Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences
October 2026

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27	28 B Day Events CAASPP CAA Science Window Opens Events Counselor Meeting 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Events Girls Varsity Tennis vs. Kennedy @ Kennedy 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events Girls JV Volleyball vs. Vaughn @ VAAS 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Events Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Vaughn @ VAAS 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events	29 A Day Events Alibis Rehearsals in Harris Hall (Herrera) 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM Events VAAS PTSA Meeting (via Zoom) 6 PM – 6:40 PM Events	30 B Day Events College Knowledge Day - Wear gear from your favorite college or university Events Homecoming Spirit Days: Viper Spirit Events Start with Hello Activity at Lunch (Homan) 12:05 PM – 12:35 PM Events ASB Kickball Tournament 2:25 PM – 3:25 PM Events Girls Varsity Golf @ Van Nuys 2:30 PM – 6 PM Events Girls Varsity Tennis vs. Van Nuys @ Van Nuys 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events Girls Varsity Flag Football vs. Sun Valley @ Sun Valley 4 PM – 5:30 PM Events Homecoming Game: Alumni Volleyball - VAAS Gym 4 PM – 6 PM Events Recruitment Event Field Trip - GALS LA 5 PM – 6:30 PM Events	1 A Day Events Homecoming Spirit Days: Broadway Day Events OCTOBER IS BLINDNESS AWARENESS, BREAST CANCER AWARENESS,BULLY PREVENTION, COLLEGE AWARENESS, CRIME PREVENTION,DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ENERGY AWARENESS, FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY,GIRLS EMPOWERMENT,LATINO HERITAGE, LGBT HISTORY,NATIONAL PRINCIPALS, SCHOOL BUS SAFETY,AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH Events School Tour for Prospective Families in Parent Center 9 AM – 10 AM (Parent Center) Events Girls Basketball Interest Meeting - Room 227 12:05 PM – 12:35 PM Events Girls JV Volleyball vs. SOCES @ VAAS 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Events Varsity Cross Country Boys & Girls vs. Vaughn @ Pierce College 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Events Alibis Rehearsals in Harris Hall (Herrera) 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM Events Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. SOCES @ VAAS 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events Recruitment Event Field Trip - Hesby Oaks 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Events	2 B Day Events Homecoming Spirit Days: Tourist Day Events Minimum Day Events Picture Day - Make-up 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM Events Admin. Meeting (Badgen, Evans) 9 AM – 9:30 AM Events Viper Visionaries Meeting 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Events Homecoming Dance - VAAS Gym (Peyton) 6 PM – 9 PM Events	3 Region North College Fair at Valley College Events
4	5 A Day Events Math Initial Meeting & Observations - AP Pod 8:45 AM – 10:15 AM Events Counselor Meeting (PCR) 10 AM – 11 AM Events Girls JV Volleyball vs. East Valley @ East Valley 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Events Girls Varsity Tennis vs. Sylmar @ Sylmar 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. East Valley @ East Valley 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Events Alibis Rehearsals in Harris Hall (Herrera) 3:30 PM – 7 PM Events Girls Basketball Skills Clinic 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events	6 B Day Events Alibis Rehearsals in Harris Hall (Herrera) 3:30 PM – 7 PM Events	7 10 week Grades Due by 3:30 p.m. Events A Day Events College Knowledge Day - Wear gear from your favorite college or university Events National Walk and Roll to School Day Events ELAC Meeting 9 AM – 9:30 AM (Parent Center) Events Girls Varsity Golf @ Van Nuys 2:30 PM – 6 PM Events Girls Varsity Tennis vs. Reseda @ Reseda 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events Alibis Rehearsals in Harris Hall (Herrera) 3:30 PM – 7 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events	8 B Day Events School Site Crisis Team Meeting at Pierce College (Badgen, Torres, Naranjo, Homan) 8 AM – 11:30 AM Events School Tour for Prospective Families in Parent Center 9 AM – 10 AM (Parent Center) Events Pierce on Campus Room 112 10 AM – 1 PM Events Varsity Cross Country Boys & Girls vs. Vaughn @ Pierce College 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Events Girls