Academic Calendar2019-20 Christian Brothers Academy

Christian Brothers Academy, a college preparatory Catholic School in the Lasallian tradition, provides young men in grades five through twelve with a balanced education through challenging academic and

broad co-curricular programs in a safe, faith-filled environment.

Sponsored by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, CBA is committed to meeting the needs of the individual, developing his full potential and guiding him toward his role as a successful member of society.

The teachings of the Catholic Church, the traditions of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the principles of American citizenship form

the foundation of the school’s Educational Philosophy.

MISSION STATEMENT

Homeroom/Formation 7:55 - 8:01

Period 1 8:03 - 8:53

Period 2 8:56 - 9:46

Period 3 9:49 - 10:39

Period 4 10:42 - 11:13

Period 5 11:16- 11:32

Period 6 11:35 - 12:06

Period 7 12:09 - 12:25

Period 8 12:28 - 12:59

Period 9 1:02 - 1:52

Period 10 1:55 - 2:45

REGULAR

BELL SCHEDULES

Homeroom/Formation 7:55 - 8:01

Period 1 8:03 - 8:44

Period 2 8:47 - 9:28

Drill/Liturgy 9:31 - 10:31

Period 3 10:34 - 11:15

Period 4 11:18 - 11:49

Period 5 11:52 - 11:59

Period 6 12:02 - 12:33

Period 7 12:36 - 12:43

Period 8 12:46 - 1:17

Period 9 1:20 - 2:01

Period 10 2:04 - 2:45

AM SPECIAL PM SPECIALHomeroom/Formation 7:55 - 8:01

Period 10 8:03 - 8:44

Period 1 8:47 - 9:28

Period 2 9:31 - 10:12

Period 3 10:15 - 10:56

Period 4 10:59 - 11:30

Period 5 11:33 - 11:40

Period 6 11:43 - 12:14

Period 7 12:17 - 12:24

Period 8 12:27 - 12:58

Period 9 1:01 - 1:42

Drill/Liturgy 1:45 - 2:45

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYAUGUST 2019

JROTC Uniform Issue (by appointment) 11am-3pm

• Common App Bootcamp (for Grade 12) at Academy of the Holy Names 9-11am• JROTC Uniform Issue (by appointment) 3-7pm

Common App Bootcamp(for Grade 12) at CBA 9-11am

• JROTC Uniform Issue (by appointment) 3-7pm• Common App Bootcamp(for Grade 12) at CBA 6:30-8:30pm

• JROTC Uniform Exchange 8am-12pm• Meet the Coaches 6pm

• Fall HS Sports begin• Regular office hours resume

JROTC Uniform Issue (by appointment) 3-7pm

JROTC Uniform Exchange 4-7pm Modified Football begins SAT Exam

All other modified sports begin

Marching Band Training - CBA Band Suite 9am-1pm

• Marching Band Training - CBA Band Suite 12-4pm• Middle School Orientation & Ice Cream Social 6:30pm

High School Orientation & Ice Cream Social 6:30pm

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSEPTEMBER 2019

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B DRILL C DRILL D DRILL E DRILL X DRILLDRESS BLUES

B DRILL E DRESS BLUES

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Labor DayNO CLASSES

• Faculty & Staff Conference Day 8am-3pm• Opening Day of School for Grade 12 11:30am-3pm

• Opening Day of School for Grades 9, 10, and 11 7:55am-11:30am• JROTC Senior Leader Training 7:55am-12pm• Faculty meeting 12-3pm

• Opening Day of School for Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 7:55am-11:30am• JROTC Senior Leader training 7:55am-12pm• Faculty meeting 12-3pm

• First full day of school• Opening Liturgy• Flag Raising ceremony (Marching Band plays)

NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pmMusic Parents & Friends meeting 6:30pm

• Patriot Day• Parents Association (CBAPA) meeting 6:30pm

• Freshman Review 6pm• Homecoming Game 7pm

• ACT Exam• Athletic Hall of FameInduction Ceremony 11am

Meet the Teachers for Grades 5-8 6:30pm Senior Portraits

• Senior Portraits• Guidance Night for Grade 10 Parents 7pm

• Senior Portraits• Guidance Night for Grades 9 & 11 at 5:45pm• Meet the Teachers for Grades 9-12 6:30pm Senior Portraits

• CEP Raffle Begins• Guidance Night for Grade 12 Parents 7pm

Rosh Hashanah Faculty meeting 3pmHonors Night 7pm (Wind Band plays)

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYOCTOBER 2019

E X A DRILL B C LITURGYDRESS BLUES

D E X A SPECIALDRESS BLUES

B C D DRESS BLUES

E X A DRILL B C DRESS BLUES

D E X DRILL A B LITURGYDRESS BLUES

Rosh Hashanah Faculty meeting 3pm

• JROTC Leadership Selection Process Meeting (Grade 11 Parents) 6pm• Honors Night 7pm(Wind Band plays) SAT Exam

• Honor-A-Vet• NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pm• Music Parents & Friends meeting 6:30pm

