Anonymous
12/15/2024 10:58
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And heads up if your kid is heading to HS- they just sent out a message today that team sports may start as early as July 31:
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4.
Late May – Dance Team
July 31 – Coed Golf
August 4 – Field hockey, volleyball, cheer, women’s golf and JV/V football
August 11 – Cross country
August 4 or 11 – Freshmen football this page will be updated in the coming weeks
First Week September - Ultimate Frisbee
Late September/early October – Girls Flag Football
Some of these dates are estimates but they will not move any earlier.
Please note, playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
Good info. Marching band also starts on Aug 4.
Are marching bands dying? They don't give much college edge, but require a commitment of time and suffering with hot weather and travel and awful awful uniforms, it just seems to be a slog.
I don’t know… my kid’s marching band had around 100 kids this year, more than last year. Not everything is about a “college edge,” and the vast majority of kids playing in sports in HS won’t get any more “college edge” from those than band or theater or orchestra. Anyway, my kid loves marching band. Different kids enjoy different activities.
Anonymous
12/14/2024 10:27
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And heads up if your kid is heading to HS- they just sent out a message today that team sports may start as early as July 31:
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4.
Late May – Dance Team
July 31 – Coed Golf
August 4 – Field hockey, volleyball, cheer, women’s golf and JV/V football
August 11 – Cross country
August 4 or 11 – Freshmen football this page will be updated in the coming weeks
First Week September - Ultimate Frisbee
Late September/early October – Girls Flag Football
Some of these dates are estimates but they will not move any earlier.
Please note, playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
Good info. Marching band also starts on Aug 4.
Are marching bands dying? They don't give much college edge, but require a commitment of time and suffering with hot weather and travel and awful awful uniforms, it just seems to be a slog.
We are in Loudoun not APS but yes it seems at some schools interest in both football and marching band has significantly decreased.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 22:06
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And heads up if your kid is heading to HS- they just sent out a message today that team sports may start as early as July 31:
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4.
Late May – Dance Team
July 31 – Coed Golf
August 4 – Field hockey, volleyball, cheer, women’s golf and JV/V football
August 11 – Cross country
August 4 or 11 – Freshmen football this page will be updated in the coming weeks
First Week September - Ultimate Frisbee
Late September/early October – Girls Flag Football
Some of these dates are estimates but they will not move any earlier.
Please note, playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
Good info. Marching band also starts on Aug 4.
Are marching bands dying? They don't give much college edge, but require a commitment of time and suffering with hot weather and travel and awful awful uniforms, it just seems to be a slog.
I don’t think so— my daughter is in marching band and loves it. There are maybe 60 kids in marching band and it looks to be constant at around that number.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 09:34
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And heads up if your kid is heading to HS- they just sent out a message today that team sports may start as early as July 31:
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4.
Late May – Dance Team
July 31 – Coed Golf
August 4 – Field hockey, volleyball, cheer, women’s golf and JV/V football
August 11 – Cross country
August 4 or 11 – Freshmen football this page will be updated in the coming weeks
First Week September - Ultimate Frisbee
Late September/early October – Girls Flag Football
Some of these dates are estimates but they will not move any earlier.
Please note, playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
Good info. Marching band also starts on Aug 4.
Are marching bands dying? They don't give much college edge, but require a commitment of time and suffering with hot weather and travel and awful awful uniforms, it just seems to be a slog.
Anonymous
12/13/2024 09:31
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Anonymous wrote:Thank you very much. So we have only 9 weeks of summer instead of 10? I'm not complaining. Just making sure I'm not messing up summer camp planning.
Correct. At least for elementary school, we have 9 weeks and 2 days (because school stupidly ends on a Wednesday).
Anonymous
12/13/2024 08:49
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Anonymous wrote:That is in extremely hot weather, it's the middle of astronomical summer.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And heads up if your kid is heading to HS- they just sent out a message today that team sports may start as early as July 31:
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4.
Late May – Dance Team
July 31 – Coed Golf
August 4 – Field hockey, volleyball, cheer, women’s golf and JV/V football
August 11 – Cross country
August 4 or 11 – Freshmen football this page will be updated in the coming weeks
First Week September - Ultimate Frisbee
Late September/early October – Girls Flag Football
Some of these dates are estimates but they will not move any earlier.
Please note, playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
Good info. Marching band also starts on Aug 4.
Yep— but band camp is always in hot weather… they do try to spend most of the outdoor time in the morning or evening (at least at my kid’s school).
Anonymous
12/12/2024 20:47
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Anonymous
12/12/2024 20:39
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
That is in extremely hot weather, it's the middle of astronomical summer.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:And heads up if your kid is heading to HS- they just sent out a message today that team sports may start as early as July 31:
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4.
Late May – Dance Team
July 31 – Coed Golf
August 4 – Field hockey, volleyball, cheer, women’s golf and JV/V football
August 11 – Cross country
August 4 or 11 – Freshmen football this page will be updated in the coming weeks
First Week September - Ultimate Frisbee
Late September/early October – Girls Flag Football
Some of these dates are estimates but they will not move any earlier.
Please note, playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
Good info. Marching band also starts on Aug 4.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 15:48
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Anonymous wrote:And heads up if your kid is heading to HS- they just sent out a message today that team sports may start as early as July 31:
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4.
Late May – Dance Team
July 31 – Coed Golf
August 4 – Field hockey, volleyball, cheer, women’s golf and JV/V football
August 11 – Cross country
August 4 or 11 – Freshmen football this page will be updated in the coming weeks
First Week September - Ultimate Frisbee
Late September/early October – Girls Flag Football
Some of these dates are estimates but they will not move any earlier.
Please note, playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
Good info. Marching band also starts on Aug 4.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 13:51
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
And heads up if your kid is heading to HS- they just sent out a message today that team sports may start as early as July 31:
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4.
Late May – Dance Team
July 31 – Coed Golf
August 4 – Field hockey, volleyball, cheer, women’s golf and JV/V football
August 11 – Cross country
August 4 or 11 – Freshmen football this page will be updated in the coming weeks
First Week September - Ultimate Frisbee
Late September/early October – Girls Flag Football
Some of these dates are estimates but they will not move any earlier.
Please note, playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
For planning purposes, Fall sports will begin as early as July 31 with most beginning on August 4.
Late May – Dance Team
July 31 – Coed Golf
August 4 – Field hockey, volleyball, cheer, women’s golf and JV/V football
August 11 – Cross country
August 4 or 11 – Freshmen football this page will be updated in the coming weeks
First Week September - Ultimate Frisbee
Late September/early October – Girls Flag Football
Some of these dates are estimates but they will not move any earlier.
Please note, playing a high school fall sport requires a commitment to be present for the duration of tryouts and daily practices thereafter. Families are advised that vacations planned after the start of fall sports will not be considered favorably during the tryout process because there is limited practice time to build a team prior to the start of scrimmages and games in mid to late August.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 13:49
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Anonymous
12/12/2024 13:48
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
Thank you very much. So we have only 9 weeks of summer instead of 10? I'm not complaining. Just making sure I'm not messing up summer camp planning.
Anonymous
12/12/2024 13:44
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
August 25
Anonymous
12/12/2024 13:37
Subject: What's the first day of school for APS for 2025-26?
I can't find the calendar online.