July 2018 1 2 3 4 Independence Day 5 6 7 8 9 8:30 AM - Noon - Entrance Test Prep Course - 10 8:30 AM - Noon - Entrance Test Prep Course - 11 8:30 AM - Noon - Entrance Test Prep Course - 12 8:30 AM - Noon - Entrance Test Prep Course - 13 14 National ACT Test Date 15 16 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM - STREEAMS Summer Program 17 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM - STREEAMS Summer Program 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 8:30 AM - Noon - Entrance Test Prep Course - 7 8:30 AM - Noon - Entrance Test Prep Course - 8 8:30 AM - Noon - Entrance Test Prep Course - 9 8:30 AM - Noon - Entrance Test Prep Course - 10 11 12 13 14 9 AM -12 PM - Freshmen Tech Orientation - 15 9 AM -12 PM - Freshmen Tech Orientation - 16 17 18 Tech Orientation - Tech Orientation - Tech Orientation - Tech Orientation - 19 20 Opening Day for Fall Sports Tech Orientation - 21 9 AM -12 PM - Freshmen Tech Orientation - Tech Orientation - 22 9 AM -12 PM - Freshmen Tech Orientation - Tech Orientation - 23 9 AM - 12 PM - International Student Tech Orientation - ; Tech Orientation - 24 9 AM - 12 PM - International Student Tech Orientation - 25 National SAT Test Date 26 27 9 AM - Noon - New Faculty Orientation - ; 1:00-3:00 PM - New Faculty Moodle Training - 28 9 AM - 11 AM - Mandatory Security Assembly for Faculty/Staff - MH; 1-4 PM - New Faculty Tech Training - 29 8:30 AM - Continental Breakfast - SC; 9:00 AM - Faculty/Staff Meeting - SC; 12:00 PM - Faculty Picnic - SC 30 Classroom Prep Day 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Freshmen Orientation 31 Classroom Prep Day
September 2018 1 2 3 Labor Day 4 Classroom Prep Day Peer Ministry Retreat - On Campus 5 School Opens 1st Marking Period Begins; 1st Semester Begins; 9-11 AM - Security Assembly for Students - MH 6 7 8 National ACT Test Date 9 10 11 3:00 PM - Department Chair Meeting - SJFR 12 12:15 PM - Dismissal 1:00 PM - Faculty/Staff Meeting 13 9:00 AM - Welcome Back to the Mount Coffee - MH 14 Freshman Retreat - On Campus - MH; 7-10:00 PM - Student Council Dance - Gym 15 16 17 18 19 2:00 PM - Installation Practice - Chapel; 7:15 PM - Alumnae Association Meeting - SSC 20 5:45 PM - Senior Parent Meeting - MH; 6:45 PM - Back-to-School Night - Chapel - All Grades 21 3:00-6:00 PM - Set Up for Art Auction 22 Art Auction - MH 7PM Preview; 8PM Auction 23 24 MERCY WEEK 10:00 AM - Mercy Day Mass - Chapel - WHITE GOWN DAY; Senior White Gown Picture ; Installation for School Leaders; Mercy Day Activities 25 MERCY WEEK 26 MERCY WEEK 7:30 PM - Freshmen Parent Tech Night - MH 27 MERCY WEEK 28 MERCY WEEK 110th Anniversary of Opening of the Mount; 29 30
October 2018 1 8-11 AM - Underclasswomen/Faculty & Staff Pictures - MH; 1:15-2:30 - College Fair - Gym; 2 3 4 5 6 National SAT Test Date 7 8 Columbus Day 9 3:00 PM - Department Chair Meeting - SJFR 10 Seniors - College Day; 8AM - 12:15 PM - PSAT - Sophs & Juniors; Freshmen HR - Sticks & Stones Movie/ Discussion; 12:15 PM - Dismissal; 12:55 PM - Faculty/Staff Picture - Chapel Steps; 1PM - Faculty/Staff Meeting; 7:30 PM - Advancement Cabinet Meeting - Parlor 11 MESA Philadelphia, PA 2:20 PM - Big Sister/ Little Sister Social - SC 12 MESA Philadelphia, PA Student Holiday; Professional Day for Faculty & Staff 13 MESA Philadelphia, PA 14 15 Golf Outing - Shackamaxon Country Club 16 17 18 19 All Day - Sophomore Retreat - MH 3:00 PM - Set Up for Open House 20 