Financial Planning for College Workshop 7pm

Professional DevelopmentNO CLASSES

Yom Kippur CBAPA meeting 6:30pm

Columbus DayNO CLASSES

NHS Senior Service Forms due

Testing Day12:30PM DISMISSAL

• Senior Service Day• PSAT & PSAT 8/9

Father-Son Dinner 5pm

• Student Yearbook Portraits Grades 5-8• College Financial Aid Workshop 7pm

Student Yearbook Portraits Grades 9-11 ACT Exam

Phonathon 5pm Phonathon 5pm Phonathon 5pm Halloween

• All Saints Day• MS Purple Sweaters• Thanksgiving Food Drive begins

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• SAT Exam• No One Fights Alone 5k

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYNOVEMBER 2019

A B LITURGYDRESS BLUES

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Phonathon 5pm Phonathon 5pm Phonathon 5pm Halloween

• All Saints Day• MS Purple Sweaters• Thanksgiving Food Drive begins

• SAT Exam• No One Fights Alone 5k

Phonathon 5pm

• Honor-a-Vet• NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pm• Phonathon 5pm

• Faculty meeting 3pm• Phonathon 5pm• Mandatory Florida Trip Meeting 6:30pm

Open House 6pm(Marching Band plays)

Professional DevelopmentNO CLASSES

Veterans DayNO CLASSES

• Winter HS Sports begin• Veterans Day Parade (Mandatory for JROTC, Marching Band plays) CBAPA meeting 6:30pm

• CEP Student Contest drawing• Red Cross Blood Drive 7:30am-1:30pm

Scholarship/Entrance Exam 8am

• Modified Winter Sports begin• Thanksgiving Food Drive ends

Professional DevelopmentNO CLASSES

MS Parent/Teacher Conferences 8am-3pm Craft Fair 9am-4pm

Adopt-A-Family begins

Marking Period One Ends

Thanksgiving Recess: No Classes

Thanksgiving Liturgy

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYDECEMBER 2019

E X A B C LITURGYDRESS BLUES

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C D E X LITURGYDRESS BLUES

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• Picture Retakes for Grades 5-11 and Employees• NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pm

• Faculty meeting 3pm• Music Parents & Friends meeting 6:30pm SAT Exam

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

• CEP Raffle ends• CBAPA meeting 6:30pm Adopt-A-Family ends

• ACT Exam• Entrance Exam 8am

CEP Raffle DrawingPSAT Information Night 7pm

• Christmas Liturgy• Theatre Department Cabaret 7pm

Christmas Eve Christmas

New Years Eve New Years

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Christmas Recess: No Classes

Christmas Recess: No Classes

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYJANUARY 2020

B C D E XDRESS BLUES

A B C D EDRESS BLUES

XDRESS BLUES

A B C D EDRESS BLUES

New Years Eve New Years

• NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pm• Music Parents & Friends meeting 6:30pm Faculty meeting 3pm CBAPA meeting 6:30pm

Military Ball 7-10:30pm@Albany Marriott

Martin Luther King Jr. DayNO CLASSES

Winter Concert at the Clark Auditorium 7pm (All bands play) Entrance Exam 8am

Marking Period Two Ends

Midterm Exams: 12:30 Dismissal

Christmas Recess: No Classes

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYFEBRUARY 2020

A B C D EDRESS BLUES

X A B C DDRESS BLUES

E X A B CDRESS BLUES

D E X LITURGYDRESS BLUES

A B DRILLDRESS BLUES

Winter Concert at the Clark Auditorium 7pm (All bands play) Entrance Exam 8am

• Faculty meeting 3pm• Music Parents & Friends meeting 6:30pm CBAPA meeting 6:30pm Winter Concert (Snow Date) ACT Exam

NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pmHonors Night 7pm(Wind Ensemble plays)

2020-21 Financial Aid Applications Due

Presidents’ Day

New Student Enrollment Night 6pm Ash Wednesday Yearbook Photos

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Winter Recess: No Classes

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29 30 31 1 2 3 4

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYMARCH 2020

C D E X

A B C D E DRILLDRESS BLUES

X A B CDRESS BLUES

D E X A B DRILLDRESS BLUES

C D E X A DRILLDRESS BLUES

(WHITE PANTS)

• NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pm• Music Parents & Friends meeting 6:30pm CBAPA meeting 6:30pm

• NYSSMA Solo @ Saratoga• NYSSMA Piano Solo @ St. Rose

• NYSSMA Solo @ Saratoga• NYSSMA Piano Solo @ St. Rose

Spring HS Sports beginRed Cross Blood Drive 7:30am - 1:30pm Yearbook Photos SAT Exam

Spring Modified Sports begin St. Patrick’s Day

Open House 6pm (Marching Band plays)

Professional DevelopmentNO CLASSES

Purple & Gold Gala 7pm

2020-21 Enrollment Contracts due

NHS/NJHS Membership Applications due

• HS Stations of the Cross• CBAPA meeting 6:30 MS Stations of the Cross

Professional DevelopmentNO CLASSES

Marking Period Three Ends

• ACT Exam• Entrance Exam 8am

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYAPRIL 2020

C D E X A DRILLDRESS BLUES

(WHITE PANTS)

