Academic Seminar 20052006

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Academic Seminar 2005-2006

• Mr. Spivey A212

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Handbook Review

• Absences- page 3
• AUP- page 5
• Common Expectancies- page 6
• Behavior Guidelines- pages 9-15
• Student Grooming- page 17
• GPA- page 18
• Student Ids- page 19
• Lockers- page 20
• Mandatory Tutoring- page 24

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Purpose of Seminar Period

• Is to be used for quiet study time.
• Catch up on missed assignments and tests.
• To get work after returning from absences.
• Obtain one on one assistance from teachers.
• Hold assemblies and grade level meetings.
• Some club and organizational activities.
• Take state and national tests.

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Key Seminar Procedures

• Report to Seminar on time (930 A.M.).
• Stay for 15 minutes (quiet time, announcements,
  general class business)
• When leaving, fill out pass obtain teachers
  signature sign out on the pink sign out sheet.
• You must have your I.D. displayed at all times.
• Go to destination(s) sign in conduct business
  sign out. (Be quiet in the hallways, Work with
  the monitors!)
• Return to original seminar, sign in, and remain
  until bell. (1055 A.M.)

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Seminar Rules

• You can NOT go to your locker at any time.
• Visit at least 3 teachers each seminar period.
• Return to Seminar within 10 minutes of the final
  bell (1045 A.M.)
• Return seminar pass book to Mr. Spivey.
• If you receive a D or F in any class or if
  you are placed on Effort Warning or Effort
  Suspension, you will be required to visit that
  teacher every Seminar period until your status
  changes.
• Students who fail to report to the appropriate
  areas during seminar will lose the similar
  privileges.

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Seminar Procedures

• Computers are NOT here for your use!
• You must sign in before using the computer and
  explain why you are using it.
• To use a computer you should visit your other
  teachers that have technology classroom.
• My academic students are the only people allowed
  to use computers during seminar.

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Seminar Period Violations

• Individuals who fail to respect seminar classroom
  rules will be given writing assignments from Mr.
  Spivey.
• Referrals will be written for any violation of
  the student seminar rules.
• Administrators may take seminar privileges away
  from any student for violations.

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Graduation Requirements at JHS

• 26 credits
• Minimum 5 1/2 credits by the end of this year
• 2 diploma types
• General
• College Prep (2 credits of foreign language and
  take ACT Prep Math and take Advanced courses
  starting in 10th grade (must get A or B this
  year to qualify)

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Key Dates for 2005-2006

• Friday, December 16, 2005- end of 1st Semester
  (must have at least 2 credits)
• Friday, June 2, 2006- end of 2nd Semester (must
  have at least 5 ½ credits)

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Attendance 2005-2006

• 10 unexcused absences failure of class.
• 15 total absences failure of class
• To participate in graduation ceremonies, you must
  average 91 attendance over your four years of
  high school.

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Lunch Schedule (A-Days)

• 1st Lunch (1100-1125) Dubose, Gaeta, Green,
  Keyes, Ludbrook, Penn, Sonntag, Williams,
  Wingrove
• 2nd Lunch (1130-1155) Atchisson, Bantz, M.
  Carter, Chittakhone, Fox, Gibson, Harris, Hazel,
  Kathriner, Mathieu, Tippins
• 3rd Lunch (1215-1240) Griffin, Harper, McGowan,
  R. Robinson, Ross, Scott, Spivey, Wallace, Wilkes
• 4th Lunch (1245- 110) R. Carter, Halski, Hash,
  Head, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Kelch, Mahaffy,
  Stanfield

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Lunch Schedule (B-Days)

• 1st Lunch (1100-1125) Dubose, Gaeta, Hayes,
  Jewell, Keyes, Krakauskas, Ludbrook, Penn,
  Sonntag, Williams
• 2nd Lunch (1130-1155) Atchisson, Chittakhone,
  Fox, Gibson, Harris, Hazel, K. Haynes, Mathieu,
  Scott, Tippins
• 3rd Lunch (1215-1240) Batchelor, Borgstadt,
  Bryan, Griffin, Harper, McQuerrey, R. Robinson,
  Wallace, Watson
• 4th Lunch (1245-110) R. Carter, Head, Jackson,
  Jansen, Johnson, Jones, Kelch, Moore, Ryan,
  Wibben, Wingrove