Valley Park High School 2016-2017

Co-Curricular Activities Calendar

AUGUST
Aug. / 1 / Fall Athletic Practice Begins
Aug. / 3 / Senior pictures (Interstate Studio) – 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., HS Commons
Aug. / 5 / ACT Registration Deadline for September Test
Aug. / 9-10 / New Teacher Orientation
Aug. / 11-12 & 15 / Teacher Work Days
Aug. / 11 / High School Open House 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. - Field House
Aug. / 16 / School Begins, Modified Schedule
Aug. / 16 / School Picture Day, (Interstate Studio) Seminar Room, 7:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (no senior pictures)
Aug. / 17 / Fall sport pictures 6:00 pm. followed by Athletic Parent Informational Meeting
Aug. / 18 / Seniors – Open the Door to Success DVD, 10:15 a.m., Commons
Aug. / 23 / Juniors – Open the Door to Success DVD, 10:15 a.m., Commons
Aug. / 26 / Sophomores – Open the Door to Success DVD, 10:15 a.m., Commons
Aug. / 31 / Freshman – Open the Door to Success DVD, 10:15 a.m., Commons
SEPTEMBER
Sept. / 5 / Labor Day - No School
Sept / 6 / Fall Pep Assembly, Field House, 1:20 p.m.
Sept. / 9 / NHS Blood Drive- Commons
Sept. / 10 / ACT Testing
Sept. / 13 / Hearing screening 9th & 11th grades
Sept. / 14 / Professional Dev. - Early Dismissal - 11:20 p.m.
Sept / 16 / ACT Registration Deadline for October Test
Sept. / 19 / PALS meeting, 10:15 a.m., Seminar room
Sept. / 20-21 / Vision screening & Dental Clinic
Sept. / 21 / ACT practice test Sophomores-Commons 7:50 a.m. -
Sept. / 22 / ACT practice test Juniors-Commons 7:50 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Sept. / 22 / Picture Retake Day 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Field House
Sept. / 23 / Junior Ring Ceremony, Library, 7:20 a.m. (Breakfast) (Rings Delivered from Jostens in a.m.)
Sept. / 23 / End of 1st 6-Weeks Grading Cycle, 1st Semester
Sept. / 26 / Grades Due by 3:00 p.m.
Sept. / 28 / 6-Weeks, 1st Semester Progress Reports Mailed Home
OCTOBER
Oct. / 1 / FASFA available for 2017-2018 school year
Oct. / 4 & 6 / HS Conference Night, 3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. / Renaissance Academic Award Assembly, MS GYM, 10:25 a.m.
Oct. / 7 / Professional Development-No School for Students
Oct. / 11 / Renaissance Academic Award Assembly, Field House, 10:20 a.m.
Oct. / 14 / Hawk Run - First Quarter Ends
Oct. / 14 / Senior Announcement & Memorabilia Meeting, Commons, 10:20 a.m.
Oct. / 18-20 / 1st Quarter Benchmark (English, Science, Fine Arts, Physical Education)
Oct. / 19 / PSAT Test, 7:50 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Seminar Room (selected Juniors)
Oct. / 22 / Haunted House 7:30-10:00 p.m., VPHS
Oct. / 22 / ACT Testing
Oct. / 24 / PALS meeting, 10:15 a.m., Seminar room
Oct. / 27 / Vision Exam and glasses
Oct. / 25-27 / 1st Quarter Benchmark (Math, Social Studies, Practical Arts, Foreign Language)
Oct. / 28 / Musical Performance, ES Gym, 7:00 p.m.
Oct. / 29 (Sat.) / Musical Performance, ES Gym, 7:00 p.m.
Oct. / 31 / Winter Athletic Practice Begins
Oct. / 30 (Sun.) / Trick or Trunk, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Commons
NOVEMBER
Nov. / 3 / End of 1stGrading Cycle, 1st Semester
Nov. / 4 / Grades due by 3:00 p.m.
