Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 25, 2026 – Jun 8, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
- School Year 2027-2028
Campus language
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H
- Home school
- The traditional high school within Washington County (e.g., North High, South High) that a student is zoned for and where they participate in sports.
- HOSA
- Health Occupations Students of America, the organization for students in the biomedical and nursing programs.
N
- NTHS
- National Technical Honor Society, an honor society for students excelling in career and technical education.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the body representing student interests and organizing school events.
- SkillsUSA
- The primary career and technical student organization for most trades at the school, focused on leadership and skill competitions.
T
- The Cafe
- The student-run restaurant operated by the Culinary Arts program, often open to students and the public for lunch.
- The Tech
- The most common shorthand name used by students and staff to refer to the school.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- CTE
- Career and Technical Education; the curriculum framework that defines all programs offered at the school.
- Full-day
- Refers to the school's model where students attend Tech High for the entire day, including both technical and academic courses.
- Skills
- Short for SkillsUSA competitions, which are a major part of the academic calendar for technical students.
- Tech High
- The single-campus facility located on O'Connell Drive that houses all technical labs and classrooms.
- tech_high_cafeteria
- Tech High Cafeteria
- The Shop
- A collective term used to refer to any of the specialized technical labs, such as the Automotive, Welding, or Construction areas.
- WBL
- Work-Based Learning; a program allowing seniors to spend part of their school day working in a professional setting related to their trade.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 25, 2026 – Jun 8, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 7 approved campus terms and 7 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.