Academic Calendar

HOLIDAYS
9/3 Labor Day
11/22-11/25 Thanksgiving Holiday
12/24-1/1 Winter Break
4/07-4/13 Spring Break
5/27 Memorial Day
7/4 Fourth of July

RECITALS
9/15 Back to School Conference/Recital
12/15 Faculty Recital
12/15-12/16 Winter Recital
6/01-6/02 End of the Year Recital
Community Recital: TBA (September, December, June)

EVALUATIONS
11/17 Technique Evaluation
5/06-5/15 Musicianship test (in class)
5/18 Performance Evaluation

GSM PARENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
September 14, Friday at 7:30pm December 14, Friday at 7:30pm

From June 1st to August 31st is our Summer Quarter. Please fill out a blue Summer Vacation Form as soon as you have your vacation planned.

DATE	DAY	EVENT
Fall Quarter (September 1 - November 30)
September: begin preparing for the GSM Technical Evaluations
09-03-2012	Monday	LABOR DAY
09-14-2012	Friday	GSM PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 p.m.
09-15-2012	Saturday	"BACK TO SCHOOL" Conference / Recital
11-17-2012	Saturday	GSM TECHNICAL EVALUATION
11-22-2012 11-25-2012	Thursday Sunday	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Winter Quarter (December 1- February 28)
12-14-2012	Friday	GSM PARENT COMMITTEE MEETING, 7:30 p.m.
12-15-2012	Saturday	FACULTY RECITAL
12-15-2012 12-16-2012	Saturday- Sunday	WINTER RECITAL
12-24-2012 01-01-2013	Monday- Tuesday	WINTER VACATION
01-02-2013	Wednesday	BACK TO SCHOOL
January: begin practicing for the GSM Performance Evaluations and Spring Festival Recitals
Spring Quarter (March 1- May 31)
04-07-2013 04-13-2013	Sunday-Saturday	SPRING BREAK
05-06-2013 05-15-2013	Monday - Wednesday	MUSICIANSHIP TEST (in class)
05-18-2013	Saturday	PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
05-27-2013	Monday	MEMORIAL DAY
06-01-2013 06-02-2013	Saturday- Sunday	END OF THE YEAR RECITAL
Summer Quarter (June 1-August 31)
Per each family's plan SUMMER VACATION Parents fill out a blue Summer Vacation Form as soon as you know when you are going on a vacation.
TBA		VARIOUS COMMUNITY RECITALS
07-04-2012	Thursday	INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY