Congratulations to House Leo on taking the lead among the Houses at the end of Quarter 2!

All students in House Leo may wear their House Shirts on Wednesdays throughout Quarter 3.

August

1 House Leaders Meeting 3pm

Mentor training 4-7pm

2 New Student Orientation & Open House Event

Fall Sports Parent Info Night

6 First Day of School

6 Coffee with the Headmaster (all grades)

7 Sports Info Meeting (Zoom)

12 Extended Day program begins

12-14 Galileo Benchmark Testing (6th-8th Gr)

15 Q1 House Opening Ceremonies

16 Half Day

6th Grade Social (after school)

19 9th grade Retreat Payson, AZ 

20 12th Grade Breakfast (PSO)

22 Curriculum Night (6th - 7th)

23 Football: First Home Game - PSO Tailgate

26 Enrichment Courses begin

Sports Photos

28 Fall Picture Day

Varsity Volleyball: First Home Game

29 Curriculum Night (8th - 12th)

30 Half Day - R&R Weekend

September

2 No School – Labor Day

6 Junior Blazer Ceremony

Junior Breakfast (students)

Junior Parent Meeting

10 7th Gr Quarterly Commons

11 6th Gr Quarterly Commons

11-12 Hearing and Vision Screening

13 Q1 General PSO Meeting 

17 Senior Event Parent Meeting

19-22 7th Gr Trip: Catalina Island Marine Institute

20 Half Day - R&R Weekend

24 8th Gr Landmark Series Opener

8th Gr Breakfast (PSO)

25 Civics Celebration Day

28 Homecoming Dance

9/30 - 10/4 Homecoming Week

October

4 Homecoming Football Game: Tailgate, Senior Night

4 Half Day

7-11 No School – Fall Break

October

7-11 No School – Fall Break

14-16 Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences

18 PSAT (10th Gr)

21 PSAT (11th Gr)

22 10th Grade Breakfast (PSO)

8th Gr Field Trip: Slide Rock

Volleyball/Cross-Country/Swim: Senior Night

23, 24 Winter Sports Parent Info Nights

24 10th/11th Gr Field Trip: Twelfth Night

25 Q2 House Opening Ceremonies

28-31 Galileo Benchmark Testing (6th-8th Gr)

November

1 Literary Character Day

Beowulf Night (8th grade +)

Great Hearts Gala

Senior Thesis Prospectus Due

Q2 General PSO Meeting

5 9th Gr Breakfast (PSO)

7 Picture Re-Take Day

8 Half Day - R&R Weekend

House Day (Field Day)

11 No School – Veteran's Day

12 Sports Photos

12th Gr Drama Tech

13, 14 Fall Sports Banquets

14 12th Gr Drama Rehearsal

15 5th Gr Parent Prep Preview

6th Gr Cowboy Breakfast

HS Coffeehouse Night

19 11th Gr Drama Tech

7th Gr Quarterly Commons

20 6th Gr Quarterly Commons

21 11th Gr Drama Rehearsal

9th Gr Field Trip: Phoenix Symphony

22 11th Gr Drama Performance

Senior Thesis Outline Due

25 Winter Sports Kickoff

26 Half Day - R&R Weekend

27-29 No School – Thanksgiving Holiday (R&R)

December

11 Fine Arts Night (R&R)

13 Homerathon (11th & 12th Gr)

16 Dodgeball Tournament

16-18 Half Days - Finals

12/19 - 1/3 No School – Winter Break 

January

9 Junior Trip Info Meeting

10 Senior Thesis Full Rough Draft Due

13-15 Galileo Benchmark Testing (6th-8th Gr)

14 Q3 General PSO Meeting (evening)

16 7th Gr Curricular Event

17 Half Day - R&R Weekend

18 Winter Formal

20 No School – Civil Rights Day

Boys' & Girls' Basketball: Senior Night

21 Enrichment Courses Begin

24 Q3 House Opening Ceremonies

Senior Thesis Revision Mtg 1

27 Spring Sports Parent Info Night

29 Boys' & Girls' Soccer: Senior Night

31 8th Gr House Games (Landmark Day)

February

3 Spring Sports Parent Info Night

Taste of Cicero (HS Showcase - for all parents & students)

5 Senior Class Picture Day & Spring Pictures

7 Half Day

House Day (Field Day)

7-8 NAU Jazz/Madrigal Festival (Chamber Singers)

13 Senior Breakfast (PSO)

14 Senior Thesis Revision Mtg 2

14 Half Day - R&R Weekend

14-16 PSO Family Camping Trip

17 No School – President's Day

18 10th Grade Breakfast (PSO)

Sports Photos & Uniform Distribution

19-21 Great Hearts Symposium

19 MS Winter Sports Banquet

20 Rising 6th Grade Preview Morning

Senior Trip Meeting

21 HS Coffee House Night: Poetry Jam

24 Junior Trip Meeting

25 7th Gr Quarterly Commons

26 6th Gr Quarterly Commons

HS Winter Sports Banquet

28 8th Gr Architecture Project Display (Parents Invited)

March

3 Senior Thesis Final Draft Due

5-8 Junior Trip: Los Angeles

5-10 Senior Trip: Washington, DC

7 Half Day

10-14 No School – Spring Break

March

10-14 No School – Spring Break

19-21 AzSci Testing (8th & 11th Gr)

21 Q4 House Opening Ceremonies

24 Senior Thesis Defenses Begin

Senior Events Parent Meeting

25 9th Grade Breakfast (PSO)

28 6th Gr Field Trip: Wildlife World Zoo

31 AASA Testing (6th-8th Gr)

April

Senior Thesis Defenses All Month

1-11 AASA Testing (6th-8th Gr)

1 ACT Aspire Testing (9th Gr)

2 Pre-ACT (10th Gr)

Beach Volleyball: Senior Night

3 ACT (11th Gr)

4 Half Day

Coffee House Night (Rising 9th Invited)

7 Student Leadership Info Meeting

8 11th Gr Breakfast (PSO)

12th Gr Drama Tech

9 Class of 2026 Senior Trip Meeting

10 12th Gr Drama Rehearsal

Prep for Prep: Meet the Teachers (Rising 5th)

11 12th Gr Drama Performance

Q4 General PSO Meeting

17 R&R Weekend (Full Day!)

10th Gr Retreat: Tonto Natural Bridge

18 No School - District Day

21 No School - District Day

24 Rising Seniors: Thesis Advisor Meeting

25 Great Hearts Honor Choir Festival (Concert Choir)

Volunteer & Donor Appreciation Breakfast

26 Prom

29 11th Gr Drama Tech

May

Senior Thesis Defenses Continue

1 11th Gr Drama Rehearsal

Boys' Volleyball: Senior Night

2 11th Gr Drama Performance

6th Gr Science Fair

9th Grade Field Trip: AZ Capitol, Civics Exam

5 8th Grade Field Trip: Castles 'N Coasters

5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week

9 Half Day

Senior Sunrise Breakfast, College Shirt Day

Senior Tribute Night

12, 13 Spring Sports Banquets

14 Fine Arts Night (R&R)

16 Senior March

19 End of the Year Awards

19-23 Clean-up Days (Lockers, etc.)

20-23 Half Days - Finals

23 Last Day of School 

8th Grade Promotion (1pm)

Graduation Rehearsal (3:30 pm)

24 HS Graduation Ceremony (6:30 pm)