First Club Block of the Year!
FIRDAY, SEPTEMER 27 | 11:20 AM Students are required to attend a club meeting! Keep an eye out for an email from Student Life with…
FIRDAY, SEPTEMER 27 | 11:20 AM Students are required to attend a club meeting! Keep an eye out for an email from Student Life with…
Rising 10th and 11th Graders, A quick reminder that students are expected to complete 52 hours of community service during 10th and 11th grade—ideally 26 hours per year….
Spirit Week is a JCHS tradition where grades compete to see who has the most school spirit! Each grade will work together to compete in…
May is both Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month AND Jewish Heritage Month. It’s a moment to explore the treasures of these vast cultures!…
SUNDAY MAY 18 | BALBOA PARK Come out to Balboa Park in SF, to root on BOTH our current and alumni baseball players in the first ever…
On Thursday, April 24, our community will mark Yom HaShoah, a day when we remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. JCHS is…
JCHS is thrilled to offer TWO new camps for middle school students this summer! Scroll or click below for more information and registration info. Filmmaking…
Coffeehouse is just around the corner on Tuesday, February 27 at 7:00pm. Coffeehouse is a TALENT SHOW, and a wonderful way for students and ProCom…
Jewish Community High School of the Bay
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: 415.345.9777
The Jewish Community High School of the Bay (JCHS) is a unique college preparatory high school committed to integrating deep learning, universal wisdom, and Jewish values. We empower each student to embrace their Jewish identity, generate empathy and compassion, delight in lifelong education, and improve the world.
JCHS is Title IX compliant. Find out more here.
JCHS is grateful for generous operational, programmatic, and financial support from:

This calendar is subject to change.
Please refer to the JCHS website calendar for the most up-to-date information
| Tuesday, August 23 | Freshman Welcome Retreat |
| Wednesday, August 24 | Transfer Orientation |
| Thursday, August 25 | First Day of Classes |
| Monday, September 5 | No Classes – Labor Day |
| Thursday, September 8 | Back to School Night/New Parent Orientation |
| Friday – Sunday, September 23-25 | All-School Shabbaton |
| Monday – Tuesday, September 26-27 . | No Classes – Rosh Hashanah |
| Wednesday, September 28 | No Classes – Professional Development Day |
| Tuesday, October 4 | Virtual Day – 2:20 Early Release – Erev Yom Kippur |
| Wednesday, October 5 | No Classes – Yom Kippur |
| Monday – Tuesday, October 10-11 | No Classes – Sukkot |
| Monday – Tuesday, October 17-18 | No Classes – Shemini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah |
| Thursday, November 10 | No Classes – Faculty Meeting Day /Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences (Evening) |
| Friday, November 11 | No Classes – Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| Monday, November 21 | Virtual Day – 3:20 Release – Thanksgiving Week |
| Tuesday, November 22 | Virtual Day – 3:20 Release – Thanksgiving Week |
| Wednesday – Friday, November 23–25 | No Classes – Thanksgiving Break |
| Monday, December 19 – Monday, January 2 | No Classes – Winter Break |
| Tuesday, January 3 | Classes Resume |
| Monday, January 16 | No Classes – MLK Day |
| Thursday, February 16 | Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences (Evening) |
| Friday, February 17 | No Classes – Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences |
| Monday, February 20 | No Classes – Presidents Day |
| Sunday – Monday, March 5–20 | Journey (Grade 11) |
| Sunday – Thursday, March 12-16 | Journey (Grades 9, 10 & 12) |
| Friday, March 17 | No Classes for Grades 9, 10 & 12 – Journey Recovery Day |
| Tuesday, March 21 | No Classes for Grade 11 – Journey Recovery Day |
| Monday – Friday, April 3–14 | No Classes – Pesach Break |
| Friday, May 26 | No Classes – Shavuot I |
| Monday, May 29 | No Classes – Memorial Day |
| Friday & Monday – Thursday, June 2 & 5-8 | Final Exams (Grades 9-11) |
| Thursday, June 8 | Graduation |

