HCPSSHigh School Midterm Exams, January 21-24, 2020
December 17th, 2019
The high school midterm exam schedule is as follows. Referenced bell schedules can be found at the bottom of this page.
Tuesday, January 21
- Period 1 Exam; Bell Schedule #1
- Full day of school
- No extracurricular activities, including practices, rehearsals, events, etc.
- AM & PM ARL classes in session
Wednesday, January 22
- Periods 2 & 3 Exams; Bell Schedule #2
- High schools close 3 hours early
- No extracurricular activities, except 90-minute conditioning practices, which may begin at 2:45 p.m.
- No PM ARL students
Thursday, January 23
- Periods 4A & 4B Exams; Bell Schedule #2
- High schools close 3 hours early
- No extracurricular activities, except 90-minute conditioning practices, which may begin at 2:45 p.m.
- No AM ARL students
Friday, January 24
- Periods 5 & 6 Exams; Bell Schedule #2
- High schools close 3 hours early
- All extracurricular activities resume at 2:45pm
- No AM ARL students
In case of inclement weather!
- If there is a 2-hour delayed opening on Tuesday, January 21, Bell Schedule #3 will be used.
- If schools are closed on Tuesday, January 21, the Period 1 exam will be moved to Tuesday, January 28 and Bell Schedule #1 will be used.
- If there is a 2-hour delayed opening on Wednesday, January 22, Thursday, January 23, or Friday, January 24 and Bell Schedule #4 will be used.
- If schools are closed on January 22 OR 23, the exams scheduled for that day will be given on the next school day.
- If schools are closed on Friday, January 24, the Period 5 and 6 exams will be moved to Tuesday, January 28 and Bell Schedule #5 will be used.
- Any scenarios not covered here or additional changes necessary will be addressed in email if needed.
- All extra curricular activities will resume on Friday, January 24, regardless of late opening or closure for inclement weather on January 21-23.
- No exams may be given prior to the scheduled exam date.
Bell Schedule #1
| TIME | Tuesday, January 21 (or January 28 – due to weather closing); AM & PM ARL Classes in Session |
|---|---|
| 7:25-9:05 a.m. | Period 1 Exam |
| 9:10-9:40 a.m. | Period 2 |
| 9:45-10:10 a.m. | Period 3 |
| 10:15 a.m.-2:10 p.m. | Regular Bell Schedule |
Bell Schedule #2
| TIME | Wednesday, January 22 No PM ARL Students |
Thursday, January 23 No AM ARL Students |
Friday, January 24 No AM ARL Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:25-9:05 a.m. | Period 2 Exam | Period 4A Exam | Period 5 Exam |
| 9:05-9:25 a.m. | Break | Break | Break |
| 9:30-11:10 a.m. | Period 3 Exam | Period 4B Exam | Period 6 Exam |
Bell Schedule #3 (if delayed opening)
| TIME | Tuesday, January 21; AM & PM ARL Classes in Session |
|---|---|
| 9:25-10:55 a.m. | Period 1 Exam |
| 11-11:30 a.m. | Period 4B – 1st Lunch Shift |
| 11:30 a.m.-Noon | Period 4B – 2nd Lunch Shift |
| Noon-12:30 p.m. | Period 4B – 3rd Lunch Shift |
| 12:30-1 p.m. | Period 4B – 4th Lunch Shift |
| 1:05-1:35 p.m. | Period 5 |
| 1:40-2:10 p.m. | Period 6 |
Bell Schedule #4 (if delayed opening)
| TIME | Wednesday, January 22; Thursday, January 23; or Friday, January 24 |
|---|---|
| 9:25-10:55 a.m. | First Exam |
| 10:55-11:20 a.m. | Period 4A – 1st Lunch Shift |
| 11:20-11:45 a.m. | Period 4A – 2nd Lunch Shift |
| 11:45 a.m.-12:10 p.m. | Period 4A – 3rd Lunch Shift |
| 12:10-12:35 p.m. | Period 4A – 4th Lunch Shift |
| 12:40-2:10 p.m. | Second Exam |
Bell Schedule #5 (if no school Friday, January 24)
| TIME | Tuesday, January 28 |
|---|---|
| 7:25-9:05 a.m. | Period 5 Exam |
| 9:10-10:45 a.m. | Period 6 Exam |
| 10:50 a.m.-12:50 p.m. | Period 4A |
| 12:55-1:20 p.m. | Period 1 |
| 1:25-1:45 p.m. | Period 2 |
| 1:50-2:10 p.m. | Period 3 |