Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Jun 21, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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B
- BOE
- Board of Education; the governing body that oversees district policies and operations.
C
- CCSD
- Community Consolidated School District; the official designation for the Newark 66 school system.
H
- Hot Lunch
- The standard daily meal provided by the school cafeteria service.
L
- Lady Norsemen
- The specific designation for female athletic teams within the district.
N
- NGEA
- Newark Grade Education Association; the local teachers' union representing district staff.
- NJHS
- National Junior Honor Society; an organization for high-achieving students at Millbrook Junior High.
- Norsemen
- The official mascot for the district, used to refer to students, staff, and athletic teams.
P
- PTO
- Parent Teacher Organization; the primary group for parent involvement and school fundraising.
- PushCoin
- The digital payment system used by students and parents to fund lunch accounts and pay school fees.
R
- Raider Pride
- A common phrase used in district communications to denote school spirit and positive behavior.
- Raiders
- The official mascot and nickname for students and athletic teams at Millbrook Junior High.
- Raiders
- The mascot and collective name for Millbrook Junior High athletic teams.
T
- The Coop
- The athletic cooperation agreement between Newark 66 and neighboring districts like Lisbon 90 for junior high sports.
- The Mill
- A common shorthand reference to Millbrook Junior High School.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Activity Bus
- A supplemental bus service provided for students participating in after-school sports or extracurricular activities.
- E-Learning
- Remote instruction days utilized during inclement weather or emergencies to avoid making up days at the end of the year.
- E-Learning Day
- A remote learning day used in place of a traditional snow day to maintain the school calendar.
- Family Access
- The specific portal within Skyward used by parents to monitor student progress.
- Late Start
- Scheduled mornings where school begins later than usual to allow for staff professional development.
- millbrook_jr_high_cafeteria
- Millbrook Jr. High Cafeteria
- MJH
- Millbrook Junior High; the building housing 5th through 8th-grade students.
- newark_grade_school_cafeteria
- Newark Grade School Cafeteria
- NGS
- Newark Grade School; the building housing Pre-K through 4th-grade students.
- PushCoin
- The web-based system used for paying school fees and funding student lunch accounts.
- Skyward
- The online student information system used to check grades, attendance, and student schedules.
- The Commons
- The multi-purpose area at Millbrook Junior High used for lunch and school gatherings.
- The Grade School
- Common shorthand for Newark Grade School.
- The Mill
- A common shorthand reference to the Millbrook Junior High building.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Jun 21, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 14 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.