G H S A. Calendar of Events

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1 G H S A Calendar of Events Georgia High School Association P. O. Box S. Bethel Street Thomaston, Georgia FAX:

2 NATIONAL TESTING DATES PRINCIPALS - COUNSELORS Please advise students of the test date schedules. Your students should be aware of tournament dates and should attempt to schedule their respective test date away from tournament dates of the activities in which they are interested and participate. Following are test dates for , and possible GHSA activity conflicts: - ACT ASSESSMENT DATES - - ACTIVITY CONFLICTS - Test Dates September 9, None October 28, Area/Region Cross Country, Area/Region One Act Plays, State Volleyball Finals December 9, State Football Finals February 10, State Traditional Wrestling, Region Basketball Tournaments April 14, Region Tennis, Gymnastics Preliminary Meet, Slow Pitch Softball State Finals June 9, None - SAT ASSESSMENT DATES - - ACTIVITY CONFLICTS - Test Dates August 26, None October 7, Region Softball, Area Volleyball November 4, State One Act Plays, Region Cheerleading, State Cross Country Meet December 2, State Football Semifinals March 10, State Basketball Finals May 5, Quarterfinals in Lacrosse & Soccer June 2, None - AP EXAM DATES - - ACTIVITY CONFLICTS - Test Dates Week 1 - April 30 - May 4, Baseball, Lacrosse, Soccer & Tennis Playoffs Week 2 - May 7-11, Baseball, Lacrosse & Soccer Playoffs, State Boys & Girls Track Meet

3 BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES FOR DATE FOR FIRST FIRST MAXIMUM LAST GHSA STATE PLAYOFF DATES ACTIVITY PRACTICE CONTEST GAMES/DATES PLAY DATE AREA/REGION First Round/ QUALIFIERS Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Sectionals DETERMINED FOOTBALL July 25 (Conditioning) Feb. 1 or later (Spring) Aug (7 JV) Nov. 4 Nov. 4 Nov Nov Nov Dec. 1-2 Dec. 8-9 CHEERLEADING Aug. 1 Aug. 5 6 (4 JV) Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Nov. 4 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Feb. 1 or later (Spring) (Class A & Coed) (Coed & A Finals) SOFTBALL (FP) Aug. 1 Aug (18 JV) Oct. 7 Oct. 7 Oct Oct Oct Oct. 28 SOFTBALL (SP) Feb. 19 Feb March 31 March 31 April 11 April VOLLEYBALL Aug. 1 Aug (13 JV) Dates Oct. 7 Oct. 7 Oct Oct. 17 (AA 1st Rnd) Oct. 21 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 CROSS COUNTRY Aug. 1 Aug (7 JV) Dates Oct. 28 Oct. 28 Nov. 3-4 ONE ACT PLAYS Aug. 1 Aug. 4 Oct. 28 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 & Nov. 11 LITERARY Aug. 1 Aug. 4 March 6 March 6 March 17 RIFLERY Aug. 1 Oct. 30 March 17 March 17 March 31 April 14 April 28 SWIMMING Oct. 16 Oct (7 JV) Feb. 1-3 BASKETBALL Oct. 30 Nov (18 JV) Feb. 10 Feb. 10 Feb Feb Feb March 2-3 March 7-10 WRESTLING Oct. 23 Nov (14 JV) Dates Jan. 26 Du - By Jan. 6 Du - Jan Tr - Jan Tr - Feb. 2-3 Tr - Feb GYMNASTICS Jan. 8 Jan (7 JV) April 12 April 14 April 20 TENNIS Jan. 8 Jan (13 JV) April 14 April 14 By April 20 By April 26 By May 2 By May 8 May 12 (Class A Areas) (Class A 1st Round) SOCCER Jan. 15 Feb (13 JV) April 21 April 19 April May 1-2 May 4-5 May 8 May TRACK Girls & Boys Jan. 15 Feb (7 JV) April 21 April 21 April 28 May BASEBALL Jan. 15 Feb (21 JV) April 21 April 21 April May 3-4 May 9-10 May May LACROSSE Jan. 22 Feb (13 JV) April 28 April 28 May 2-3 May 7-8 May May May 19 (6A-7A only) (1st Round A-5A) GOLF Feb. 12 Feb (8 JV) Dates May 8 May 8 May NOTE: 2018 "DEAD" WEEK: Sunday, July 1 through Saturday, July 7, 2018 GHSA Office closed.

