Important Dates

2026-2027

  • July 27-30: SJA Welcome Week for Incoming Students
  • July 30: Sisterhood Sprinkle for Incoming Transfer Families and Mentors
  • August 3-4: Faculty Professional Development
  • August 5-6: Student Orientation
  • August 7: First Day of School and Prayer Service, Schedule 2 
  • August 7: Freshman Social at SJA
  • August 7: Mothers' Club Meet & Greet
  • August 13: Back-to-School Night
  • August 14: Mass, Schedule 4
  • August 14: Back-to-School Dance for Students, CHS
  • August 22: Parents Back-to-School Dance
  • August 25: Professional Learning Community, Schedule 10
  • September 7: Labor Day Holiday
  • September 9: Midquarter
  • September 9: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • September 9: Sophomore Parent Meeting (evening session)
  • September 15: Reconciliation
  • September 16: Faculty Professional Development, Schedule 10
  • September 16: Sophomore Parent Meeting (lunch session)
  • September 17: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • September 18-19: Black Box Theater Company Talent Night
  • September 21-25: Senior Grandparents Week
  • September 21: Freshman Parent Meeting (evening session)
  • September 23: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • September 28: Freshman Parent Meeting (lunch session)
  • September 30: Mass, Schedule 4
  • September 30: Academic Awards
  • October 1: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • October 7: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • October 8: Candlelight Ceremony
  • October 9: End of 1st Quarter
  • October 9: Pep Rally, Schedule 3
  • October 13: Senior ACT, Freshman PSAT (no school for sophomores and juniors)
  • October 15: Open House, Schedule 10 
  • October 16-19: Fall Holiday
  • October 24: CHS Homecoming
  • October 26-27: Senior Retreat
  • October 26: Freshman Grandparents Day
  • October 27: Freshman Wellness; Sophomore and Junior PSAT 
  • October 28: Sophomore and Junior Wellness; Senior Service Day; Faculty Work Day (no school for freshmen)
  • October 29: The Soiree: Where Tradition Meets Generosity
  • November 4-8: Black Box Theater Company Fall Play
  • November 5: Mass, Schedule 4
  • November 6: Midquarter
  • November 11: Faculty/Staff Service Day (no school for students)
  • November 12: Professional Learning Community, Schedule 3
  • November 16: Freshman Retreat (no school for sophomores, juniors and seniors)
  • November 19: Thanksgiving Prayer Service, Schedule 2
  • November 23-27: Thanksgiving Holiday
  • December 2: SJA Fall Dance Concert, LSU
  • December 3: Faculty Meeting, Schedule 8
  • December 5: Winter Formal for Juniors and Seniors
  • December 8: Mass, Schedule 4
  • December 10: Candlelight Choir and Band Concert, LSU
  • December 11 & 14: Exam Preparation Days
  • December 15-18: Midterm Exams
  • December 21-January 1: Christmas Break
  • January 4: Faculty Professional Development (no school for students)
  • January 5: Classes Resume
  • January 7: Science Fair
  • January 14: Mass, Schedule 4
  • January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
  • January 21: Career Day for freshmen and sophomores, Schedule 6; Job Shadowing for juniors and seniors
  • January 26: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • January 28: Reconciliation
  • January 31-February: Catholic Schools Week
  • February 2: Professional Learning Community, Schedule 3
  • February 3: Midquarter
  • February 3: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • February 3: Senior Parent Meeting
  • February 8-12: Mardi Gras Holiday
  • February 18: Mass, Schedule 4
  • February 19: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • February 22: Sophomore Retreat (no school for freshmen, juniors and seniors)
  • February 24: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • March 4: Test Prep, Schedule 9
  • March 9: Pre-ACT/ACT for freshmen, sophomores and juniors (no school for seniors)
  • March 11: Junior Parent Meeting (evening option #1)
  • March 11: SJA Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Academy Student Center
  • March 12: End of 3rd Quarter
  • March 13: FROSH Dance for freshmen and sophomores
  • March 16: Junior Parent Meeting (evening option #2)
  • March 17-21: Black Box Theater Company Spring Musical
  • March 19: Mass, Schedule 4
  • March 21: Mother-Daughter Style Show at SJA
  • March 25: Holy Thursday Prayer Service, Schedule 2
  • March 26-April 2: Easter Holiday
  • April 6: Faculty Professional Development, Schedule 8
  • April 7: Service Hours Due
  • April 9: Midquarter for Seniors
  • April 12: Spring Dance Show, River Center
  • April 15: Senior Skit/Student Council Speeches/School Service Awards, Schedule 4
  • April 16: Midquarter for 9th-11th grades
  • April 20: FACS Style Show (evening show)
  • April 21: FACS Style Show, Schedule 2
  • April 22: Senior College T-Shirt Day
  • April 24: Senior Prom, Catholic Life Center
  • April 26: Academy Awards, Schedule 6
  • April 27: May Crowning and Service Awards, Schedule 4
  • April 27: Senior Sunset
  • April 28: Seniors' Last Day & Senior Walk, Schedule 7
  • April 29: Senior Mass, Schedule 6
  • April 30: Junior Retreat (no school for freshmen, sophomores and seniors)
  • April 30: Ring Ceremony, 6:30 p.m.
  • May 3-5: Senior Final Exams
  • May 11: Faculty Professional Development, Schedule 8
  • May 13-14: Exam Preparation Days
  • May 14: Honors Convocation, 6:30 p.m.
  • May 17-20: Final Exams for freshmen, sophomores and juniors
  • May 18: Graduation
  • May 19: Special Schedule (late start) following graduation
  • May 20: Last Day of School

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