School-Year Calendar
The calendar for the 2019-2020 school year at Blair is posted here for parents’ reference.
This is an abbreviated calendar with key dates that parents find most useful. For the full school-year calendar, which includes a comprehensive list of campus happenings (Society of Skeptics lectures, art exhibits, performing arts events, art exhibits, etc.), please click here.
2019-2020
To download the calendar below as a PDF, click here.
| Fall Semester | |
| Monday, August 26 | Football pre-season athletes arrive & register (invite only)…10 a.m. |
| Sunday, September 1 | Prefects arrive & register…11 a.m. |
| Tuesday, September 3 | Registration for pre-season fall sports (those invited by coaches)…9 a.m. |
| Friday, September 6 | Registration for international students…9 a.m. |
| Sunday, September 8 | Registration for all remaining boarding & day students and orientation begins…9 a.m. |
| Sunday, September 8 | Orientation program for all students... 1:30 p.m. |
| Monday, September 9 | Full day orientation program for all students…9 a.m. |
| Monday, September 9 |
Convocation…7 p.m. (required for all students) |
| Tuesday, September 10 |
First semester begins |
| Saturday, September 14 | Community Weekend #1 (boarders remain on campus) |
| Saturday, September 21 | Community Weekend #2 (boarders remain on campus) |
| Monday, September 30 | No classes. Varsity athletes due back for afternoon practices. Boarding students return by 7 p.m. |
| Thursday, October 24, Friday, October 25 & Saturday, October 26 | Parents’ Weekend |
| Monday, October 28 | No classes. Varsity athletes due back for afternoon practices. Boarding students return by 7 p.m. |
| Saturday, November 2 | Peddie Day at Peddie; weekend departures begin after the conclusion of athletic contests. |
| Saturday, November 23* | Classes end by noon. Thanksgiving vacation begins; dormitories close. |
| Sunday, December 1* | Boarding students return by 7 p.m. |
| Monday, December 2 | Classes resume. |
| Friday, December 10 | Christmas Vespers (required for all students) |
| Saturday, December 14* | Classes end by noon; first semester ends. Holiday break begins; dormitories close. *Grades and comments reported to parents after processing. No student may depart for vacation prior to December 14. |
| Winter/Spring Semester | |
| Sunday, January 5* | Boarding students return by 7 p.m. |
| Monday, January 6 | Second semester begins |
| Saturday, January 18 | Winter Ball |
| Friday, January 31* | Winter Long Weekend begins at noon after last class; dormitories close |
| Wednesday, February 5* | Boarding students return by 7 p.m. |
| Thursday, February 6 | Classes resume. |
| Thursday, March 5* | Spring vacation begins; dormitories close. Grades reported to parents after processing. |
| Monday, March 23* | Boarding students return by 7 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 24 | Classes resume. |
| Friday, April 10 | Classes end at noon. Students without athletic commitments may depart for the weekend. Dorms remain open. |
| Monday, April 13 | No classes. Varsity athletes due back for afternoon practices. Boarding students return by 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, April 15 | Grandparents' Day |
| Monday, May 18 | Senior Prize Assembly |
| Tuesday, May 19 | Junior/Senior Prom |
| Wednesday, May 20 | Packing Day for seniors; Class of 2020 Senior Assembly & Baccalaureate |
| Thursday, May 21 | Graduation |
| Sunday, May 24 | Underclass exams begin in the afternoon. |
| Tuesday, May 26 | Underclass Prize Assembly |
| Wednesday, May 27 | Underclass exams end at noon. Students depart for summer vacations. Dormitories close for the summer. Grades reported to parents after processing. |