JV Volleyball vs. NAHS @ VAAS 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Events Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. NAHS @ VAAS 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Events Fall Play Set Up - Alibis - Harris Hall (Herrera) 3:30 PM – 5 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events Fall Play - Alibis - Harris Hall (Herrera) 5 PM – 8 PM Events	9 A Day Events Hispanic Heritage Spirit Day (Peyton) Events Admin. Meeting (Badgen, Evans) 9 AM – 9:30 AM Events Viper Visionaries Meeting 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Events Baseball Informational Session -Gym 12:05 PM – 12:30 PM Events Hispanic Heritage Spirit Day Activities at Lunch (Peyton) 12:05 PM – 12:35 PM Events ASB Kickball Tournament 2:25 PM – 3:25 PM Events Fall Play Set Up - Alibis - Harris Hall (Herrera) 3:30 PM – 5 PM Events Girls Varsity Flag Football vs. VOCES @ VOCES 4 PM – 5:30 PM Events Fall Play - Alibis - Harris Hall (Herrera) 5 PM – 8 PM Events	10 LAUSD Region North FTC Robotics Build Day at VAAS (VAAS Gym and Classrooms) 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Events Fall Play Set Up - Alibis - Harris Hall (Herrera) 12 PM – 2 PM Events Fall Play - Alibis - Harris Hall (Herrera) 2 PM – 5 PM Events Fall Play - Alibis - Harris Hall (Herrera) 5 PM – 8 PM Events
11	12 B Day Events Indigenous People's Day Events Counselor Meeting 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Events Girls JV Volleyball vs. Fulton @ VAAS 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Events Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Fulton @ VAAS 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Events ASB Fall Festival Prep: Intro to HH + Shift signups - Harris Hall 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events	13 A Day Events P-Cab Meeting 12 PM – 12:30 PM (Room B227) Events Softball Informational Session - VAAS Gym 12:07 PM – 12:30 PM Events Professional Development 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Events ESS #3 - Every School Safe 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Events	14 B Day Events College Knowledge Day - Wear gear from your favorite college or university Events LA Mission College - Rm 112 9 AM – 11 AM Events Parent Volunteer Orientation 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (VAAS Parent Center and Zoom) Events Fall Festival Backstage Setup 10:25 AM – 12:05 PM Events Girls Varsity Flag Football vs. East Valley @ VAAS 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events Girls Varsity Golf @ Van Nuys 2:30 PM – 6 PM Events Girls Varsity Tennis vs. Kennedy @ Kennedy 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events ASB Fall Festival Prep: First Rehearsal - Harris Hall 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events School Tour for Prospective Families in Parent Center 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM (VAAS Library) Events	15 A Day Events Field Trip: CSULA-Dance-Peyton (Tentative) Events Online Application for Winter Academy Opens Events Emergency Drill, The Great Shake Out 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM Events Viper Visionaries Meeting 1 PM – 2 PM Events Girls JV Volleyball vs. East Vaughn @ Vaughn 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Events Varsity Cross Country Boys & Girls vs. Vaughn @ Pierce College 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Events Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. East Vaughn @ Vaughn 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events PHBAO- Digital Portfolio 4:30 PM – 7 PM Events Recruitment Event Field Trip: Valley Charter Middle School 5 PM – 7 PM Events	16 B Day Events Black Out Date, Minimum Day Events Minimum Day Events National Boss's Day Events UCLA Blood Drive - Harris Hall (ASB) 7:30 AM – 1 PM Events Region North Principal's Data Chat - Parent Center 9 AM – 10:30 AM Events Fall Festival Backstage Setup 10:25 AM – 12:05 PM Events	17
