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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
9/10 ACT Test Regular Deadline
13
14
15
16
17
18
Trojan Band
Band Camp (Percussion, Flagline, Officers)
10am–3pm
19
Trojan Band
Band Camp (Percussion, Flagline, Officers)
10am–3pm
20
21
22
Trojan Band
Band Camp (All Band Members)
7am–3:30pm
23
Trojan Band
Band Camp (All Band Members)
7am–3:30pm
24
Trojan Band
Band Camp (All Band Members)
7am–3:30pm
25
Trojan Band
Band Camp (All Band Members)
12:30–3:30pm
26
9/10 ACT Test Later Deadline
Trojan Band
Band Camp (All Band Members)
7am–3:30pm
Pass and Review / Band Social
Call time:  5:45pm
27
28
29
First Day of School
30
31
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8 pm
  
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1
2
Varsity Football
Away
Game
Away game
vs. Richard Montgomery
Pep Band
Call time:
5pm at GHS Band Room
3
4
5
Labor Day Holiday
No School
Trojan Band
Labor Day Parades
Call time:
7am
6
7
SHOWTime Pd 1
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8 pm
8
9
SHOWTime Pd 2
10/1 SAT and Subject Tests Regular Registration deadline
Varsity Football
Home gameHome
Game
vs. Springbrook (at Richard Montgomery)
Trojan Band
Call time:
5pm at GHS Band Room
Canceled due to rain
10
ACT Test
11
12
Career Center
The Catholic Univ of America, 8am
McDaniel College, 10:15am
Manhattan College, 11:45am
Univ of Maryland – College Park, 1:15pm, GHS cafeteria
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8 pm
13
14
SHOWTime Pd 3
Career Center
Towson Univ, 11:30am
George Mason Univ, 1:30pm
Back to School Night, 6:30pm (in the gym)
15
Career Center
Mount Saint Mary's Univ, 9:30am
The Paul Mitchell "Temple", 10:50am (hallway outside Career Center)
Notre Dame of Maryland Univ, 1pm
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8 pm
16
SHOWTime Pd 4
10/22 ACT Test Regular Deadline
Varsity Football
Away
Game
Away game
vs. Sherwood
Pep Band
Call time:
5pm at GHS Band Room
17
18
19
Homecoming Spirit Week
Career Center
The George Washington Univ, 8am
Randolph-Macon College, 12:45pm
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8 pm
20
Homecoming Spirit Week
Career Center
Washington College, 10am
PTSA Meeting, 7pm, (in the Media Center)
21
Homecoming Spirit Week
SHOWTime Pd 5
50/1 SAT and Subject Tests Late Registration deadline
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8 pm
Instrumental
IMPA Meeting
6 pm, Chorus Room (F-10)
22
Homecoming Spirit Week
Career Center
Castleton State College, 8am
Stevenson Univ, 10am
23
Homecoming Spirit Week
SHOWTime Pd 6
Career Center
Kent State Univ, 8am
Middlebury College, 10:45am
Homecoming
Varsity Football
Home gameHome
Game
vs. Magruder (at Richard Montgomery)
Trojan Band
Call time:
5pm at GHS Band Room
24
Homecoming Dance, 7–11pm, upper gym
25
26
Career Center
St. Mary's College of Maryland, 8am
Eastern Univ, 10am
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8 pm
27
Career Center
Northwood Univ, Florida, 9:15am
Salisbury Univ, 12:30pm
Virginia State Univ On-the-Spot Admissions Event, 6pm
28
Career Center
Univ of Baltimore, 8:30am
Christopher Newport Univ, 10:45am
Early release; dismissal after lunch
29
Rosh Hashanah
No School
30
SHOWTime Pd 7
10/22 ACT Test Late Deadline
Varsity Football
Away
Game
Away game
vs. Churchill
Pep Band
Call time:
5pm at GHS Band Room
  
