ACADEMIC ANNUAL CALENDAR
​   2024-2025 
     (Tentative)

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SUMMER SCHOOL 2024
Monday, June 17 – July 3 (total 13 days)

QUARTER 1 (August 21 - October 18)

August 12 – 19 (days and hours to be assigned):   
Textbook and uniform sale by grade level,
 
Friday, August 16
First Day of Academic Year

Friday, Monday, Tuesday August 16, 19, 20
Faculty Meetings, Classroom Preparation & Professional Development 

Tuesday, August 20, 6:30 pm
Parents Back to School Night – Kindergarten Only
 
Wednesday, August 21
Elementary School Opening
Grades 1-5, First Day of Instruction (full day)

Thursday, August 22
Kindergarten, First Day of Instruction (full day)
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Monday, August 26, 6:30 pm
Parents Back to School Night – First Grade Only

Tuesday, August 27, 6:30 pm
Parents Back to School Night – Second Grade Only

Thursday, August 29, 6:30 pm 
Parents Back to School Night – Fourth Grade Only

Monday, September 2
Labor Day – School Closed

Tuesday, September 3, 6:30 pm 
Parents Back to School Night – Fifth Grade Only

Wednesday, September 4, 6:30 pm
Parents Back to School Night – Third Grade Only

Saturday, September 7, 7:00 pm
Armens Parents' Night Out

Friday, September 13, 6:30 pm
Movie Night organized by the Fathers' Club

Friday, September 20                      
Re-Establishment of Armenian Independence Observed
School Closed 
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Saturday, September 21                      
Re-Establishment of Armenian Independence

Friday, October 4
Picture Day

Friday, October 11
Fall Festival: Organized by PSC - 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Monday, October 14 (new date)
​Pupil free day - No Instruction 

Friday, October 18     
Last Day of First Quarter

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QUARTER 2 (October 22 – December 20) 

Saturday, October 19, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm (new date)    
Annual Professional Development Day (APDD)
Organized by The Board of Regents

Tuesday, October 22
Beginning of Second Quarter
 
Wed., Thu., Fri., October 23, 24, 25
Armenian Cultural Days - Students only

Thursday, October 31
Halloween Student Activities during School Hours  
 
Friday, November 1
Parent Teacher Conference – Pupil free day                                    
Monday, November 11
Veterans Day – School Closed

Wednesday, November 27
Professional Development Day - Pupil Free Day                               
Thur., Fri., November 28, 29
Thanksgiving Holiday – School closed

Friday, December 6 - Half Day
Christmas Tree Lighting
     Early Dismissal:
     - Grades 4 & 5 at 11:45 a.m.
     - Grades 1 & 3 at 12:00 p.m.
​     - Grades K & 2 at 12:15 p.m.

Friday, December 6 - 5:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Christmas Tree Lighting organized by the Parent Support Committee
     - Event start time: 5:30 p.m.
     - Students' performances: 7:30 p.m.
     - Tree Lighting: 8:45 p.m.

Friday, December 20
Holy Communion – Half Day
 
Mon., December 23 – Tue., January 7      
Christmas Vacation – School Closed
 
Monday, January 6
Armenian Christmas Day

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QUARTER 3 (January 8 – March 21)

Wednesday, January 8 
Beginning of Third Quarter                             
School re-opens after Christmas Vacation

Thursday, January 9 (tentative)
5th grade students’ shadow day at the Encino Campus
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Monday, January 20                           
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – School Closed

Friday, January 31,  6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Father/Daughter Dance at the Encino Campus

Tuesday, February 4, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Incoming Kindergarten Orientation # 1

Thursday, February 6, 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Incoming Kindergarten Orientation # 2

Monday, February 17                        
Presidents’ Day – School Closed

Thursday, February 27                        
St. Vartanants Day – School Closed
 
Friday, February 28                        
Board of Regents Schools’ Professional Day
Pupil free day

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QUARTER 4 (March 24 – June 13) 

Monday, March 24
Beginning of Fourth Quarter

Friday, April 4               
Parent Teacher Conference  - Pupil free day

Friday, April 11
Holy Communion – Half Day
 
Monday, April 14 – April 21
Easter Vacation – School Closed 


Tuesday, April 22
School re-opens after Easter Vacation
 
Thursday, April 24
Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day – School Closed
 
Saturday, May 3 (tentative)
Elementary Armens Awards
 
Monday - Friday, May 12-16 (new date)
​TerraNova Standardized Testing Grades K-5

Friday, May 16
Preschool Year-End Program - Half Day
 
Monday, May 26
Memorial Day – School closed

Wednesday, May 28                                  
Armenian Independence Day – School Closed.
  
Friday, June 13                           
Last Day of Instruction, Half day

Sunday, June 15, 2:00 pm                  
Kindergarten Commencement
 
Sunday, June 15, 4:30 pm                  
5th Grade Commencement
 
Monday, June 16
Day off

Tuesday, June 17
Last Day of Academic Year

SUMMER SCHOOL 2024
Monday, June 23 – July 3 (total 14 days)