<p> KELLOGGSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 23 JEAN STREET SW WYOMING MICHIGAN 532-1570</p><p>August 2016</p><p>Dear student and parents of Kelloggsville High School: Office Hours The high school main office and counseling office will be Welcome to another school year! We have some open daily. Office hours will be Monday – Friday changes that have taken place at the administrative ranks. Please welcome Mr. Simmons as our new 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM until September 6, 2016. Due to principal. construction at the High School our offices are located temporarily at the Middle School. Our expectations are high for all students here at Kelloggsville High School, and we look forward to Classes Begin recognizing those who make positive choices. We Classes for students will begin at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, expect the best effort from our students, and we September 6th with a full day of classes. The regular believe all students can be successful. school day begins at 8:00 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. This Rocket Review is designed to give you an outline of procedures and policies to assist you as the new school Freshman Orientation year begins. Please understand you are responsible for the information contained in this packet. If you have Freshman orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, any questions, do not hesitate to call the school office. August 31. All 9th grade students are expected to report at 2:00 P.M. to the middle school gym. This Enclosed in this packet are important registration forms. orientation is for students only and will last until Begin by completing the main purple registration with approximately 4:00 P.M. There will be a football any updated information. Your help is needed by tailgate party with free admission to the JV football informing us of any changes in contact information game for 9th grade students. throughout the school year. Thank you! Students, please bring the purple registration form & We are making the commitment to give our best effort lunch form with you! Make sure all information is each and every day and we challenge you to do the correct and signed by your parent or guardian. You will same. We know the 2016-17 school year will be a great be able to exchange this for your schedule. one thanks to the efforts of everyone-students, parents, Wednesday, August 31 at 2:00 P.M. at the MS. and Kelloggsville High School staff. Freshmen Orientation - Mandatory for Students PRIDE Stands For: School Pictures/ID Positive Photographers will be here on Friday, September 9th to Respectful take student pictures. These pictures are used for school identification cards, the yearbook, and personal Individual use. If you wish to purchase pictures, this will be your only opportunity. See the enclosed flyer for options, Dedicated to details, and costs. Please note that a school ID is required for lunch. Replacement IDs cost $3.00. Make Excellence up picture date is Monday, October 10th. Schedule Pick Up – 10th,11th, 12th Grade Students for school. Leggings and yoga pants are allowed if they Sophomores, juniors & seniors may pick up schedule are worn with a dress, skirt, shorts or long top that beginning the week of August 29, between 9 -11 AM covers the behind (front and back). Student dress is and 1-3 PM. Students must bring the completed & expected to be modest, and inappropriate clothing signed purple registration form and lunch form to must be changed. Disciplinary action may also result. exchange for a schedule. Students are also expected to adhere to these policies at school related functions. Final decision concerning Residency is law and a school district requirement. dress code violations rests with the Kelloggsville High Residency occurs when the student and parent or School administration. guardian lives within the boundaries of the Kelloggsville Public Schools District. School of choice information is Student Parking Lot available through Kelloggsville Public Schools district All students that drive to school must complete a office. car registration form and receive a parking hanger. If you have already registered your car from last Any false information provided at registration will result in the student being dropped from the school's class year please use the parking hanger you were roll. Further, the parent will be informed in writing and issued. If you vehicle has changed you will need to advised as to the appropriate school district placement update your registration form. for their young person. Closed Campus Guidelines Parent Orientation Kelloggsville Public Schools Board of Education has On Wednesday, September 7th, an orientation for all approved a closed campus policy at Kelloggsville High parents will be held at two different times: 1:00 PM and School. Students are not allowed to leave campus 6:00 PM. Important information regarding how to help during lunch. your child be successful at Kelloggsville High School. This meeting will cover many important aspects of Parents who wish to exempt their student from this school, ranging from how credits are granted and what policy can submit a letter to the assistant principal the requirements are for graduation, to the important requesting an exemption to the closed campus policy. social and behavioral expectations we have for our The letter should explain the parents' rational for the students. This meeting is highly recommended for all request. Following the receipt of the letter, the school freshman parents but is open to all parents of any grade will arrange an appointment with the parents and level. student to review the