The following are important updates:

Absences/Excuses

Parents/guardians are reminded that, if your child is absent for any reason, you are required to provide a written excuse for their absence within three (3) days of the absence. On the excuse, please provide your child's first and last name, date of absence, and reason for absence. Your child can turn in the excuse at the main entrance each morning or in the main office to the attendance secretary at any time during the day. Reasons that qualify as excused absences are listed in the student handbook. "Senior Skip Days" are not school-approved, nor do they constitute an excused absence.

As per the District's Attendance Policy, A maximum of ten (10) days of cumulative lawful absences verified by parental notification shall be permitted during a school year. All absences beyond ten (10) parent notes shall require a medical excuse or will be marked as unexcused.

If a parent/guardian has provided a written excuse after the three (3) days explained above or if a parent/guardian provides more than ten (10) parental excuses in a year, the absence will be considered Unexcused/Unlawful. Classwork or tests given on the day of an Unexcused/Unlawful absence cannot be made up. The grade for the day will be "0". Unexcused absences will also result in truancy processes, as per district policy.

Tardiness/Early Releases

A student is permitted three (3) excuses for student tardiness and three (3) parent excuses for early releases per semester, and all written excuses must be received within three (3) days. Students must be inside the classroom doorway when the homeroom bell rings at 7:35 a.m. The office will be notified for the fourth time if a student is late for school without an excuse.

On the 4th unexcused late arrival and/or the 4th unexcused early release, we will assign two detentions and notify the parents.

On the 5th unexcused late arrival/early release, students must complete the Time Out III contract. Additionally, students with parking privileges will have their parking privileges revoked for the remainder of the semester. If your student loses their parking privileges, they must reapply for a space the following semester and may be added to a wait list.

For the 6th and any subsequent unexcused late arrivals/early releases, the student will be assigned a day of In-School suspension. We reviewed all of the above information with students on the first day of school.

Upcoming/Important Dates and Activities

• Tuesday, Oct. 6 — AM Activity Bell Schedule (12th Grade Class Meeting 7:45- 8:15 in Auditorium)
• Thursday, Oct. 8 — AM Activity Bell Schedule for typical Activity Period- Rotation #4
• Friday, Oct. 9 — PM Activity Bell Schedule for Homecoming Pep Rally
• Tuesday, Oct. 13 — AM Activity Bell Schedule (10th Grade Class Meeting 7:45-8:15 in Auditorium
• Wednesday, Oct. 14 — Modified Bell Schedule (see below) for Assembly on Resilience and Determination by Eric McElvenny
• Thursday, October 15 — AM Activity Bell Schedule for typical Activity Period- Rotation #1
  
  
  • The AM Activity Bell Schedule will be run on most Thursdays for the Activity Rotations. Bell Schedules can be viewed in the student handbook.