GreenvilleWeston High School

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Greenville-Weston High School

• Student Orientation

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Welcome to GWHS for 2004 - 05!

• This is an important year for you!
• We will give you an introduction to
  Greenville-Weston High School.
• If you have any questions during this
  presentation, please wait until the end, raise
  your hand and wait to be recognized.

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Our Mission

• THE MISSION OF GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TO
  PROVIDE ALL STUDENTS WITH A QUALITY EDUCATION
  THAT ADHERES TO RIGOROUS AND CHALLENGING
  STANDARDS SO THAT THEY WILL EXPERIENCE SUCCESS
  AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

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Our Focus!

• Our major focus is teaching and learning!
• We expect a community of learners where everyone
  is a lifelong learner!
• We expect excellence in everything that we do!

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Administration

• Superintendent
• Dr. A. Cartlidge
• Supervising Principal
• Dr. L. Taylor
• Associate Principal
• Mrs. J. Dempsey
• Assistant Principals
• Mr. M. Brown, Mr. D. Cook,
• Mrs. B. Henderson, Mrs. D. Zanders, and Mr. B.
  Tillman

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Administration

• Learning Center Director
• Mr. A. Hudson
• Technical Center Director
• Mrs. S. Jackson

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Guidance Counseling

• Alternative Center
• Ms. A. Brown
• Greenville Campus
• Ms. M. Cooper
• Mrs. V. Raggs
• Mrs. D. Harris
• Technical Center
• Mrs. J. McDavis
• Weston Campus
• Mr. R. Steverson
• Mrs. S. Spragins

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Office Staff

• Alternative Center
• Ms. S. Maiten
• Greenville Campus
• Mrs. N. Evans
• Mrs. T. Frazier
• Mrs. G. Woods
• Technical Center
• Mrs. C. Grayson
• Weston Campus
• Ms. G. Lee
• Ms. V. Olds

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Support Staff

• It is expected that students will respect adults
  at all times. This expectation covers security
  guards, custodians, cafeteria workers as well as
  any other adult that is visiting our school.

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First Things First

• The purpose of First Things First is to foster
  student learning in a child-centered environment.
  We will teach children and not subjects

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Goals

• To give you the academic tools you need to
  progress and be a productive citizen.
• To provide a supportive learning environment.
• To have fun while we learn.
• To make new friends and discover new interests.

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Why First Things First?

• 8 Small Learning Communities
• Applied Trade and Engineering Community
• Business Careers Community
• Law and Criminal Justice Community
• Math and Science Community
• Performing and Visual Arts Community

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Why First Things First?

• 8 Small Learning Communities
• Education, Health, and Human Services
• Health Careers Community
• Media and Technology Community

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ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

• AP Courses will be offered in every subject area
  based on interest.
• Demand more time and effort.
• Require academic foundation.
• We need your help to insure that you get the best
  possible education.

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IDENTIFICATION CARDS

• Every child enrolled in Greenville-Weston must
  have an id card.
• School identification
• Beginning the 3rd week in August, new students,
  9th and 10th Graders will have their pictures
  taken for id cards, everyone one else must have
  the ones issued to them.
• Lost cards must be replaced at a cost of 5.00
  per card.

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SCHOOL DAY

• Hours of Operation
• 745 am Office Opens
• 730 am Teachers Arrive
• 730 am Breakfast begins
• 750 am Students proceed to class
• 800 am Tardy bell/SLC Period begins
• 338 pm Students dismissed
• 430 pm Office closes, Building Closed to
  students not involved in an organized activity

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LIBRARY

• Currently placing new technology into the Media
  Center.
• We want you to read, therefore, we will be asking
  for your interests as we continue to secure
  materials for the library.

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ATTENDANCE

• Greenville-Weston High School has a high
  regard for attendance. We believe that school
  attendance and time spent in study have a
  significant relationship to achievement. In
  compliance with state policy, a child must be in
  attendance 95 of the time for the school year in
  order to receive academic credit. If a child is
  absent more than 5 then an attendance hearing
  must be held. The hearing officers decision
  will be final. If one chooses not to attend the
  hearing, the child will automatically be
  retained. Chronic absences will be reported to
  the proper county authorities

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Tardiness

• Tardy to School
• A student who arrives to school after the first
  block tardy bell will receive a tardy admittance
  slip before reporting to first block. The
  classroom teacher will record the tardy in the
  grade book. Failure to report to class will
  result in an unauthorized absence from class.

