http://www.rusd.org/horlick December - 2015 Horlick Highlights Wm. Horlick High School 2119 Rapids Dr., Racine, WI 53404 262.619.4300 Permit Holder: Racine Unified School District 3109 Mt. Pleasant St., Racine, WI 53404 262.635.5600 IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER 2015 - 2016 DECEMBER December 11 ......................... Staff Development Day (Early Release12:39 PM) December 23 – January 1, 2016……………………. Holiday Recess (No School) JANUARY January 4, 2016…………...........................................School Resumes January 15 ................................................................ End of First Semester Wm. Horlick High School January 18 ............................................... Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School) Administrative Team FEBRUARY February 12....................................... Staff Development Day (Early Release12:39 PM) February 15................... Winter Break Day – NO SCHOOL (contingent school day) MARCH March 23 ....................... Parent/Teacher Conferences – Early Release 12:39 PM Angela Ress Apmann March 24 ……………………………..Parent/Teacher Conferences – (No School) Directing Principal March 25 - April 1 .............................................Easter/Spring Recess (No School) Main Office Phone…619-4300 APRIL Horlick High School Fax…619-4390 April 4 ..........................................……..School Resumes following Spring Recess April 22 ......................................Staff Development Day (Early Release12:39 PM) Erica Bates Gray School Principal MAY Gray School Attendance…619-4309 May 21 .............................................................................PROM (Tentative Date) Lewis Malczewski Scarlet School Principal May 18 ..........................…................................................Senior Awards Banquet Scarlet School Attendance…619-4310 May 30 ...................................................................…...Memorial Day (No School) Amber Torres White School Principal JUNE White School Attendance…619-4371 June 1 ...........................................................………...... Underclassmen Awards June 7 ….........................................……………………………Last Day of School Joseph Wendt Activities Director June 15 …................................................................First Day of Summer School Activities Office……...…619-4378 www.southeastwi.org For News and Information... Check out our website at: http://www.rusd.org/horlick The vision of William Horlick High School is to develop a culture of mutual respect and academic excellence through rigorous instruction which produces college and career ready graduates. http://www.rusd.org/horlick December - 2015 HORLICK HIGH SCHOOL HALL SWEEPS “What is a Hall Sweep?” Hall Sweeps are held every period during the school day and were designed with the intent to get every student to class on time and ready to learn! After the bell rings, if your student is caught in the hall without a pass and they were not called in*, they are sent to check in with the hall sweep attendant. Here is a list of hall sweep consequences: Hall Sweep # Consequence 1 – 3 Warning 4 – 6 In School Suspension (ISS) – 1 period 7 – 9 In School Suspension (ISS) – 3 periods – Parent Contact 10 - 11 In School Suspension (ISS) – 8 periods – Parent Contact 12 or more Out of School Suspension – Parent Conference Phone calls excusing first hour tardiness, need to be received in the students sub school before 7:15 a.m. If you choose to send a note excusing tardiness, please have your student stop and check in with the hall sweep attendant, and from there they will be asked to report to their sub school with the written excuse. To find out more about excused and unexcused* tardy policies, other attendance information and hall sweeps, please see the 2015 – 2016 Parent/Student Handbook http://www.rusd.org/horlick/2015-2016-parentstudent-handbook (pgs. 10- 14). You may also obtain information by calling your students sub school attendance number (located within the column on the first page of this newsletter). Student accumulated hall sweeps are erased at the beginning of each quarter throughout the school year. *Please remember even though your student is called in, it may not be an “excused tardy”. Oversleeping, missed bus, and car problems are not excused tardies. BOOK RENTAL FEES Fees are as follows: $43.00 (for the year) if paid in full by the last day of 1st semester, January 15, 2016. $28.00 per semester if semester 1 and semester 2 are paid separately. If you qualify for free or reduced lunch and believe you may qualify for textbook rental fees to be waived, please indicate this on the “RUSD Free/Reduced Lunch Form”. Note: BOOK RENTAL FEES ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY WAIVED, IF YOU RECEIVED FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH. VISITOR CHECK-IN POLICY ATHLETIC EVENT – SCHEDULES & MAPS Per School District Policy, in an attempt to keep Horlick High School safe for our families, students, and staff, all parents and visitors wishing Please visit our Southeast Conference to gain entrance to the building