meetings for Upper Parents             
January 24, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I & SAT II              
January 29 – 31, Thursday – Sat.       Trustees Meetings             
February 6, Friday       Mid–Term Academic Review
February 7, Saturday       ACT Tests
February 9, Monday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 6:45 P.M.
February 16, Monday       Mid–Winter Holiday (No Classes)
February 28, Saturday       Andover–Exeter Athletic Contests
March 9, Monday       Special Schedule (All classes meet)
March 10, Tuesday       Reading Day (No classes)
March 11, Wednesday       Assessment Period Begins
March 14, Saturday       Assessment Period Ends, 4 P.M.
March 14, Saturday        Spring Vacation Begins.
March 17, Tuesday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 10:30 A.M.
March 18, Wednesday       Winter Trimester Academic Review Meeting, 9 A.M.

  
6-Day Weeks
None

SPRING TERM 2009

March 29, Sunday       Spring Vacation Ends, 8 P.M.
March 30, Monday       Spring Trimester Classes Begin         
April 4, Saturday       ACT Tests      
April 20, Monday       No Classes (College Visiting for Seniors)         
April 30 - May 2, Thursday – Sat.       Trustees Meetings      
May 1, Friday        Mid–Term Academic Review       
May 2, Saturday       College Board Examinations – SAT I and SAT II
May 4, Monday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 6:45 P.M.      
May 5 – 16, Monday – Friday        College Advanced Placement Examinations
May ??, Saturday       Grandparents' Day
May 23, Saturday       Andover–Exeter Athletic Contests
May 29, Friday       Classes End, 5:35 P.M.
June 1, Monday       Assessment Period Begins
June 4, Thursday       Assessment Period Ends, 4 P.M.
June 4, Thursday       Senior Prom
June 5, Friday       Senior Day & Senior–Faculty Dinner
June 6, Saturday       College Board Examinations  (Off campus for most students.)
June 6, Saturday       Senior Academic Review Meeting, 2 P.M.
June 7, Sunday       Commencement
June 10, Wednesday       Cluster Academic Review Meetings, 10:30 A.M.
June 11, Thursday       Spring Trimester Academic Review Meeting, 9 A.M.
June 12 – 14, Friday – Sunday        Alumni Reunions

 
6-Day Weeks
(Saturdays WITH classes)

June ?? Thursday  Summer Session Faculty Earliest Arrival Date
August ?? Friday  Summer Session Faculty Depart

Last updated: January 11, 2008