Parents of current McDonogh students may sign up for website accounts. Signing up for an account allows a parent to access the online directory, DASH, and your customized parent Personal Page.
Alumni can create an account in order to take advantage of McDonogh Connect or Pledgemail.
Click here to sync the information with your calendar software (e.g. Apple Calendar, Microsoft Exchange) or click here to add this information to your Google Calendar (open the link then click the +Google button at the bottom right). Parents are encouraged to utilize the calendar as a subscription rather than a download whenever possible to ensure all updates are reflected on devices and in calendar applications. Instructions for each application are generally specific but typically involve copying the calendar link into the application as a subscription.
There are 175 days provided for the educational program in the 2024-2025 academic year. Note that the first three snow days in the 2024-2025 school year are anticipated to be true snow days, with no expectation that students will engage with schoolwork on those days.
First Day of School
Monday, August 26
Lower School "Meacher Teacher"
Monday, August 26
Middle School Student Orientation
Monday, August 26
Upper School Class Retreats
Monday, August 26
First Day of Classes
Tuesday, August 27
Convocation
Wednesday, August 28
Labor Day (School Closed)
Monday, September 2
Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Wednesday, September 11
Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Wednesday, September 25
Rosh Hashanah (School Closed)
Thursday, October 3
Faculty Professional Day (No Classes)
Friday, October 4
Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Wednesday, October 23
Diwali (School Closed)
Friday, November 1
Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Wednesday, November 6
Early Dismissal (Buses Depart at Noon)
Tuesday, November 26
Fall Break Begins (School Closed)
Wednesday, November 27
Faculty Professional Day (No Classes)
Monday, December 2
Classes Resume
Tuesday, December 3
Winter Break Begins (Early Dismissal at Noon)
Friday, December 20
Classes Resume
Monday, January 6
Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Wednesday, January 8
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (School Closed)
Monday, January 20
Lunar New Year (School Closed)
Wednesday, January 29
Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Wednesday, February 12
Presidents' Day (School Closed)
Monday, February 17
Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Wednesday, February 26
Spring Break Begins (Early Dismissal at Noon)
Friday, March 14
Classes Resume; Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Monday, March 24
Eid al-Fitr (School Closed)
Monday, March 31
Faculty Professional Development (Two-Hour Delay)
Wednesday, April 9
Good Friday (School Closed)
Friday, April 18
Faculty Professional Day (No Classes)
Monday, April 21
Eagle Day
Friday, May 2
Memorial Day (School Closed)
Monday, May 26
Lower School Closing Ceremony (No Middle School Classes - Early Dismissal at Noon)
Friday, May 30
Eighth Grade Closing Ceremony (No Lower or Upper School Classes)
Monday, June 2
Commencement
Friday, June 6
Juneteenth (School Closed)
Thursday, June 19