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Calendar of Events


October 6, 2008 Admission exploratory session for Middle School, 8:15 am (MC)

Saint Anselm College representative visit, 11:30 am (MC)

Form VI ISP meeting for parents and seniors, 7:00 pm (MC)
October 7, 2008 St. Andrew's Scotland representative visit, 9:15 am (MC)

Moravian College representative visit, 10:30 am (MC)
October 8, 2008 Franklin and Marshall College representative visit, 10:30 am (MC)

Yom Kippur begins – no activities after 3:45 pm (BC)
October 9, 2008 School closed – Yom Kippur
October 10, 2008 Late registration deadline for November 1 SAT & Subject Tests

Wheaton College representative visit, 8:30 am (MC)

Boston University representative visit, 2:00 pm (MC)

Form VI's early application Secondary School Forms due in College Counseling Office (MC)

Student art exhibition ends, Commons Gallery (MC)
October 13, 2008 Admission Office SEEDS Day

Duke University representative visit, 2:00 pm (MC)
October 14, 2008 Syracuse University representative visit, 10:15 am (MC)

Rice University representative visit, 12:00 pm (MC)

Columbia University representative visit, 1:00 pm (MC)

Bucknell University representative visit, 1:30 pm (MC)
October 15, 2008 Admission Open House, 8:30-11:00 am (SH)

University of Chicago representative visit, 8:30 am (MC)

Yale University representative visit, 9:30 am (MC)

Saint Joseph's University representative visit, 11:00 am (MC)

Bennington College representative visit, 12:00 pm (MC)

Providence College representative visit, 1:00 pm (MC)

Positive Coaching Alliance Parents' Meeting for Middle and Upper School, 7:00 pm (MC)

PSAT/NMSQT Forms IV and V (MC)
October 16, 2008 Dickinson College representative visit, 11:15 am (MC)

Colgate University representative visit, 1:30 pm (MC)

Pomona College representative visit, 2:00 pm (MC)
October 17, 2008 Admission Office Sibling Day for Grades 6–Form V, 8:15 am (MC)

Short Hills Demo: Balladeers, Buttondowns, and Jazz, 8:30 am (SH)

Rochester Institute of Technology representative visit, 11:00 am (MC)

University of Edinburgh representative visit, 11:15 am (MC)

Fairfield University representative visit, 1:30 pm (MC)

PSPA Parent Party for Lower School, 7:30 pm (SH)

Art Exhibition #1 ends, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)
October 20, 2008 School closed – Faculty in-service NJAIS conference
October 21, 2008 Mount Holyoke College representative visit, 12:15 pm (MC)

New York University representative visit, 1:00 pm (MC)

Connecticut College representative visit, 2:00 pm (MC)

Alumni Admission Open House, 6:30 pm (SH)
October 22, 2008 Bowdoin College representative visit, 8:30 am (MC)

Washington University at St. Louis representative visit, 9:30 am (MC)

McDaniel College representative visit, 10:30 am (MC)

University of Notre Dame representative visit, 12:00 pm (MC)

Barnard College representative visit, 12:30 pm (MC)

Union College representative visit, 1:00 pm (MC)

Brown University representative visit, 2:00 pm (MC)
October 23, 2008 Brandeis University representative visit, 8:30 am (MC)

Bryant University representative visit, 11:00 am (MC)

Skidmore College representative visit, 1:30 pm (MC)
October 24, 2008 Art exhibition #2 begins, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)

Grinnell College representative visit, 11:00 am (MC)

Lafayette College representative visit, 12:45 pm (MC)

PSPA Parent Party for Middle and Upper School at Friday Night Lights football game, 6:00 pm (MC)
October 25, 2008 Admission Open House for Upper School, 9:00-11:00 am (MC)

ACT (not at Pingry)
October 27, 2008 Sacred Heart University representative visit, 9:15 am (MC)

Washington and Lee University representative visit, 12:30 pm (MC)

College of Wooster representative visit, 2:00 pm (MC)
October 28, 2008 Vassar College representative visit, 10:15 am (MC)

Elon University representative visit, 12:00 pm (MC)
October 29, 2008 Villanova University representative visit, 11:30 am (MC)
October 30, 2008 Admission Exploratory Session for Upper School, 8:15 am (MC)

Washington College representative visit, 8:30 am (MC)

