Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 4, 2026 – May 24, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
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- Quarter 3
- Quarter 4
Campus language
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Showing 14 of 14 terms
C
- Cadet
- The standard term for all students enrolled in the academy.
- Curtis Hall
- A residential building housing a portion of the student body (companies).
F
- Formation
- The mandatory assembly of the cadet corps for roll call and daily announcements.
J
- JROTC
- Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps; the core military leadership program for all students.
L
- Lanier Hall
- One of the primary residential halls for upper-school cadets.
M
- Maginnis Hall
- Commonly referenced residential and academic building on the main campus quad.
O
- Old Boy
- A returning student who has successfully completed the ROC orientation phase.
R
- ROC
- Recruit Orientation Course; the high-intensity initial training period for new students.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association; the elected body representing the cadet corps.
T
- TAC
- Tactical Officer (Teacher-Adviser-Counselor); the staff members who supervise and mentor cadets in the barracks.
- The Barracks
- The collective term for the residential housing units where all cadets reside.
- The Mess Hall
- The student dining facility, officially located within the Alumni Hall Refectory.
- The Refectory
- The formal name for the campus dining hall used in official schedules.
- The ROC Cycle
- The specific multi-week period at the beginning of the term for new recruit orientation.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Alumni Hall
- The multi-purpose building housing the refectory and administrative offices.
- Beaver
- Shorthand for the John L. Beaver Field House, used for indoor athletics and formations.
- Elrod
- Shorthand for Elrod Gymnasium, the central athletic facility.
- Leave
- Permission to depart campus for the weekend or holidays (e.g., 'Weekend Leave').
- Reveille
- The morning bugle call or signal that marks the start of the daily schedule.
- riverside_academy_cafeteria
- Riverside Academy Cafeteria
- Taps
- The nightly signal for lights-out and the start of quiet hours (typically 10:00 PM).
- The Blue Book
- The colloquial name for the Cadet Regulations handbook that outlines all conduct and uniform rules.
- The Hill
- The colloquial name used by students and alumni to refer to the entire campus due to its elevated geography.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 4, 2026 – May 24, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 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.