2011-12 HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULING INFORMATION (Revised 1/22/12)
 

 

 

Sport

#

Contests

Allowed

# Practices

Prior to 1st

Scrimmage

# Practices

Prior to 1st

Contest

First

Practice

Date

First

Scrim

Date

First

Contest

Date

NYS

Champ

Date
Team Ind Team Ind

B/G X Country

12 JV
13 VAR

10

 8

10

 10

8/29

9/9

9/9

11/12

 Field Hockey

15 JV
16 VAR

8

 6

10

 8

8/29

9/7

9/9

11/18-19

 Football

8 JV
8 VAR

11

 11

15

 15

8/18

 8/31 9/9 or
9/10		 --

Boys Golf

16 JV
17 VAR

Training

Training 

8/29

Practice

recommended

6/1-3

G Gymnastics

13 VAR

10

 8

15

 13

8/29

9/9

    9/15

2/25

B/G Soccer

15 JV
16 VAR

8

 6

10

 8

8/29

9/7

9/9

11/18-19 G
11/19-20 B

G Swimming

15 VAR

12

 10

12

 10

8/29

9/12

9/12

11/18-19

G Tennis

16 JV
17 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

8/29

9/5

9/7

11/5-7

B/G Volleyball

19 JV
20 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

8/29

9/5

9/7

11/19-20 G
11/19 - B

B/G Basketball

17 JV
18 VAR

8

 6

10

 8

11/16

11/26

11/29

3/16-18

B/G Bowling

 19 VAR

Training

  Training

11/16

Practice

Recommended

3/3-4

B/G Fencing

18 JV
19 VAR

10

 8

15

 13

11/16

11/29

12/5

-

B Swimming

15 VAR

12

 10

12

 10

11/16

12/1

12/1

3/2-3

B/G Winter Track

15 VAR

10

 8

10

 10

11/16

11/29

11/29

3/3

 Wrestling

19 pts+ JV
20 pts+ V

10

 8

15

 13

11/16

11/29

12/5

2/24-25

B/G Badminton

16 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

3/5

3/12

3/14

-

 Baseball*

19 JV
20 VAR

10

 6

15

 8

3/5

3/16

3/22

6/9

B/G Golf

16 JV
17 VAR

Training

  Training

3/5

Practice

Recommended

6/1-3 B
6/8-10 G

B/G Lacrosse

15 JV
16 VAR

8

 6

10

 8

3/5

3/14

3/16

6/8-9 G
6/9 B

 Softball

19 JV
20 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

3/5

3/12

3/14

6/9

B Tennis

16 JV
17 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

3/5

3/12

3/14

5/31-6/2

B/G Track

16 VAR

10

 8

10

 10

3/5

3/16

3/16

6/8-9

+6 tournaments maximum
*Approved at January 22, 2012 NYSPHSAA Executive Committee meeting, effective 2011-12 school year.                                                 
  

NOTE:  FIRST SCRIMMAGE AND FIRST CONTEST DATES ARE BASED ON USING SATURDAYS  AND HOLIDAYS AS PRACTICE DAYS (EXCEPT THANKSGIVING DAY).  If teams do not practice on Saturdays, and/or holidays, add one day for each practice missed.

 

According to the Section XI Holy Day Policy approved on Dec 8, 1978, no contest or interschool scrimmage may be scheduled in Section XI on the dates listed below.  Jewish holy days begin at sundown of the preceding day, and end at sundown of the day listed.  Student athletes must be able to be home by 6PM on days preceding Jewish holy days.
 

HOLY DAY OBSERVANCE

Sept 29-30– Rosh Hashanah

Oct 8 – Yom Kippur

Dec 24 – Christmas Eve

Dec 25 – Christmas Day
Apr 5 - Holy Thursday
Apr 6 - Good Friday

Apr 7 - 1st Day of Passover
Apr 8 - Easter Sunday
 

 

SIGNIFICANT DATES TO CONSIDER

Sept 5 – Labor Day

Oct 10 – Columbus Day
Oct 31 - Halloween

Nov 8 – Election Day

Nov 11 – Veterans Day (observed)

Nov 24 – Thanksgiving Day

Jan 16 – Martin Luther King Jr B’day (observed)

Feb 20 – President’s Day

May 28 – Memorial Day (observed)

  STANDARD TEST DATES 

Sept 10 - ACT

Oct 12, 15 - PSAT

Oct 1 - SAT & Achiev

Oct 22 – ACT

Nov 5 – SAT & Achiev

Dec 3 – SAT & Achiev

Dec 10 – ACT

Jan 28 – SAT & Achiev
Feb 11 - ACT

Mar 10 - SAT

April 14 – ACT

May 5 – SAT & Achiev

June 2 – SAT & Achiev

June 9 – ACT 

1/23/12