Nov. / 4 / ACT Registration Deadline for December Test
Nov. / 6 / Daylight Saving Time Ends
Nov. / 8 / Election Day & Conference Break-No School
Nov. / 10 / Seniors orders – Jostens 10:20 a.m., Commons
Nov. / 10 / Winter sports pictures 6:00 p.m. followed by Athletic Parent Info. Meeting
Nov. / 11 / Report cards emailed home
Nov. / 15 / Interstate-Senior photos-10:15am, Seminar Room (Make up day for seniors pictures)
NOVEMBER
Nov. / 15 / Fall Sports Award Night, Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.
Nov. / 18 / Professional Development – No School for Students
Nov. / 18 / Blue and Orange Game, Field House, 6:00 p.m.
Nov. / 21 / Winter Pep Assembly, Field House, 1:20 p.m.
Nov. / 23-25 / Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
Nov. / 28-Dec.2 / VP Basketball Tournament (Nov. 28-Dec. 2)
Nov. / 29 / Dental Clinic
Nov. / 29 / PALS meeting, 10:15 a.m., Seminar room
DECEMBER
Dec. / 2 / Government - EOC
Dec. / 7 / Music Assembly, Field House, 10:20 a.m.
Dec. / 7 / All-Bands Concert, Field House, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. / 10 / ACT Testing
Dec / 14 / Choir Concert, ES Gym, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. / 19-21 / 1st Semester Final Exams – ½ day (12:20 dismissal)
Dec. / 21 / End of 1st Semester- Early Dismissal (12:20 dismissal)
Dec. / 22-Jan. 3 / Winter Recess, No School
JANUARY
Jan. / 2 / Winter Recess, No School
Jan. / 3 / Teacher Work Day- No School for Students
Jan. / 4 / Students Return after Winter Recess- Second Semester Begins, Modified Schedule
Jan. / 13 / ACT Registration deadline for February test
Jan. / 16 / Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No School
Jan. / 20 / PALS meeting, 10:15 a.m., Seminar room
Jan. / 25 / Professional Development-Early Dismissal-11:20 a.m.
Jan. / 30 / Talent Show, ES Gym, 10:20 a.m.
FEBRUARY
Feb. / 2 / End first 6 weeks, 2nd semester
Feb. / 3 / Grades Due by 3:00 p.m.
Feb. / 3 / All District VP Homecoming Assembly, Field House, 1:15 p.m. (*modified am schedule)
Feb / 3 / Homecoming game
Feb. / 4 / VPHS Homecoming Dance, Cafeteria, 7:00 p.m., (Coronation at 6:30 p.m.)
Feb. / 6 / Progress Reports emailed home
Feb. / 6-10 / FBLA Week
Feb. / 7 / HS Conference Night, 3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Feb. / 9 / HS Conference Night, 3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Feb. / 10 / Professional Development - No School
Feb. / 11 / ACT Testing
Feb. / 13 / Fall Scheduling - Juniors
Feb. / 20 / President’s Day-No School
Feb. / 16 / NHS Blood Drive, Commons / NHS Blood Drive, Commons
Feb. / 22 / Fall Scheduling - Sophomores
Feb. / 24 / AP Test forms due
Feb. / 27 / Fall Scheduling - Freshman
Feb. / 27 / Spring Athletic Practice Begins
Feb. / 29 / Fall Scheduling – 8th Grade
MARCH
Mar. / 1 / Professional Development-Early Dismissal -11:20
Mar. / 3 / ACT Registration Deadline for April Test
Mar. / 2,3,6 / 3rd Quarter Benchmark (Math, Social Studies, Practical Arts, Foreign Language)
Mar. / 7 / VPHS Winter Sports Award Night, Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.
