Here is an exerpt from the Student
Handbook that we conaidersd of interest.
The problem of attendance is ever
present and by informing the students of
these rulesj it ic hoped that our number
of absences will decrease.
EXCUSED ABSENCES
Students will be excused with no
penalty attached for the following:
!• Personal J.ilness necessitating
idedical service.
2. Medical or dental appointments—
only for time in office of physi
cian and time for traveling to and
from—appointment card required
from dentist or physician*
3* Illness or death in immediate fam
ily—not to extend beyond grand
parents Student may be excused
for a part of the day to attend
funeral of a near relative,
ii. Representing school in seme inter
scholastic contest or conference.
5* Religious Holiday if required by
the Church,
The required excuse must be presented
on the day returning to school after
the absences. The excuse I4UST contain i
the following information: Date, exact
nature of illness, signature of parent
or guardian.
A student will be allowed to make-up
work or tests missed ONLY after aohool.
The Detention Hall teacher will also
serve as a Make-up teacher. Teachers
with students making up work should send
vTork to be done .‘^’'id names of student to
the Detention Hall teacher.
Each student who makes up work MUST be
responsible for transportation from
school,
UIMCU.^^D ABSENCES
All absences other than those mention
ed above is considered UWEXCUSBH and the
student is not allowed to make up work
for credit. These unexcused absences
will cause ^ points for each class miss
ed to be deducted from the six-weeks
grade of the student*
VJlien a student leaves school or cuts
a class the 3 point; penalty will be dou
bled. Absences the day before or the day
after a holiday will be an unexcused ab
sences carrying double penalty.
The scene was one of complete con
fusion. The first day of school stu
dents and teachers alike, were running
’’helter-skelter” everywhere. Freshmen
were trying frantically to find out
where thay should be; the - sc|3bG2nores
walked around looking smug. The jun
iors, greeting each other gleefully,
seem to be having a Whc^day”, Then the
scene was made complete with the sen
iors wandering around looking slightly
daaed at • suddenly finding they had
acquired the envied role of ’ ’’mighty
seniors”. At first glance, an outsider
might think this ti?as bedlam, but it was
just that usual ’’first day of school".
PRAYER FOR A SCHOOL
For a schoolhouse anywhere
I send up a silent prayer
’’Christ, great teacher.
Bless this place;
On it shed Thy love and grace.
Teach the^teachers; let them see
That they shape earth’s destiny.
Home and church and school—
These three
Carry on Thy ministry.
As from Thee come growth of seed.
So to Thee we bring onr needs
Wliat to plant and how to sow.
That is what we pray to know.
Let schools be in Thy pure sight
Bethlehems of truth and light,”
For a schoolhouse anywhere
I send up a silent pr^yeri
Cortlandt V7. Wayres
TARDIES to school will count as un
excused absences—3 tardies counting as
one unexcused absence.
These tardies to school will be han
dled by the office.
Class tardies will be handled by the
class teacher who may: 1, take points
off for each tardie, or 2, use deten
tion hall or refuse admission to a stu
dent until lae makes suitable ammends.
All tardies are UI'IEX.CUSED.
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