Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 17, 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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Showing 9 of 9 terms
A
- A/B/C Lunch
- The three staggered lunch shifts determined by a student's middle-of-the-day class period.
G
- GSA
- Gender and Sexuality Alliance, a student-led club providing a safe space for LGBTQ+ students and allies.
M
- MySchoolBucks
- The online payment system used by students to fund their cafeteria accounts for meals and snacks.
N
- NJHS
- National Junior Honor Society, an organization for students excelling in scholarship and service.
P
- Phoenix
- The official school mascot, used to refer to the student body and school spirit.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary student leadership and event-planning body.
T
- TAB
- Teen Advisory Board, a student group that works with the school library to select books and plan events.
- The Nest
- A common nickname for the school or specific school-spirit media and news broadcasts.
- TSA
- Technology Student Association, a club for students interested in STEM and technical competitions.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Canvas
- The primary Learning Management System where teachers post assignments, grades, and course materials.
- dorothy_hamm_cafeteria
- Dorothy Hamm Cafeteria
- Hamm
- Common shorthand for the school building itself among the student body.
- Late Start
- A scheduling adjustment, typically due to inclement weather, where school begins two hours later than usual.
- ParentSquare
- The main communication platform used by the school to send alerts and newsletters to families.
- Phoenix Time
- A daily 30-minute flexible block used for advisory, academic support, and social-emotional learning.
- SOLs
- Standards of Learning; the mandatory Virginia state standardized tests taken at the end of the year.
- StudentVUE
- The portal used by students to check their official course schedules and quarterly grades.
- The Field
- The school's synthetic turf field used for PE classes and sports.
- The Stratford Building
- The historic original portion of the school building, named after the site's history as Stratford Junior High.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 17, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 10 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.