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Final Weeks of School
Final Weeks of School
Monday 5/12 and on – Donation & Recycling Bins:
Centurions in Service will be hosting donation/recycling bins around campus. Students are encouraged to place any school materials they wish to donate or recycle in these designated bins. Let’s finish the year strong by helping others and reducing waste!
All students will need to remove locker decorations, including pictures, birthday signs, and all locker accessories. Please take these items home to avoid overfilling the school’s trash cans.
Gather all textbooks from home for return on Monday 5/19.
Monday 5/19 – Awards Ceremony & Locker Clean-Out:
Award Ceremonies will be held by grade level (see flyer below for details). Parents are invited into the gym through the south gym doors.
Yearbooks will be distributed to students after each ceremony.
Students should bring an empty backpack, and any additional bags needed to pack up and bring home all their belongings.
All textbooks will be checked back in this day.
Tuesday 5/20 through Friday 5/23 – Final Exams:
See schedule below for timing of study sessions and exams.
Friday 5/23 – Final Day Schedule:
After their last final, students will be given time to clean out lockers and gather any remaining materials.
We will end the school year with the Cicero Yearbook Signing Social on the field! This event will feature games, music, and Kona Ice. (Students are encouraged to bring $5–$10 if they would like to purchase a treat.) It’s a special time to celebrate together, sign yearbooks, and enjoy a memorable close to a wonderful school year.
Thank you for your support in helping our students finish strong and celebrate well.
Check out our new uniform program through Lands’ End!
Stop by the front office for visual sizing; we will have samples of all the basic uniform items in the different sizes. The office will be open until 1:00pm.
Look over the "Perfect Fit" document, which outlines several methods for determining the correct fit for your child.
Browse the online store here. You can search for "Cicero Preparatory Academy" or by School # 900205238.
Congratulations to House Leo on once again winning the House Championship at the end of Quarter 3!
All students in House Leo may wear their House Shirts on Wednesdays throughout Quarter 4.
Quarter One Events
Quarter One Events
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
Quarter Two Events
Quarter Two Events
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
Quarter Three
Quarter Three
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
Quarter Four
Quarter Four
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
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
12 Coffee House Night (Rising 9th Invited)
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
9th Grade Field Trip: AZ Capitol, Civics Exam
5 8th Grade Field Trip: Castles 'N Coasters
5-9 Teacher Appreciation Week
7 6th Gr Science Fair
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)
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