Muhlenberg College representative visit, 12:00 pm (MC)

George Washington University representative visit, 2:00 pm (MC)

Peer Leadership Parent Night, 7:30 pm (MC)
October 31, 2008 Rufus Gunther Day (MC)

Halloween Parties and Parade (SH)

First Quarter Ends for Lower and Middle Schools
November 1, 2008 SAT & Subject Tests (not at Pingry)
November 5, 2008 Registration deadline for December 6 SAT & Subject Tests
November 6, 2008 School closed – Parent conferences (SH)

University of Scranton representative visit, 9:15 am (MC)

Upper School Ensemble Concert, 7:00 pm (MC)
November 7, 2008 Registration deadline for December 13 ACT
November 8, 2008 Admission Open House for Middle School, 9:00-11:00 am (MC)
November 10, 2008 Admission Exploratory Session for Upper School, 8:15 am (MC)
November 12, 2008 PSPA Fall Benefit: Big Blue "Shop 'Til You Drop Extravaganza," 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
November 13-15, 2008 Fall Play, Macrae Theater (MC)
Showtimes: 7:00 pm Thursday, 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday
Snow date: Sunday, November 16, 2:00 pm
November 15, 2008 Upper School Swimming and Ice Hockey athletic practices begin (MC)
November 18, 2008 Late registration deadline for December 6 SAT & Subject Tests
November 19, 2008 Admission Open House for Lower School, 8:30-11:00 am (SH)
November 20, 2008 Late registration deadline for December 13 ACT

Admission Exploratory Session for Middle School, 8:30 am (MC)

Pingry Blood Drive, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (MC)
November 21, 2008 Upper School Trimester I Ends (MC)

Friday Night Arts (FNA), co-sponsored by the Pingry Arts Council (PAC) and the PSPA, 5:30-8:00 pm (MC)
November 22, 2008 ISEE Admission Testing for Grade 6-Form V, 8:00 am (MC)
November 26-30, 2008 School closed – Thanksgiving Holiday (BC)
November 28, 2008 Remaining Upper School winter sports begin (MC)
December 3, 2008 College financial aid workshop, 7:00 pm (MC)
December 6, 2008 SAT & Subject Tests (not at Pingry)

Balladeers perform at Vanderveer Historical Home, 4:00 pm
December 8, 2008 Buttondowns perform at Morris Museum, 4:00 pm
December 9, 2008 PSAT Interpretation Meeting for Parents, Form IV focus, 7:00 pm (MC)
December 10, 2008 Admission Open House for Lower School, 8:30-11:00 am (SH)

PSAT Interpretation Meeting for Parents, Form V focus, 7:00 pm (MC)
December 11, 2008 All-School Festival, 10:00 am (MC)
December 12, 2008 Winter Festival with all musicians, 7:00 pm (MC)
Snow date: Saturday, December 13, 2:00 pm
December 13, 2008 ACT (not at Pingry)
December 15, 2008 Art exhibition #2 ends, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)

Balladeers perform at Bridgewater Commons Mall, 6:00 pm
December 17, 2008 Deadline for Admission application for Lower School (SH)
December 18, 2008 Holiday parties (SH)
December 19, 2008 Holiday concert, 9:30 am (SH)

Early dismissal for Lower School, 11:00 am (SH)
December 20, 2008 – January 4, 2009 School closed – Winter break (BC)
December 26, 2008 Registration deadline for January 24 SAT & Subject Tests
January 5, 2009 Financial Aid Request Form due to Pingry
January 6, 2009 Late registration deadline for January 24 SAT & Subject Tests

Registration deadline for February 7 ACT
January 7, 2009 Alumni Back from College Luncheon, 11:30 am (MC)
January 8, 2009 Art exhibition #3 begins, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)
January 9, 2009 Deadline for Admission application for Grade 6–Form V (MC)
January 10, 2009 ISEE Admission Testing for Grade 6–Form V, 8:00 am (MC)
January 12, 2009 Art Fundamentals exhibition begins, Commons Gallery (MC)
January 14, 2009 PSPA All-Parent and Advisory Board Meeting, 9:00 am (MC)
January 16, 2009 Second quarter ends for Lower and Middle Schools

