Stephenville High School

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Stephenville High School

• Student Handbook Overview
• 2008-2009

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Questions

• Unfortunately, we will be unable to answer
  questions during this meeting.
• Please see an administrator before/after school
  for any questions.

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Attendance

• Bring notes every time you are absent
• Sign in and out from attendance office
• We must speak to your parent for you to sign out
• Miss 40 of class and you are absent
• Excessive absences
• Denied credit Saturday School, detention
• Citation Failure to Attend School
• No Verification of Enrollment form for drivers
  license

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Before School

• Juniors and Seniors to the foyer
• Freshmen and Sophomores to the cafeteria
• Students must remain in these areas until 815
  a.m., unless you have tutorials.

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TAKS Tutorials

• Begins Sept. 15, from 750 to 815 a.m.
• On your schedule sheet
• You must attend, or face disciplinary and legal
  consequences
• Monday Social Studies
• Tuesday Science
• Wednesday Math
• Thursday English Language Arts

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Exemptions

• This is a privilege
• All absences count
• Juniors and Seniors one college day per
  semester, but must follow procedures
• TAKS scores count
• No ISS, suspensions, or DAEP
• Appeals for extenuating circumstances cannot
  have more than 6 total absences in all classes

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Tardies

• Be to class before the bell rings
• 1st and 2nd tardies no consequence
• 3rd and 4th tardies 2 days d-hall for each
• 5th tardy 4 days d-hall/4 hours Sat School
• 6th tardy 1 day ISS
• 7th tardy 3 days ISS
• 8th tardy administrator discretion
• Starts over every six weeks

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Pep Rallies

• Go to 1st period from 820 to 825
• Pep Rally is from 830 to 855
• Return to 1st period after pep rally
• If you do not check in at 1st period, you will be
  counted tardy when you attend 1st period after
  pep rally

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Truancy

• 3 days ISS
• Possible citation failure to attend
• Teachers can provide zeros for assignments due
  and completed that day

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Dress Code

• No abbreviated clothing that shows stomach, back,
  chest, or sides
• No transparent clothing i.e., fishnet
• Shoulder straps on female apparel must be at
  least 2.5 inches wide for one garment
• Shorts and skirts must be fingertip length,
  including splits in shorts and skirts

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Dress Code

• Males must wear shirts with sleeves
• No holes in clothing. If patched, the cloth
  patch must be permanently attached to clothing in
  a neat manner
• Unhemmed clothing cannot exceed 0.25 inches below
  the intact fabric
• No head coverings i.e., hats, sweatbands

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Dress Code

• Clothing designs must be appropriate for school
  nothing depicting or implying tobacco, alcohol,
  narcotics, gangs, etc.
• Shoes must be worn at all times no house
  shoes/slippers
• No underclothing should be visible at any time,
  including no sagging pants

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Dress Code

• Hair must be clean and neat
• Only natural hair colors allowed
• Male hair must be off of the back collar, above
  the earlobes, and above the eyes
• Students must be clean shaven at all times,
  including sideburns
• Male students cannot wear earrings, and female
  students can have 2 earrings per ear

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Dress Code

• No facial/tongue piercings, including spacers of
  any type and teeth decorations (i.e. grills)
• No tinted glasses
• No pajamas
• No exposed tattoos

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Dress Code Consequences

• Warnings, Detentions, ISS
• Cumulative all year long.
• Some dress code issues must be corrected before
  returning to class. A student will not be
  allowed to leave campus to correct an issue. If
  the issue cannot be corrected, the student will
  spend the day in ISS.

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ISS and Suspension

• If you are in ISS, you cannot compete in
  extracurricular activities until your time is
  completed.
• If you are suspended, you cannot compete,
  participate or attend extracurricular activities
  until your time is completed.

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General Issues

• No knives, firearms, or ammunition
• No prescription medication without knowledge of
  nurses
• Fighting/assault suspension, ISS, citation
• Tobacco ISS, citation
• Personal displays of affection - keep hands and
  feet to yourself
• No horseplay

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General Issues

• Locks for lockers
• Searches
• Classrooms and your personal belongings
• Lockers
• Vehicles

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Internet Policy

• Pages 39-41 in the student handbook
• Use proper etiquette while utilizing the internet
• No e-mail or game usage
• Improper use will result in loss of computer
  privileges and possible ISS and/or Alternative
  School

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Eating on Campus

• Students may only drink water in the halls
• No other food/drink in the halls
• Cafeteria food and drink must stay in the
  cafeteria area
• Consequences d-hall, Sat. School, ISS
• Parents can only bring food for their children

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General Issues

• Cell phones cannot be used before or during
  school, only after 340. They must be turned off
  (not silent) and invisible
• Students can use IPODs, MP3s, and personal CD
  players before and after school, but not during
  school
• No skateboards, skates, or scooters on campus

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General Consequences

• Warnings, Detentions, ISS
• Cumulative All year long
• Steps may be skipped

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Parking

• First come, first served basis
• No loitering in the parking lot before/after
  school
• Do not park in staff or visitor parking, or
  across the street at the church or ISD parking
  area it may be towed in these areas
• Tickets from City of Stephenville

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First Day Forms

• Turn in all forms to your 2nd period teacher by
  Thursday
• If you have lost forms, come by the attendance
  office to pick up replacements

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Pick Up Copies

• Beginning Thursday
• Students Assistant Principals
• Parents Office

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