Date	Activity	Time
August 1	Information mailed out to parents regarding Junior High Odyssey and the Senior High Fall Trip. Complete itinerary and all other pertinent information will be provided in this mailing.
August 11	Family Work/Cleaning Day	2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
August 16	GRS Communications Committee Meeting	4:00 PM -5:30 PM
August 25	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
August 30	Fall Trip Meetings. New parents arrive at 6:30 for brief orientation. All-parent meeting at 7:00 to be divided into Junior High and Senior High trip groups.	6:30 PM New parents; 7:00 PM All parents
September 1	FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Coffee and rolls for parents 8-9:30am in the dining hall	8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
September 2	Half Day Friday.
September 5	Labor Day - No School for students or staff
September 6	School resumes
September 15	Fundraising Committee Meeting	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
September 19-20	No School - Fall Trip Break.
September 22	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
September 23	Half Day Friday.
September 29	Academic Orientation for start of Semester 1 for both Junior High and Senior High parents, 7:00-9:00 pm. This meeting will be paired with a Montessori Education piece.
September 30	Half Day Friday.
October 6	Student Presentations from Fall Trips.	6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
October 7	Half Day Friday.
October 11	Fundraising Committee Meeting	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
October 14	Half Day Friday.
October 14-31	Blue Sky Guide Fundraiser
October 18	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
October 20-21	Staff Development Days - No school for students
October 20	Open House for prospective students.	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
October 26	Conferences, CLASS IN SESSION FOR STUDENTS	4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
October 27	Conferences, CLASS IN SESSION FOR STUDENTS	4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
October 28	Conferences	8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
November 3	Annual Report to the community, Q&A, for all parents and staff.	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
November 4	Half Day Friday.
November 10	Fundraising Committee Meeting	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
November 11	Half Day Friday.
November 17	GRS Communications Committee Meeting	6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
November 18	Half Day Friday.
November 20	Open House for prospective students.	2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
November 22	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
November 24-27	Fall Break - No school
December 1	Senior High Play	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
December 2	Half Day Friday.
December 2	Senior High Play	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
December 3	Senior High Play	3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
December 6	Notice to parents of any student who is in danger of not passing a course.
December 8	Barnes and Noble Bookfair Fundraiser	All Day
December 9	Half Day Friday.
December 15	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
December 16	Staff Development Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
December 17	Winter Break Begins - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
January 2	School resumes
January 6	Half Day Friday.
January 12	END OF SEMESTER 1
January 13-16	Martin Luther King Junior Holiday
January 17	J-Term begins for High School and Junior High
January 20	Half Day Friday.
January 20	MNSCU Testing Date for 10th and 11th Grades - Trip to Century College.
January 22	Open House for prospective students.	2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
January 26	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
January 27	Half Day Friday.
January 31	10th Grade BST/MCA Written Composition State Testing Date
February 1	10th Grade BST/MCA Written Composition State Make Up Testing Date
February 2	All-Parent information evening update, Q&A.	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
February 3	Half Day Friday.
February 3	Notice to parents of any student who is in danger of not passing a course.
February 7	8th Grade BST Mathematics State Testing Date
February 8	8th Grade BST Mathematics State Testing Make Up Date
February 9	8th Grade BST Reading State Testing Date
February 9	Junior High Theater production group one.	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
February 10	8th Grade BST Reading State Testing Make Up Date
February 10	Half Day Friday.
February 10	8th Grade BST reading state testing make-up date.
February 10	Junior High Theater production group two.	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
February 11	Junior High Theater Production.	Group One 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Group Two 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
February 13	START OF SEMESTER TWO
February 16	Fundraising Committee Meeting	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
February 17	Half Day Friday.
February 23	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
February 24	Half Day Friday.
February 28	Registration closes for GRS. All applications must be submitted by this date in order to attend GRS in 2006-2007.
March 1	Registration lottery, and acceptance letters mailed.
March 3	Half Day Friday.
March 9	Fundraising Committee meeting.	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
March 10	Staff development day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
March 17	Half Day Friday.
March 21	Stanford Achievement Test for Hamline University Sponsor Requirement Testing Date- All Grades
March 22	Stanford Achievement Test for Hamline University Sponsor Requirement Make Up Testing Date - All Grades
March 23	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
March 24	Half Day Friday.
March 29	Conferences, CLASS IN SESSION FOR STUDENTS.	4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
March 30	Conferences, NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS	8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
March 31	Conferences, NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS	8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
April 1-9	Spring Break - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
April 10	Class resumes from Spring Break
April 11	Fundraising Committee Meeting	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
April 14	Half Day Friday.
April 18	7th Grade MCA Reading and Math State Testing Date 8th Grade MCA Reading and Math State Testing Date 10th Grade MCA Reading State Testing Date 11th Grade MCA Math State Testing Date
April 19	7th Grade MCA Reading and Math State Testing Make Up Date 8th Grade MCA Reading and Math State Testing Make Up Date 10th Grade MCA Reading State Testing Make Up Date 11th Grade MCA Math State Testing Make Up Date
April 21	Half Day Friday.
April 27	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
April 28	Half Day Friday.
May	Bike-a-thon. Site to be determined	TBA
May 5	Half Day Friday.
May 5	Notice to parents of any student who is in danger of not passing a course.
May 11	Fundraising Committee Meeting	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
May 12	Half Day Friday.
May 19	Half Day Friday.
May 25	END OF SEMEMSTER 2
May 25	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
May 26-29	Memorial Day Weekend - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
May 30	Junior High Trip and Senior High Trip/Intensives begin
June 7	End of Junior High Trip and Senior High Trip/Intensives
June 8	All-School Clean-up Day
June 8	8th Grade Graduation
June 9	LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
June 9	Student-led presentations of Junior High bike trip experience and Senior High intensive/trip experience.
June 22	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
July 27	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
August 24	School Board Meeting at GRS	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM