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2025-2026 Lindblom Math & Science Academy Academic Calendar
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OctoberJanuaryAprilGold Day (1-4)
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*Teacher & Student Non-Attendance
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Student Non-Attendance
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Anticipated window for summer programs
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Semester 1 - Quarter 1
(8/18/2025 - 10/17/2025)
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8/18First day of school9/19Q1 Progress Report Distribution
(5th Period)		10/4Homecoming Game
@ 9:30 am (Stagg Stadium)		10/11Open House for Incoming Students
•Academic Center: 10am - 11am
•High School: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
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8/20Schoolwide Assembly
(7th - 12th Grades)		10/3Fall Pep Rally
(PM Assembly)		10/811th Grade Assembly
(Advisory)		10/13Indigenous Peoples' Day
(No School)
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9/1Labor Day
(No School)		10/3Homecoming Dance
(AC ONLY)		10/8Picture Day
(7th, 9th, 10th, 11th Grades ONLY)		10/16ASPEN Grade Entry Deadline
@ 5 pm
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9/18College Fair and "Back to School Night"
(Afterschool Events)		10/4Homecoming Dance
(HS ONLY)		10/9Fall Band and Choir Concert10/17End of Quarter 1
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Semester 1 - Quarter 2
(10/20/2025 - 12/19/2025)
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10/22•7th - 8th Grade Assembly (Advisory)
•12th Grade Assembly (Flex - TBD)
•PreACT Exam (11th Grade ONLY)		11/11Veteran's Day
(No School)		11/24 - 11/28Thanksgiving Holiday
(No School)		12/19Winter Pep Rally
(PM Assembly)
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10/27Fall Parent - Teacher Conference Day11/14Q2 Progress Report Distribution12/11Winter Band & Choir Concert12/19End of Semester 1
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11/59th - 10th Grade Assembly (Advisory)11/19Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
(PM Assembly)		12/15- 12/18Semester 1 Finals
12/22 - 1/2Winter Vacation
(No School)
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11/8		FAVPA Fall Play11/19
Grade Level Celebrations
12/18ASPEN Grade Entry Deadline
@ 5 pm
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Semester 2 - Quarter 3
(1/5/2026 - 3/6/2026)
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1/5Teacher Directed PD Day1/28•9th - 10th Grade Assembly (Advisory)
•Programming Fair (Flex A-D)		2/6Q3 Progress Report Distribution
(8th Period)		3/4Chinese Cultural Day
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1/9Semester 1 Report Card Distribution
(5th Period)		1/289th - 12th Grade Assembly
(Advisory)		2/16President's Day
(No School)		3/5ASPEN Grade Entry Deadline
@ 5 pm
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1/147th - 8th Grade Assembly
(Advisory)		1/30Winter Dance Concert
AAL Showcase		2/25Black History Month Celebration
(PM Assembly)		3/6
End of Quarter 3
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1/19
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
(No School)
2/4Quarter 2 Celebrations2/26Taste of the Diaspora
5:30-7pm
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Semester 2 - Quarter 4
(3/9/2026 - 6/4/2026)
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3/11All Ball
(PM Colloquium)		4/16PreACT Exam
(9th & 10th Grade ONLY)		5/19ASPEN Grade Entry Deadline @ 5 pm
(12th Grade ONLY)		5/29AC Graduation @ 11am
(8th Grade ONLY)
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3/18Spring Parent - Teacher Conferences4/14- 4/16IAR Exam
(7th & 8th ONLY)		5/20Senior Class Sing (12th Grade ONLY)
(AM Assembly)		6/3ASPEN Grade Entry Deadline @ 5pm
(7th, 9th, 10th, 11th Grade ONLY)
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3/20Spring Pep Rally
(PM Assembly)		5/1Arabic Culture Day
(Flex A-D)		5/20HS Luncheon
(12th Grade ONLY)		6/4End of Semester 2
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3/23 - 3/27Spring Vacation
(No School)		5/4- 5/15AP Exams5/22HS Graduation
(12th Grade ONLY)		6/4Last Day of School
Swoop-a-palooza
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4/8AC Spring Bling Dance5/6Decision Day
(PM Assembly)		5/25Memorial Day
(No School)		6/8Semester 2 Report Card Distribution
(via Email)
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4/8Alumni Career Day5/8Spring Band Concert5/27AC Luncheon
(8th Grade ONLY)		6/19Juneteenth
(No School)
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4/11		FAVPA Spring Musical5/14•Algebra Exit Exam
•Spring Choir Concert		5/26ASPEN Grade Entry Deadline @ 5 pm
(8th Grade ONLY)		#REF!
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4/10
HS Spring Bling Dance
5/15AC Field Trip Cedar Point
(8th Grade ONLY)		5/28-
6/2		Semester 2 Finals
(7th, 9th, 10th & 11th Grades ONLY)
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4/14ACT Exam
(11th Grade ONLY)		5/16Senior Prom5/28AC Grad Rehearsal & Locker Clean Out
(8th Grade ONLY)
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updated: 1/29/2026
*Local grade entry deadlines will be determined based on CPS districtwide grade entry deadlines.
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