Welcome Back

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Delay Middle School

• Welcome Back!
• 2008-2009

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Principal Pam Flores
Assistant Principal Angela Hinkelman
Assistant Principal Michele Krause
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Discipline Manager Carol White
Principals SecretaryDaisy Anaya
CounselorEster Hadnot
CounselorCheryl Roemmmele
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DeLay Philosophy

• Failure is NOT an option.
• Student success is our top priority.
• We are a team!
• We want all kids to be involved.
• Privilege vs. Rights philosophy.
• Fair and consistent discipline.

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Ways we can help you be successful

• Teacher tutoring
• Title I Assistance
• Reading Lab, Math Lab, Read 180
• Learning Beyond the Bell
• Late bus for tutoring and athletics
• Counselors and Administrators

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Bonuses

• School-wide call system for important messages
• 500 bus for all after school student activities
• Tutoring awards for students
• Social at the end of the year for students who
  have never been in P.A.S.S.
• Intel awards for students

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Ways you can help yourself

• Write in your planner every day.
• Record your grades every Tuesday.
• Ask for help when you need it.
• Notify the school with address and phone changes.
• Make sure you get enough sleep (8 hours a night).
• Make sure you read at least 20 minutes a day!

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• Important New
• Changes this year
• Please be at school no earlier than 735 a.m.
• Arrive by 825 a.m. for P.A.S.S.
• New additions to our faculty
• Two new assistant principals

• Super Things
• that are the Same
• Few bells
• No need to carry textbooks
• Teachers will assign textbooks for home use
• No lockers

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Morning Procedures

• Students arrive between 735 a.m. 830 a.m.
• Breakfast is served between 800 a.m. 830 a.m.
• 6th graders Go to the gym.
• 7th graders Go to the gym.
• 8th graders Go to the auditorium.
• The bell rings to go to class at 835 a.m.
• Classes begin at 840 a.m.

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Afternoon Procedures

• Students are dismissed by attendance over
  the intercom.
• Students walk out with their teachers by class.
• Students go 2 different directions Walkers go
  out the front door bus riders go to the
  auditorium and sit in their assigned bus area.
• Students who need to go to detention or tutorials
  will report to the auditorium and sit in their
  designated areas.
• Buses leave at 405.
• Teachers pick up students for tutorials and
  detention at 405.
• At 500 a bus will be available for tutoring and
  detention students.

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Buses

• DeLay runs three buses after schoolplus one late
  bus at 500.
• All students who live at least two miles from
  school are eligible for bus transportation.
• Bus route information can be found on the LISD
  website. It is also posted at the front entrance
  and in the auditorium.

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Bicycles

• Walk your bike while on campus.
• Always lock up your bike.

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Lunches

• Breakfast 1.00
• Lunch 2.20
• Free and Reduced forms are available in the
  cafeteria and front office.
  Applications are due back by SEPTEMBER
  15.
• Students must know their ID number.
• The LISD website has all additional
  information.

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Cafeteria Procedures

• Walk in with your teacher.
• Stand in line.
• Exit the line, and fill in the tables starting in
  the middle (inside).
• Raise your hand for permission to get up.
• Sign in and out for the restroom.
• Wait for the trash can to come to you.
• Be quiet for speakers and announcements.
• On Fridays there can be earned outside time.

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UNIFORMS AT DELAY

• All DeLay Middle School students must wear the
  following uniform
• Khaki colored pants,
• shorts, skirt, or Capri
• pants
• White or maroon polo or
• button-down shirt without
• symbols
• Remember PTA
• DeLay hoodies only

Students will wear the approved uniform clothing
from the first day of school onward!
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Dress Code Highlights

• Shirts with many buttons must be buttoned up.
• Shirts will be tucked in with a belt showing.
• Pants may not sag. They must be worn at the
  natural waistline. Pants may not be rolled up
  at the bottom.
• Hair must be a natural color and shape, and no
  designs may be shaved in the hair. Hair must
  also stay out of the eyes.
• Only one earring per ear. No other visible
  piercing.
• No notched eyebrows.
• No grills.

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Dress Code Highlights

• Students may only wear white undershirts without
  writing or designs.
• Students may not wear red or blue shoestrings,
  belts, ribbons, etc.
• No wearing of hats, hoods, or coats inside the
  building.
• If students wear a rosary for religious reasons,
  it needs to be inside of clothing.
• Students may not write on their hands.

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Spirit Days

• Spirit Days are a privilege.
• Jeans must be appropriate not rolled up, no
  holes, no sagging, and not too tight.

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Cell Phones/Pagers

• Cell phones and pagers may be used outside of the
  building before 800 and after 355. They are
  not allowed to be seen or heard anywhere on
  campus during school hours. This includes phone
  calls, pictures, text messages, playing games,
  listening to music, etc.
• LISD charges 15.00 when phones or pagers are
  confiscated. This fee must be paid before the
  item is returned.

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Student Valuables

• Students need to leave valuables such as IPODs,
  video games, cell phones, etc. at home.
• The school cannot be responsible for insuring
  that these items do not get broken or stolen.
• Keep your things safe at home!

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Take care of DeLay

• No graffiti.
• Pick up trash.
• Chew gum responsibly.
• No smelly stuff!
• Do not sit on the rock.
• We want DeLay to look nice!

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Attendance

• 1. A note is required by the office for
  all absences from school.
• 2. Please also call the school when your
  
  child is absent.
• 3. Attendance at school is required by
  Texas state law.
• 4. A student may not exceed 3 absences
  per 6 weeks.
• 5. If there is a family emergency,
  please call the principal, Mrs.
  Flores, ahead of time to get
  permission for the extended absence.

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Not Following Procedures Can Lead To
Consequences

• Teacher Detention
• Lunch Detention
• After-School Detention
• Wednesday School
• PASS
• OrWorse!

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Remember 2 Major Things

• Zero Tolerance for
• Fighting and Bullying
• Drugs, Alcohol, and Weapons

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Pending Issues

• Missing Textbooks
• Library Fines
• Proof of Residency
• Make sure you take
• care of business!

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THINGS WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT!
74 minute Bell schedule
Reading and Math Labs
Intel School of Distinction National Award
Winner
New computer labs in all science classes
District Titles in Cross-Country, Science
Olympiad, and UIL
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Clubs
GET INVOLVED IN OUR SCHOOL !
Electives
PTA
Fine Arts
Academics
Sports
Community Service
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Remember
Our door is always open. Call us or stop by.

• Lets have a Great Year!