21 OPEN HOUSE 22 23 5:30 PM - Alumnae Association Trick or Treat - McAuley Hall; 6:30-8:30 PM - Protecting God s Children - M 215; 7:00 PM - College Information Night - MH 24 8:15 AM - Ring Mass Practice - Chapel 7:15 PM - Alumnae Association Meeting - SSC 25 8:00 AM - Freshman Roundup - SC 5:30 PM - Board of Trustees Supper 6:00 PM - Board of Trustees Meeting 26 27 National ACT Test Date 28 29 8:15 AM - Ring Mass Practice - Chapel 30 1st Marking Period Ends 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM - NJAIS Workshop - Library 31 Halloween 2nd Marking Period Begins 2:00 PM - Halloween Parade
November 2018 1 All Saint s Day Seniors - College Day; Grades 9 & 10 Regular School; 10:00 AM - Junior Ring Mass - Chapel WHITE GOWN DAY/ Alumnae Association Reception Follows; Juniors then Excused 2 All Soul s Day 3 National SAT Test Date 8:30 AM - Entrance Test 4 5 6 Kairos Departs 7 8:30 AM - Grades Due 12:15 PM - Dismissal 1:00 PM - Faculty/Staff Meeting 8 9 Kairos Returns 10 11 Veteran s Day 8:30 AM - Entrance Test - Tech Week for Play 12 Tech Week for Play 13 Grades Released; Tech Week for Play 3:00 PM - Department Chair Meeting - SJFR; 14 Tech Week for Play Set Up for Conferences - Gym Set Up MH for Fall Play 15 Tech Week for Play; 12:15 PM - Dismissal; 1-3 PM - Parent Conferences - Gym; 6:30-8:30 PM - Parent Conferences - Gym; No Appointments Needed 16 7:00 PM - Fall One-Act Festival - MH 17 7:00 PM - Fall One-Act Festival - MH 18 Snow Date for Fall One- Act Festival 19 Winter Sports Tryouts 20 9:00 AM - Thanksgiving Prayer Service - Chapel ; 6:30-8:30 PM - Protecting God s Children - M 215 21 - Gift of the Directress 7:00 PM Alumnae Gathering 22 Thanksgiving Day 23 25 26 27 Giving Tuesday 28 29 30 8:30 AM - Coffee with Counselors - 9th and 10th Grade Parents - MH 24
December 2018 1 National SAT Test Date 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Breakfast with Santa - SC 2 First Sunday in Advent 3 Christmas Party 4 1:00 PM - Tree Blessing / NHS Picture Taking - Chapel/White Gown Day; Grandparent Tea Grades 10 & 12 Follows - MH 5 12:15 PM - Dismissal; 1:00 PM - Faculty/Staff Meeting; Set up for Concert - Chapel; 7:30 PM - Advancement Cabinet Meeting - Parlor 6 7:30 AM - 2:45 PM - Orchestra Dress Rehearsal - Chapel 7 8:10 AM - 10:30 AM - Chorale Dress Rehearsal - Chapel 7-10 PM - Christmas Semi-Formal - MH 8 Immaculate Conception National ACT Test Date NJ Regional Chorus Auditions 9 Second Sunday in Advent 11:00 AM - Mandatory Concert Rehearsal 3:00 PM - Christmas Concert - Chapel; Reception Follows - Parlor 10 11 2:20 PM - Little Sister/Big Sister Social - SC; 3:00 PM - Department Chair Meeting - SJFR; Christmas Party - SC 12 Sisters of Mercy - Foundation Day 6:00 PM - Alumnae Christmas Social - Parlor 13 14 Last Day of Classes 12:15 - Dismissal 1:00 PM - Faculty/Staff Christmas Party - Parlor 15 16 Third Sunday in Advent 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Fourth Sunday in Advent 24 25 Christmas Day 26 27 28 29 30 31
