Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 14, 2026 – May 27, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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C
- Colleges
- Refers to the five specific career pathways (Design, Engineering, Health, IT, and Logistics) that divide the student body.
H
- HOSA
- The Future Health Professionals organization for students in the Health Sciences college.
I
- Ignite Cafe
- The formal name for the student dining facility.
P
- PBL
- Short for Project-Based Learning, the primary teaching method used throughout the school.
S
- STLP
- Student Technology Leadership Program, focusing on tech-based projects and competitions.
T
- The Cafe
- The main on-site dining area where students eat breakfast and lunch.
- The Wing
- Used to describe the specific corridor or section of the building dedicated to a particular academic college.
- TSA
- Technology Student Association, a club for students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
V
- VEX
- The robotics competition teams active within the engineering pathways.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Bus Hub
- The centralized transportation system where students from different home school districts (Boone, Kenton, etc.) are dropped off and picked up.
- Dual Credit
- A common term for the courses taken for both high school and college credit through partners like NKU or Gateway.
- Fab Lab
- Short for the Fabrication Laboratory, the area used for building prototypes and hands-on projects.
- ignite_institute_cafeteria
- Ignite Institute Cafeteria
- Schola
- The specific online platform used by students and parents to track grades, attendance, and project schedules.
- Seminar
- A specific period in the schedule dedicated to student-led work time or small group instruction.
- The Hub
- The central, open-concept gathering and presentation space at the heart of the building.
- The Lab
- A common nickname for the entire facility, referencing its history as a former Toyota laboratory building.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 14, 2026 – May 27, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 8 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.