FRIENDS SELECT SCHOOL CALENDAR: 2024-25
Families and employees for the day to day calendar please use the portal.
Key Dates for the 2025-26 school year are available here.
| Date | Activity |
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Mon., Aug. 19, 2024 |
Upper School Sports Preseason Practices Begin |
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Wed.-Fri., Aug.21-23, 2024 |
New Employee Orientation & ADVIS/MCRC Cultural Competency Institute |
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Mon., Aug. 26-Thu., Aug. 29, 2024 |
Employee Opening Meetings |
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Wed., Aug. 28, 2024 |
Middle School New Student Orientation (1:00-3:30pm) |
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Thu., Aug. 29, 2024 |
Upper School New Student Orientation (1:00-5:00pm) |
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Fri., Aug. 31, 2024 |
Room Preparation (optional) |
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Mon., Sept. 2, 2024 |
Labor Day – School Closed - Vacation Care Closed |
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Tue., Sept. 3, 2024 |
PreK First Day Visit for Students & Parents 8:00-10:00 am or 10:30 am-12:30 pm |
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Tue., Sept. 3, 2024 |
Opening Day of School for All Students Grades K-12 |
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Thu., Sept. 12, 2024 |
Welcome Families Party |
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Tue., Sept. 17, 2024 |
PreK & K Admission Open House |
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Thu., Oct. 3, 2024 |
Rosh Hashanah – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes – Vacation Care Open |
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Sat., Oct. 19, 2024 |
All School Admission Open House |
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Fri., Nov. 1, 2024 |
MS/US Q1 Ends |
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Mon., Nov 4, 2024 |
Lower School Conferences – No Lower School Classes – Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., Nov. 4, 2024 |
Report Writing Middle & Upper School - No Middle or Upper School Classes |
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Tue., Nov. 5, 2024 |
Election Day – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes – Vacation Care Closed |
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Thurs., Nov. 7, 2024 |
Lower School Conferences - 3:30-6:00 pm |
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Tue., Nov. 12, 2024 |
PreK - Grade 4 Admission Open House |
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Wed., Nov. 13, 2024 |
Middle School Conferences (3:30-6:00pm) |
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Thu., Nov. 14, 2024 |
Gr 5 -12 Admission Open House |
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Fri., Nov. 15, 2024 |
Middle School Conference Day – Grades 5-8 - No Middle School Classes |
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Sat., Nov. 16, 2024 |
Athletic Open House |
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Tue., Nov. 26, 2024 |
Last Day of Classes Before Thanksgiving Break (Vacation Care Open Nov. 27, Closed Nov. 29) |
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Mon., Dec. 2, 2024 |
Faculty Staff In-Service Day/No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes - Vacation Care Open |
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Tue., Dec. 3, 2024 |
Classes Resume |
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Fri., Dec. 20, 2024 |
Last Day of Classes Before Winter Break |
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Mon.-Fri., Dec. 23-Jan. 3, 2025 |
Winter Break - Limited Vacation Care Available |
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Mon., Jan 6, 2025 |
Faculty/Staff In-Service-No Lower/Middle/US Classes-Vacation Care Open |
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Tue., Jan. 7, 2025 |
Classes Resume |
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Fri., Jan. 17, 2025 |
Lower School Report Writing Day - No Lower School Classes – Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., Jan. 20, 2025 |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – School Closed – Vacation Care Closed |
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Fri., Jan. 24 2025 |
Quarter 2/Semester 1 Ends for MS/US |
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Mon. - Fri. Jan. 27-31, 2025 (except Wednesday) |
Upper School Social Justice Week |
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Wed., Jan. 29, 2025 |
Lunar New Year - No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes - Vacation Care Open |
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Fri., Feb 7. 2025 |
Middle School Report Writing Day – No Middle School Classes |
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Wed., Feb. 12, 2025 |
Upper School Conferences 3:15 - 6:00pm |
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Thu., Feb. 13, 2025 |
Upper School Conference Day – No Upper School Classes |
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Fri., Feb. 14, 2025 |
Mid-Winter Break – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes – Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., Feb. 17, 2025 |
Mid-Winter Break – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes - Vacation Care Closed |
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Wed., Feb. 26, 2025 |
Middle School Conferences - 12:00-6:00pm |
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Thu., Mar. 20, 2025 |
Lower School Conferences - 3:30-6:00pm |
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Fri., Mar. 21, 2025 |
Lower School Conferences - No Lower School Classes - Vacation Care Open |
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Fri., Mar. 21, 2025 |
Middle School/Upper School Report Writing Day-No MS/US Classes-Last Day Before Spring Break |
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Mon.-Fri., Mar. 24-28, 2025 |
Spring Break - Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., Mar. 31, 2025 |
Faculty Staff In-Service Day/No Lower, Middle, or Upper School Classes - Vacation Care Open |
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Tue., Apr. 1, 2025 |
Classes Resume |
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Tue., Apr. 8, 2025 |
First Look Admission Open House |
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Fri., Apr. 18, 2025 |
Good Friday – No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes - Vacation Care Open |
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Sat., May 3, 2025 |
Spring Fair |
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Mon.-Tues., May 12-13, 2025 |
Senior Final Exams & Start of Senior Internships |
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Wed.-Fri., May 14-May 31, 2025 |
Senior Internships/Projects |
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Fri., May 23, 2025 |
Lower School Report Writing - No Lower School Classes – Vacation Care Open |
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Mon., May 26, 2025 |
Memorial Day – School Closed – Vacation Care Closed |
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Mon.-Wed., June 2-4, 2025 |
Final Exams for Students Grades 7-11/ No Classes for Grades 7 & 8 Senior Class Trip/ No Upper School Classes |
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Wed., June 4, 2025 |
US Closing Devotions/Senior Internship Presentations/Graduation Rehearsal Last day of school for Middle & Upper School |
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Thu., June 5, 2025 |
Last Day of School for Lower School/Lower School Closing Ceremony MS Moving Up Ceremony |
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Fri., June 6, 2025 |
Eid al-Adha - No Lower/Middle/Upper School Classes - Vacation Care Open |
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Sat., June 7, 2025 |
Graduation (10:30am) |
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Mon. - Wed. June 9-11, 2025 |
Closing Faculty Meetings |
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Mon.-Fri., June 9-13, 2025 |
Fun Week |
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Mon.-Fri., June 16-Aug. 15, 2025 |
SummerSessions@Friends Select |
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Mon.-Fri., June 16- Aug.15, 2025 |
ESF Summer Camp |
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Thu., June 19, 2025** |
Juneteenth – School Closed |
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Fri., July 4, 2025 |
Fourth of July – School Closed |
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Mon., Aug. 18, 2025 |
Upper School Sports Preseason Practices Begin |