January 2019 1 New Year s Day 2 Classes Resume 3 12:30-3:00 PM - Returning Grads Event - MH 4 2nd Marking Period Ends 8 :00 AM - Mid-Term Survival Kit for Freshmen from Alumnae Association 5 6 Feast of the Epiphany 7 MID-TERM EXAMS 12:15 PM - Dismissal 8 MID-TERM EXAMS 12:15 PM - Dismissal; 1:00 PM - Department Chair Meeting - SJFR; 9 MID-TERM EXAMS 12:15 PM - Dismissal; 1:00 PM - Faculty/Staff Meeting 7 PM - Accepted Students Reception - Parlor 10 MID-TERM EXAMS 12:15 PM - Dismissal 11 MAKE-UP EXAMS Grading Day 12 13 14 3rd Marking Period Begins; Second Semester Begins 15 16 8:30 AM - Grades Due 17 5:30 PM - Board of Trustees Supper 6:00 PM - Board of Trustees Meeting; 7:00 PM - Junior Parent College Info Night - MH 18 March for Life - Washington, D.C. 19 20 21 Martin Luther King Day 22 23 Grades Released Set Up for Conferences - MH 24 12:15 PM - Dismissal 1-3 PM - Parent Conferences by Appointment Only - MH; 6:30-8:30 PM - Parent Conferences by Appointment Only - MH 25 26 27 28 Catholic Schools Week 29 Catholic Schools Week 30 Catholic Schools Week 31 Catholic Schools Week 1:15 PM - Liturgy - Chapel 6:30-8:30 PM - Protecting God s Children - M 215 Wellness Day 5:30 PM - Board of Trustees Supper - SNOW DATE for 1/17; 6:00 PM - Board of Trustees Meeting - SNOW DATE for 1/17
February 2019 1 Catholic Schools Week 2 3 4 5 Chinese New Year 6 8:00 AM - Sophomores take Pre-ACT exam - MH; 12:15 PM - Dismissal; 1:00 PM - Faculty/Staff Meeting; 7:30 PM - Advancement Cabinet Meeting - Parlor 7 4:00 PM - Alumnae Association Valentine Visit - McAuley Hall 8 All Day - Junior Retreat - MH 9 National ACT Test Date 10 11 12 17 18 President s Day 3:00 PM - Department Chair Meeting - SJFR 19 13 12:15 PM - Dismissal; 1:00 PM - Junior High Forensics Meet; 7:15 PM - Alumnae Association Meeting - SSC 14 Valentine s Day Model UN Trip - Washington, D.C. 20 21 22 15 Model UN Trip - Washington, D.C. 16 Model UN Trip - Washington, D.C. 23 Model UN Trip - Washington, D.C. Kairos Departs Kairos Returns 24 25 26 27 28
March 2019 Sun Mon Tue Tue Wed Wed Thu Thu Fri Fri Sat Sat 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 Winter Vacation 4 Winter Vacation 5 Winter Vacation 5 Winter Vacation 6 Ash Wednesday 6 Ash Wednesday Winter Vacation Winter Vacation 7 Winter Vacation 8 Winter Vacation 9 National SAT Test Date 7 Winter Vacation 8 Winter Vacation 9 National SAT Test Date 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 Tech Week for Cabaret 11 Tech Week for Cabaret 12 Tech Week for Cabaret 14 Tech Week for Cabaret 15 3:00 PM - Department Chair Meeting - SJFR 13 Tech Week for Cabaret; Set Up MH for Cabaret 12:15 PM - Dismissal; 1:00 PM - Faculty/Staff Meeting; 7:15 - Alumnae Association Mtg - SSC; 7:30 - Advancement Cabinet Mtg - 7:00 PM - Spring Cabaret - MH 17 St. Patrick s Day 18 19 20 Parlor 21 22 23 17 St. Patrick s Day Snow Date for Spring Cabaret 18 AM - Set Up Labyrinth - MH Theology Classes to Labyrinth 19 St. Joseph s Day Theology Classes to Labyrinth 20 Theology Classes to Labyrinth 21 Theology Classes to Labyrinth 5:30 PM - Board of Trustees Supper 6:00 PM - Board of Trustees Meeting 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 4th Marking Period Begins 22 3rd Marking Period Ends Theology Classes to Labyrinth; All Day - Senior Retreat - Shrine of St. Joseph; 7-10 PM - Soph Hop - MH 26 27 28 29 30 16 7:00 PM - Spring Cabaret - MH 23 31 31