request. Each case will be handled individually and confidentially. Appearance/ Dress Code Students are expected to dress in a manner that is not Students who have an appointment or obligation during disruptive to the educational environment. Shoes the lunch period for a particular day will be allowed to must be worn at all times. Pajamas, lounge pants, etc. drive to that appointment with advanced notice from and slippers are not acceptable. Sleeveless shirts must the parents. have a shoulder strap width of at least 2 1/2 inches. Undergarments must not be visible. Head coverings or The west parking lot is off limits to students during the sunglasses of any kind are not permitted in the school school day. Students who attend programs away from building. See through tops, muscle shirts, low cut school will need to get a pass to be in the parking lot blouses, shirts that expose the mid-section, as well as and to leave campus. clothing with sayings that promote alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or sex are not acceptable. No clothing may be Gang Activity worn that identifies gang affiliation, or be worn in a Display of gang-related clothing, hand signs, graffiti, manner that suggests gang affiliation. Sagging pants behavior, or any other indication of gang membership will not be tolerated. Skin-tight clothing is or activity is not permitted. Corrective action that will inappropriate for school. Chains of any gauge are not to result: parent notification, possible police referral, be worn in school regardless of their purpose. Skirts suspension, or expulsion from school. Head coverings and shorts must be fingertip length to be appropriate of any kind will not be permitted in school. Attendance Policies Verified absences will not count toward the eight Absences: The following guidelines apply to excused absence limit for each class. To validate the absence, and unexcused absences. (It does not apply to school the parent/guardian or student must do one of the related or verified absences.) Students will be allowed following: eight total absences per class per semester before  Submit a doctor’s receipt or slip to the school losing credit for the course. A class meets office within 48 hours verifying the office approximately 90 hours per semester. appointment.  Submit a letter from the doctor’s office A notice is sent home when a student reaches the fifth indicating a medical need for an absence. absence. If a student exceeds eight excused or Documentation should be submitted in a timely unexcused absences per semester in a class, he/she will manner, preferably at the beginning of the be granted a “G” grade for the class as long as they have needed absence. fulfilled the minimum requirements of the class. This grade will be calculated into the student’s GPA as a  Parent/guardian must notify the school office of zero. The student will be granted graduation credit for a death in the family. This notification must be the class and will not be required to repeat the class. made within 48 hours of the student’s return to school. Pre-arranged absences: Students who know they will Consideration will be given to the length of time a be absent ahead of time must have their absence student spends at an appointment. For example, all- approved by administration in advance. Any test(s) day verification will not be given for an afternoon given during the absence must be made up within two appointment. If a student is at an appointment for an days of the student’s return to school. The absences inordinate amount of time, the doctor’s note must will count towards the eight absence total. indicate this.</p><p>Excused Absences: When a parent or guardian contacts the school via phone (532-1570) or in writing within 48 Tardy Policy: Students are considered tardy if they are hours to explain the absence, the absence is excused. It not in class when the bell rings indicating the start of is the responsibility of the student following the the class period. If a student is more than 10 minutes excused absence to meet with the teacher regarding late, he/she is considered absent, not tardy. Tardies are his/her make up work within 48 hours of his/her return. handled by administration as a discipline matter. An excused absence will count toward the eight Consequences begin after the second tardy in any given absence limit. Persons listed as additional persons class. allowed picking up a student are not allowed to call in Every 2nd tardy = One DIR (Discipline Referral) for a student regarding an absence. They are only One DIR = One lunch detention allowed to pick up a student during school hours if the After three DIR in one class, each following DIR in that parent/guardian is not available to do so. class will equal 2 lunch detentions After every third DIR from multiple classes equals one Friday Afterschool Detention Unexcused Absences: An unexcused absence results After every fifth write up = One day of ISS when a parent or guardian does not contact the school If a student misses his/her assigned detention, ISS via phone (532-1570) or in writing within 48 hours of consequences will be assigned. the absence. </p><p>Teachers may use their discretion on whether or not to allow a student with an unexcused absence to make up Community Pride Festival missed work, including tests and projects. Unexcused Everyone is invited to attend this year’s Community absences count toward the eight absence limit for each Pride Festival on Friday, September 16 from 4:30 – 7:00 class. PM at the middle school. Verified Absences: A student who is absent due to medical appointments, a long term illness, or a death in the family must validate the absence with the office. </p>