BEARCAT NEWS
8/27/08
WEEK 1 DAY 3
GRADES DUE: Q1 Midterms-9/25/08 Q1 Grades-10/31/08
Q2 Midterms-11/24/08 S1 Grades- 12/19/08
Q3 Midterms-2/5/09 Q3 Grades-3/13/09
Q4 Midterms-4/24/09 S2 Grades-5/29/09
Student Announcements
School Picture Day will be Wednesday, September 10th. All students including seniors will need to have their picture taken for their ID and/or yearbook even if they do not purchase a packet. Packets will be handed out shortly before the picture date. Please check with the office if you don’t receive one. Payment for picture packages is due at the time pictures are taken.
Any junior or senior student wishing to have their name removed from the military lists please see Kelly in the office before 9/5.
Planners: Any sophomore, junior or senior who signed up for a planner may pick one up in the office during breaks.
Freshman Class officer election sign up deadline is Thursday, August 28th. You may sign up in the office. Elections will be held on Tuesday, September 2nd.
All students who received a letter this summer about being a participant in the mentor program please attend a breakfast on Friday, August 29th at 7:30 am in the DHS Band Room. This is your last chance to sign up to be a mentor. If you have already attend the mentor training this summer please come and eat breakfast. Any questions please see Mrs. Seeds, Mrs. Lane, or Mrs. Morford-Raba.
Mentors, remember to meet Friday, August 29th during your 6th hour SSR in the guidance office. This is your first contact with the freshman. Any questions please see Mrs. Seeds, Mrs. Lane, or Mrs. Morford-Raba.
After School Detention Expectations
Detention is a tool Douglas High School utilizes to change student behavior. Therefore, students are expected to follow these guidelines during after school detention:
- Behavior. Students are expected to work on homework or read a book during all detentions. You are to remain seated in a chair and quiet. Students are not allowed to sit on tables or desks. Students are not allowed to play with other student’s (or teacher’s) personal belongings. You are not allowed to visit. You should be working for the entire detention period. Students must follow all school rules, including dress code.
If you are uncooperative or defiant you may be asked to leave, immediately. If you refuse an administrator or SRO will be notified immediately. A referral will follow.
2. Attendance. Only students assigned to detention are to be in the detention room. Attendance will be taken. If a student enters the detention room who is not assigned detention they will be given a referral.
If you miss an assigned detention you will be given a referral for missed after school detention.
3. After school detention is instructional time. Therefore, all cell phones must remain off and put away. If you use a cell phone during after school detention, you will receive a referral for cell phone use.
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Douglas High School
Friday School Procedures (1:30 – 3:30 p.m.)
Students who are failing 1 or more classes will be assigned Friday School to improve academic performance. Students will be given a Friday School Slip by Wednesday of the week they are assigned. Students must attend Friday School when assigned. Instructors will notify the student’s parent/guardians.
If a student is involved in activities they must communicate and work with their teachers regarding the Friday School. Failure to attend Friday School due to a school activity is unacceptable. The student will receive a referral.
Students who are failing more than 1 class will have assigned times to report to each teacher. It is the student’s responsibility to know when they have to report to each teacher for Friday School. Teachers will have scheduled times for each student. Please check with them.
Mandatory Friday School Students (Students on Academic Contracts) will be assigned a classroom to attend.
Thought for the day: Great things are done when men and mountains meet; this is not done by jostling in the street. ---William Blake