18	19 A Day Events Counselor Meeting 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Events Winter Athletics Student Meeting - Harris Hall 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM Events Girls Varsity Tennis vs. Van Nuys @ Van Nuys 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events ASB Fall Festival Prep: Second Rehearsal - Harris Hall 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events SSC Meeting 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM (Zoom) Events	20 B Day Events Visit from Patrick Henry 9 AM – 11:45 AM (Harris Hall and Gym) Events Coffee w/ Principal & Support Providers 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Events Professional Development 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Events LSLC Meeting 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Events VAAS PTSA Meeting (via Zoom) 6 PM – 6:40 PM Events	21 A Day Events College Knowledge Day - Wear gear from your favorite college or university Events PSAT School Day (Grade 10) Events Parent Workshop: Mental Health in Youth 9 AM – 10:30 AM (VAAS Parent Center) Events Girls Varsity Flag Football vs. VALOR @ East Valley 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events Girls Varsity Golf @ Van Nuys 2:30 PM – 6 PM Events Girls Varsity Tennis vs. Sylmar @ Sylmar 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events ASB Fall Festival Prep: Third Rehearsal - Harris Hall 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events	22 B Day Events Field Trip: Van Nuys Airport (Milanes) Events School Tour for Prospective Families in Parent Center 9 AM – 10 AM (Parent Center) Events Pierce on Campus Room 112 10 AM – 1 PM Events Fall Festival Backstage Setup 10:25 AM – 12:05 PM Events ESS Schoolwide Assembly - All Classes 2:25 PM – 3:25 PM Events Varsity Cross Country Boys & Girls vs. Vaughn @ Pierce College 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events	23 A Day Events Field Trip to Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (Benna) Events Unity Day - B167 (Homan) - 12:05 PM – 12:35 PM Events Viper Visionaries Meeting 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Events ASB Kickball Tournament 2:25 PM – 3:25 PM Events	24
25	26 B Day Events Fall Festival Spirit Week: Meme Day Events Yearbook Fall Sports Picture Day - VAAS Gym (Blossom) 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Events Counselor Meeting 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Events Fall Festival Backstage Setup 10:25 AM – 12:05 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events	27 A Day Events Fall Festival Spirit Week: Twin Day Events State of the Region: Coffee with the Superintendent 9 AM – 11 AM Events School Tour for Prospective Families in Parent Center (SpEd Focus) 10 AM – 11 AM (Parent Center) Events Professional Development 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Events New Teacher Meeting (Optional) 3:30 PM – 4 PM Events	28 B Day Events CAP Field Trip - CSU, LONG BEACH-Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum (Barba) Events Fall Festival Spirit Week: College Knowledge Day - Wear gear from your favorite college or university Events LA Mission College - Rm 112 9 AM – 11 AM Events Fall Festival Backstage Setup 10:25 AM – 12:05 PM Events ASB Kickball Tournament 2:25 PM – 3:25 PM Events Girls Varsity Flag Football vs. Alliance Marine @ Sun Valley Magnet 2:30 PM – 4 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events School Tour for Prospective Families in Parent Center 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM (Parent Center) Events	29 A Day Events Fall Festival Spirit Week: Teacher/Student Day Events Patrick Henry Dance Bridge Day - VAAS Gym (Peyton) 8:30 AM – 3:25 PM Events Parent Workshop: Unlocking the Power of i-Ready 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM (VAAS Parent Center and Zoom) Events Varsity Cross Country Boys & Girls vs. Vaughn @ Pierce College 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Events ASB Fall Festival Prep: Final Rehearsal - Harris Hall 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Events High Dosage Tutoring 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM (VAAS Classrooms) Events Winter Athletics Parent Meeting - Harris Hall (Saldivar) 5 PM – 6:30 PM Events	30 B Day Events Fall Festival Spirit Week: Costume (School Appropriate) Events Parent Workshop: Healthy Relationships- Supporting Your Child's Relationship Development Watch Party 8:30 AM – 10 AM (VAAS Parent Center or Zoom) Events Admin. Meeting (Badgen, Evans) 9 AM – 9:30 AM Events Viper Visionaries Meeting 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Events Fall Festival Backstage Setup 10:25 AM – 12:05 PM Events Fall Costume Contest 12:05 PM – 12:35 PM Events Fall Festival Backstage Setup 12:40 PM – 2:20 PM Events Fall Festival Backstage Setup 2:25 PM – 3:25 PM Events VAAS Annual Fall Festival - VAAS Courtyard & Outdoor Stage (ASB) 5 PM – 8:30 PM Events	31 Halloween Events