The Horizons School
2023-2024 Academic Calendar
Fall Trimester 2023
September 04 Labor Day – Office closed
September 07 First-Year Registration and Orientation
September 08 Second- and Third-Year students return to campus and register
September 11 Fall classes begin
October 18 Board of Directors meets
October 20-21 Parent and Family Weekend
November 18 Students depart by end of the day for the Thanksgiving holiday
November 20 – 24 No classes; School office closed
November 27 Classes resume for students
December 11-14 Final exams
December 13 Board of Directors meets
December 16 Students depart by end of the day for term break
December 18 Staff professional development and workday
December 25 – January 1 Christmas and New Years holiday; School office closed
December 30 Spring 2024 tuition due
Spring Trimester 2024
January 07 Students return
January 08 Classes resume
January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday; School closed
February 19 President’s Day; School closed
February 21 Board of Directors meets
March 16 Students depart by end of the day for spring break
March 31 Easter Sunday; Summer 2024 tuition due
April 02 Classes resume
April 04-19 Student and Parent Conferences
April 17 Board of Directors meets
April 19 Deadline for priority consideration of financial aid
April 22 – 26 Final exams
April 27 Students depart by end of the day for term break
April 29 Staff professional development & workday
May 01, 2024-2025 Tuition Deposit due
Summer Trimester 2024
May 19 Students return
May 20 Classes resume
May 27 Memorial Day; School office closed
June 12 Board of Directors meets
June 19 Juneteenth Federal Holiday – No classes, office closed
June 21 Deadline for new student applications for admission
July 04 Independence Day; School office closed
August 02-07 Final exams
August 09 Graduation & Reception
August 11 Students depart by end of the day
August 12 Staff professional development and workday
August 15 End of lease term Terrace Court Apartments
August 21 Board of Directors meets
August 31 Fall 2024 tuition due
NOTES:
STUDENTS IN PAID JOBS FOLLOW WORK SCHEDULES AS DETERMINED BY THE EMPLOYER, WHICH MAY
DIFFER FROM HORIZONS SCHOOL’S ACADEMIC CALENDAR.
STUDENTS WHO ARE ALSO ENROLLED AT JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WILL FOLLOW THAT
ACADEMIC CALENDAR TO ATTEND COLLEGE CLASSES.
CALENDAR DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE FROM GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH
OFFICIALS.
Approved by the Board of Directors, April 04, 2023