St. Paul Catholic School - Highland, Illinois
Please Note: The calendar sent home from school on the first of each month supercedes this calendar. Download a printable copy of the School Year Calendar
AUGUST
4 New Teachers' Meeting - 9:00 AM
11-13 St. Paul Parish Mission: 5:30 PM Dinner, 7:00 PM Presentation
Matthew Kelly, Presenter
11-12 Terra Nova Pre-Test Meetings
14 Faculty Meeting
  Mass at 8:20 AM
23 - 24 Kirchenfest
25 Kirchenfest Clean-Up AM
  "Meet Your Teacher" Night, 7:00-8:00 PM
26 First Day of Attendance - Jr. K through 8th Grade
  Pre-3 Parent/Student Visit, 10:00-11:00 AM
27 Pre-4 Class begins
29 All School Mass - 8:20AM
   
SEPTEMBER
1 No School, Labor Day
2 Advisory Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
3 Confirmation, Parent/Student Meeting - 7:00 PM Cafeteria
4 First Eucharist Parent Meeting - 7:00 PM Cafeteria
  2:10 Dismissal, 2:20 Faculty Meeting
9 11:20 Dismissal, No dismissal bus service, Diocesan Workshop, Godfrey
15-19 Terra Nova Testing
19 Mid First Quarter
24 National Day of Prayer, 7:00 AM in front of the school
26 Grandparents' Day Mass, 8:20 AM
   
OCTOBER
3 11:20 Dismissal, Buses will run, In-Service
  Blessing of the Pets, 8:00 AM
  Mass, 9:00 AM
13 No School, Columbus Day
17 IN SESSION, No bus service, End of First Quarter
30 2:10 Dismissal, No bus service
  Mass, 8:20 AM
  Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:00 - 7:00 PM
31 No School
  Parent/Teacher Conferences 8 AM - 12 Noon
   
NOVEMBER
3 No School, DAEC Conference
6 2:10 Dismissal, 2:20 Faculty Meeting
9 Space Camp Spaghetti Dinner
  Book Fair Open House
10-14 Book Fair Week
11 No School, Veterans Day
14 Mid Second Quarter
26 Thanksgiving Mass, 8:20 AM
27-28 No School, Thanksgiving Break
   
DECEMBER
4 2:10 Dismissal, 2:20 Faculty Meeting
8 Immaculate Conception, 8:20 AM Mass
9 Advent Concert, Grades 1-4, 7:00 PM
11 Band and Chorus Concert, 7:00 PM
19 2:10 Dismissal, Buses will run
  Mass, 8:20 AM
  Christmas Parties, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
  End of Second Quarter
  Faculty and Staff Christmas Gathering, 2:30
22-1/2 No School, Christmas Vacation/ New Year’s
   
JANUARY
5 Classes resume
8 2:10 Dismissal, 2:20 Faculty Meeting
19 No School, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
22 First Reconciliation for 2nd Grade, 7:00 PM
24 Catholic Schools Week Opening Mass, 5:00 PM - for staff & students
25-30 Catholic Schools Week
   
FEBRUARY
3 Mass, 8:20 AM, Blessing of the Throats
6 11:20 Dismissal, Buses will run, 11:30 In-Service
  Mid Third Quarter
12 Registration for 2009-10 School Year Begins
13 Valentine's Day Parties K-4, 2:00-3:00 PM
14 Preschool and Kindergarten Open House and Registration,
9:00 AM - Noon
16 No School, Presidents' Day
21 Confirmation Retreat; 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
25 Ash Wednesday, 8:20 Mass
27 Final Day for 2009-10 Registration
   
MARCH
2 IN SESSION - Casmir Pulaski Day, No bus service
5 2:10 Dismissal, Buses will run, 2:20 Faculty Meeting
6 End of Third Quarter
13 11:00 Dismissal, No bus service, Faculty In-Service
25 Reconciliation Service for Grades 2-8, 9:00 - 11:00 AM
   
APRIL
2 2:10 Dismissal, 2:20 Faculty Meeting
8 2:10 Dismissal, Buses will run
  Mass, 8:20 AM
  Prayer Service, 1:00 PM
9-13 No School, Holy Week through Easter Monday
14 Classes Resume
  Resurrection Parties 2:00 - 3:00 PM
17 Mid Fourth Quarter
19 First Communion for 2nd Grade, 2:00 PM
20 Mass for First Communion Students, 8:20 AM
   
MAY
7 2:10 Dismissal, 2:20 Faculty Meeting
8 Mary Crowning following the 8:20 AM Mass
12 Spring Concert
14 Spring Concert
25 No School, Memorial Day
25-27 8th Grade Chicago Trip
28 Anticipated date for Graduation, Mass at 7:00 PM
   
JUNE
5 Tentative Last Day of School
   
This calendar contains FIVE emergency days. Please note that the Last Day of School and Graduation are tentative dates and the final dates will be determined based on use of snow days and decisions made by the administration.
 
School Closing Procedure:
In case of inclement weather, the following stations will air announcements:
KMOV TV - Channel 4
KSDK TV - Channel 5
KMOX Radio - 1120AM
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