Academic Calendar

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2	3	4	5	6 New Family Orientation Dinner New Family Orientation Dinner August 6, 2026 \| 6:00 PM -	7	8 NCS Work Day NCS Work Day August 8, 2026 \| 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM All are invited to our annual work day as we prepare our campus for back-to-school! There are projects for all types of volunteers, including adults and children, like the following:CleaningOrganiz...
9	10	11 Alumni Soccer Game Alumni Soccer Game August 11, 2026 \| 6:30 PM - All alumni and their families, as well as current NCS students and their families are invited to attend this fun annual event!	12	13 Meet the Teacher/Locker Assignments/Schedule Pick-Up Meet the Teacher/Locker Assignments/Schedule Pick-Up August 13, 2026 \| 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM 1st-12th grade are invited to our informal, come and go, Meet the Teacher event from Noon-5 p.m. Students can bring their tissues and Clorox wipes for drop-off in preparation for Day One and meet t... Mandatory Fall Sports Parent Meeting (Player Optional) Mandatory Fall Sports Parent Meeting (Player Optional) August 13, 2026 \| 7:00 PM - At least one parent of fall sports athletes (soccer and volleyball) must come to this mandatory fall sports meeting! Soccer, 5th-12th grade, volleyball, 6th-12th grade. Student athlete attendance i...	14	15
16	17 Welcome Back Picnic Welcome Back Picnic August 17, 2026 \| 5:30 PM -	18	19 First Day of School (1st-12th) First Day of School (1st-12th) August 19, 2026	20	21 Spirit Wear Friday Spirit Wear Friday August 21, 2026 \| 8:00 AM - All students and staff can wear jeans/denim and an NCS logo wear top! See the Dress Code for all details.	22
23	24 Fall Heart Week (7th-12th) Fall Heart Week (7th-12th) August 24, 2026 \| 8:30 AM - Heart Week for 7th-12th graders — special chapels each morning from 8:15-8:57am instead of regularly scheduled Bible class. Mandatory Parents/Guardians-Only Orientation Mandatory Parents/Guardians-Only Orientation August 24, 2026 \| 6:30 PM - At least one parent/guardian needs to be in attendance for our important Orientation where NCS administrators will cover topics like updates to the student handbook, dress code, and more! Please ma...	25 Fall Heart Week (7th-12th) Fall Heart Week (7th-12th) August 25, 2026 \| 8:30 AM - Heart Week for 7th-12th graders — special chapels each morning from 8:15-8:57am instead of regularly scheduled Bible class.	26 Fall Heart Week (7th-12th) Fall Heart Week (7th-12th) August 26, 2026 \| 8:30 AM - Heart Week for 7th-12th graders — special chapels each morning from 8:15-8:57am instead of regularly scheduled Bible class. 9th-12th Grade Retreat 9th-12th Grade Retreat August 26, 2026 \| 10:00 AM - Overnight retreat at Skyview Ranch — see all details in the retreat email!	27 9th-12th Grade Retreat 9th-12th Grade Retreat August 27, 2026 Overnight retreat at Skyview Ranch — see all details in the retreat email!	28 Spirit Wear Friday Spirit Wear Friday August 28, 2026 \| 8:00 AM - All students and staff can wear jeans/denim and an NCS logo wear top! See the Dress Code for all details. 9th-12th Grade Retreat 9th-12th Grade Retreat August 28, 2026 \| 10:00 AM - Overnight retreat at Skyview Ranch — see all details in the retreat email!	29
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Thursday, August 6

August 6, 2026 | 6:00 PM

Saturday, August 8

August 8, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

All are invited to our annual work day as we prepare our campus for back-to-school! There are projects for all types of volunteers, including adults and children, like the following:

Cleaning
Organizing
Painting
Landscaping
Sorting
Furniture Assembly
And More!
If you have leaf blowers, trimmers, rakes, assembly tools, work gloves, etc., please bring them with you! This is a great way to kick off the school year, get to know our NCS family, and get a lot done quickly! We hope you'll join us.

Tuesday, August 11

Alumni Soccer Game

August 11, 2026 | 6:30 PM

All alumni and their families, as well as current NCS students and their families are invited to attend this fun annual event!

Thursday, August 13

Meet the Teacher/Locker Assignments/Schedule Pick-Up

August 13, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

1st-12th grade are invited to our informal, come and go, Meet the Teacher event from Noon-5 p.m. Students can bring their tissues and Clorox wipes for drop-off in preparation for Day One and meet their classroom teacher! NOTE: Pre-K and Kindergarten have a separate meet-the-teacher event as part of their first week orientation – communication from our Pre-K and K teachers will have all details!

5th-12th graders will be able to pick up their schedules, get their locker assignments, and drop off their school supplies as well. More details about that will be provided to families via email from the NCS Office.

Mandatory Fall Sports Parent Meeting (Player Optional)

August 13, 2026 | 7:00 PM

At least one parent of fall sports athletes (soccer and volleyball) must come to this mandatory fall sports meeting! Soccer, 5th-12th grade, volleyball, 6th-12th grade. Student athlete attendance is optional.

Monday, August 17

Welcome Back Picnic

August 17, 2026 | 5:30 PM

Wednesday, August 19

First Day of School (1st-12th)

August 19, 2026

Friday, August 21

Spirit Wear Friday

August 21, 2026 | 8:00 AM

All students and staff can wear jeans/denim and an NCS logo wear top! See the Dress Code for all details.

Monday, August 24

Fall Heart Week (7th-12th)

August 24, 2026 | 8:30 AM

Heart Week for 7th-12th graders — special chapels each morning from 8:15-8:57am instead of regularly scheduled Bible class.

Mandatory Parents/Guardians-Only Orientation

August 24, 2026 | 6:30 PM

At least one parent/guardian needs to be in attendance for our important Orientation where NCS administrators will cover topics like updates to the student handbook, dress code, and more! Please make plans to attend in the Cafetorium.

Tuesday, August 25

Fall Heart Week (7th-12th)

August 25, 2026 | 8:30 AM

Heart Week for 7th-12th graders — special chapels each morning from 8:15-8:57am instead of regularly scheduled Bible class.

Wednesday, August 26

Fall Heart Week (7th-12th)

August 26, 2026 | 8:30 AM

Heart Week for 7th-12th graders — special chapels each morning from 8:15-8:57am instead of regularly scheduled Bible class.

9th-12th Grade Retreat

August 26, 2026 | 10:00 AM

Overnight retreat at Skyview Ranch — see all details in the retreat email!

Thursday, August 27