Roanoke
Valley Governor’s School
2009-2010
Calendar
UPDATED March 15, 2010 – CHECK
BACK FREQUENTLY FOR
UPDATES.
August
17-18: Math Boot Camp (8:30 – 12:30).
August
19 - 20: Math Boot Camp (8:30 – 11:00).
August
26 – September 3: Teacher Service and Professional Development Days
September
7: Labor Day Holiday
September
8: Students’ first school day
September
17: Back to school night for parents of new students – 6:30 pm
September
23: Back to school night for parents of returning students – 6:30 pm
October
8: 2-hour early dismissal for students AM classes end at normal time;
PM classes begin at 11:46 and end at 1:30 pm
October
9: Interim grades given to students
October
13: All-day elective schedule
November
3: Professional Development for teachers – non-student day
November
5: Parent Advisory Group meeting – 7 pm
November
6: Interim grades given to students
November
18: All-day elective schedule (Tuesday and Wednesday schedule
switched this week)
November
18: RVGS Foundation meeting – 5 pm
November
19: 2-hour early dismissal for
students AM classes end at normal
time; PM classes begin at 11:46 and end at 1:30 pm; Parent/Teacher
Conferences 2:00-6:00
November
25: 2-hour early dismissal for students and
November
26 - 27: Thanksgiving Holiday
December
11: Interim grades given to students
December
17: AM1 and PM1 Exams
December
18: AM2 and PM2 Exams
December
21 – 22: Tuesday elective schedule will
be followed
December
23 - January 1: Winter Break for students and teachers
January
4: Students return to school; Intersession continues
January
7: Application info meeting at The
Governor’s School 6:30 pm
January
12: Application info meeting at The
Governor’s School 6:30 pm
January
14: Application info meeting at Staunton
River High School 6:30 pm
January
21: Application info meeting at Franklin
County High School 6:30 pm
January
26: Application info meeting at The Governor’s
School 6:30 pm
January
18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (Holiday)
January
30: Project Forum – Mandatory for all
students
February
6: Project Forum Make-up Day
February
23 – 24: Roanoke City Science Fair
February
27: Roanoke County Science Fair
March
4: 2-hour early dismissal for
students AM classes end at normal time; PM classes begin at 11:46 and
end at 1:30 pm Canceled due
to excessive snow days
March
5: Interim grades given to students
March
11: 2-hour early dismissal for students AM classes end at normal time; PM
classes begin at 11:46 and end at 1:30 pm; Parent/Teacher
Conferences 2:00-6:00
March
12 – 13: Central Virginia Regional
Science and Engineering Fair at Central Virginia Community College
March
20: Western Virginia Regional Science
and Engineering Fair at Roanoke College
April
2: 2-hour early dismissal for students only; AM
classes end at normal time; PM classes begin at 11:46 and end at 1:30 pm
April
2: Interim grades given to students
April 2
– 3: Virginia State Science and
Engineering Fair at Old Dominion University
April 5
- 9: Spring Break
May 9 –
14: International Science and
Engineering Fair in San Jose, CA
May
14: Interim grades given to students
May
17: Algebra 2 SOL given to RVGS PreCalc students from Roanoke City
May
18: Biology SOL given to RVGS Biology
students from Roanoke City
May
19: Chemistry SOL given to RVGS
Chemistry students from Roanoke City
May 19
– 21: Virginia Junior Academy of Sciences annual meeting at JMU
May
24: AM Exam Review
May
25: AM Exam Review
May
26: AM1 Exam
May
27: AM2 Exam
May
28: Last AM Student Day, AM Make-up
Exams as needed, Last day to turn in assignments for AM students
May
28: 2-hour early dismissal students and
May
31: Memorial Day Holiday
June
1: PM Exam Review
June
2: PM Exam Review
June
3: PM1 Exam
June
4: PM2 Exam, Last PM Student Day
June
7: PM Make-up Exams as needed, Last day
to turn in assignments for PM students
June
11: Teachers’ last day
•End
of the year dates/final exams will be finalized at a later time pending
home-school calendars.
•RVGS
follows the
•When the
* Science Fairs: Roanoke City, Roanoke
County, Regional, State, Intern’l, VJAS, VJSHS,
NCSSSMST, and other events will be posted on RVGS website as we are informed of
the dates.
* This calendar is based on the ’09 April
version of the upcoming 2009-10 Roanoke City Public Schools calendar and may be
subject to change.