The Help Group’s North Hills Prep
2015 - 2016 SCHOOL CALENDAR
August 2015
Monday 24th – First day of school – First Quarter/Semester begins
September 2015
Character Topic: Respect
Monday 7th – Labor Day Holiday
Wednesday 16th – Minimum Day/Open House
Monday 14th – Rosh Hashanah – Pupil Free Day
Wednesday 30th – September Recognition Assembly
October 2015
Character Topic: Creativity
Tuesday, Wednesday 6th and 7th – CAHSEE testing 12th grade
Thursday 15th – Minimum Day
Friday 23rd – The Help Group Summit – Pupil Free Day
Wednesday 28th – PSAT
Friday 30th – October Recognition Assembly/Fall Festival
November 2015
Character Topic: Discipline
Tuesday, Wednesday 3rd and 4th – CAHSEE testing 11th and 12th grades
Wednesday 5th – Minimum Day
Wednesday 11th – Veteran’s Day – Pupil Free Day
Friday 20th – Thanksgiving Feast/Minimum Day
Thanksgiving Recess November 23rd - 27th
Monday 30th – Return from Thanksgiving Break/November Recognition Assembly
December 2015
Character Topic: Empathy
Wednesday 16th – Minimum Day
Friday 18th – December Recognition Assembly/Annual Winter Sing-Along
Winter Recess December 21st - Jan 1st, 2016
January 2016
Character Topic: Independence
Monday 4th – School Resumes
First Semester Final Exams Full School Day, Unless Noted Otherwise:
Monday 11th – Period 1 & 2 Final
Tuesday 12th – Period 3 & 4 Final
Wednesday 13th – Period 5 & 6 Final
Thursday 14th – Last day of First Semester
Monday 18th – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Tuesday 19th – Second Semester Begins
Wednesday 20th – Minimum Day
Friday 29th – January Recognition Assembly
February 2016
Character Topic: Positivity
Tuesaday, Wednesday 2nd and 3rd – CAHSEE testing 10th, 12th
Friday 12th – Valentine’s Day Celebration
Monday 15th – Presidents’ Day Holiday
Wednesday 24th – Minimum Day
Monday 29th – February Recognition Assembly
March 2016
Character Topic: Determination
Tuesday, Wednesday 16th and 17th – CAHSEE testing 10th (make-up), 11th, 12th
Friday 18th – Minimum Day
Spring Recess March 21st – March 25th
Monday 28th – School Resumes
Thursday 31st – March Recognition Assembly
April 2016
Character Topic: Ambition
Friday, April 1st – Science Fair
Wednesday 13th – Minimum Day/ Spring Showcase
Friday 29th – April Recognition Assembly
May 2016
Character Topic: Cooperation
Tuesday, Wednesday 10th and 11th – CAHSEE testing 10th (make-up), 12th
Friday 13th – Prom (Tentative)
Wednesday 27th – Minimum Day
Monday 30th – Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday 31st – May Recognition Assembly
June 2016
Character Topic: Dependability
Monday 6th- Period 1 & 2 Final
Tuesday 7th- Period 3 & 4 Final
Wednesday 8th-Period 5 & 6 Final
Thursday 9th- Make Up Finals/Junior High Promotion Luncheon/Graduation Rehearsal
Friday 10th – Last Day of Second Semester/Minimum Day/Graduation Ceremony
Other Testing Dates:
Annual CELDT 8/18/15 – 10/16/15 Grades 1-12
CA Fitness Test 2/1/16 – 3/18/16 Grades 5, 7, 9
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments 3/9/16 – 6/10/16 Grades 3 – 8
STS Reading-Language Arts Only 4/15/16 – 5/19/16 Grades 5, 8, 10
CST Science Only 4/15/16 – 5/19/16 Grades 5, 8, 10