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Student Handbook

Our student handbook contains important details and policies about your time at Arts Academy. Please review the student handbook before your arrival.

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Key Dates - 2024-2025

Opening of Academy

  • Those students selected as Student Leaders, Peer Mentors, and Welcome Wagon participants will arrive on Wednesday, August 28. 
  • International students, 9th-grade students, and new 10th-grade students will arrive on Thursday, August 29. 
  • All other students should arrive on Friday, August 30.

Fall Break

  • Students may depart after class on November 22
  • Residence Halls close at 2 p.m. on November 23
  • Residence halls reopen at 2 p.m on November 30
  • Classes Resume December 2

Winter Break

  • Students may depart after class on December 20 (students performing in Sounds of the Season must remain on campus until conclusion)
  • Residence Halls close at 2 p.m. on December 21
  • Residence halls reopen at 2 p.m. on January 7, 2025
  • Classes resume on January 9

Spring Break

  • Students may depart after class on March 14. 
  • Residence Halls close March 15 at 2 p.m.
  • Residence Halls reopen at 2 p.m. on March 29.
  • Classes resume on March 31.

End-of-Year Final Departure:

  • Commencement: May 24 at 10 a.m.
  • Residence Halls close May 24 at 6 p.m.

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