2008-2009 School Year Calendar

   Thursday            7              Open House 4:00 - 7:00 PM

   Friday                  8              Open House 9:00 - 11:00 AM

   Tuesday              19           Teacher Institute Day - No School

   Wednesday        20           Teacher Institute Day - No School

   Thursday            21           First Day of School (K-9) - Noon Dismissal

                                                Family Prayer Time 11:30 AM

                                                Orientation for Parents 6:30 PM

   September

   Monday              1              Labor Day - No School

   Thursday            25           Fall Association Meeting - 6:30 PM

   October

   Thursday            2              ACSI Conference - No School

   Friday                  3              ACSI Conference - No School

   Thursday            9              School Picture Day

   Monday              13           Columbus Day - No School

   Friday                  24           Grandparents' Day - Noon Dismissal        

                                                End of First Quarter (42)

   November

   Friday                  7              Parent/Teacher Conference - No School                                                    

GCS Fall Harvest Gala

   Monday              10           Veterans Day Program - 2:00 PM

   Tuesday              11           Veterans Day - No School

   Wednesday        26           Thanksgiving Break - No School

   Thursday            27           Thanksgiving Day - No School

   Friday                  28           Thanksgiving Break - No School

   December

   Thursday            4              Christmas Program - 6:00 PM

   Thursday            18           Christmas Break Begins - Noon Dismissal

   January

   Monday              5              School Resumes from Christmas Break

   Thursday            15           End of Second Quarter (42½)

                                    GCS Speech Meet - 1:30 PM

   Friday                  16           Teacher Institute Day - No School

   Monday              19           Martin Luther King, Jr Day - No School

   February

   Thursday            12           GCS Spelling Bee

  Monday               16           President's Day - No School

   March

   Monday              2              Spring School Picture Day

   Friday                  6              Teacher Institute Day - No School                                                                

ACSI Speech Meet in Peoria

   Mon. - Fri.           9-13        Missions Emphasis Week

   Friday                  20           End of Third Quarter (41½) - Noon

                                                Dismissal

   Friday                  27           Parent/Teacher Conference - No School

   April

   Thursday            2              Academic Fair and Open House - 6:30 PM

   Monday              6              Easter Break Begins - No School

   Tuesday              14           School Resumes from Easter Break

   Mon. - Fri.           20-24     SAT Testing (1-9)

   May

   Friday                  1              Servant-A-Thon Day

   Thursday            7              Spring Association Meeting - 5:30 PM

   Friday                  15           Last Day for K4/K5 - Noon Dismissal

   Friday                  15           K5 Graduation

   Wednesday        20           Field Day

   Thursday            21           Teacher Institute Day - No School

   Friday                  22           Last Day of School/Celebration Assembly                                                     

8:30 - 9:30 AM

                                    End of Fourth Quarter (36)