Opening of School Schedule 2016 Updated 7/22/2016 Dining Hall Hours (unless noted) 7:30 8:30 AM Buffet Breakfast 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Buffet Lunch 5:30 6:30 PM Buffet Dinner Grille Hours: 7:30 9:30 PM DATE/TIME EVENT PLACE Monday, August 22 Administrators return Preseason football players return (by coaches invitation) 10:00 AM 10:45 AM Football Registration (Headmaster greets families) Gillison Court 11:00 AM Football Parent Meeting Gillison Court 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Buffet luncheon for football players and families Dining Hall Tuesday, August 23 Administration meetings Wednesday, August 24 New Faculty Orientation (begins) 6:00 PM New faculty dinner with the Headmaster Thursday, August 25 New 9:00 AM 1:00 PM Department Chairs Retreat 4:30 PM Pottstown Community Reception with new faculty Headmaster s Garden 5:30 PM New Faculty Cookout (all faculty invited to attend) Dellfield House Friday, August 26 Preseason athletes arrive (by coaches invitation) 10:00 AM 12:00 PM Preseason Athletes Registration (except football) Ryan Library 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Buffet luncheon for preseason athletes & families Dining Hall 1:15 PM Parents and coaches meetings by sport Locations in packets 3:00 PM Preseason athletic practices 3:00 4:30 PM Headmaster s Parent reception (parents depart immediately following) Lehrman Pavilion 6:45-7:30 PM Preseason athletes meeting with the Deans of Students and Athletic Director) (required) CFTA Theatre 7:30 9:30 PM Preseason team meetings and workouts (Opening meetings introductions, rules review) Saturday, August 27 Sunday, August 28 Monday, August 29 Tuesday, August 30 Faculty Orientation (begins) 8:30 AM All employee meeting (followed by Continental breakfast) CFTA Theatre 9:30 AM 3:00 PM Faculty meeting Widener Arts & Crafts 10:30 11:30 AM Athletes brunch 12:00 2:00 PM Athletes team building activities with Mr. Keith Wilford CFTA 3:30 PM
6:00 PM Opening- of- School employee party Lehrman Pavilion 7:00 PM Preseason athletes activities Quad Wednesday, August 31 Returning international students may begin returning (if registered) 6:30 7:30 AM Continental breakfast for athletes Dining Hall 7:30 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 3:00 PM Faculty meetings 1:00 PM Preseason athletes weekend cards due (weekend departure with coaches advanced approval) 12:30 2:00 PM Preseason Team Building Activities: Positive Coaching Alliance 3:30 PM Deans Office 7:30 PM Cleanup and room inspections Dormitories 8:30 PM Preseason athletes pizza party Student Center Dormitories Thursday, September 1 Duty begins for dorm faculty and deans on duty Day students return home after last commitment 7:30 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 2:00 PM Preseason athletes move into permanent dorm rooms 10:00 AM 3:00 PM Faculty meetings 3:30 PM Dormitories Friday, September 2 Leadership Training Day 8:00 AM 8:00 PM Summer stored belongings pickup (preseason & prefects) Old Hockey Rink 9:00 11:00 AM 9:00 AM 12:00 AM Student leaders move into dorms (Pick up keys in Student Life Office) Prefects, Student Government, Honor Council, and International Student Center prefects return 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Faculty meetings - REACH Training Ryan Library Student leadership training Student Government (AC201) 12:00 2:00 PM Honor Council (AC 317) Prefects (Widener Arts and Crafts 1) International leaders (Science Library) 2:30 4:00 PM 5:00 11:00 PM Prefect and All Dorm Faculty Excursions Various 6:30 PM Student Government, Honor Council, and International Prefects Dinner with the Headmaster Feroe House Dormitories Saturday, September 3 New International Students Orientation Day 9:00 10:00 AM Hilltones and Hilltrebles return Student Life Office 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Student leadership training and dorm preparation Student Government Association (RAP) Prefects (Student Center) and final dorm room inspection Honor Council (Honor Council Room) 10:00 AM New international families registration and luncheon (lite fare) (Designated faculty and school leaders to assist) CFTA 11:00 1:00 PM Hilltones and Hilltrebles rehearsal