4 CALENDAR P. O. Box S. Bethel Street PHONE: Thomaston, GA /30/18 FAX: JULY 2-9 GHSA Dead Week (Sunday, July 2, through Saturday, July 8, 2017) 25 Earliest date for Football conditioning practice AUGUST 1 Earliest date for Cheerleading, Cross Country, FP Softball, Volleyball practice 1 Earliest date for Football practice in pads (must have 5 days prior conditioning) 1 Earliest date for Literary, One Act Play and Riflery practice 4 Earliest date for Literary, One Act Play, FP Softball and Volleyball contests 5 Earliest date for Cheerleading contest 7 Earliest date for Cross Country meet 8 Meeting 18 Earliest date for Football game (Week #1 of 12) 22 Meeting SEPTEMBER 4 GHSA Office closed for Labor Day 5 Meeting 18 Deadline for notification of entry in Cross Country (to Region Secretary) 19 Meeting OCTOBER 1 Entry notification deadline for One Act Play 7 Determine Area winners in Volleyball; Complete Region FP Softball 9 Report Area Volleyball & Region FP Softball results 10 Meeting 10 Deadline date for posting (electronically) Cross Country rosters 11 State Volleyball Tournament - First Round for 3A, 5A & 7A 11,12 State FP Softball Tournament - First Round for 2A, 3A, 4A & 5A 12 State Volleyball Tournament - First Round for A, 4A & 6A 13,14 State FP Softball Tournament - First Round for A, 6A & 7A 15 Deadline date for payment of GHSA membership dues 16 Earliest date for Swimming practice 17 State Volleyball - Second Round for A & 3A-7A, First Round for 2A 18,19 State FP Softball Tournament - Second Round 21 State Volleyball Quarterfinals 23 Earliest date for Wrestling practice 24 Meeting 25 State Volleyball Tournament - Semifinals Softball State Finals Tournament - All Classes OCTOBER (continued) 28 Area/Region Cross Country 28 Volleyball State Finals; Complete Region/Area One Act Plays 30 Earliest date for Riflery match 30 Earliest date for Swimming meet & Basketball practice 30 File Area/Region Cross Country & One Act Play results to GHSA by 9 a.m. NOVEMBER 3 Deadline date to file Riflery schedules with GHSA 3, 4 End of Football Regular Season; State Cross Country Meet - All Classes 4 Region Cheerleading (Class A and Coed Sectionals) 4 State One-Act Play (Classes A Private, 2A, 5A & 7A) 10 Earliest date for Wrestling match 10 Class A & Coed Cheerleading State Finals (Sectionals 2A through 7A) 10, 11 State Football Playoffs - First Round 11 State One-Act Play (Classes A Public, 3A, 4A & 6A) 11 Cheerleading State Finals 2A through 7A; Earliest date for Basketball game 14 Meeting 17, 18 State Football Playoffs - Second Round GHSA Office closed for Thanksgiving holiday 24, 25 State Football Playoffs - Quarterfinals DECEMBER 1, 2 State Football Playoffs - Semifinals 5 Meeting 8,9 State Football Playoffs - Finals 13 GHSA Office closed until January 3 for Christmas Holidays JANUARY 6 Complete Dual Wrestling Area Tournaments 8 Earliest date for Gymnastics and Tennis practice 9 Meeting Dual Wrestling State Tournaments 15 M.L. King Day, GHSA office closed 15 Earliest date for Baseball, Soccer & Track (both) practice 22 Earliest date for Lacrosse practice 23 Meeting Traditional Wrestling Area Tournaments 29 Earliest play date for Tennis & Gymnastics 29 Deadline for notification of entry in Literary Events (to Region Secretary)