Monday through Friday between the website to obtain schedules and maps for hours of 7:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., must enter through the tennis court doors all of our athletic events: located at the west end of the building (Entrance 7W). www.southeastwi.org We ask that you use the security call button located on the outside of the Tennis Court Doors. The police officer at the visitor check-in desk will Click on “Horlick High School”, under the respond and ask your name, the reason for your visit, if you have an Southeast Conference School Calendars on appointment with a Horlick staff member, and who that staff member is. the right hand side of the page. You also have the option to sign-up for e-mail The officer will then allow you entrance into the building. Proceed to the visitor check-in desk where they will further assist you. notifications for our athletic events. Click the “Notify Me” button and you can If you have an appointment, you will be asked to sign in as a visitor and choose to be notified when an event is will receive a visitor pass before you will be allowed to go into the coming up and also when a building or into the Scarlet School Office. change/cancellation or postponement occurs. Once your business is concluded, we ask that you return to the visitor check-in desk, sign out, and exit the building through the tennis court doors. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Horlick High School at 262-619-4300. http://www.rusd.org/horlick December - 2015 HORLICK HIGH SCHOOL “SAGGING PANTS” POLICY Below you will find the procedures for students that are not following our “sagging pants policy”: Our policy states that pants/shorts be worn at the waist. Pants/shorts worn below the waist are deemed inappropriate and unsafe. If your child chooses not to follow the policy, the following administrative actions will be taken: The student will be brought down to their sub-school where a zip-tie will be placed between two belt loops in the back of their pants. The student will sign a contract that states that they will not tamper with the zip-tie for the remainder of the day. If they tamper with a zip-tie and it is removed before the end of the day, the student will be suspended home with a parent conference. Any further violations of this policy will lead to progressive disciplinary actions. Any questions about the dress policy can be seen on page 18 of the Horlick Parent/Student Handbook and/or page 32 of the Racine Unified School District – Code of Student Responsibilities and Rights. Please address any questions/concerns to your child’s Sub-School Principal. STUDENT PARKING Students must park in designated parking areas only. All students must obtain a parking permit to park in the school assigned lot and in the church parking lot across Rapids Drive. Do not park in the Pic n’ Save parking lot or the parking lot near Flex Fitness Center or you will be ticketed. Please direct any questions in reference to parking and parking fees to Gray School - 262-619-4308. Student Deliveries (Flowers, Balloons, etc.) Please refrain from having deliveries made to students during the school day (flowers, balloons, etc.) Due to some students having severe floral and latex allergies, students should not be receiving and/or and carrying around flowers, latex balloons, and/or mylar balloons during the school day. In the event a delivery is made during school hours, flowers and/or balloons will be kept in the Main Office where the student can pick them up at the end of the school day. Thank you. Student Deliveries (Food) With the exception of a parent/guardian dropping off a bag lunch, students should not have food delivered during the school day (pizza, subs, etc...). The school cafeteria offers many choices each day for students to choose from. Please see the Parent/Student Handbook for more information on cafeteria rules, lunch times, policies and procedures. Thank you. PTSA The cost to join the PTSA for the year is $10.00. If you would like to join Horlick’s PTSA or have questions… please e-mail Angie Mattes [email protected] Horlick Counseling Department https://sites.google.com/a/rusd.org/horlick-counseling/ http://www.rusd.org/horlick December - 2015 Apply NOW! It's time to apply for RUSD school preference, magnet or lottery schools! Families interested in applying for enrollment into one of RUSD’s choice schools or a school that is not your boundary school, will have an opportunity to do so during the upcoming enrollment window: Dec. 1 at 7:30 a.m. – Jan. 15 at 4:30 p.m. Magnet & Charter Schools and Walden III Acceptance into RUSD’s magnet schools including Jefferson Lighthouse, Bull Fine Arts and Red Apple Elementary, REAL Charter School (grades 6-12) and Walden III (grades 6-12) is based on a lottery system. In addition to completing an application, families must attend orientation at the school they are interested in (visit www.rusd.org/district/enrollment for dates/times). School Preference (any non-magnet school that is not your boundary school) Applications for school preference will be considered based on date received and available space at that school.