SY26-27 TA Calendar

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1		Thornton Academy												Calendar 2026-27
2		Middle and Upper School
3		"Preparing students for a changing world since 1811."
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5				AUGUST								First Quarter
6		M	T	W	TH	F						45 Student Days
7		17	18	19	20	21						August 27 & 28 - New Staff Orientation/Staff Development Day
8		24	25	26	NSO	NSO						August 31- Staff Development Day/No School for Students
9												September 1 - First day for grades 6-9, New Student Orientation Day
10				SEPTEMBER					OCTOBER			September 2- First Day of classes for grades 10-12; Gold Day
11		M	T	W	TH	F	M	T	W	TH	F	Sept 4-7 - NO SCHOOL • LABOR DAY WEEKEND
12		SD	OR	2G	3M	4H				1M	2G	September 16 - Early Release Day
13		7H	8G	9M	10G	11M	5M	6G	7M	8G	SD	September 30 - Early Release Day
14		14G	15M	ERG	17M	18G	12H	13M	14G	15M	16G	October 9 - Staff Development Day/No School for Students
15		21M	22G	23M	24G	25M	19M	20G	ERM	22G	23M	October 12 - NO SCHOOL • INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY
16		28G	29M	ERG			26G	27M	28G	29M	30G	October 21 - Early Release Day
17												November 3 - City of Saco Elections on Campus (asynchronous day)
18				NOVEMBER					DECEMBER			November 4 - Early Release Day; Parent Teacher Conferences (afternoon & evening)
19		M	T	W	TH	F	M	T	W	TH	F	November 6 - End of First Quarter
20		2M	3G	ERM	5G	6M		1G	2M	3G	4M
21		9G	10M	11H	12G	13M	7G	8M	ERG	10M	11G	Second Quarter
22		16G	17M	18G	19M	20G	14M	15G	16M	17G	18M	42 Student Days
23		23M	24G	25V	26H	27V	21G	22M	23V	24V	25H	November 11 - NO SCHOOL • VETERANS DAY
24		30M					28V	29V	30V	31V		November 12 - Parent Teacher Conferences (evening)
25												November 25 - No School for Students
26				JANUARY					FEBRUARY			November 26,27 - NO SCHOOL • THANKSGIVING
27		M	T	W	TH	F	M	T	W	TH	F	December 9- Early Release Day
28						1H	1M	2G	3M	4G	5M	December 23-January 1 - NO SCHOOL • HOLIDAY BREAK
29		4G	5M	6G	7M	8G	8G	9M	ERG	11M	12G	January 13 - Early Release Day
30		11M	12G	ERM	14G	15M	15H	16V	17V	18V	19V	January 14, 15, 19, & 20 - Midterms Upper School (TENTATIVE)
31		18H	19G	20M	21G	22M	22M	23G	ERM	25G	26M	January 18 - NO SCHOOL • MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
32		25G	26M	ERG	28M	29G						January 22 - End of Second Quarter/First Semester
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34				MARCH					APRIL			Third Quarter
35		M	T	W	TH	F	M	T	W	TH	F	45 Student Days
36		1G	2M	3G	4M	5G				1M	2G	January 27 - Early Release Day
37		8M	9G	ERM	11G	12M	5M	6G	ERM	8G	9M	February 10 - Early Release Day
38		15G	16M	17G	18M	19G	12G	13M	14G	SD	16V	February 15-19 - NO SCHOOL • PRESIDENTS DAY/WINTER BREAK
39		22M	23G	ERM	25G	26M	19H	20H	21V	22V	23V	February 24 - Early Release Day; Spring Parent Conferences U.S. & TAMS
40		29G	30M	31G			26M	27G	28M	29G	30M	March 10 - Early Release Day, Academic Expo/ TAMS Parent Conferences
41												March 24 - Early Release Day
42				MAY					JUNE			April 2 - End of Third Quarter
43		M	T	W	TH	F	M	T	W	TH	F
44		3G	4M	5G	6M	7G		1G	2M	3G	4M	Fourth Quarter
45		10M	11G	ERM	13G	14M	7G	8M	9G	10M	11G	43 Student Days
46		17G	18M	19G	20M	21G	14M	15	16	17	18H	April 7 - Early Release Day
47		24M	25G	ERM	27G	28M	21	22	23	24	25	April 15 - Staff Development Day/No School for Students
48		31H										April 16-23 - NO SCHOOL • SPRING BREAK/PATRIOT’S DAY
49												May 12- Early Release Day
50												May 26 - Early Release Day
51												May 31 - NO SCHOOL • MEMORIAL DAY
52	SD	Staff Development Day/No Students										June 6 - Graduation
53	OR	New Student Orientation										June 8- Upper School Finals Begin (TENTATIVE)
54	V/H	Vacation or Holiday/No School										June 14 - LAST STUDENT DAY (if all storm days are asynchronous)
55	ER	Early Release Day										Storm Day makeup days will be added to the calendar,
56													i.e. if 5 snow days then LAST STUDENT DAY is June 22
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