5 CALENDAR P. O. Box S. Bethel Street PHONE: Thomaston, GA FAX: FEBRUARY 1-3 State Swimming and Diving Meets 2, 3 Traditional Wrestling Sectionals 5 Earliest contest date for Soccer and Track 6 Meeting 8-10 Traditional Wrestling State Tournaments 10 Complete Region Basketball 12 File reports of Region Basketball winners with GHSA by 9 a.m. 12 Earliest contest date for Baseball & Lacrosse; Earliest date for Golf practice 16,17 First Round State Basketball 17 First contest date for Golf 19 First practice date for Slow Pitch Softball 20 Meeting 21, 22 Second Round State Basketball 24 First contest date for Slow Pitch Softball 27, 28 Quarterfinal Round State Basketball MARCH 1 Football schedules due in GHSA office 2, 3 Semifinal Round State Basketball 6 Meeting 6 Complete Region/Area Literary Meets 7 File reports of Literary winners with GHSA by 9 a.m State Basketball Finals - All Classes 17 State Literary Meet 17 Complete Area Riflery (report results no later than Monday, March 19) 20 Meeting 30 GHSA office closed for Good Friday 31 Complete Riflery Sectionals 31 Complete Area Slow Pitch Softball APRIL 1 Deadline for notification of entry in Volleyball, Lacrosse, Class A Soccer, Riflery, Golf, Gymnastics, SP Softball & Wrestling for Report Riflery Sectional winners/qualifiers to State Coordinator and GHSA 2 File reports of Area SP Softball winners with GHSA by 9 a.m. 8, 9 State Executive Committee Meeting 11 Slow Pitch Softball Sectional Tournament 14 Complete Riflery Semifinals 14 Gymnastics Preliminary Meet; Complete Region Tennis 16 Report Region Tennis winners and Semifinal Riflery Results APRIL (continued) 17, 18 Slow Pitch Softball State Tournament 19 Complete Area/Region Soccer (File reports by 9 a.m., Friday morning) 20 Complete First Round State Tennis (2A - 7A) and Class A Area Tennis 20 State Finals in Gymnastics 21 Complete Region Baseball and Track 23 File report of First Round State Tennis/Class A Area results with GHSA 23 File report of Region Baseball & Track results with GHSA by 9 a.m. 24 First Round Girls Soccer Playoffs - 5A, 6A & 7A 25 First Round Boys Soccer Playoffs - 5A, 6A & 7A 26 Complete Second Round State Tennis Classes 2A - 7A; First Round Class A 26 First Round Girls Soccer Playoffs - A, 2A, 3A & 4A 26, 27 State Baseball Playoffs - First Round 27 First Round Boys Soccer Playoffs - A, 2A, 3A & 4A 28 Sectional Track Meets; Complete Area Lacrosse, State Riflery Championship 30 File report of Sectional Track & Area Lacrosse results with GHSA by 9 a.m. MAY 1 Second Round Girls State Soccer Playoffs 2-3 First Round State Lacrosse Playoffs in 6A-7A 2 Second Round Boys State Soccer Playoffs 2 Complete Quarterfinals State Tennis 3, 4 State Baseball Playoffs - Second Round 4, 5 State Quarterfinal Round for Soccer 7,8 State Lacrosse Tournament Second Round in 6A-7A; First Round in A-5A 8 State Soccer Tournament - Semifinals; Complete Area Golf 8 Complete Semifinal Round State Tennis 9 Report Area Golf Results 9, 10 State Baseball Quarterfinals 10, 11 State Lacrosse Tournament Quarterfinals State Boys and Girls Track Meet 11, 12 State Soccer Finals 12 State Tennis Finals 15, 16 State Baseball Semifinals 15, 16 State Lacrosse Tournament Semifinals 19 State Lacrosse Tournament Finals 21, 22 State Golf Tournaments State Baseball Finals 28 GHSA office closed for Memorial Day

6 JULY, GHSA Dead Week - Sunday, July 2, through Saturday, July 8, 2017 GHSA Office closed Earliest date for Football conditioning

7 NOTE: Football practice may begin on July 25th with conditioning. See football section of Constitution for complete rules and restrictions Earliest date for Cheerleading, Cross Country, One-Act Play, Literary, Riflery, Softball, & Volleyball practice AUGUST, 2017 Earliest date for Literary, One Act Play, Softball & Volleyball contests Earliest date for Cheerleading contest Earliest date for Cross Country meet Earliest Date for Football game

8 SEPTEMBER, 2017 Fall Cancer Awareness Month: Pink (breast cancer), Blue (prostate cancer) and Gold (childhood cancer) uniforms and/or trim allowed at home events during September Labor Day GHSA Office Closed

9 Deadline for notification of entry in One Act Plays Report Region Softball & Area Volleyball winners by 9 a.m. Deadline for posting rosters in Cross Country OCTOBER, 2017 State Volleyball First Round 3A, 5A & 7A State Volleyball First Round A, 4A & 6A State Softball First Round 2A, 3A, 4A & 5A Complete Region Softball Determine Area Volleyball Winners State Softball First Round A, 6A & 7A Deadline to pay GHSA dues Earliest practice date for Swimming Earliest Date for Wrestling practice Earliest date for Riflery match Earliest date for Swimming meet & Basketball practice State Volleyball: Second Round A & 3A - 7A; First Round Class 2A Softball Second Round - All Classes State Volleyball Semifinals Softball State Tournament - All Classes State Volleyball Quarterfinals Area/Region Cross Country Complete Region/Area One-Act Plays Volleyball State Finals

