2017-2018 Academic Calendar

8/14-8/16, Monday – Wednesday – 9 AM-1 PM Faculty In-service

8/14, Monday – Annual Alumni-Faculty Lunch – 12 PM in the gym

8/17-8/18, Th.- Fri. – 2017-2018 school year begins with Orientation activities led by USL Upper School students and graduates

8/21, Monday – School Closed: Total Solar Eclipse assignment will be available on Moodle

8/22, Tuesday– First day of classes

8/29, Tuesday– Back to School Night at 6 p.m.

9/4, Monday– Labor Day Holiday: School Closed

9/20 -9/22, Wednesday through Friday– IS trip: Barrier Island Environmental Education Program at Camp St. Christopher

9/27, Wednesday– Parent/Teacher conferences

10/15, Sunday–Mount Pleasant’s Children’s Day Festival at Park West, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Volunteers needed to run our information & game booth)

10/18, Wednesday– End of 1st Quarter; 7th-11th grade PSAT

10/20, Tuesday–Faculty In-service: No students

11/7, Tuesday–Annual Exit Polling LOTC (parents & alumni are welcome to volunteer from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

11/14, Tuesday–Annual Potluck Dinner and Holiday Festival of Lights at James Island County Park

11/17, Friday– Service LOTC: Trident United Way’s Annual Day of Caring (parents & alumni are welcome to volunteer from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

11/22, Tuesday – 11/24, Friday– Thanksgiving break: School closed

12/21, Thursday– End of 2nd Quarter & 1st Semester

12/22, Friday – 1/2, Tuesday– Winter Break

1/3, Wednesday– School resumes; Faculty In-service in the morning

1/4, Thursday – 1/10, Wednesday– MS Trip: Gulf Coast states

1/15, Monday– Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday: School Closed

1/31, Wednesday– Parent/Teacher Conferences

2/16, Friday– LOTC: Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (parents and alumni are welcome to volunteer from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)

2/19, Monday– President’s Day Holiday: School Closed

February/Early March– Annual USL Auction

3/1 – 3/29– Administration of Stanford Achievement Tests for 3rd-8th graders on Wednesdays

3/9, Friday– End of 3rd Quarter

3/30, Friday– Faculty In-service: No students

4/2, Monday – 4/6, Friday– Spring Break: School Closed

5/9, Wednesday or 5/10, Thursday (tentative)– MS Graduation

5/21, Monday– US Graduation

5/22, Tuesday– Last Day for Students

5/23, Wednesday – 5/25, Friday– End of the Year Faculty In-service