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 October 2011
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1
SAT and Subject Tests
2
3
Jazz Band
MCPS Honors Jazz Band Auditions
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8pm
4
English HSA
Career Center
American Univ, 10am
College of William and Mary, 11am
5
Biology HSA
SHOWTime Pd 1
Career Center
Frostburg State Univ, 8:30am
The King's College, 10:30am
Saint Francis Univ, 11:15am
Amherst College, 1:30pm
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
2:20-3:30pm
6
Algebra HSA
Career Center
Rider Univ, 8:30am
Westminster College of the Arts, 8:30am
Montgomery Scholars, 10am
Bowie State Univ, 12:30pm
Varsity Football
Home gameHome
Game
vs. Clarksburg (at Clarksburg)
Trojan Band
Call time:
4:45pm at GHS Band Room
7
HSA Make-ups
SHOWTime Pd 2
11/5 SAT and Subject Tests Regular Registration deadline
Career Center
Lycoming College, 11am
Paul Mitchell (The Temple) of Frederick, MD, 8:50am
8
9
10
Career Center
Univ of Colorado at Boulder, 7:30am
Radford Univ, 10am
Band & Orchestra
pizza fundraiserPizza fundraiser orders due to Mr. Grande
11
Career Center
East Carolina Univ, 8:30am
Coppin State Univ, 11am
Shenandoah Univ, 12:30pm
12
PSAT/NMSQT Test for grades 10 & 11, GHS, 7:30am
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8pm
13
Career Center
Methodist Univ, 8am
Univ of Maryland, Baltimore County, 9:30am
Shepherd Univ, 10:45am
Univ of Florida, 12pm
Juniata College, 1:30pm
Lincoln Univ On-the-Spot Admissions Event, Wootton HS, 6pm
14
SHOWTime Pd 3
Career Center
College of New Jersey, 1:15pm
Nat'l Honor Society
NHS Applications due by 2:20pm
Varsity Football
Away
Game
Away game
vs. Northwest
Pep Band
Call time:
5pm at GHS Band Room
15
16
17
Career Center
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, 7:45am
West Virginia Wesleyan College, 8:30am
York College of Pennsylvania, 10:30am
Gettysburg College, 12pm
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8pm
18
Career Center
Montgomery College, 10am
Hispanic College Fair Preview Night, Universities at Shady Grove, 6pm
PTSA Meeting, 7pm, (in the Media Center)
19
SHOWTime Pd 4
Career Center
Hispanic College Fair, Universities at Shady Grove
Monmouth Univ, 7:30am
Hofstra Univ, 9am
Univ of South Carolina, 12:30pm
Vaughn College of Aeuronautics and Technology, 1:30pm
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
2:20-3:30pm
Instrumental
IMPA Meeting
7 pm
20
Career Center
The Univ of Tampa, 7:30am
Univ of Pittsburgh, 9:30am
Siena College, 10:30am
Savannah College, 11:30am
21
MSTA Convention
Schools Closed
11/5 SAT and Subject Tests Late Registration deadline
22
ACT Test
Varsity Football
Home gameHome
Game
vs. Seneca Valley (at Richard Montgomery); game starts at 2pm
Trojan Band
Call time:
12pm at GHS Band Room
23
24
Career Center
Univ of Mary Washington, 10:30am
Virginia Wesleyan College, 1:15pm
25
Career Center
Ferrum College, 9:15am
26
SHOWTime Pd 5
Career Center
Virginia Commonwealth Univ, 11am
Hood College, 1pm
Trinity Univ in Washington, DC On-the-Spot Admissions Event, Northwood HS, 6pm
Band & Orchestra
pizza fundraiserPizza fundraiser order pickup
GHS main entrance, 5:30pm
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
6-8pm
27
Career Center
Stony Brook Univ, 8:30am
Alderson-Broaddus College, 12pm
28
SHOWTime Pd 6
Career Center
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 10:30am
Washington Univ in St. Louis, 11:30am
Varsity Football
Away
Game
Away game
vs. Quince Orchard
Pep Band
Call time:
5pm at GHS Band Room
First marking period ends
29
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31
Professional Day

No School for Students
  
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1
ASVAB Exam, location TBA, 7:30am
Career Center
Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, 10:30am
Allegany College of Maryland, 11:30am
2
SHOWTime Pd 7
Jazz Band
All State Jazz Band Auditions
Trojan Band
Marching Band Practice
2:20-3:30pm or 6-8pm
3
4
SHOWTime Pd 1
12/10 ACT Test Regular Deadline
Career Center
Williams College, 11am
Loyala Univ Maryland, 8:45am
Varsity Football
Home gameHome
Game
vs. Wootton (at Richard Montgomery)
Trojan Band
Call time:
4:45pm at GHS Band Room
5
SAT and Subject Tests
6
7
Career Center
Iona College, 11am
8
12/3 SAT and Subject Tests Regular Registration deadline
Career Center
Roger Williams Univ, 9am
Band & Orchestra
MCPS Junior Honors Band & Orchestra Auditions
9
SHOWTime Pd 2
10
Report cards distributed
11
SHOWTime Pd 3
Career Center
St. John's Univ – Queens, 8:30am
Jazz Band
Gaithersburg Veterans's Day Performance(Jazz Band)
Away gamePlay-off Game (at Churchill)
Pep Band
Call time:
5 pm
12
Band & Orchestra
Junior All State Band & Orchestra Auditions
13
14
Career Center
Bridgewater College, 8:15am
15
Career Center
Hampton Univ, On-the-Spot Admissions Event, Richard Montgomery HS, 6pm
Band & Orchestra
MCPS Senior Honors Band & Orchestra Auditions
PTSA Meeting, 7pm, (in the Media Center)
16
SHOWTime Pd 4
Career Center
Western New England Univ, 9am
17
Career Center
Morehouse College On-the-Spot Admissions Event, GHS Cafeteria, 6pm
18
SHOWTime Pd 5
12/10 ACT Test Late Deadline
Career Center
Mercyhurst College, 8:30am
BioMedical Scholars Program, Montgomery College, 9:30am
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 11:30am
19
Band & Orchestra
Junior All State Band & Orchestra Auditions
20
12/3 SAT and Subject Tests Late Registration deadline
21
22
23
Early release; dismissal after lunch
24
Thanksgiving Holiday
No School
25
Thanksgiving Holiday
No School
26
27
28
29
30
SHOWTime Pd 6
Career Center
Morgan State Univ On-the-Spot Admissions Event, Walter Johnson HS, 6pm
  
