Back to School: A Glimpse at the First Semester Calendar

 by Sean McGarry

Summarizing important dates for the 2021-2022 school year.


Retrieved from Johns Hopkins Medicine 


    As a new school year commences, many students would appreciate knowing what comes ahead. Hence, this article highlights critical dates in the first semester.


1st Marking Period

1. October 2nd: SAT

        Results released October 15th.


2. October 13th: PSAT

        In previous years, this has been administered to students in grades 9-11. It is possible that it is has been canceled for the 2021-2022 school year, but this is currently unknown. Results released the first week of December.


3. October 23: ACT

    By now, students are only eligible to sign up for the late deadline, October 1st. Results released 10+ days after testing dates.


4. November 6th: SAT

Students should sign up by October 8th. Results released November 19th.


5. November 12th: End of Marking Period One


2nd Marking Period

1. December 4th: SAT

    Students should sign up by November 4th. Results released December 17th.


2. December 11th: ACT

    Students should sign up by November 5th. Results released 10+ days after testing dates.


3. January 28th: End of Second Marking Period/First Semester


    Midterms are usually held a week after the second marking period ends. Other than that, the dates above are currently verifiable, but always subject to change. Have a great school year!



Sources

  1. ​​https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines

  2. https://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/pdfs/Test-Date-Schedule-National-2021-2022.pdf