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UPPER SCHOOL

Girls entering 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade & 12th Grade.

KEY DATES

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Major Summer & Back-to-School Dates & Deadlines
- Back-to-School Forms & Documents Due – PAST DUE
  You must complete all Magnus and School Forms online by Monday, August, 14 in order for your daughter to attend her first day of school at Hutchison.
- After-School Program Offerings Available to View Online – Thursday, August 1
- President’s Council Retreat – Thursday, August 1
- After-School Program Registration Opens – Monday, August 5 | 12:00 pm
- Senior Retreat – Sunday, August 4-Tuesday, August 6
- Locker Setup – Begins Wednesday, August 7 | 8:00 am-4:00 pm
- Senior College Counseling Workshop – Thursday, August 8 & Friday, August 9 | 1:00 pm-4:00 pm (Labry)
- Freshman Student Orientation – Monday, August 12 | 10:00 am-1:00 pm (Labry)
- Freshman Parent Orientation – Monday, August 12 | 12:00-1:00 pm (Sanders)
- First Day of School – Tuesday, August 13
- 10th-12th Grade Back-to-School Bash – Saturday, August 24 | 7:00-9:00 pm (Hutchison Courtyard)
- 12th Grade Parent Meeting – Thursday, August 29 | 4:30-5:30 pm (Sanders)
- Upper School Parent Open House – Thursday, August 29 | 5:30-7:00 pm (Labry Hall)
- 9th Grade Student Social – Friday, August 30 | 3:30-4:30 pm – 9th Grade Meet & Greet (MUS Campus Center), followed by 4:30-6:30 pm Opening Tailgate (MUS Stokes Stadium)
  Following the social, freshmen will walk over to the MUS tailgate for games, music, and free food.
- Freshman Retreat – Wednesday, September 4-Friday, September 6 (Horseshoe Canyon Ranch)
9TH GRADE EVENTS: Welcome to Upper School!
FRESHMAN STUDENT ORIENTATION
Monday, August 12 | 10:00 am-1:00 pm (Labry)

This is a time for the girls to set up their lockers, receive their laptops, and meet their advisory group and their teachers. Girls may wear casual attire (shorts and t-shirts). They should plan to bring their books and supplies for locker setup. A pizza lunch will be provided for the girls.

Orientation Schedule
- 10:00 am – Locker setup
  Locker assignments will be posted on the bulletin board in the freshman commons.
- 10:30 am – Laptop pickup and training (Sanders)
- 11:00 am-1:00 pm – Freshman student orientation (Labry)
- 12:00-1:00 pm – Freshman parent orientation (Sanders)
FRESHMAN PARENT ORIENTATION
Monday, August 12 | 12:00-1:00 pm (Sanders)

The goal of this orientation is to welcome you to working with upper school, go over the details of the freshman retreat, and to introduce you to our 9th grade team. Families new to Hutchison will have an opportunity to stay after the meeting to ask further questions.

US PARENT OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, August 29 | 5:30-7:00 pm (Labry Hall)

The goal of this open house is for you to meet your daughter’s teachers in a relaxed environment. Feel free to visit your daughter’s classrooms in whichever order you choose.

9TH GRADE SOCIAL
Friday, August 30 | 3:30-4:30 pm – 9th Grade Meet & Greet (MUS Campus Center), followed by 4:30-6:30 pm Opening Tailgate (MUS Stokes Stadium)
Following the social, freshmen will walk over to the MUS tailgate for games, music, and free food.

FRESHMAN CLASS RETREAT
Wednesday, September 4-Friday, September 6

While more information (including payment information, waiver forms, packing lists, etc.) will be sent to you in August, we want to mention your daughter’s class trip to Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Jasper, Arkansas. We will leave from Hutchison’s campus, via charter buses, on Wednesday, September 4, and return on Friday, September 6. This retreat provides terrific opportunities for the girls to bond as a class in a spectacularly beautiful setting and regularly is reviewed as one of the girls' favorite upper school experiences. Our 9th grade advisors and additional Hutchison faculty & staff will be in attendance. Financial assistance is available for those receiving financial assistance during the school year.

IMPORTANT SUMMER ACTION ITEMS

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Review Your Daughter's Student Schedule

Where do I find her schedule?
Your daughter's schedule was uploaded into myHutchison on June 14. To access it, please log in, click on your daughter's name, My Day, and then the Progress tab. The courses she is enrolled in will be present.

Summer & Back-to-School Learning Opportunities

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After-School Opportunities in the Center for Excellence

Is your daughter interested in lessons and other specialty after-school classes? During the school year, the Center for Excellence (CFE) features a variety of one-time and semester-long programs.

You can view all after-school opportunities at Hutchison beginning Thursday, August 1. Online registration for our after-school programs begins at noon on Monday, August 5.