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1
2
SHOWTime Pd 7
3
SAT and Subject Tests at GHS
Instrumental
Gaithersburg Jingle Jubilee
4
5
6
Career Center
Cleveland Institute of Art, 8am
7
SHOWTime Pd 1
Career Center
Univ of Maryland – Eastern Shore On-the-Spot Admission Event, Springbrook HS, 6pm
8
9
SHOWTime Pd 2
10
ACT Test
Jazz Band
MCPS Jazz Band Festival
Call time:
9:30am at Sherwood HS – Concert Dress *
11
12
13
14
SHOWTime Pd 3
15
Career Center
FINANCIAL AID NIGHT, 7pm
16
SHOWTime Pd 4
17
18
19
20
PTSA Meeting, 7pm, (in the Media Center)
21
SHOWTime Pd 5
22
Band & Orchestra
Winter instrumental concertGHS Winter Concert
Performers' call time: 6 pm, Concert Dress *
23
SHOWTime Pd 6
24
25
26
Christmas Holiday
No School
27
Winter Break
No School
28
Winter Break
No School
29
Winter Break
No School
30
Winter Break
No School
1/28 SAT and Subject Tests Regular Registration deadline
31
Choral note: 
*  Mandatory for those involved.  These performances will be factored in as part of the student's grade.
Band & Orchestra note: 
* Concert Dress:  Dress for instrumental concerts and festivals is formal.
For girls:
  • Black dress, black skirt and top, or black pants suit
    (solid black with no prints)
  • Skirt or dress hem should be of an appropriate length.
  • Black dress shoes
 For boys:
  • Black dress pants
  • White dress shirt
  • Solid black neck tie
  • Black socks and black dress shoes
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 January 2012
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1
2
New Year Holiday
No School
3
4
SHOWTime Pd 7
5
6
SHOWTime Pd 1
7
8
9
10
English HSA
11
Biology HSA
SHOWTime Pd 2
Instrumental
FOMS Cluster Concert
12
Algebra HSA
13
SHOWTime Pd 3
1/28 SAT and Subject Tests Late Registration deadline
2/11 ACT Test Regular Deadline
14
15
16
Martin L. King, Jr. Day
No school
17
PTSA Meeting, 7pm, (in the Media Center)
18
English HSA Make-Up
SHOWTime Pd 4
19
Biology HSA Make-Up
20
Algebra HSA Make-Up
SHOWTime Pd 5
2/11 ACT Test Late Deadline
2nd Marking Period Ends
21
22
23
Professional day for teachers

No school for students
24
25
SHOWTime Pd 6
Instrumental
GMS Cluster Concert
26
27
SHOWTime Pd 7
28
SAT and Subject Tests
29
30
31
9th Grade Report Card Night
When: Jan. 31st 2012
Where: Cafeteria
Time: 6:30pm
 
Band & Orchestra note: 
* Concert Dress:  Dress for instrumental concerts and festivals is formal.
For girls:
  • Black dress, black skirt and top, or black pants suit
    (solid black with no prints)
  • Skirt or dress hem should be of an appropriate length.
  • Black dress shoes
 For boys:
  • Black dress pants
  • White dress shirt
  • Solid black neck tie
  • Black socks and black dress shoes
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1
SHOWTime Pd 1
Report cards distributed
2
AP Parent Night
7 pm in the cafeteria
3
SHOWTime Pd 2
4
5
6
7
8
SHOWTime Pd 3
9
10
SHOWTime Pd 4
3/10 SAT Test Regular Registration deadline
11
ACT Test
12
13
14
15
SHOWTime Pd 5
16
17
SHOWTime Pd 6
18
19
20
President's Day
No School
21
PTSA Meeting, 7pm, (in the Media Center)
22
SHOWTime Pd 7
23
24
SHOWTime Pd 1
3/10 SAT Test Late Registration deadline
25
26
27
28
29
SHOWTime Pd 2
  
