Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Jun 17, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2025-2026
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Campus language
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G
- GSA
- Gender and Sexuality Alliance; a student club providing a safe space for LGBTQ+ students and allies.
L
- Lunch A/B/C
- The three staggered lunch shifts assigned based on a student's 3rd or 4th period teacher.
N
- NHS
- National Honor Society; an organization for high-achieving students focused on service.
P
- Pats
- Short for the Patriots, the school's official mascot and athletic teams.
R
- ROC
- Restorative Outreach Community; a student group focused on restorative justice and school climate.
S
- SCA
- Student Council Association; the primary student government body.
- SGA
- Student Government Association; the primary student leadership and event-planning body.
T
- The Caf
- The main school cafeteria where lunch is served.
- The Sentry
- The name of the student-run newspaper, often used to refer to the journalism program.
- The Yorktown Way
- The school's official motto and code of conduct emphasizing respect and responsibility.
Y
- Y-town
- A common shorthand nickname for Yorktown High School.
- YHS Crew
- The school's competitive rowing team, a prominent club sport at Yorktown.
- YHS Theatre
- The drama department and student performance group.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- A/B Days
- The alternating block schedule system where students attend different sets of classes every other day.
- Canvas
- The learning management system where teachers post assignments, files, and grades.
- GP
- General Period; a flexible instructional block used for advisory, study hall, or club meetings.
- Late Start
- Occasional schedule adjustments where school begins later than the standard 8:20 AM time.
- Odd/Even Days
- The block scheduling system where students attend periods 1, 3, 5, 7 or 2, 4, 6 and GP.
- Patriot Hall
- The main entrance lobby and hallway area of the school.
- StudentVUE
- The mobile app and web portal used by students to track grades, attendance, and schedules.
- The Atrium
- The large, glass-walled central lobby and main social gathering point of the school.
- The Black Box
- The smaller, flexible theater space used for drama classes and intimate performances.
- The Courtyard
- The outdoor open space within the school building used for lunch and socializing.
- The Green Gym
- The older, smaller gymnasium typically used for PE classes and wrestling.
- The Main Gym
- The primary gymnasium used for varsity basketball, volleyball, and pep rallies.
- The Turf
- The main synthetic grass athletic field used for football, soccer, and lacrosse.
- yorktown_cafeteria
- Yorktown Cafeteria
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 31, 2026 – Jun 17, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 14 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.