Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 10, 2026 – May 28, 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 10 of 10 terms
F
- FBLA
- Future Business Leaders of America; a student organization focused on leadership and career preparation.
I
- IB
- Common shorthand used by students to refer to the rigorous magnet curriculum or the program itself.
M
- MYP
- Middle Years Programme; the specific International Baccalaureate curriculum framework used at Walker.
N
- NJHS
- National Junior Honor Society; an organization for high-achieving students focused on scholarship and service.
P
- PTSA
- Parent Teacher Student Association; the primary volunteer and fundraising organization for the school.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association; the student-led body responsible for school events and representation.
- Spirit Day
- Typically Fridays, when students are encouraged to wear school colors or Walker-branded gear.
T
- The Cafe
- The school cafeteria where breakfast and lunch are served.
- The Pack
- A collective term for the student body, derived from the school's Wolf mascot.
W
- Wolfie
- The name of the school's official wolf mascot.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for all course materials, assignments, and grades.
- Community Project
- A mandatory capstone project for 8th-grade students as part of the IB MYP requirements.
- Early Release Mondays
- The district-wide practice where students are dismissed one hour early every Monday.
- Media Center
- The school library and digital resource hub.
- Student ID
- Required identification cards used for purchasing lunch and checking out materials in the Media Center.
- The Bus Ramp
- The designated area for student pick-up and drop-off via school buses.
- The Courts
- The outdoor basketball and recreational area used during PE and lunch.
- The Gym
- The indoor athletic facility used for PE and school assemblies.
- The Loop
- The designated car-rider line for student drop-off and pick-up.
- walker_middle_cafeteria
- Walker Middle Cafeteria
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 10, 2026 – May 28, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 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.