District III Date Setting Guidelines

All you wanted to know about why we do things when we do them but were afraid to ask!
We do frequently experiment and vary things. NONE of this is absoluteyl set in stone.

Executive Board Meetings:

middle of the second week of September
middle of the first or second week of January
middle of the first week of May

Fall Dinner & Meeting:

middle of the third or fourth week of September

High School Auditions:

Monday of the third week of October

7/8 Auditions

Thursday of the first or second week of November, not Election Day or Veterans Day

Elementary Honors Festival:

first Saturday in November

High School Honors Festival:

Friday and Saturday the last weekend in January/ first in February

Sixth Grade Honors Festival:

first Saturday in March

Jazz (group adjudication) Festival:

middle of the last week in February or first week in March OR whenever the Jazz people say it must be,
at least two weeks before State Jazz Festival

Solo & Ensemble Festival:

Friday &/or Saturday of the second/third week in March, one week before State Instrumental Jazz, if at all

7th & 8th Grade Honors Festival:

a Friday and Saturday in April that are not part of vacation or Easter weekend, may be before or after vacation, the vacation always incorporates the third Monday (Patriot's Day).

Spring Dinner & Meeting:

on or about the Monday of the second week of May.

Snow Dates/Inclement Weather Dates:

District III encourages the setting of snow dates/inclement weather dates for ALL Festivals. The scheduling of the date is left entirely up to the discretion/possibilities/limitations of the Host. It is recommended that this issue be discussed early and be well publicized.