WHITEFISH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HANDBOOK 2021 – 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS MISSION, WELCOME, NOTICE OF NON DISCRIMINATION……......……………………………………………………………………2 BOARD OF TRUSTEES………...……………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 WHS STAFF……………………………...………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 WHITEFISH SCHOOL DISTRICT 2020-2021 CALENDAR……………...…………………………………………………………………...4 STUDENT COUNCIL, WHS FIGHT SONG……………………...………………………………………………………………………….5 WHS BELL SCHEDULE………………...………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 ACCIDENTS, ADVERTISING, ATTENDANCE………..…………………………………………….………………………………………7,8 ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY……………………………………………….……………………………………………………….……9,10 AWARDS & HONORS, BASECAMP, BULLYING/CYBERBULLYING, HARASSMENT .………………………………………………………11 BYOD BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE…………………………………….…………..……...……………………………………………12 CAMPUS DOOR SECURITY, CELL PHONES………………………………………………………………………………………………13 CLOSED CAMPUS FOR FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES………………………………………………………………………………....14 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, COMPLAINTS BY STUDENTS AND PARENTS…………...……………………………………………….15,16 CODE OF CONDUCT (STUDENTS)…………………….…………………………………………………………………………………..17 MINOR DISCIPLINE INFRACTIONS……………………………………………………………………………………………………….18 MAJOR DISCIPLINE INFRACTIONS………………………………………………………………………………………………..19,20,21 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, COUNSELING….…….………………………………………………………………………………………22 COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COMMUNITY TREATMENT (CSCT), COVID-19 NORMS.……………………………………………………23 COVID-19 SAFE PRACTICES PROTOCOLS……………………………………………………………………………………..…………24 DAILY BULLETIN, DANCES, DIGITAL LEARNING, DISCIPLINE AND DUE PROCESS…………………………...………………………25,26 DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL, DRESS CODE AND GROOMING EXPECTATIONS ……………………………..………………………...27 DROP/ADD, ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS) …………...………………….28 WHS CLUBS….……………………………………………………………..……………………………………..…………………29,30 WHS ACTIVITIES, FEES, FLEX……………………………………………………..……..…………………………………………….31 FOOD SERVICES, FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS, FULL TIME STUDENT, FUNDRAISING…...………………………………………….32 GRADING GUIDELINES, GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS……………….…………………………………………………………….33,34 HOMEWORK, IMMUNIZATION ……………………….………………….……………………………………………………………….35 INCLEMENT WEATHER, INSURANCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT.…………………………………………………………………………….36 LATE WORK, LOCKERS, LOST AND FOUND, LUNCH…………………….……………………………………………………...….……37 MEDICINE AT SCHOOL, NUT ALLERGY, OUT OF SCHOOL MISCONDUCT, PARENT INVOLVEMENT...………………………..…………38 PARKING LOT REGULATIONS, PROTECTION OF STUDENT RIGHTS………………………………………….…,,,,,,……………………39 RELEASE FROM STUDENTS AT SCHOOL, RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, REPORT CARDS, SAFETY………….……,,,,,,,…………………….40 SCHOOL GROUNDS, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, SEARCH AND SEIZURE……………………………………………………...…….41 SEXUAL HARASSMENT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...………42 SICK ROOM, SPORTSMANSHIP, STUDENT 18 YRS OR OLDER, STUDENT EXPRESSION………………….……………………………….43 STUDENT PURCHASES, STUDENT RECORDS…………………………………………………………………...……………………..44,45 TELEPHONE, TEXTBOOKS, TRANSPORTATION…………………………………………...………………..…………………………….46 TRESPASSING, VIDEOTAPING STUDENTS, VISITORS, WITHDRAWALS, WORK PERMITS………………………..……………………….47 Whitefish High School 600 East Second Street Whitefish, Montana 59937 (406) 862-8600 For additional information on school policies, activities and events, please visit our website at: http://whs.wsd44.org/ The Mission of Whitefish High School is to equip students to be lifelong learners; academically and socially well-rounded citizens; independent, critical thinkers; and active participants in a global community and changing workforce. WELCOME Welcome to the Whitefish High School Team! We are prepared to support and assist our students as they navigate toward a career path that will bring them personal gratification and fulfillment. There will be challenges along the way, but know that our staff takes great pride in being available to help our students in their time of need. Our students are valued members of our organization and we appreciate and respect the diversity and uniqueness each student contributes to our school. We are excited about the opportunity to deliver a curriculum and educational experience that includes subject matter that aligns with some personal interests and also possesses a level of rigor and relevance that will prepare students to be successful in school and in life. We believe that high standards and high expectations lead directly to personal success and high levels of academic achievement. We are committed to the preservation of a school climate that prioritizes the character