2015-2016 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Upper School: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12, PG
All dates and times are subject to change.
Visit www.WMA.us/calendar for up-to-date information.
OPENING OF SCHOOL SCHEDULE
Aug. 23 (Su) ............ Prefects Arrive
Aug. 26-28 (W-F).... New International Student Orientation
Aug. 29 (Sa)..............Registration (All Upper School Students)
Aug. 30 (Su)..............Orientation, Matriculation & Convocation
IMPORTANT DATES
Aug. 31 (M)............. Classes Begin
Sept. 7 (M)............... Labor Day (no classes)
Sept. 11-13 (F-Su) ... On-Campus Weekend
Oct. 16-17(F-Sa).......Family Weekend (attendance mandatory)
Oct. 18-20 (Su-Tu) .. Fall Long Weekend
Oct. 21 (W)...............Classes Resume
Nov. 13-15 (F-Su) ... On-Campus Weekend
Nov. 20 (F) .............. Fall Vacation (begins at 3 p.m.)
Dec. 1 (Tu) .............. Classes Resume
Dec. 11-13 (F-Su).... On-Campus Weekend
Dec. 18 (F)............... Winter Vacation (begins at noon)
Jan. 5 (Tu)................ Classes Resume
Feb. 4-8 (Th-M)....... Winter Long Weekend (begins at 3 p.m.)
March 4 (F).............. Spring Vacation (begins at noon)
March 23 (W) .......... Classes Resume
May 27-30 (F-M)..... On-Campus Weekend
May 27 (F)............... Prize Day (attendance mandatory)
May 28 (Sa) ............. Commencement (attendance mandatory)*
May 30 (M) ............. Memorial Day (no classes)
June 3 (F)................. Last Day of Exams & School
* All senior and PG boarding students are required to remain at
school through Commencement to participate in end of year
activities, including exams. All senior and PG boarding students
must be completely moved out of their dorm rooms by 6:00 p.m.
on Commencement Day.
The Academy is in session on Columbus Day, Veterans Day,
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents Day.
All dates and times are subject to change.
Please visit www.WMA.us/calendar for up-to-date information.
PLEASE NOTE
Opening of School Schedule
• Orientation (All new Upper School Students)
• Matriculation (All new WMA Students)
• Convocation (All Students)
On-Campus Weekends
• Boarding students must sleep on campus
• Does not affect day students
Long Weekends
• Students have an extended weekend and
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boarders may stay on campus or leave campus
Unauthorized early departures or late returns for
weekends are considered unexcused. Parents
must contact the Deans Office in advance to
determine if a contemplated absence will be
excused or to discuss any questions they may
have
Boarding students must return to campus at the
end of long weekend between 8:00 a.m. and
7:00 p.m. the day before classes resume
Vacations
• Unauthorized early departures or late returns for
vacations are considered unexcused. Parents
must contact the Deans Office in advance to
determine if a contemplated absence will be
excused or to discuss any questions they may
have
• Boarding students must be out of the dorms by
12:00 p.m. the day after vacation begins
• Boarding students must return to campus at the
end of vacation between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
the day before classes resume
• Boarding students must leave campus for the
following: fall, winter, spring and summer
vacations
Wilbraham & Monson Academy • 423 Main Street, Wilbraham, MA 01095-‐1715 • phone: 413.596.6811 • fax: 413.596.4108 • www.WMA.us