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1
2
Early release; dismissal after lunch
3
SAT Test
4
5
6
7
SHOWTime Pd 3
8
9
SHOWTime Pd 4
4/14 ACT Test Regular Deadline
10
SAT Test
11
12
13
14
SHOWTime Pd 5
15
16
SHOWTime Pd 6
17
18
19
20
PTSA Meeting, 7pm, (in the Media Center)
21
SHOWTime Pd 7
22
23
SHOWTime Pd 1
4/14 ACT Test Late Deadline
24
25
26
27
28
SHOWTime Pd 2
29
3rd marking period ends
30
Professional day for teachers

No school for students
31
Choral note: 
*  Mandatory for those involved.  These performances will be factored in as part of the student's grade.
Band & Orchestra note: 
* Concert Dress:  Dress for instrumental concerts and festivals is formal.
For girls:
  • Black dress, black skirt and top, or black pants suit
    (solid black with no prints)
  • Skirt or dress hem should be of an appropriate length.
  • Black dress shoes
 For boys:
  • Black dress pants
  • White dress shirt
  • Solid black neck tie
  • Black socks and black dress shoes
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 April 2012
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1
2
Spring Break
Schools Closed
3
Spring Break
Schools Closed
4
Spring Break
Schools Closed
5
Spring Break
Schools Closed
6
Easter Holiday
Schools Closed
5/5 SAT and Subject Tests Regular Registration deadline
7
8
9
Easter Holiday
Schools Closed
10
11
SHOWTime Pd 3
12
Report cards distributed
13
SHOWTime Pd 4
14
ACT Test
15
16
17
PTSA Meeting, 7pm, (in the Media Center)
18
SHOWTime Pd 5
19
20
SHOWTime Pd 6
5/5 SAT and Subject Tests Late Registration deadline
21
22
23
24
25
SHOWTime Pd 7
26
27
SHOWTime Pd 1
28
29
30
  
Choral note: 
*  Mandatory for those involved.  These performances will be factored in as part of the student's grade.
Band & Orchestra note: 
* Concert Dress:  Dress for instrumental concerts and festivals is formal.
For girls:
  • Black dress, black skirt and top, or black pants suit
    (solid black with no prints)
  • Skirt or dress hem should be of an appropriate length.
  • Black dress shoes
 For boys:
  • Black dress pants
  • White dress shirt
  • Solid black neck tie
  • Black socks and black dress shoes
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 May 2012
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1
2
SHOWTime Pd 2
3
4
SHOWTime Pd 3
6/9 ACT Test Regular Deadline
5
SAT and Subject Tests at GHS
6
7
AP Exams
8
AP Exams
6/2 SAT and Subject Tests Regular Registration deadline
9
AP Exams
SHOWTime Pd 4
10
AP Exams
11
AP Exams
SHOWTime Pd 5
12
13
14
AP Exams
15
AP Exams
PTSA Meeting, 7pm, (in the Media Center)
16
AP Exams
SHOWTime Pd 6
17
AP Exams
18
AP Exams
SHOWTime Pd 7
6/9 ACT Test Late Deadline
19
20
21
Senior Finals Pds 7 and 8
22
Senior Finals Pds 5 and 6
6/2 SAT and Subject Tests Late Registration deadline
23
Senior Finals Pds 3 and 4
24
Senior Finals Pds 1 and 2
25
SHOWTime Pd 1
Last day for Seniors, make-up exams only
26
27
28
flag

Memorial Day
No School
29
30
SHOWTime Pd 2
31
  
Choral note: 
*  Mandatory for those involved.  These performances will be factored in as part of the student's grade.
Band & Orchestra note: 
* Concert Dress:  Dress for instrumental concerts and festivals is formal.
For girls:
  • Black dress, black skirt and top, or black pants suit
    (solid black with no prints)
  • Skirt or dress hem should be of an appropriate length.
  • Black dress shoes
 For boys:
  • Black dress pants
  • White dress shirt
  • Solid black neck tie
  • Black socks and black dress shoes
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 June 2012
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1
SHOWTime Pd 3
2
SAT and Subject Tests
3
4
Review Day
5
Graduation, 10am DAR
School Closed
Trojan Band
Call time:
TBA
6
Period 1 exam 7:25-9:40
Period 2 exam 9:55-12:10
7
Period 3 exam 7:25-9:40
Period 4 exam 9:55-12:10
8
Period 5 exam 7:25-9:40
Period 6 exam 9:55-12:10
9
ACT Test
10
11
Period 7 exam 7:25-9:40
Period 8 exam 9:55-12:10
Makeup exams
12
Makeup exams
13
Last Day of School for Students
14
Professional Day for Teachers
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Report cards mailed
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
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