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Tardiness

• Car trouble, personal and/or family errands,
  failure to awaken, failure to be awakened by a
  family member, or a family member assuming
  responsibility for a late arrival to school or to
  the first scheduled class are not examples of an
  excused tardy.
• A student will be allowed four (4) tardies to
  school or to the first scheduled class.

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Tardiness

• Consequences for excessive tardies are as
  follows
• 1st Excessive Tardy After-school Detention
• 2nd Excessive Tardy Overnight Suspension
• 3rd Excessive Tardy In-School Suspension, 1 day
• 4th Excessive Tardy In-School Suspension, 2
  days
• 5th Excessive Tardy Overnight Suspension
• 6th Excessive Tardy Out-of-School Suspension, 1
  day
• 7th Excessive Tardy Out-of-School Suspension, 2
  days

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Dress Code

• Pay close attention to handbook!

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Student Conduct Proper discipline is an
essential element of an effective educational
program. During all school activities, students
shall conduct themselves in a manner that
contributes to the accomplishments of the
educational purposes of the school.
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Halls Any student in the hall during class shall
have a valid pass. The student will present the
pass to any administrator, teacher, staff member,
or security officer upon request. Students
absent from class without a valid pass will be
considered truant. Students are to walk on the
right side of the hall while passing to and from
classes ensuring the steady flow of traffic.
Students behavior in the hall should orderly and
respect should be shown for their peers and
adults at all times. Students whose behavior is
unacceptable will be corrected by the nearest
adult. Unacceptable behavior includes but is not
limited to the use of profanity, touching another
student/adult, or general disrespect or
disruptions.
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• CAFETERIA
• GWHS will operate an orderly lunch this year. In
  order to maintain this privilege, please adhere
  to the following guidelines
• No running in the halls
• No cutting in lines
• No one is allowed to leave campus
• Students should only be in the cafeteria,
  courtyard, or turnaround circle
• Keep the courtyard and cafeteria clean and safe.

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OFFICE PROCEDURES The school office is for
business. When a student has business in the
office, he should give the secretary his name,
the name of the person he wishes to see and the
general nature of business, and be seated. When
the student can be seen, he will be escorted to
the proper office. At times, it will be
impossible for the student to be seen. The
student will be requested to return to class and
wait to be called to the office.
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OFFICE PROCEDURES A student sent to the office
for misbehavior will wait until he has been seen
by the administrator. Failure to report to the
office for disciplinary reasons may result in
additional consequences. Students will not
loiter in the office. No student is to come
behind the counter in the office unless invited
by a staff member.
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ZERO TOLERANCE
Violence is unacceptable at anytime for any
reason. Here at the Greenville Campus of
Greenville-Weston High School anyone that fights,
incites a fight, or watches a fight will be
subject to disciplinary actions up to or
including suspension for the remainder of the
year.
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Hornet Cup

• The Hornet Cup will be a system of athletic and
  academic competition intended to inspire
  community pride and a spirit of healthy and
  honest competition at Greenville-Weston High
  School. The winner of the cup will be determined
  by an accumulation of points awarded/deducted
  through various categories.

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Hornet Cup

• In case of a tie, a category will be eliminated
  by alphabetical order (starting with A then
  descending) until a winner has been decided. If
  this cannot determine a winner then a popular
  vote from all communities not in contention will
  determine the winner.

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Hornet Cup

• 6 ft Cup
• Plaque where winning community will be added
  annually
• Medals for community members
• Discount for next school year to school events
• Community Day at the end of the year (Movie,
  block party, free dance, subsidized field trip or
  other similar event).

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OUR GOLDEN RULE
BE WHERE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AND DO WHAT YOU
ARE SUPPOSED TO DO!
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Lets Have a Great Year!
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QUESTIONS?