Caribbean-American Caribbean Heritage Month commemoration was adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2005 to recognize the significance of Caribbean people and their descendants in the history and culture of the United States.
Pride Month commemorates the ongoing pursuit of equal justice for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community and celebrates the accomplishments of LGBTQ individuals. The event that catalyzed the gay rights movement occurred June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in New York City.
African-American Music Appreciation Month is an annual celebration of African-American music in the United States. It was initiated as Black Music Month by President Jimmy Carter who, on June 7, 1979, decreed that June would be the month of black music.
Online Forms for 2023-2024 posted to your mySevern account May 8th are due June 1. These forms can be found by clicking the yellow banner when you log in to mySevern.
Please add these dates to your calendar; do not plan vacation or doctor appointments during this time. It is important for students to be in school for these exams.
The Baccalaureate Celebration is a gathering of graduating seniors and their families and friends to celebrate the journey of the Class of 2023 through Severn School. We set aside this time to be together in a more personal way before the very public commencement ceremonies.
Lower School students receive their yearbooks on this date. Each Lower School student receives a copy of the Chesapeake Campus yearbook as part of the Lower School experience and program.
Lower School Families: In order to allow parents a chance to donate uniforms to our used uniform collection, all Lower School students are permitted to dress down on the last two days of school, June 7 & 8. If you choose to donate freshly washed uniforms in good condition, please have them ready to give to staff at morning drop-off.
Lower School Families: In order to allow parents a chance to donate uniforms to our used uniform collection, all Lower School students are permitted to dress down on the last two days of school, June 7 & 8. If you choose to donate freshly washed uniforms in good condition, please have them ready to give to staff at morning drop-off.
This annual event is a special celebration for our fifth grade students, their families, and their teachers. More information will be shared in the Binnacle.
Loving Day is an annual celebration held on June 12, the anniversary of the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia which struck down all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in sixteen U.S. states.
Race Unity Day was started by the Bahá'í National Spiritual Assembly in the United States in 1957, but it was known as Race Amity Day until 1965. Its goal is "to promote racial harmony and understanding." Although it is a Bahá'í sponsored day, it is a universal holiday that can be celebrated by anyone. Thus events in the United States are usually "the product of local community initiatives". Much like World Religions Day, which was also started by the Bahá'í National Assembly, the day has taken "on a life of its own in the secular sphere."
Juneteenth – also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day – is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States.