School hours are from 8:10 AM to 3:10 PM. Students can enter the building each morning at 7:45 AM and may go to the grade-level hallway at that time. All students should be seated in their homeroom by the 8:10 AM bell. Students are marked tardy if not in their seats at 8:10 AM. All car riders must enter the building by 8:08 AM.
To avoid the loss of instructional time, students must arrive at school on time. If a student arrives too late to be in homeroom and seated at the 8:10 AM bell, the student is considered tardy. To ensure that students can safely reach their homeroom in time, the car rider doors are closed at 8:08 AM. Students arriving after that time would need to sign in at the front office. Consequences for accumulated tardies can be found in the "Student Discipline" section of the handbook.
Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom
1st - Core Class 1st - Core Class 1st - Related Arts
2nd - Core Class 2nd - Core Class 2nd - Related Arts
Lunch 3rd - Related Arts 3rd - Core Class
4th - Core Class Lunch 4th - Core Class
5th - Core Class 5th - Related Arts Lunch
6th - Related Arts 6th - Core Class 6th - Core Class
7th - Related Arts 7th - Core Class 7th - Core Class
Students will not be dismissed from school between 2:40 PM and 3:10 PM. Whenever possible, medical and dental appointments should be made after school hours. Students will not be called from class until the parent arrives to sign them out. Please try to time your dismissal between class periods so we don’t have to interrupt a class to page your child. Students may not leave school and return unless they have a doctor’s note or administrative approval. Only the people listed on file at school will be allowed to remove a student from school. A picture ID may be requested. Exceptions to these rules must be cleared by the administration
All students are to exit the building immediately after they are dismissed. Car riders will report to the front of the school where they will sit and watch for their ride. The front office will close at 3:30 PM.
The following absences will be excused:
Personal illness when a doctor/parent note is received within one week of the absence
Serious illness or death in the student’s immediate family when a note is received within one week of the absence (three-day limit)
Religious holidays requested in advance
Prearranged absences for other reasons when approved by the Principal
Five days may be covered by parent notes during the school year. Make-up work should be turned in within one day of the student’s return to school for every day absent (example: a student who is absent for 3 days would have 3 days to make up assignments). Make-up work is defined as work that is assigned during the absence. Weekly assignments or assignments given before the absence are not covered by the attendance policy and should be turned in on the original due date or the day the student returns to school. Students should give their absence notes to homeroom teachers. Accrued student absences may not exceed ten (10) days (excused or unexcused) during the school year. Absences in excess of ten days may result in the student’s loss of credit for the year.
To be counted present, a student must be in school for at least three and one-half hours. Students who are tardy more than three (3) times each nine weeks will not be considered as having perfect attendance for that nine weeks. Students who are tardy more than six (6) times during the school year will not be eligible for perfect attendance for the year. To be eligible for perfect attendance, a student cannot be dismissed early more than five (5) times.