This calendar contains academic dates, including school holidays and teacher in-service days. For event information, please refer to the event calendar. The calendar may be updated periodically (last updated 02/24/2017). PAC refers to the Performing Arts Center.

2017/2018

August 2017

  • 7:
    • Elementary Orientation (grades 1-6); for new families; begins at 12:30pm in Holy Grounds
    • Jr/Sr High Orientation (grades 7-12); for new families; begins at 1pm in the PAC
    • Elementary Packet Pickup; 3-6pm
    • Jr/SrHigh Registration (grades 7-10); for all returning families
  • 11: Kindergarten Orientation; beginning at 9am
  • 14: First day of school (grades 1-12); half day for grades 1-6
  • 16: First day of school (preschool & PreK)
  • 31: Elementary Back-to-School Night; 6:30-8pm

September 2017

  • 1: Late start for Elementary; 9am
  • 4: Labor Day; no school; all offices closed
  • 6: 1st day of Homeschool Enrichment

October 2017

  • 11:
    • PSAT, grades 7-11
    • Half-day for junior/senior high
  • 13: End of 1st quarter (elementary)
  • 16-20: Fall break; no school
  • 20: Teacher in-service
  • 27: No school for grades K-6 (parent/teacher conferences)

November 2017

  • 22:
    • Thanksgiving Celebration (all school, including parents); 7:45-10:45am
    • Students dismissed after gathering
  • 23-24: Thanksgiving break; no school; all offices closed
  • 28: High school information night; 6:30-8pm in Holy Grounds

December 2017

  • 13: Senior high study day
  • 14: Senior high finals; 8:30-10am & 10:30am-noon
  • 15: Senior high study day
  • 18: Jr/Sr high finals; 8:30-10am & 10:30am-noon
  • 19:
    • Junior high finals; 8:30-10am & 10:30am-noon
    • Senior high study day
  • 20: Jr/Sr high finals; 8:30-10am & 10:30am-noon
  • 21:
    • Jr/Sr high finals make-up day
    • End of 2nd quarter (PreK-6) and 1st semester (jr/sr high)
  • 21-31: Christmas break
  • 25: All offices closed

January 2018

  • 1-5: Christmas break (continued from December)
  • 1: All offices closed
  • 5: Teacher in-service
  • 8-12: J-Term for jr/sr high
  • 10: Kindergarten information night; 6-7pm
  • 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; no school; all offices closed
  • 18: Junior High information night

February 2018

  • 10: 8th grade purity retreat (parents included for a portion of the retreat)
  • 16: Teacher in-service; no school
  • 19: President’s Day; no school; all offices closed
  • 27:
    • 10th grade purity retreat
    • ACT for 11th grade students

March 2018

  • 7: 6th grade shadow day
  • 9: End of 3rd quarter (elementary)
  • 22: Half day for elementary (parent/teacher conferences)
  • 23: No school for K-6 (parent/teacher conferences)
  • 26-30: Spring break
  • 30: Easter break; all offices closed

April 2018

  • 2: Easter break; no school; all offices closed
  • 5:
    • Half day for jr/sr high
    • ASPIRE testing; grades 7-10
    • CCU trip; 11th grade
    • Senior day; 12th grade
  • 20: Teacher in-service; no school
  • 30: Terra Nova testing (grades 1-6)

May 2018

  • 1-4: Terra Nova testing (grades 1-6)
  • 9: Senior high study day
  • 10: Senior high finals; 8:30-10am; 10:30am-noon
  • 11:
    • Junior high finals; 8:30-10am; 10:30am-noon
    • Senior high study day
  • 14: Jr/Sr high finals; 8:30-10am; 10:30am-noon
  • 15:
    • Junior high finals; 8:30-10am; 10:30am-noon
    • Senior high study day
  • 16: Senior high finals; 8:30-10am; 10:30am-noon
  • 17: Finals makeup day for grades 7-12; no school for junior/senior high
  • 18-24: Practicum; grades 7-12
  • 22: 6th grade continuation
  • 23: Kindergarten graduation; 8am
  • 24:
    • Half day (elementary); last day of school for elementary
    • End of 4th quarter (elementary) and 2nd semester (jr/sr high)
  • 25: Practicum assembly and yearbook distribution (jr/sr high); 12-3pm in the PAC
  • 26: Graduation

2018/2019 Academic Calendar

This calendar contains academic dates, including school holidays and teacher in-service days, for the 2018/2019 school year. For event information, please refer to the event calendar. The calendar will be updated periodically over the coming months (created 01/30/2018).

August 2018

Wednesday, August 8

  • Registration Day; Elementary and Jr/Sr High

Monday, August 13

  • 1st day of school
    • half day for grades K-6
    • full day for grades 7-12

Wednesday, August 22

  • Seniors-only retreat

Thursday, August 23 & Friday, August 24

  • Jr/Sr High retreat

September 2018

Monday, September 3

  • No school (Labor Day)

October 2018

Monday, October 15-Friday, October 19

  • Fall Break

November 2018

Thursday, November 8

  • No school for students as FRCS hosts the ACSI PD Forum (K-12)

Friday, November 9

  • No school for students as FRCS hosts the ACSI PD Forum (K-12)

Wednesday, November 21

  • All School Thanksgiving Celebration; 7:45-10:45am

Thursday, November 22-Friday, November 23

  • Thanksgiving Break

December 2018

Monday, December 24-Friday, January 4

  • Christmas Break

January 2019

Monday, December 24-Friday, January 4

  • Christmas Break

Monday, January 21

  • No School (MLK Day)

February 2019

Friday, February 15

  • Teacher In-Service (no school for students, K-12)

Monday, February 18

  • No School (President’s Day)

March 2019

Monday, March 25-Friday, March 29

  • Spring Break

April 2019

Friday, April 19-Monday, April 22

  • Easter Break

May 2019

Saturday, May 25

  • Graduation