STUDENT HANDBOOK 652 N. Matthews Road PO Drawer 1569 Lake City, SC 29560 (843) 374-5119 Main Line (843) 374-3138 Fax Web Site: www.lchs.florence3.k12.sc.us Lake City Early College High School Mission, Vision, and Beliefs The mission of Lake City High School is to graduate students who are equipped with the tools necessary to achieve success. Our vision is to create a school culture that exhibits: High expectations for all students A relevant, rigorous and an engaging curriculum Positive relationships between all stakeholders A safe, student-centered learning environment We believe that all students, staff and stakeholders should: Be dedicated to the schools mission, vision and beliefs Show respect for themselves, others and the community Never make excuses Be tolerant of others Always have a positive attitude Strive for excellence FLORENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Florence School District Three: Ensuring Our Students are College and/or Career Ready It is the policy of Florence County School District 3 not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its educational programs or employment policies as required by Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1973, Title IX (1972 Educational Amendments), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act. This handbook belongs to: Name ________________________________________________________________________ This handbook must be kept with the student during the school day. The HALL PASS is included in the back of this book. No student shall be in the hall, except during class changes and lunch, without a hall pass issued by a teacher/administrator. Lost handbooks must be replaced, at the expense of the student ($5.00). Students will also sign in and out of each class in addition to using the agenda. ALMA MATER To faithful friends we've learned to love, To Panthers brave and bold. We proudly hold our banners high, Lake City's blue, white and gold. When years have passed and high school days become but memories, Though far or near, we'll all hold dear Thy name, thy victories. School Colors: Blue, White, and Gold School Mascot: Panther WHERE TO GO FOR INFORMATION Announcements (morning) Main Office Announcements (afternoon) Main Office APEX Ed Brogdon Athletics Matt Apicella Attendance Kathy McKenzie CATE Leon Burgess Change of Address/Phone Number Shelia Elmore or Kathy McKenzie College Information/Dual Enrollment/Scholarships School Counselors Discipline Assistant Principals Fees/Debt Collection Main Office - Bookkeeper Food Services Cafeteria Health Issues Health Connections Building Homebound Information Kathy McKenzie Insurance or DSS Forms Main Office Lost & Found Main Office Media Materials/Services Suzanne Rybak Parking Decals Main Office Personal Issues School Counselors SC DMV Forms Main Office Schedules School Counselors Student Activities Tonia Wilson Student/Staff ID’s Tonia Wilson Transferring/Withdrawing Main Office Transportation/Bus Issues Transportation Office Transcripts/Credits School Counselors Yearbook Tonia Wilson Student Handbook/Hall Pass This handbook must be kept with the student during the school day. The HALL PASS is included in the back of this book. No student shall be in the hall, except during class changes and lunch, without a hall pass issued by a teacher/administrator. Lost handbooks must be replaced, at the expense of the student ($5.00). Students will also sign in and out of each class in addition to using the agenda. STUDENT ID CARDS Lake City High School Identification Cards must be worn by all students. The student photograph and information must be visible and worn at chest level. Students must wear their ID card at all times during the school day. Students that do not have their ID’s will not be allowed to enter classes, enter the Media Center, or purchase items in the cafeteria. Lost ID’s must be replaced at the expense of the student. A student can purchase a new ID for $5.00. A temporary ID can be purchased at the Main Office for $1.00. This must be done during first period. On the fifth temporary ID a new ID will be made and the student will be charged $5.00. HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WORK Lake City Early College High School is a member of the "High Schools That Work" (HSTW) program. This program is a national effort to combine challenging academic courses and modern occupational studies to raise the achievement of career-bound high school students. Two major goals of the program are: (1) to increase the mathematics, science, and communication achievement and the application of learning for career-bound high school student, and (2) to integrate the essential content of traditional college preparatory studies-math, science and language arts-creating conditions that support school leaders, teachers and counselors in carrying out certain key practices. Ten Key Practices: 1. High Expectations - Motivate more students to meet higher standards by integrating high expectations into classroom practices and providing frequent feedback. 