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SCHOOL CALENDAR 2025-2026

UPDATED March 10, 2025

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Aug-24

August: Review 5-Year Plan

August 5 Staff returns. On Site Teacher Training

August 8: Open House for all families 9:30-12pm

August 11:  First Day of Classes

August 21-25: Readiness Tests Administered - K-8, Math and English

August 28: Back to School 2pm-3pm

Late August: Cognia Survey #1 Perception Survey/Readiness - (Families, Teachers, Students), 

Monitoring Assessment Form A and Literature Baseline Assessment 

August: ACT/SAT Seniors

 

Sep-25

Late Sept: Cognia Survey #2 Student Engagement Survey

September 13: Student Government Association Election

September 17: Graduation Class of 2026 Planning (with parents via zoom)

September 20: Fair Day!  Senior fundraising event school-wide fair.

September: ACT/SAT Seniors

 

Oct-25

October 7:  Quarter 1 Ends 

October 8: Quarter 2 Begins

Week of October 14: Parent Teacher Conferences

Before Oct 14: Teacher Observations, Eleot #1

Late October: Survey 3: Inventory Survey (Staff and Student) 

October: ACT/SAT Seniors

October 31: School Wide Party - 8am-12:00pm School Day/12:00-4:00pm PARTY 

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Nov-25

November 1-8: Mix of Public Holidays & Teacher Training/No School

November 10: Public Holiday, Los Santos Uprising

November 27-28: Panama Holiday/No School

November: ACT/SAT Seniors

 

Dec-25

December 2-6: Formal Teacher Observations #1 and Eleot

December 6: Elementary Field Trip

December 8: No School, Mother's Day Observed

December 11-15: Mid-Year Exams

December 15: Rio Hato Christmas Gift Give Away led by JLM Christian Foundation

December 18: Semester Closing Celebration 8am - Presentations, Drama, Music, Fair Day, Pot Luck!

December 20: Community Service Weekend, Penonome

 

SEMESTER 2

 

Jan-26

January 12:  Classes Resume/Quarter 3 Begins

January 12-16: Meetings with Grade 9,10, 11, 12 students. Review transcripts and academic plans.

January 23: Graduation Meeting Class of 2026 with parents

Late January: Mid-Year Tests Administered, Monitoring Assessment Form B and Literature Mid-Year Assessment 

January: ACT/SAT Juniors

 

Feb-26

February 13: Carnival at FSA!

February 16-20: Carnival No School

 

Mar-26

March 8-13: Cognia Accrediation Review

March 13: Q3 Ends 

Marc 16: Q4 Begins

March 30-April 3 Semana Santa

March 31: Deadline to register for returning families

March: ACT/SAT Juniors

 

Apr-26

April 1: Registration opens for new families for 2026-2027

April 2: Meeting with Grade 8 students and families

April 21-25: Formal Teacher Observations #2 and Eleot

April 30: High School Due Date for choosing electives

April: ACT/SAT Juniors

 

May-26

May 1: Panama Labor Day/No School

May 6-17: AP EXAMS

May 19-23: End of Year Assessments, Monitoring Assessment Form C and Literature End-Year Assessment

May 27: 8am Kindergarten, Grade 5, and Grade 8 Graduation Ceremony

May 28: Last day of learning/Quarter 4 Ends 

May 29: School Closing Program

May: ACT/SAT Juniors

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