BEARCAT NEWS
9/2/08
WEEK 2 DAY 6
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.
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.
Students who have ordered a yearbook from last year please pick it up from Mr. Sieg. There are extra copies available for $45 while supplies last. Be sure to order yearbooks for this year—cost is $40. See Mr. Sieg!!
Anyone interested in going to the Douglas vs Glenrock football game on Tuesday, Sept 5th, please sign up in the office to ride the school spirit bus. You will need a signed permission slip to get on the bus. Sign up by 1:00 Tuesday, Sept. 2nd. The bus will leave at 6:00 p.m. in the back parking lot.
There will be a DHS Band Booster meeting Monday, September 8, at 6:30 in Band Room.
There will be a meeting Wednesday 9/3 at 7:40 am for all juniors and seniors who have committed to or who are interested in this years Washington D.C. Close Up trip, to discuss this years fundraising efforts; and to answer any questions you may have.
Interested Seniors and Juniors:
Exploring College Options at DUKE, GEORGETOWN, HARVARD, PENN, and STANFORD
Casper, Tuesday, September 9, 7:30 p.m., Best Western Ramkota, 800 N. Poplar Street, Casper, WY, 82601 Phone: 307-266-6000
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 students (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: Twixt optimist and pessimist the difference is droll; the optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist the hole. ---Mclandburgh Wilson