traits of Integrity, Scholarship, Compassion and Respect. We believe these traits are pillars of personal conduct and that they also promote a school culture that values all people, their contributions and will also maintain a safe, comfortable and conducive learning environment for all. The Whitefish High School Student Handbook contains information about protocols and procedures that all students need to know. The handbook is organized alphabetically by topic. Throughout the handbook, the term “the student’s parent” is used to refer to the parent, legal guardian, or other person who has agreed to assume school- related responsibility for a student. It is the responsibility of each WHS student to read and comply with the policies listed in this handbook. Please direct any questions or concerns to any WHS administrator or counselor. NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION The Whitefish School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability, in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Adina Welsh Whitefish School District #44 1300 East 7th Street Whitefish, MT 59937 (406) 862-8655 ext. 507 2 Whitefish School District Board of Trustees KATIE CLARKE, CHAIRPERSON NICK POLUMBUS TERM EXPIRES: 5/2023 TERM EXPIRES: 5/2022 [email protected] [email protected] DARCY SHELLINGER QUINCY BENNETTS TERM EXPIRES: 5/2022 TERM EXPIRES: 5/2024 [email protected] [email protected] SHANNON HANSON TODD LENGACHER TERM EXPIRES: 5/2023 TERM EXPIRES: 5/2024 [email protected] [email protected] JERRIE BOKSICH AARON DICKS, STUDENT REP. TERM EXPIRES: 5/2023 TERM EXPIRES: 5/2022 [email protected] 3 ADMINISTRATION: PRINCIPAL-KERRY DROWN, ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL-JEFF PECK, ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR-ARIC HARRIS ART: BUSINESS: TIM BONDS- POTTERY ROOM/B135 WILLIE ROCHE-B133 CLAIRE KNIVETON-B135 DUSTIN HERBERT-B218 ROSS LINGLE-B133 ENGLISH: MATHEMATICS: KELLIANN BLACKBURN-A209 MARK CASAZZA-A208/CSE CORAL SCHULZ-A213 NICOLE BRONKEN-C232 NIKKI REED-A213 COLE DAVIDSON-C235 CHRIS SCHWADERER-C237 RENAE TINTZMAN-A122 KYLE FEDDERLY-C236 BETH DARNICK-C234 AL HAMMEL-A210, A216, A213, WIHS KRISTEN PULSILFER-A126 SOCIAL STUDIES: KELLY HAVERLANDT-A121 SCIENCE: AMY MUHLFELD-A124 CODY OLSON-C239 WESLEY WEBB-A123 ERIC SAWTELLE-CSE, 2ND FLOOR JACQUELINE GAERTNER-A211 TODD SPANGLER-B223 SHAUN FORREST-ANNEX TAIT ROCKSUND-A214 DAMIAN ESTRADA-B225 MUSIC: RANDY HOHF-CSE 1ST FOOR MATT KING-D163 SKY THORESON-D171 WORLD LANGUAGES: WELDING/WOODS/INDUSRIAL TECH: DANA LACEY-WHS ANNEX RYAN BOYLE-C002/C006 JENNIFER VILAR-WHS ANNEX SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST: KAT ROCHE-WHS ANNEX RYAN NOLLAN-C227 LIBRARIAN/DIGITAL LEARNING FACILITATOR: HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION: MICHELLE BARTON-B201 (LIBRARY) MEGAN JUDD-GYM-154 NIKKI REED-B201 (LIBRARY) ARIC HARRIS-GYM-150 SCOTT SMITH-GYM-148 SHAUN FORREST-GYM-148 SPEECH PATHOLOGIST: KIM SCHNEIDER-A210/GYM CHRISTINA SCHMIDT-A218 CULINARY ARTS: WHITEFISH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL: JASON SANDERS- C007 JILL WEIGAND AL HAMMEL SPECIAL SERVICES: ASHLEY MELNICK ADRIENNE JOHNSON-A119 SARAH SCOTT-A206 GUIDANCE COUNSELORS: CAROLINE ALVES-A127/A119/A124 TINA CORWIN-B219 MAC ROCHE-A127 ROSS LINGLE-B134 LYNDSEY MARSHALL-B221 SUPPORT STAFF: TIM BISSEL-CUSTODIAN FRONT OFFICE STAFF: ADAM ROHDE-CUSTODIAN JENNY ST. ONGE-OFFICE MANAGER MARTY QUIGLEY-EVENT CUSTODIAN LORI MARTIN-OFFICE MANAGER VANESSA SMITH-CUSTODIAN RENAE FREDRICKSON-CUSTODIAN KELLY KYLE-ACTIVITIES/ATTENDANCE SECRETARY PARAPROFESSIONALS: NURSE: VELMA LUKE-SPEACIAL SERVICE AID DEANNE SRAMEK LISA DAVIS-SPECIAL SERVICE AID SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER: MADISON ELDER-SPECIAL SERVICE AIDE PAM POWERS-SPECIAL SERVICE AIDE BONNIE KUEHNNE-SPECIAL SERVICE AIDE REECE STAHLBERG 3 4 WHITEFISH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL 2021-2022 Student Body: President- Emma Barron Vice President- Bowdrie Krack Secretary- Paetra Cooke Treasurer/Fundraising- Lauren Ramsey Public Relations- Gabby Pickert Senior Class: President/Historian- Tanner Harmon Vice President- Emma Trieweiler Secretary- Niko Hunter Junior Class: President- Katie Benkelman Vice President- Tevan Solomon Secretary- Ava Mendoza Sophomore Class: President- Isabelle Cooke Vice President- Olivia Genovese Secretary- Norah Schmidt Freshman Class: President- Christian Schwaderer Vice President- Zoey Marzo Secretary- Ava Bee School Board Representative: Aaron Dicks WHITEFISH HIGH SCHOOL FIGHT SONG We're loyal to you, Whitefish High To your colors we're true, Whitefish High We'll back you to stand You're the best in the land, For we're loyal to you, Whitefish High, Rah! Rah! Go smash that blockade, Whitefish High Go crashing ahead, Whitefish High Our team's a fame protector On teams for we expect, a victory from you, Whitefish High Bulldogs Fight, Bulldogs Fight Bulldogs, Bulldogs, Fight, Fight, Fight. W -H -I- T- E- F- I- S- H B -U -L -L -D -O -G -S!!! 5 6 ACCIDENTS