B C D LITURGYDRESS BLUES

(WHITE PANTS)

E X A DRILL B C DRILLDRESS BLUES

(WHITE PANTS)

D E X A B DRILLDRESS BLUES

(WHITE PANTS)

NHS/NJHS Membership Applications due

• HS Stations of the Cross• CBAPA meeting 6:30 MS Stations of the Cross

• ACT Exam• Entrance Exam 8am

NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pm

• Faculty meeting 3pm• Music Parents & Friends meeting 6:30pm Easter Liturgy

Holy ThursdayNO CLASSES

Good FridayNO CLASSES

Easter Sunday

Senior Night Spring Concert 7:30pm at the Clark (Wind & Jazz Ensembles play)

NHS/NJHS Induction Ceremony 7pm

• Yearbook Orders due• JROTC Leadership Awards 7pm May Crowning

Easter Recess: No Classes

SAT Exam

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYMAY 2020

D E X A B DRILLDRESS BLUES

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C D E DRILL X A

B C D DRILL E X SPECIAL SCHEDULE

A DRILL B DRILL C D LITURGY

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NHS/NJHS Induction Ceremony 7pm

• Yearbook Orders due• JROTC Leadership Awards 7pm May Crowning SAT Exam

Mother-Son Communion Breakfast 9am

• NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pm• Music Parents & Friends meeting 6:30pm

• AP Calculus AB Exam 8am• Faculty meeting 3pm

• AP English Lit Exam 8am• CBAPA meeting 6:30pm

• AP Chemistry Exam 8am• AP Physics Exam 12pm AP US History Exam 8am Junior-Senior Prom

Mother’s Day AP Biology Exam 8amAP English Language and Composition Exam 8am AP World History Exam 8am

• #BronationDay• Last Day of Classes for Seniors• AP Statistics Exam 12pm

• Senior Exams• JROTC Officers’ Commissioning 7pm Senior Exams

• Senior Exams• Spring Festival Concert 7:30pm at CBA (All bands play)

• Ascension Thursday• Senior Exams

Founder’s DayNO CLASSES

Memorial DayNO CLASSES

Memorial Day Parade(Mandatory for JROTC, Marching Band plays) Graduation Liturgy 7:30pm

Mothers’ Review(Mandatory for JROTC, Marching Band plays) 7pm

High School GraduationNO CLASSES

• Graduation 10am (Wind Ensemble plays)• NYSSMA Jazz Solo @ SCCC

NYSSMA Jazz Solo @ SCCC

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYJUNE 2020

B C D DRILL E XDRESS BLUES

(WHITE PANTS)

A B C DRILL D DRILLDRESS BLUES

(WHITE PANTS)

NHS/NJHS meeting 2:45pm Faculty meeting 3pm CBAPA meeting 6:30pm SAT Exam

Grades 5 & 6 Field Day• Last Day of Classes• Flag Lowering Ceremony

8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony 8:30am ACT Exam

• Golf Tournament• Final Exams Final Exams Final Exams Final Exams Final Exams

Father’s Day Final Exams Final Exams Final Exams Final Exams Final Exams

All offices closed Independence Day

Marking Period Four Ends

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAYJULY 2020

All offices closed Independence Day

Summer office hours begin

Guidance Department ExtDavid Doemel ’71, Director of Guidance, Grades 9 & 10 Counselor 109BA University of Notre Dame

Thomas Reinisch, Grades 11 & 12 Counselor 104MA Western Kentucky University

Marty McGraw ’77, Middle School Guidance Counselor 110BA University at Albany

Linda McGraw, Administrative Assistant, Guidance 101

Institutional Advancement and Business Office

Vicki Roberts, Chief Financial Officer 146Colleen Ward, Director of Institutional Advancement 113Fallon Marini, Communications and Events Manager 120Joanne Alix, Enrollment Manager 121Judy Lavardera, Accountant 112Stephanie Doktar, IA Administrative Assistant 111

Visit www.cbaalbany.org for a complete Faculty & Staff Directory

Telephone Number (518) 452-9809

Fax NumbersMain Office (518) 452-9804Admissions/Alumni/Advancement/Business (518) 452-9806Guidance Department (518) 452-9817

Administration ExtDr. James Schlegel, Head of School 102EdD Sage College

Charles Abba, Associate Principal 103MS College of St. Rose

Robert Groelz ’94, Assistant Principal for Students 144BA Union College

Roger Powers, Assistant Principal for Middle School 107BS College of St. Rose

Blaine Drescher ’04, Director of Athletics 133MA SUNY Cortland

MAJ Donald Fawthrop, Senior Army Instructor 150BA University at Albany

W. Brian O’Connell, Director of Admissions 105MEd College of St. Rose

Michael S. Smith, Director of Technology 162MEd University of Missouri

Thomas Palombo, Director of Buildings and Grounds 159

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St. John Baptist de La Salle, pray for us. Live Jesus in our hearts, Forever!