Semester I ends for Upper School

Upper School mid-trimester
January 18, 2009 Balladeers and Buttondowns perform at St. John on the Mountain, 10:00 am
January 19, 2009 School closed – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (BC)
January 20, 2009 Second semester begins
January 23-24, 2009 Kindergarten visitation, 9:00-11:00 am (SH)
Snow date: Saturday, February 7, 9:00-11:00 am
January 24, 2009 SAT & Subject Tests (not at Pingry)

Admission testing for Grades 3-5, 12:00 pm (SH)
Snow date: Saturday, February 7, 12:00 pm
January 27, 2009 Grade 5 visits Middle School

College Evening for Form V students and parents, 7:00 pm (MC)
January 30-31, 2009 Kindergarten visitation, 9:00-11:00 am (SH)
Snow date: Saturday, February 7, 9:00-11:00 am
January 30, 2009 Career Day, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (MC)

Financial aid Parent Financial Statement (PFS) due to Pingry
January 31, 2009 Admission testing for Grades 3-5, 12:00 pm (SH)
Snow date: Saturday, February 7, 12:00 pm
February 2, 2009 Curriculum planning event for Form II parents, 7:00 pm (MC)
Snow date: Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm
February 3, 2009 Curriculum planning event for Form III-IV parents, 7:00 pm (MC)
Snow date: Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm
February 4, 2009 PSPA Parent Coffee for Middle and Upper School, 8:15 am (MC)

Curriculum planning event for Form V parents, 7:00 pm (MC)
Snow date: Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm
February 5-7, 2009 DramaFest, Attic Theater (MC)
Showtimes: 7:00 pm Thursday, 7:30 pm Friday
February 6, 2009 Art exhibition #3 ends, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)
February 7, 2009 ACT (not at Pingry)
February 10, 2009 Registration deadline for March 14 SAT
February 11, 2009 PSPA Parent Coffee for Lower School, 8:15 am (SH)
February 12, 2009 Annual Invitational Photo Exhibition begins, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)

Intergenerational Prom, 6:00 pm (MC)
February 13, 2009 Robert H. LeBow ’58 Memorial Oratorical Competition (MC)

Financial aid tax forms and W2s due to Pingry

Current student enrollment contracts mailed
February 16-17, 2009 School closed – Presidents' Day Break
February 18-20, 2009 ERB testing for Middle School (MC)
February 24, 2009 Late registration deadline for March 14 SAT
February 26, 2009 PSPA pre-theater dinner, 5:30 pm (MC)
February 26-28, 2009 Winter Musical, Macrae Theater (MC)
Showtimes: 7:00 pm Thursday, 7:30 pm Friday, 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm Saturday
Snow date: Sunday, March 1, 2:00 pm
March 2-4, 2009 ERB testing for Grade 5 (SH)
March 5, 2009 Blood drive, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (MC)
March 6, 2009 Upper School spring sports begin

Brown Bag Concert featuring boys' and girls' choral groups and instrumental ensemble, 12:00 pm

Art Fundamentals exhibition ends, Commons Gallery (MC)
March 7, 2009 PSPA Spring Benefit "Thanks to you, we GET SMART!", 6:30-10:00 pm
March 11, 2009 Rising Grade 6 parent orientation

Annual Invitational Photo Exhibition ends, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)
March 12, 2009 Middle School Choral Festival, 7:00 pm (MC)
March 13, 2009 Registration deadline for April 4 ACT
March 14-29, 2009 School closed - Spring Break (BC)
March 14, 2009 SAT (not at Pingry)
March 31, 2009 College Evening for Form III parents, 7:00 pm (MC)

Registration deadline for May 2 SAT & Subject Tests
April 1, 2009 College Evening for Form IV parents, 7:00 pm (MC)
April 2, 2009 Middle School art exhibition begins, Middle School Gallery (MC)
April 3, 2009 Third quarter begins for Lower and Middle Schools

Mid-semester grades close for Upper School

Kent Place Concert featuring Men's Glee Club, 8:00 pm
April 4, 2009 ACT (not at Pingry)
April 6, 2009 Accepted Student Day for Form III (MC)

Fine Arts faculty exhibition begins, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)
April 7, 2009 Accepted Student Day for Grade 6 (MC)
April 8, 2009 Passover begins – No activities after 3:45 pm
April 9, 2009 Late registration deadline for May 2 SAT & Subject Tests
April 10, 2009 School closed – Good Friday (BC)
April 14, 2009 Early dismissal for parent conferences, 1:00 pm (SH)

