Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 12, 2026 – May 20, 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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Showing 12 of 12 terms
A
- Ala Carte
- Individual food items available for purchase outside of the standard meal package
C
- CACC
- Capital Area Career Center, a vocational training facility in Springfield attended by Waverly students
- CUSD 6
- Community Unit School District #6, the official designation of the Waverly school district
I
- IHSA
- Illinois High School Association, the state-level governing body for interscholastic activities
M
- Main Line
- The standard daily hot lunch meal provided by the school cafeteria
- MSM
- Mid-State Multi Conference, the high school's primary athletic and activities conference
S
- Scottie Sack
- A pre-packed brown bag lunch option occasionally offered for field trips or events
- Scotties
- The official mascot and collective term for the Waverly student body and athletic teams
- South County
- The athletic identity used by students participating in co-op sports with Franklin High School
T
- The Holiday Tourney
- The Waverly Holiday Tournament, a historic and major annual basketball event hosted by the school
V
- Vipers
- The nickname for the 'South County' co-op teams formed with nearby Franklin High School
W
- WFNB
- Waverly-Franklin-New Berlin, the multi-school cooperative agreement for high school sports
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 201 Miller
- Shorthand for the high school's primary address and main academic building
- CACC Bus
- The daily shuttle provided to transport students to vocational programs in Springfield
- CACC Springfield
- The off-site vocational campus where students travel for specialized trade courses
- Co-op Bus
- The transportation provided for athletes traveling between Waverly and partner schools like Franklin
- high_school_cafeteria
- High School Cafeteria
- Late Start
- A scheduling convention where school begins later in the morning, typically on designated Wednesdays
- Scottie Gear
- Student-worn apparel featuring the Scottish Terrier mascot, sold by alumni and school boosters
- The New Gym
- The main high school gymnasium, originally completed in 1951 and used for the Holiday Tournament
- WHS
- Waverly High School, the single-building campus housing grades 9-12
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 12, 2026 – May 20, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 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.