2008-09 HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULING INFORMATION
 

 

 

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

8/25

9/5

9/5

11/8

 Field Hockey

16 JV
17 VAR

8

 6

10

 8

8/25

9/3

9/5

11/14-15

 Football

8 JV
9 VAR

11

 11

17

 17

8/18

 8/30 9/12 --

Boys Golf

16 JV
17 VAR

Training

Training 

8/25

Practice

recommended

5/30 - 6/1

G Gymnastics

13 VAR

10

 8

15

 13

8/25

9/5

    9/11

2/28

B/G Soccer

16 JV
17 VAR

8

 6

10

 8

8/25

9/3

9/5

11/14-15 G
11/15-16 B

G Swimming

15 VAR

12

 10

12

 10

8/25

9/8

9/8

11/21-22

G Tennis

16 JV
17 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

8/25

9/1

9/3

11/8-10

B/G Volleyball

20 JV
21 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

8/25

9/1

9/3

11/15-16 G
 

B/G Basketball

18 JV
19 VAR

8

 6

10

 8

11/19

11/29

12/2

3/20-22

B/G Bowling

 19 VAR

Training

  Training

11/19

Practice

Recommended

3/7-8

B/G Fencing

18 JV
19 VAR

10

 8

15

 13

11/19

12/2

12/8

-

B Swimming

15 VAR

12

 10

12

 10

11/19

12/4

12/4

3/6-7

B/G Winter Track

15 VAR

10

 8

10

 10

11/19

12/2

12/2

3/7

 Wrestling

19 pts+ JV
22 pts+ V

10

 8

15

 13

11/19

12/2

12/8

3/6-7

B/G Badminton

17 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

3/9

3/16

3/18

-

 Baseball

21 JV
22 VAR
JV/VAR batt.

8
8
10

 6
6
8

10
10
15

 8
8
13


3/9


3/20


3/26


6/13

B/G Golf

16 JV
17 VAR

Training

  Training

3/9

Practice

Recommended

5/30-6/1 B
6/5-7 G

B/G Lacrosse

16 JV
17 VAR

8

 6

10

 8

3/9

3/18

3/20

6/12-13 G
6/13 B

 Softball

21 JV
22 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

3/9

3/16

3/18

6/13

B Tennis

16 JV
17 VAR

6

 4

8

 6

3/9

3/16

3/18

5/28-30

B/G Track

17 VAR

10

 8

10

 10

3/9

3/20

3/20

6/12-13

+6 tournaments maximum                                                 
 

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 30-Oct 1 – Rosh Hashanah

Oct 9 – Yom Kippur

Dec 24 – Christmas Eve

Dec 25 – Christmas Day
Apr 9 - 1st Day of Passover
Apr 9 - Holy Thursday
Apr 10 - Good Friday

Apr 12 - Easter Sunday
 

 

SIGNIFICANT DATES TO CONSIDER

Sept 1 – Labor Day

Oct 13 – Columbus Day
Oct 31 - Halloween

Nov 4 – Election Day

Nov 11 – Veterans Day (observed)

Nov 27 – Thanksgiving Day

Jan 19 – Martin Luther King Jr B’day (observed)

Feb 16 – President’s Day

May 25 – Memorial Day (observed)

  STANDARD TEST DATES 

Sept 13 - ACT

Oct 15, 18 - PSAT

Oct 4 - SAT & Achiev

Oct 25 – ACT

Nov 1 – SAT & Achiev

Dec 6 – SAT & Achiev

Dec 13 – ACT

Jan 24 – SAT & Achiev

Mar 14 - SAT

April 4 – ACT

May 2 – SAT & Achiev

June 6 – SAT & Achiev

June 13 – ACT