Middle & Upper School Instrumental Concert, 7:00 pm (MC)
April 15, 2009 PSPA All-School Annual Meeting, 9:00 am (MC)
April 16-18, 2009 Drama IV Spring Play, Macrae Theater (MC)
Showtimes: 7:30 pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday
April 17, 2009 Spring Book Sale (SH)

Upper School mid-trimester III
April 19, 2009 Trinity/Kent Place Concert featuring Men's and Women's Glee Clubs, 4:00 pm
April 20-23, 2009 Spring Book Sale (SH)
April 21, 2009 Cum Laude Assembly (MC)
April 22, 2009 New parent coffee, 9:00 am (SH)

Sustainability Projects (MC)
April 23, 2009 Admission information session, 8:15-10:00 am (MC)

Junior/Senior Prom
April 24, 2009 School closed – Faculty in-service day
Upper School athletics continue as scheduled
April 28, 2009 Cabaret, 7:00 pm (MC)
April 29, 2009 Admission information session, 8:15-10:00 am (MC)
April 30 – May 2, 2009 Middle School Play, Macrae Theater (MC)
Showtimes: 7:00 pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday
May 2, 2009 SAT & Subject Tests (not at Pingry)
May 4-8, 2009 AP Exams (MC)
May 4, 2009 Admission information session, 8:15-10:00 am (MC)

Form VI ISPs begin (MC)

Fine Arts faculty exhibition ends, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)
May 5, 2009 Registration deadline for June 6 SAT & Subject Tests
May 6, 2009 Middle School art exhibition ends, Middle School Gallery (MC)
May 7, 2009 Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day, 9:00 am (SH)
May 8, 2009 Spring Concert, 9:30 am (SH)

Upper School Spring Fling, 7:00-10:30 pm (MC)

Registration deadline for June 13 ACT
May 9, 2009 Antoine du Bourg Concert and PSPA Tuition Raffle, 7:00 pm (MC)
May 11-15, 2009 AP Exams (MC)
May 11, 2009 PSPA Tennis Social, 9:30 am (MC)

Alumni art exhibition begins, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)
May 12, 2009 PSPA Form VI Parents' Night: Letting Go – An Off-to-College Guide, 7:00 pm (MC)
May 13, 2009 Admission information session, 9:15-11:00 am (SH)
May 15-16, 2009 Alumni Reunion Weekend (MC)
May 15, 2009 Admission information session, 8:15-10:00 am (MC)

Late registration deadline for June 6 SAT & Subject Tests
May 20, 2009 Field Day (SH)

Voice and instrumental recital, 7:00 pm (MC)
May 21, 2009 Pingry Arts Awards Dinner, 6:00 pm (MC)
May 22, 2009 Late registration deadline for June 13 ACT
May 25, 2009 School closed – Memorial Day (BC)
May 26, 2009 Senior Day and Yearbook Dedication Day (MC)
May 27, 2009 Upper School Athletics Assembly (MC)
May 28, 2009 Buddy BBQ, 6:00 pm (SH)

Form VI Awards Assembly (MC)
May 29, 2009 Placement testing for new students, 3:00 pm (MC)

Fourth quarter ends for Lower and Middle Schools

Semester II and Trimester III ends for Upper School

Alumni art exhibition ends, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)
May 30, 2009 Placement testing for new students and PSPA New Parent Coffee, 9:00 am (MC)
June 1, 2009 Review Day (MC)

Form VI BBQ at Headmaster's Home, 6:30 pm
June 2-4, 2009 Final exams (MC)
June 3, 2009 ISP Evening and Art Show, 6:00 pm, Hostetter Arts Center (MC)
June 4-5, 2009 Textbook buy-back program (MC)
June 4, 2009 Form VI breakfast and graduation rehearsal, 9:00 am (MC)

Form II end-of-year party, 12:00-2:00 pm (MC)

PSPA Fun Fair, 12:30-2:30 pm (SH)
June 5, 2009 Make-up exams (MC)

Moving Up Day, 9:00-11:00 am (SH)

Early dismissal for Lower School, 11:00 am (SH)

PSPA Big Blue Bash (MC)
June 6, 2009 SAT & Subject Tests
June 7, 2009 Class of 2009 Graduation and Letter in Life Award presentation, 4:00 pm (MC)