Academic calendar
First Semester 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First Semester 2026Relevant now
- Second Semester 2027
Campus language
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- 1st-5th Lunch
- The five 25-minute lunch segments students are assigned to throughout the midday period.
F
- FBLA
- Future Business Leaders of America, a club for students interested in business careers.
- Finimus Coepturi
- The school's Latin motto, 'We finish to begin,' frequently cited during graduation and official events.
G
- Golden Hawks
- The official mascot and the name used to refer to the student body.
H
- Hawk Talk
- The name of the student-run newspaper and media platform.
- HOSA
- Future Health Professionals, the organization for students in the healthcare academic pathway.
I
- IB
- International Baccalaureate, the school's rigorous magnet diploma program.
J
- JROTC
- Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, a leadership and military science program.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary student leadership body.
T
- The Commons
- The central dining and social area where students gather during lunch and before or after school.
- The Magnet
- Shorthand for the International Baccalaureate or other specialized academic programs at the school.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Canvas
- The online learning management system used for submitting assignments and accessing course materials.
- Chromebooks
- The school-issued laptops that students are required to bring to every class for instructional use.
- Dual Enrollment
- The program allowing students to earn college credit at Columbus State University while still in high school.
- hardaway_high_school_cafeteria
- Hardaway High School Cafeteria
- Hawk Country
- A collective term used by students and staff to refer to the entire Hardaway campus and its athletic facilities.
- Infinite Campus
- The digital portal, commonly called 'IC,' where students and parents track grades, attendance, and schedules.
- One-way hallways
- The two main long corridors in the school where student traffic must flow in a single designated direction.
- One-way rule
- The strict traffic convention requiring students to walk in one direction in the school's two longest hallways.
- The Gym
- The primary indoor athletic facility, often the site of pep rallies and basketball games.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 9 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.