Mar. / 7,8,9 / 3rd Quarter Benchmark (English, Science, Fine Arts, Physical Education)
Mar. / 9 / Spring sports pictures, 6:00 p.m., followed by Spring Athletic Parent Info. Meeting
Mar. / 9 / Senior Citizen Breakfast
Mar. / 10 / Practice ACT test all Sophomores
Mar. / 10 / Third Quarter Ends
Mar.
Mar. / 10
12 / Grades Due by 3:00pm
Daylight Saving Time Begins
Mar. / 13-17 / Spring Recess, No School Valley Park / So. Co. Tech
Mar. / 20 / Students Return after Spring Break
Mar. / 22 / Spring Pep Assembly, Field House, 1:20 p.m. (StuCo Pep Assembly)
Mar. / 27 / Juniors – ACT pre-bubble, 10:15 a.m., Commons
APRIL
Apr. / 4 / Senior Announcements Distributed, Commons, Jostens, 10:20 a.m.
Apr. / 6 / End of 1st 12-Weeks Grading Cycle, 2nd Semester
APRIL
Apr. / 6 / Student Awards Banquet & NHS Induction Ceremony, MS Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.
Apr. / 7 / Grades Due by 3:00 p.m.
Apr. / 7 / Conference Break-No School
Apr. / 7 / Athletic Trivia Night
Apr. / 8 / ACT Testing
Apr. / 10 / Sophomore Ring Meeting, Commons, Jostens, 10:20 a.m.
Apr. / 10 / 12-Weeks, 2nd Semester Progress Reports Mailed Home
Apr. / 13 / Music Assembly, Field House, 10:20 a.m.
Apr. / 13 / Band Concert, Field House, 6:30 p.m.
Apr. / 18-19 / Dental Clinic
Apr. / 19 / ACT – State held for All Juniors, Commons, 7:50 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Apr. / 20 / Sophomore Ring Order, Commons, Jostens, 7:50 a.m. (Before the Fun Day)
Apr. / 20 / Academic Fun Day
Apr. / 20 / Character Plus Stars Breakfast, ES Cafeteria, 6:45 a.m.
Apr. / 21 / Professional Development - No student attendance
Apr. / 21 / VPHS Prom, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Apr. / 27 / AP pretest, 10:15 a.m., Commons
Apr. / 28 / STEM Breakfast, HS Commons 7:00 a.m.
MAY
May / 1-12 / MAP (EOC) testing
May / 1 / AP Exam-Psychology, 12:00 p.m.
May / 3 / AP Exam-English Literature Comp, 8:00 a.m.
May / 4 / AP Exam-US Government & Politics, 8:00 a.m.
May / 5 / AP Exam-United States History, 8:00 a.m.
May / 9 / AP Exam-Calculus AB, 8:00 a.m.
May / 5 / ACT Registration Deadline for June Test
May / 9 / Choir Concert, ES Gym, 6:30 p.m.
May / 10 / Senior Finals 1st and 8th hour
May / 11 / AP Exam-Statistics, 12:00 p.m.
May / 11 / Senior Finals 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th hour
May / 11 / VPHS Spring Sports Award Night, Cafeteria, 6:30 p.m.
May / 12 / Senior Finals 1st, 4th and 8th hour
May / 12 / Last Day for Seniors-full day of school
May / 19 / Commencement Rehearsal, Field House, 9:00 a.m.
May / 19 / Senior Assembly, Field House, 10:15 a.m.
May / 19 / VPHS Commencement, Missouri Baptist University, 7:30 p.m.
May / *26 / 6th hour Final Exams
May / 29 / Memorial Day – No School
May / *30 / 1st and 4th hour Final Exams – ½ day (12:20 dismissal)
May / *31 / 2nd and 7th hour Final Exams – ½ day (12:20 dismissal)
JUNE
June / *1 / 3rd and 8th hour Final Exams – ½ day (12:20 dismissal)
June / *1 / Students’ Last Day of School
June / *2 / Records Day, No Student Attendance
June / 10 / ACT Testing

*Tentative dates due to the number of snow days.Updated – 6-22-2016