Academic Terms and Block Scheduling
Vernon Secondary runs on a two semester arrangement (with a 16 day break including New Years and Christmas), the first semester starting from September to January and the second running from February until June. VSS uses blocks ABCD instead of periods 1234. Each class is assigned the block letter A, B, C or D, with different classes each semester. The block order changes each week, starting with ABCD the first week, it the moves on to DCBA the next, then BADC and finally CDAB before starting the rotation over again. Also, Wednesday and Thursday are double block days rotating each week from AADD on Wednesday and BBCC on Thursday to DDAA and CCBB.
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