2:00 5:00 PM New international students and parents orientation Widener Arts & Crafts 1:00 5:00 PM 6:00 7:00 PM Host families and New International families dinner Dining Hall 6:00 8:00 PM Hilltones and Hilltrebles rehearsal Music House 7:00 8:00 PM Headmaster s Parents Reception Boyer Gallery 7:00 9:30 PM International student orientation continues (students only) Widener Arts &Crafts 1 8:00 PM Prefects meet with dorm parents Dorms Dorms Sunday, September 4 Student Arrival Day (Academic Casual dress) 6:30 7:30 AM Continental breakfast for athletes Dining Hall 7:30 9:30 AM 11:00 AM Chapel (voluntary) Chapel 10:00 AM 1:00 PM Hilltones and Hilltrebles rehearsal Music House 10:00 AM 12:00 PM New boarding students registration (except preseason athletes) Textbook distribution Ryan Library 11:30 AM 12:30 PM New day students registration (except preseason athletes) Ryan Library 11:30 AM 12:30 PM Returning boarding students registration (except preseason athletes) Ryan Library 11:45 AM 1:00 PM New students and families luncheon Dining Hall 1:15 2:00 PM New boarding students and families dormitory orientation Dormitories New day students and families orientation (Day Student Dean and Widener Arts & 1:15 2:00 PM Day Student Prefects) Crafts 2:15 3:00 PM New students and families meet advisers Locations in packet 3:00 6:30 PM Summer stored belongings pickup Old Hockey Rink 3:15 5:30 PM Hilltones and Hilltrebles rehearsal Music House 3:15 PM Headmaster welcomes new families and students CFTA Theatre 3:45-4:15 PM PGs Meeting with Director of Testing College Office 3:45 5:15 PM New student orientation team activities Quad 3:45 5:00 PM Headmaster s welcome back parents reception (all parents invited) CFTA Lobby 5:00 PM Day student registration (except preseason athletes) Student Center 5:00 PM New parents depart campus 5:30 PM Welcome Home Cookout for students and faculty Quad 6:30 7:15 PM Big Brother/Big Sister Classroom Tour Student Center Patio 7:30-8:15 PM REACH Training for Day Students (required) Day students depart Widener Arts & following meeting Crafts 8:30 PM Boarders check in to dorms (Dorm meetings: Making yourself at home, REACH Training) Dormitories 11:00 PM Third, fourth, and fifth form lights out; sixth form in rooms Dormitories Monday, September 5 Student Orientation (all events required) Academic Casual dress (dress shorts permitted) 8:30 AM Orientation teams meet for breakfast Dining Hall 8:30 AM 3:00 PM Sixth form College Retreat Various locations 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Returning fourth and fifth form meeting CFTA 9:00 11:50 AM Orientation teams information sessions Academics, Expectations, Health & Wellness, Counseling Support, Various Student Activities, Dining Hall 11:30 AM 1:00 PM Buffet Lunch 1:15 2:00 PM New Students Honor Code Orientation Various locations 2:00 2:30 PM New Students Letters to Self 2:30 4:30 PM Third, fourth, and fifth form activities (returning and new students) Various locations 3:15 5:00 PM Hilltones and Hilltrebles rehearsal Music House
4:30 5:00 PM Break 5:00 PM All School Convocation (form seating) CFTA 6:15 PM Seated Dinner (adviser seating) Dining Hall 7:30 PM Day students depart Dorm check- in and study hall (Dorm meetings: Dorm expectations) Dormitories Tuesday, September 6 First Day of Classes Academic Dress begins (dress shorts permitted) 7:00 AM 5:00 PM All School Community photos (required for all) Memorial Room 8:25 AM First period C period 10:07 AM Adviser meetings Various locations 12:25 PM Seated Lunch 4:00 PM All non- preseason students meeting (required) CFTA Theatre 6:30 PM Seated dinner (followed by Faculty and Sixth Form Coffee) Dining Hall 7:30 PM Dorm check- in (day students attend dorm meetings) Dormitories 8:00 PM Day students depart Wednesday, September 7 D Schedule 8:25 AM First period - D period 12:25 PM Seated lunch Dining Hall 1:01 PM Music lesson registration Saunders Room 1:45 2:30 PM Harry Widener swim tests for new boys Pool 2:45 3:30 PM Harry Widener swim tests for new girls Pool 3:30 5:30 PM Athletic practices, community service, after- school arts 7:15 PM Dorm check- in Thursday, September 8 G Schedule 8:25 AM First period - G period 12:25 PM Seated lunch Dining Hall 2:21 PM Honor Ceremony (adviser seating) CFTA 3:40 PM Athletic practices, community service, after- school arts Various locations Friday, September 9 F Schedule 8:25 AM First period - F period 10:07 AM Chapel Chapel 12:25 PM Adviser seated lunch Dining Hall 6:00 PM New international students dinner RAP 8:00 PM All School Meeting CFTA Saturday, September 10 No classes Closed Weekend / ACTs at The Hill 11:00 AM 12:15 PM Buffet lunch Dining Hall
9:00 AM CRWA+ Test (required for third formers) Academic Ctr. 2 nd Floor Various JV Team Practices/Athletic contests 1:00 PM New international students activities Widener Arts & Crafts 5:30 6:30 PM Old West dinner Dining Hall 7:30 PM Soccer Tournament Far Fields 9:00 PM Hillfest Quad 11:00 PM Dorm check- in Dormitories Sunday, September 11 Closed Weekend 10:30 AM 12:30 PM Brunch Dining Hall 11:00 AM Voluntary Chapel Times vary Shuttles to local places of worship 12:00 PM Sixth form departs for overnight retreat 1:00 PM Underform activities Quad 5:00 PM Dorm cookouts Dormitories 7:30 PM Dorm check- in Dormitories