Academic calendar
First 9-Week Grading Period 2026 runs Aug 11, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First 9-Week Grading Period 2026Relevant now
- Fall Semester 2026First Semester 2026
- School Year 2026-2027
- Second 9-Week Grading Period 2026
- Third 9-Week Grading Period 2027
- Second Semester 2027Spring Semester 2027
- Fourth 9-Week Grading Period 2027
Campus language
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B
- BHS
- Bartow High School.
C
- CAS
- Creativity, Activity, Service; a core requirement for IB students involving extracurricular projects.
D
- Daily Eats
- A cafeteria station offering rotating daily menu items.
E
- EE
- Extended Essay; the mandatory 4,000-word independent research project for IB seniors.
F
- FCA
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a popular student-led club.
G
- GAPP
- German American Partnership Program, a student exchange organization.
- Grand Central Cafe
- The official name for the Bartow Senior High cafeteria facility.
H
- Home of Champions
- The school's traditional motto and branding mantra.
I
- IB
- International Baccalaureate, the rigorous academic program hosted on the BHS campus.
J
- Jacket Nation
- The collective term for the student body, staff, and local supporters.
- Jacket PRIDE
- The school's core values: Preparation, Respect, Integrity, Dedication, and Engagement.
- JROTC
- Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, a core component of Summerlin Academy.
K
- Keep Going, Keep Growing
- The current school-wide mantra focused on perseverance and improvement.
M
- Mobile breakfast carts
- Carts located near the student parking lot and bus drop-off for quick morning meals.
P
- PCPS
- Polk County Public Schools, the district governing the school.
S
- SA
- Summerlin Academy, the military-style magnet school that shares the campus.
T
- The Caf
- The general student shorthand for the school cafeteria.
- The Disciples
- The nickname for the Summerlin Academy Drill Team.
- The Echo
- The name of the Bartow Senior High School yearbook.
- The Grand Central Cafe
- The official name of the Bartow High School cafeteria.
- The Stuffed Tomato
- A specific food station within the cafeteria serving themed meals.
- TOK
- Theory of Knowledge; a required interdisciplinary course for the IB Diploma Programme.
- Tri-school
- A term used to describe the unique shared campus environment of Bartow High, IB, and Summerlin Academy.
Y
- Yellow Jacket Diner
- A food station in the cafeteria named after the school mascot.
- Yellow Jackets
- The official school mascot and the name used to refer to the students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 8:30 Start
- The standard start time for high school classes following Florida's 2026-27 schedule mandates.
- Bus Delays
- A frequently checked section of the school website for real-time transportation updates.
- ClassLink
- The single sign-on portal students use to access all school-related digital applications.
- Early Dismissal
- Scheduled days where students are released 150 minutes early for teacher planning time.
- Echo
- The official name of the Bartow High School yearbook.
- FOCUS
- The online system used by students and parents to monitor grades and attendance.
- IB School
- The dedicated wing or building for students in the International Baccalaureate program.
- Lunch Count
- The daily morning procedure where students report their intention to eat in the cafeteria.
- MySchoolBucks
- The online payment platform used to manage and fund student lunch accounts.
- Public Service Pavilion
- An outdoor facility on campus used for school events and community gatherings.
- Summerlin
- The specific building or wing housing the Summerlin Academy program.
- Summerlin Academy
- The specific building or wing housing the military magnet program.
- The Courtyard
- The central outdoor gathering area where students congregate between classes and during lunch.
- The Hive
- The collective nickname for the school's gym and stadium area where athletic events occur.
- The IB Building
- The designated area of campus where most International Baccalaureate classes are held.
- Virgil Ramage Stadium
- The official name of the football stadium.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First 9-Week Grading Period 2026 runs Aug 11, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 25 approved campus terms and 16 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.