SIGNATURE SCHOOL Calendar of Events Fall Semester 2016-2017 (updated April 21, 2017) Staff Meetings (1 ST Wednesday of the month) 3:30 PM Room 605 September 7 December 7 March 1 October 5 January 11 April 5 November 2 February 1 May 3 JULY/AUGUST August 1-Monday Mentor/Mentee Event with pizza lunch on Grassy Knoll; bookstore day for freshmen and new students 9:00 AM to noon Signature School; bookstore hours noon-2:00 PM August 2-Tuesday Bookstore Hours 1-4 PM, returning sophs, juniors, and seniors with last names N-Z August 3-Wednesday Bookstore Hours 9:00 AM noon, returning sophs, jrs, and srs with last names A-M August 2, 3 Tuesday, Wednesday Teacher Workdays 8:30 AM faculty meeting in room 605 on Tuesday August 2- Tuesday Signature Board of Directors Meeting 1:00 PM room 605 August 4 Thursday FIRST STUDENT DAY (Full Day) 8:30 AM August 17-Wednesday PTSA Giveback Night AZZIP all day August 16, 17 Tues., Wed. Picture Day Victory lobby 8:00 AM August 23- Tuesday College Information Night for seniors 6:00-7:00 PM fifth floor Victory August 25 - Thursday Seniors to Mammoth Cave 7:00 AM 8:00 PM August 26 Friday La Tomatina-Spanish Club 3:30 4:00 PM Grassy Knoll August 27 - Saturday International Dinner - PTSA 4:30-7:00 PM SWIRCA, The Ivy Room August 31 - Wednesday Sophomore Class Ring Meeting 10-10:30, fifth floor Victory SEPTEMBER September 1 - Thursday Open House 6:00-7:45 PM September 5 - Monday Labor Day NO SCHOOL September 7 - Wednesday Sophomore Class Ring Ordering 8:00-8:30 AM Second floor near bookstore September 9 Friday 2 nd Annual Midget Links Night by Girls Golf 5:00-10:00 PM, Midget Links at 41 and Morgan September 10 Saturday Government Club Car Wash 11:00 AM 3:00 PM G. D. Ritzy s September 15-Thursday Constitution Program Victory Theatre 10:00-11:30 AM (?) September 15 Thursday Signature Speakers Series Author Margaret McMullan 7:00 PM, Old National Bank Atrium September 16-Friday Lotus - Bloomington TBA September 21 - Wednesday Picture retakes Victory lobby 8:00 AM to? September 23 Friday Native American Days freshmen Angel Mounds time TBA September 23-Friday Comparing Religious Art and Evansville, Newburgh Architecture- sophomore field trip September 24-Saturday Drive4UR School TBA- Ford Arena area September 24-Saturday Arrival of German Exchange students TBA September 26 Monday-tentative Half day for students; full day for faculty and staff (professional development day) September 30 Friday and October 1-Saturday Fall musical 7:30 PM Third floor of the Victory
OCTOBER September 30 Friday and Fall musical 7:30 PM Third floor of the Victory October 1 - Saturday October 1 Saturday SAT Exam various locations October 6 - Thursday END OF FIRST GRADING PERIOD Oct 7 Fri. and Oct 10 Mon. Fall Break No School Oct 11 Tues Senior Class Graduation Products 10:00-10:30 AM Ordering Information Meeting Oct 13 Thurs Flu Shot Clinic Beth Parker/Walgreen s 2:45 PM through after school; location TBA October 14 Friday Signature Evening with Friends Tropicana October 14 - Friday Report cards home with students October? WNIN taping Signature Singers 12:45 PM October 18-Tuesday Sophomore Class Ring Additional 8:00-8:30 AM Ordering October 18-Tuesday Senior Class Graduation Products 8:00-8:30 AM Ordering October 19 Wednesday PSAT National Merit Qualifying Test- 8:15 AM fifth floor Victory Sophomores and juniors October 20 Thursday Departure of German Exchange students TBA October 21- Friday Funkadesi Global Crossroads 9:00-10:30 AM Victory Theatre October 21 Friday Main Street Attraction (PTSA) 5:00-8:00 PM October 28- Friday - tentative Student Council Pancake Breakfast 7:30-8:45 AM October 28- Friday Fall Fling 2:15-3:15 PM October 28 Friday tentative Halloween Dance 7:30-10:30 PM Southwest Tech Center Lynch Road NOVEMBER November 1 Tuesday Día de los Muertos procession 3:30-4:00 