10 NOVEMBER, Deadline date to file Riflery schedules with GHSA Earliest date for Wrestling match Coed & A Cheerleading Finals (Sectionals 2A-7A) State Cross Country Meet State One-Act Plays A Private, 2A, 5A & 7A Region Cheerleading (A & Coed Sectionals) End of Football Regular Season 1st Basketball game State One-Act Plays A Public, 3A, 4A & 6A Cheerleading Finals 2A through 7A State Football Playoffs 1st Round State Football Playoffs 2nd Round Thanksgiving Day State Football Playoffs Quarterfinals GHSA Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

11 DECEMBER, State Football Playoffs Semifinals State Football Playoffs Finals GHSA Office Closes At Noon for Christmas Holidays Christmas Day

12 JANUARY, New Year's Day GHSA Office Re-Opens After Christmas Holidays Complete Dual Wrestling Area Tournaments Earliest date for Gymnastics and Tennis practice Dual Wrestling State Tournaments Earliest date for Baseball, Track and Soccer practice M. L. King, Jr. Day GHSA Office Closed Earliest date for Lacrosse practice Earliest play date for Tennis & Gymnastics Deadline for notification of entry in Literary Winter Cancer Awareness Month: Pink (breast cancer), Blue (prostate cancer) and Gold (childhood cancer) uniforms and/or trim allowed at home events during January Traditional Wrestling Area Tournaments

13 FEBRUARY, 2018 NOTE: Spring Practice for Football or Cheerleading may be held after Feb Traditional Wrestling Sectional Tournaments State Swimming and Diving Meets Earliest contest date for Soccer and Track Traditional Wrestling State Tournaments Complete Region Basketball Region Basketball winners by 9 a.m. Golf practice begins Earliest contest date for Baseball & Lacrosse First Round State Basketball First contest date for Golf First practice date for Slow Pitch Softball Second Round State Basketball First contest date for Slow Pitch Softball Quarterfinal Round State Basketball

14 MARCH, Football Schedules due to GHSA Office no later than March 1 Semifinal Round State Basketball Complete Region/Area Literary File report of Literary winners with GHSA by 9 a.m. Finals State Basketball - All Classes Complete Area Riflery State Literary Meet Report Area Riflery Results Complete Area Slow Pitch Softball Good Friday; GHSA Closed Complete Riflery Sectionals

15 Deadline for notification of entry in Golf, Gymnastics, Riflery, Lacrosse, Volleyball, Wrestling, SP Softball & A Soccer for Easter File Reports of Area SP Softball winners by 9 a.m. Report Riflery Sectional Qualifiers to GHSA and State Coordinator State Executive Committee Meeting Report Semifinal Riflery Results File Reports of Region Tennis winners by 9 a.m. Report Region Baseball and Track, and State Tennis results by 9 a.m. File reports of Sectional Track & Area Lacrosse winners to GHSA by 9 a.m. Girls First Round Soccer 5A, 6A & 7A APRIL, 2018 Slow Pitch Softball Sectional Tournament Slow Pitch Softball State Tournament Boys First Round Soccer 5A, 6A & 7A Spring Cancer Awareness Month: Pink (breast cancer), Blue (prostate cancer) and Gold (childhood cancer) uniforms and/or trim allowed at home events during April Complete Area/Region Soccer Girls First Round Soccer A, 2A, 3A & 4A Complete 2nd Round State Tennis; 1st for Class A State Gymnastics Meet Report Soccer winners Complete 1st Round State Tennis and Area Tennis for Class A File reports of State Tennis winners to GHSA by 9 a.m. Boys First Round Soccer A, 2A, 3A & 4A State Baseball Playoffs First Round Complete Riflery Semifinals Complete Region Tennis Gymnastics Preliminary Meet Complete Region Baseball & Track State Riflery Sectional Track Meets Complete Area Lacrosse

16 Girls 2nd Round Soccer Complete Semifinal Round State Tennis Complete Area Golf Soccer Semifinals 2nd Rnd. 6A-7A Lacrosse playoffs; 1st Rnd. A-5A MAY, 2018 Complete Quarterfinal Round State Tennis Boys 2nd Round Soccer First Round State Lacrosse playoffs 6A-7A State Baseball Quarterfinals File Area Golf Results State Baseball Playoffs Second Round Girls Soccer Quarters State Lacrosse Quarterfinals State Soccer Finals State Boys & Girls Track Meets Boys Soccer Quarters State Tennis Finals State Lacrosse Semifinals State Baseball Semifinals Lacrosse State Finals State Golf Tournaments State Baseball Finals Memorial Day GHSA Office Closed

17 JUNE,