Academic calendar
2026-2027 School Year runs Aug 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- 2026-2027 School YearRelevant now
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A
- AIG
- Academically or Intellectually Gifted; the program for students identified as needing advanced instruction.
B
- BCS
- Brunswick County Schools; the school district that Bolivia Elementary belongs to.
- Bear Bucks
- A reward system used to recognize students for following behavioral expectations.
- Bearcat Bucks
- Paper or digital rewards given to students for following 'The Bearcat Way' (being respectful, responsible, and safe).
- Bearcats
- The official school mascot and the name used to refer to the student body.
- Bears
- The collective name for the student body, based on the school mascot.
- Bee Bucks
- The reward currency or points given to students for following school expectations.
- Bee-ing
- A play on words used in school-wide rules, such as 'Bee-ing Respectful' or 'Bee-ing Responsible'.
- BES
- Bolivia Elementary School
- Breakfast in the Classroom
- The morning meal service where students eat in their homerooms rather than the cafeteria.
C
- CEP
- Community Eligibility Provision, a program that allows all students to receive breakfast and lunch at no cost.
- Cold Lunch
- A meal brought from home in a lunchbox.
H
- Hot Lunch
- A meal purchased from the school cafeteria.
P
- PBIS
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports; the school-wide system for rewarding good behavior.
- Positive Office Referral
- A formal recognition given to students for exemplary behavior.
- PTA
- Parent Teacher Association; the group of parents and teachers who organize school events and fundraising.
- PTO
- Parent Teacher Organization; the group of parents and staff that organizes school events and fundraisers.
S
- SIT
- School Improvement Team; a committee of stakeholders that plans for school performance and safety.
T
- The Bear Way
- The school's core behavioral code: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe.
- The Bearcat Way
- The school's code of conduct and behavioral expectations.
- The Cafeteria
- The central room where students eat breakfast and lunch.
- The Hornets
- The official school mascot and the collective name for the student body.
Y
- Yellow Jackets
- The official mascot and the collective term used to refer to the student body.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- BES
- The standard written and spoken shorthand for Bolivia Elementary School.
- bolivia_elementary_cafeteria
- Bolivia Elementary Cafeteria
- Bus Loop
- The restricted area of the parking lot reserved exclusively for school bus loading and unloading.
- Bus Note
- A required written permission from a parent for a student to ride a different bus or get off at a different stop.
- Car Rider Line
- The designated traffic queue for parents dropping off or picking up students from personal vehicles.
- Car Rider Loop
- The designated traffic circle for parents to drop off and pick up students.
- ClassDojo
- The primary app used by teachers to send updates to parents and track student behavior points.
- Early Release
- Specific days on the calendar when students are dismissed several hours before the normal end of the school day.
- Front Office
- The main administrative area for visitor check-in and student registration.
- Late Start
- Occasional delays in school opening times, usually due to inclement weather, announced via district alerts.
- Lunch Number
- The student ID number used to access meal accounts in the cafeteria.
- Media Center
- The school library where students check out books and use computers.
- Morning Meeting
- The daily classroom routine used to start the school day with social-emotional learning.
- PBIS
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, the school-wide system for rewarding good student conduct.
- PowerSchool
- The online portal used by parents to view official grades and attendance records.
- The Bearcat Den
- A term sometimes used for the main gathering area or gym during school spirit events.
- The Front Office
- The main administrative area where visitors must sign in and students are checked out early.
- The Gym
- The multipurpose space used for physical education and school-wide assemblies.
- The Hive
- A common nickname for the school building or gymnasium, referencing the Hornet mascot.
- The Media Center
- The school library and computer lab area.
- Two-Hour Delay
- The standard convention for late starts due to inclement weather, as dictated by the district.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- 2026-2027 School Year runs Aug 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 approved campus terms and 21 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.