Academic calendar
Instructional Calendar 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Instructional Calendar 2026-2027Relevant now
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A
- A-la-carte
- Individual food items or snacks sold separately from the standard school meal tray.
F
- FFA
- Future Farmers of America; a prominent student organization focused on agricultural education and leadership.
G
- GSA
- Gender and Sexuality Alliance; a student-led club that provides a safe space for LGBTQ+ students and allies.
H
- Hornets
- The official mascot and collective term for the student body and athletic teams.
M
- MySchoolBucks
- The online payment system used by students and parents to manage meal accounts.
N
- NHS
- National Honor Society; an organization for high-achieving students based on scholarship and service.
- Nutrislice
- The digital platform and app used to view daily school breakfast and lunch menus.
O
- O-A
- The standard shorthand abbreviation for the Oakfield-Alabama Central School District.
- OA
- The common shorthand used by students and staff to refer to the school or the combined towns.
- OACS
- Oakfield-Alabama Central School, the standard abbreviation for the entire district.
P
- PTO
- Parent Teacher Organization, which coordinates many student-facing events and fundraisers.
S
- SADD
- Students Against Destructive Decisions; a peer-to-peer education and prevention organization.
- SGA
- Student Government Association; the student council responsible for school events and representation.
- STUCO
- Student Council; the student government body responsible for organizing school events and spirit weeks.
T
- The Batavian
- While a news source, students often refer to it as the primary place to see local sports coverage and school board news.
- The Blue and Gold
- The official school colors, often used to refer to school spirit or dress-up days.
- The Caf
- The school cafeteria located in the MS/HS building where students eat lunch.
- The Hive
- A nickname often used for the school gymnasium or the school building as a whole during spirit events.
- The Ridge
- A regional term sometimes used by students to refer to the surrounding geographic area (Oakfield/Alabama/Bergen).
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 1:1
- The district's technology initiative that provides a personal Chromebook to every student.
- 1:1 Chromebooks
- The district's logistics policy of providing a personal laptop to every student for academic use.
- 2-Hour Delay
- The standard 'late start' convention used during winter weather to delay the school day.
- BOCES
- Refers to vocational and technical programs attended by students at the Genesee Valley BOCES campus.
- Early Release
- Scheduled days where students are dismissed early for teacher professional development.
- elementary_school_cafeteria
- Elementary School Cafeteria
- Infinite Campus
- The student information portal used to check official grades, attendance, and schedules.
- Late Bus
- The transportation provided for students staying after school for clubs, sports, or academic help.
- MHS
- The Oakfield-Alabama Middle/High School building, housing grades 6-12.
- middle_high_school_cafeteria
- Middle-High School Cafeteria
- ParentSquare
- The primary communication app used by the district for sending alerts, newsletters, and emergency notifications.
- PowerSchool
- The online portal where students and parents check grades, attendance, and class schedules.
- Schoology
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where students access assignments and course content.
- SchoolTool
- The web-based portal used by students and parents to access grades, schedules, and attendance records.
- The Big Gym
- The main gymnasium in the Middle/High School used for varsity sports and assemblies.
- The Bus Garage
- The separate facility on campus where the district's bus fleet is maintained.
- The Bus Garage
- The central location for the district's transportation fleet and the point of contact for busing issues.
- The Bus Loop
- The designated area in front of the schools for bus loading and unloading; strictly regulated during arrival and dismissal.
- The District Office
- The administrative hub of the school district located on the main campus.
- The Elementary
- The Oakfield-Alabama Elementary School building serving grades PK-5.
- The Hornet's Nest
- The school spirit store located within the MS/HS building that sells O-A apparel.
- The Loop
- The designated traffic circle used for school bus loading and parent drop-off/pick-up.
- The MS/HS
- The combined Middle School and High School building serving grades 6-12.
- The Portal
- Common student shorthand for the Infinite Campus login page.
- Two-Hour Delay
- A common winter logistics term indicating that school will start two hours later than the normal scheduled time due to weather.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Instructional Calendar 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 19 approved campus terms and 25 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.