April 2019 1 Grades Due 2 3 4 5 Student Holiday; Faculty & Staff Spirituality Day 6 7 8 Grades Released 9 2:00 PM - Honors Convocation Practice - Chapel - Mandatory; 10 SERVICE DAY 11 12 13 National ACT Test Date 3:00 PM - Department Chair Meeting - SJFR; Meeting - Library 12:15 PM - Dismissal 1:00 PM - Faculty/Staff Meeting 7:30 PM - Honors Convocation - Chapel; Reception Follows - MH Spring Reunion Weekend/Hall of Honor - Save the Date - Details to Come - Parlor Spring Reunion Weekend/Hall of Honor Save the Date - Details to Come - Parlor 14 Palm Sunday Fashion Show - Bridgewater Marriott 15 8:00 AM - Sophomore Two Down and Two to Go - SC 16 17 9:00 AM - Stations of the Cross - Chapel 18 Holy Thursday Easter Vacation 19 Good Friday Easter Vacation 20 Holy Saturday 21 Easter Sunday 22 Easter Vacation 23 Easter Vacation 24 Easter Vacation 25 Easter Vacation 26 Easter Vacation 27 28 29 1:15 PM - May Crowning - White Gowns - Chapel; Grandparent Tea Grades 9 & 11 Follows - MH 30 Set Up Chapel for Spring Concert
May 2019 1 All Day - Chorale Rehearsal for Spring Concert - Chapel 2 All Day - Band Rehearsal for Spring Concert - Chapel Set Up for Art Show 3 4 National SAT Test Date 5 ART SHOW 11:00 AM - Mandatory Concert Rehearsal; 3:00 PM - Spring Concert - Chapel 6 ART SHOW 8:00 AM - AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam; 12:00 PM - AP Environmental Science Exam; Meeting - Library 7 ART SHOW 8:00 AM - AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam; 12:00 PM - AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based (OSH) 8 ART SHOW 8:00 AM - AP English Literature and Composition Exam; 12:00 PM - AP European History Exam 7:30 PM - Advancement Cabinet Meeting - Parlor 9 ART SHOW 8:00 AM - AP Chemistry Exam 12:00 PM - AP Psychology Exam 10 ART SHOW ENDS 8:00 AM - AP U. S. History Exam; 12:00 PM - AP Computer Science Principles Exam; 7-10 PM - Student Council Senior Sendoff Dance - Gym 11 12 Mother s Day 13 8:00 AM - AP Biology Exam 14 8:00 AM - AP Calculus AB Exam; 3:00 PM - Department Chair Meeting - SJFR; Meeting - Library 15 8:00 AM - AP English Language and Composition Exam; 12:00 PM - AP Italian Language and Culture Exam AND AP Macroeconomics Exam; 7:15 PM - Alumnae Association Meeting - SSC 16 8:00 AM - AP Comparative Government and Politics Exam; 12:00 PM - AP Statistics Exam 5:30 PM - Board of Trustees Supper 6:00 PM - Board of Trustees Meeting 17 Seniors Last Day; 8:00 AM - Senior Locker Cleanout 8:00 AM - AP Microeconomics Exam 18 7-11 PM - Prom - Crystal Plaza 19 20 21 22 23 8:30 AM - Senior Grades Due 24 25 7:30 PM - Academy Awards Night - Chapel; Reception Follows - MH 7:00 PM - Athletic Awards Banquet - The Pines 26 27 Memorial Day 28 9:00 AM - Graduation Practice - Chapel; 12:00 PM - Induction into Alumnae Association - Chapel; 12:45 PM - Senior Mother/Daughter Tea - MH 29 9:00 AM - Senior Breakfast Hosted by Freshmen - MH; Graduation Practice Follows Breakfast - Chapel 30 Ascension Thursday 8:15 AM - Closing & Ascension Thursday Liturgy - Chapel; Graduation Practice Follows Liturgy - Chapel 12:00 PM - Senior/Sophomore Luncheon - MH; 2:15 PM - Locker Cleanout - 9, 10, 11 31 4th Marking Period Ends Graduation Practice if Needed 12:15 - Dismissal; 12:30 PM - Faculty/Staff Graduation Practice; 7:00 PM - Baccalaureate Mass - Chapel/White Gowns
June 2019 1 National SAT Test Date Grades Released - Seniors 9:30 AM - Graduation - Chapel; Faculty/Staff Reception Follows - SC 2 3 FINAL EXAMS 12:15 - Dismissal 4 FINAL EXAMS 12:15 - Dismissal TBD - Mercy Guild End-of-Year Dinner 5 FINAL EXAMS 12:15 - Dismissal 6 FINAL EXAMS 12:15 - Dismissal 7 Last Day of School MAKE-UP EXAMS 8 National ACT Test Date 9 10 11 8:30 AM - Grades Due - 9, 10, & 11 12 Last Day for Faculty 13 14 15 Alumnae Day at the Races 16 Father s Day 17 18 Grades Released - Grades 9, 10, 11 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30