Signature School, second floor and lobby November 4 Friday Freshman Field Trip to the Hermitage; TBA Junior Class Trip to Holocaust Museum November 5 - Saturday SAT Exam various locations November 5 Saturday Día de los Muertos celebration in conjuction with Montessori 1:00 5:00 PM (approximately); parade 4:00 PM, Wesselman Park November 7 Monday Eighth Grade and Prospective Student Open House for 2017-18 School Year 6:00 PM 7:30 PM, Victory Theatre and tour of Signature November 8 Tuesday Open Application for 2017-18 school 7:00 AM Signature School year begins November 8 - Tuesday Veterans Day Program 10:15-11:30 AM, Victory Theatre November 10 - Thursday NHS Board Game Fun 3:30-5:00 PM, fifth floor Victory November 10 Thursday Progress Reports Posted November 11 Friday Veterans Day No School Thursday November 17 Instrumental Program 7:00 PM Victory Theatre Friday November 18 IB Performing Arts Showcase 4:30 and 7:30 PM third floor Victory Sunday - November - 20 Barnes & Noble book fair - PTSA 10:00 AM- 9:00 PM Monday November 21 November 23-24-25 Wed/ Thurs/Fri Global Volunteers International lunch fundraiser NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving 11:30 AM 12:00 The Grassy Knoll or the fifth floor of the Victory DECEMBER December 2 Friday Staff Holiday gathering 5:00-7:00 PM Oak Meadow Country Club December 2- Friday Sophomore Class Ring Delivery 8:00-8:30 AM December 2 Friday Senior Class Graduation Products Ordering 8:00-8:30 AM December 3 - Saturday SAT Exam various locations December 4-Sunday Singers Holiday Concert 1:00 PM Thrall s Opera House,
New Harmony December 6 Tuesday PTSA Giveback Night AZZIP all day December 9 Friday Student Council Movie Night Captain 3:50-6:15 room 605 America no admission charge December 10 Saturday ACT Exam various locations December 10 Saturday? Barnes & Noble Holiday Concert 12:45 PM concert December 12 Monday End of open application window 6:00 PM December 19 - Monday PTSA Faculty Luncheon Party Central (corner of MLK and Sycamore) December 21 Wednesday END OF SEMESTER I December 21 Wednesday IB Class of 2016 Recognition 10:15 11:00 AM Victory Theatre December 22-January 4 WINTER RECESS January 5 Thursday School Resumes FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE 2016-2017, Fall/First Semester December 15 Thursday (A) Full Day All classes meet (except 6 th ) revised schedule 1 st period 8:30-9:15 lunch 11:30-12:15 2 nd period 9:15-10:00 5 th 12:15-1:15 3 rd period 10:00-10:45 7 th 1:15-2:15 4 th period - 10:45-11:30 8 th 2:15-3:15 December 16 Friday (B) Half Day 5th Period Final 8:30 10:10 AM 7th Period Final 10:20 AM 12:00 PM December 19 Monday (A) - Half Day 1st Period Final 8:30 10:10 AM 4th Period Final 10:20 12:00 PM December 20 Tuesday (B Day) Half Day 2nd Period Final 8:30-10:10 AM 8th Period Final 10:20-12:00 PM December 21 Wednesday (A Day) Half Day 3rd h Period Final 8:30-10:10 AM IB Class 2016 Recognition 10:15-11:00 AM Dismissal 11:00 AM
SIGNATURE SCHOOL Calendar of Events Spring Semester 2017 Staff Meetings (1 st Wednesday of the month) 3:30 p.m. Room 605 January 11 February 1 March 1 April 5 May 3 JANUARY January 5 - Thursday School resumes January 10 Tuesday Report cards sent home with student January 7 Saturday Winter Formal Sweetwater Events Center 7:00 10:00 PM January 10 Tuesday Signature Lottery for Enrollment 5 th Floor Victory 4:00 PM January 13- Friday Half day (11:20 dismissal) students; professional development for faculty/staff 5 th period 8:30-9:26 AM 6 th period 9:27-10:23 AM 7 th period 10:24-11:20 AM January 16- Monday No school-mlk Jr. Day January 17 - Tuesday shadowing of prospective students begins Half-days M-F (through Thursday, March 12) January 19 Thursday Poetry Out Loud try-outs 3:30 PM room 605 January 19 - Thursday American Red Cross Blood Drive 9:00 AM 2:00 PM January 