2. Program of Study - Require each student to complete an upgraded academic core and a concentration. 3. Academic Studies - Teach more students the essential concepts of the college-preparatory curriculum by encouraging them to apply academic content and skills to real-world problems and projects. 4. Career/technical studies - Provide more students access to intellectually challenging career/technical studies in high-demand fields that emphasize the higher-level academic and problem-solving skills needed in the workplace and in further education. 5. Work-Based Learning - Enable students and their parents to choose from programs that integrate challenging high school studies and work-based learning and are planned by educators, employers and students. 6. Teachers Working Together - Provide cross-disciplinary teams of teachers time and support to work together to help students succeed in challenging academic and career/technical studies. 7. Students Actively Engaged - Engage students in academic and career/technical classrooms in rigorous and challenging proficient-level assignments using research-based instructional strategies and technology. 8. Guidance- Involve students and their parents in a guidance and advisement system that develops positive relationships and ensures completion of an accelerated program of study with an academic or career/technical concentration. 9. Extra Help- Provide a structured system of extra help to assist students in completing accelerated programs of study with high-level academic and technical content. 10. Culture of continuous improvement: - Use data continually to improve school culture, organization, management, curriculum and instruction to advance student learning. EOC- End of Course Exams Students enrolled in the following classes are required to take the EOC test: Algebra I, English I, Biology I and US History. These test counts 20% of the final grade in the class. PROMOTION Students will be promoted from grade to grade by units earned as follows: *To 10th Grade - 5 units (English I and one Math unit) *To 11th Grade - 11 units (English I, II and two Math units) *To 12th Grade - 17 units (English I, II and two Math units) and be enrolled in all courses required for graduation. SOUTH CAROLINA REQUIREMENTS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA Unit Requirements SUBJECT COLLEGE PREP *To meet the state high school diploma requirements for students English 4 Mathematics 4 in a college preparatory program, one Science 3 unit must be earned in a foreign U. S. History 1 language (most four-year U. S. Government ½ colleges/universities require at least Economics ½ two units of the same foreign Physical Education or ROTC 1 language); and for students in a Computer Literacy (BCA) 1 technology preparation program, one Other Social Studies 1 unit must be earned in career and Foreign Lang./Occupational Specialty 1* technology education. All students Electives 7 must demonstrate computer literacy. GUIDELINES for COURSE WORK The number of units that can count toward the graduation requirement of 24 units is limited in the following ways: --Courses must be taken in sequence. -- Courses dropped after the first 10 days of school, will result in a drop with failure. --Underclassmen may not take more than one course in English or Math during a regular school year. A Senior or 4th year student may enroll in English III and English IV and/or in two math courses. --Seniors who request early dismissal are required to enroll in five academic units. Juniors who request early dismissal are required to enroll in six academic units. --A student must receive written permission from a high school guidance counselor before enrolling in summer school courses in other schools and/or dual enrollment college courses --Schedule changes- students and their parents sign up for classes the previous year and schedule changes are not made once school starts unless approved by the principal COURSE WEIGHTS Course Weights are listed in the back of your Course Description Guide. EARLY DISMISSAL SCHEDULE Students must be enrolled in a minimum of five (5) Carnegie units for credit. Juniors and Seniors who have completed other course requirements for graduation may request early dismissal. A student with early dismissal has 5 minutes to leave campus. HONOR ROLL RECOMMENDATIONS Superintendent's Honor Roll (Gold Card) = All A’s Principal's Honor Roll (Silver Card) = A’s and B’s GRADING SCALE A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 60-69 F 0-59 To receive credit for a course, a student must obtain a numerical average of 60 or above when the two- quarter numerical averages are averaged and meet attendance requirements. An incomplete grade of “I” not resolved by the end of the following grading period shall be assigned a numerical grade. This grade will be calculated using zeros for all missed work. TERMS DEFINED Quarter: The first quarter begins when classes convene on the first day of school and ends 45 school days later.