Official CPS Calendar for the 2010-2011 School Year (Look at the top of each day's events for regular track school schedules)
Note: AHSH follows the "Regular CPS Calendar." Don't get confused by various calendars. As well, we have a few different days of non-student attendance. Take note of the following:
Staff Development Day

October 29

October 22
Professional Development Day
March 25

June 15
Professional Development Day
April 8


April 1
August 2010
30: Sophomore Orientation, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
31: Freshman Orientation, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Alcott LSC Meeting, 8:00 a.m. @ Alcott Elementary (2625 N. Orchard)
September 2010
1, 2 and 3: Teacher Institute Days at Alcott High School for the Humanities
6: Labor Day: school closed
7: Welcome to the first day of school! School begins at 8:15 a.m. Parents are welcome to join us at 8:15
a.m. for the beginning of the new school year.
10: Yearbook Photo Day, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
15: Alcott LSC Meeting, 8:00 a.m. @ Alcott Elementary (2625 N. Orchard)
24: Staff Development Day; no student attendance
25: Alcott Harvest Fest, 2-6 p.m. @ Alcott Elementary (2625 N. Orchard)
October 2010
1: EXPLORE (Grade 9) and PLAN (Grade 10) Testing: Modified Schedule
8: Field Museum Guest Speaker, 10 a.m. in the gymnasium
11: Columbus Day; school closed
20: Local School Council (LSC) Meeting at Alcott Elementary @ 8:00 a.m.
22: Regular day of school Do not reference the CPS calendar (see October 29).
29: Staff Development Day; no student attendance NOTE: This is different from the CPS Regular Track
calendar. Please take note.
November 2010
5: Yearbook Photo Retakes during lunch periods
7: FALL BACK: Set your clocks back one hour for Daylight Savings Time!
11: Veterans Day; school closed
12: Professional Development Day/End of Quarter: no student attendance
17: Local School Council (LSC) Meeting at Alcott Elementary @ 8:00 a.m.
18: Parent-Teacher Conferences from 2 to 7:30 p.m.; no classes scheduled
25 & 26: Thanksgiving Holiday; school closed
December 2010
3: Staff Development Day; no student attendance
15: Local School Council (LSC) Meeting at Alcott Elementary @ 8:00 a.m.
20: Winter break begins and runs thru January 2, 2010
January 2011
3: School resumes @ 8:15 a.m.
17: Martin Luther King's Birthday; school closed
19: Local School Council (LSC) Meeting at Alcott Elementary @ 8:00 a.m.
28: Professional Development Day; end of semester; no student attendance
February 2011
2: Semester I Report Card Distribution
11: Staff Development Day; no student attendance
15: Chinese New Year Begins
16: Local School Council (LSC) Meeting at Alcott Elementary @ 8:00 a.m.
21: Presidents' Day; school closed
March 2011 (Battle of the Books Month)
7: Pulaski Day; school closed
13: SPRING FORWARD: Set your clocks one hour forward; Daylight Savings Time begins
16: Local School Council (LSC) Meeting at Alcott Elementary @ 8:00 a.m.
18: Alcott HS History Fair in Gymnasium
25: Professional Development Day; no student attendance NOTE: This is different from the CPS Regular
Track. calendar. Please take note.
April 2011
1: End of Quarter III; REGULAR DAY OF SCHOOL Do not reference the CPS calendar (see April 8).
7: H.S. Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences; Time: TBD
8: Professional Development Day; no student attendance NOTE: This is different from the CPS Regular
Track calendar. Please take note.
18-22: Spring Break
22: Earth Day
May 2011
3: National Teachers' Day; schedule of events TBA
18: Local School Council (LSC) Meeting at Alcott Elementary @ 8:15 a.m.
30: Memorial Day; school closed
June 2011
13: Special Schedule; TBD
14: Special Schedule; AHSH Reality Fair in Gymnasium; Time: TBD
15: Special Schedule; TBD Do not reference the CPS calendar (see March 25).
Local School Council (LSC) Meeting at Alcott Elementary @ 8:15 a.m.
16: Teacher Institute Day; no student attendance
18: Last day of the 2010-2011 school year; report card distribution; school starts @ 9:15 a.m.