19 Thursday College Financial Aid Information Night 5th Floor - Victory 6:30-7:30 PM January 21 Saturday SAT Exam various locations January 24 Tuesday Eighth Grade Enrollment Victory Theatre 6:00 7:30 PM January 27 Friday Clue 5:30 PM Signature School FEBRUARY February 6 Monday Progress Reports Posted February 2 Tuesday College Information Night 5 th floor Victory 6:00-7:30 PM February 3 Friday Key Club Talent Show TBA February 11 Saturday ACT Exam various locations February 20 Monday Presidents Day No school February 24 Friday History Club movie Night at the 3:45 PM- room 605 Museum February 27 Monday ISTEP Part I testing begins (through TBA March 10) February 27 - Monday Mardi Gras Chicken Chase Lunchtime Grassy Knoll MARCH March 2 Thursday National Honor Society (NHS) Induction 6:30-7:30 PM Career and Tech Center on Lynch Road March 3- Friday End of Grading Period 3 rd Qtr March 7 Tuesday Senior Class Graduation Products Delivery 8:00-8:30 AM March 7-Tuesday Class of 18 Announcement Selection 8:00-8:30 AM Meeting March 10 Friday ISTEP Part I testing ends TBA March 10 - Friday Tour de France Signature Style After school Grassy Knoll March 10 Friday Report Cards sent home with student March 11 Saturday SAT Exam various locations
March 16-Thursday shadowing of prospective students ends Half-days M-F(beginning Tuesday, January 17) March 16 Thursday Robotics Club Smash Tournament 3:30-5:00, sixth floor of main building March 17 Friday Spring Fling 2:15-3:15 ECA March 17 Friday Sigstravaganza Movie Night TBA March 17, 18 Friday, Saturday Working Spring Musical 7:30 PM Friday and Saturday March 23 Thursday Global Volunteers International Movie 3:30 room 601 March 24 March 31 Spring Recess APRIL April 3- Monday School resumes April 6 Thursday CAS project talent show 3 rd floor Victory 4:30 6:00 PM April 7 Friday Freshman Orientation 5 th floor Victory (and main building); student orientation 5:30 8:30 PM; parent orientation 7:15 8:15 PM April 8 Saturday Art Club trip to St. Louis Art Museum s print room, the St. Louis Zoo for animal studies, and Art Mart Loading zone at Old National Bank parking lot in far back 7:00 AM; return time 7:00 PM April 8 Saturday ACT Exam Various locations April 10 14 M-F German Club Egg Hunt Signature School - ongoing April 11 Tuesday Freshman English trip to see Hamlet UE s Shanklin Theater - 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM April 17 - Monday Reading Day No school April 18 - Tuesday ISTEP, Part 2 testing begins (through Room 401 computer lab May 5) April 18 Tuesday (rain date Thursday, April 20 ) Senior Class Photo Signature School -10:00 AM April 20-Thursday Thespian Induction Time and location TBA April 24 Monday El Clásico soccer match Spanish Club Grassy Knoll - lunch April 22 Saturday Prom Party Central time 8:00-11:00 PM April 28 Friday Student Appreciation Day - PTSA lunch April 28-Friday A Metropolitan Evening of Music The Tropicana 5:30 PM reception, 6:15 PM concert April 30 Sunday Signature Jazz Band, UE Jazz Festival Concert Wheeler Concert Hall, University of Evansville 4:00 PM May May 1-19 AP Testing May 1-19 IB Testing May 5 Friday ISTEP, Part 2 testing ends Room 401 computer lab My 5 Friday Last day for senior make-up work May 6 Saturday SAT Exam various locations May 12 - Friday All senior grades due 3:30 PM May 15- Monday Honors Reception 6:00 PM Southwest Tech Center May 16 Tuesday Commencement Rehearsal Yearbook Distribution Senior Luncheon (tentative) 9:00 11:00 AM, Victory Theatre 11:10-11:30 AM Grassy Knoll 2:00-4:00 PM, First Presbyterian Church on Second Street May 18 Thursday LAST STUDENT DAY End of Semester May 18 Thursday Commencement 6:30 PM Victory Theatre May 19 Friday May 21 Sunday May 26 Friday Teacher Workday Close-Up Trip Government Club June 10, 2017 ACT exam; June 3, 2017 SAT Exam Washington, DC