8th Grade Information

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8th Grade Information

• Great America Reward Trip
• Promotion, and Dance

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Great America Reward Trip

• When June 7, 2008
• What will disqualify a student
• Receiving an F on your third quarter report card
• Having three of more in-house suspensions and/or
  Saturday school detentions
• Have one or more at-home suspensions
• Are truant any time during the second semester

Note you may disqualified after you purchase a
ticket, and there are NO REFUNDS
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Promotion and Dance

• If you have more than one F you can not attend
  Promotion
• If you have a long list of behavior infractions,
  or have been ejected from any dance you can not
  attend the Promotion dance
• You must attend school the day of promotion.

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• A Town Hall Meeting

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HORNERS SCHOOL VISION

• Horner Junior Highs vision is to provide an
  outstanding and well rounded education to all of
  its students. This will be done by ensuring
  equitable outcomes, a safe campus, highly
  qualified professional teachers and staff, and
  opportunities for social growth.

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HORNERS MISSION

• It is our mission to provide a safe, purposeful,
  and caring environment conducive to learning
  where all students
• Gain knowledge for personal power and confidence
• Develop effective study habits and skills
• Develop successful social skills
• Learn how to manage personal property
• Develop self discipline and learn how to make
  proper decisions
• Learn to organize and plan time for study and
  other activities
• Gain experience dealing successfully with
  different teachers and effectively learning in
  various classroom environments.
• Learn to appreciate and value the differences in
  others, to respect others rights, and to treat
  everyone with dignity.

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Attendance

• Please remember to have your parent or guardian
  call the school in the morning if you will be
  absent that day.
• If no one calls the school, you must bring a note
  explaining your absence to the office before you
  go to class.

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SAFETY RULES

• No Running!
• Avoid Horseplay!
• Do NOT Throw Anything!

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DISCIPLINE

• Students must always accept responsibility for
  their actions!
• There are consequences to your actions!

• Lunch Cleanup
• Lunch Detention
• Saturday Detention
• In-House Suspension
• Suspension
• Opportunity School

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For example

• A fight will earn you a 3-5 day suspension.
• Skipping a class Saturday school
• Skip teacher detention 2 Lunch detentions
• Skip lunch detention Sat. School
• Skip Saturday School In house suspension
• 2nd Saturday School Skip Suspension

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TOP 10 LISTBut certainly not the only reasons
for getting in trouble

• Dangerous items/ toy weapons
• Fighting
• Skipping class, school, lunch pick up or
  detention
• Bad mouthing people, jokes, rumors, harassing
• Using the internet or phone to hurt people

• Threatening anyone verbally or physically,
  directly or indirectly
• Not keeping your hands to yourself
• Taking anything that doesnt belong to you
• Arriving to class late
• Messing or playing around!

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By the way

• Its never OK to sell anything at school for
  personal profit. That would be like iPods,
  phones, candy, or whatever else you find.
• Also, if you cant figure out a way to lock up
  your skateboard or scooter, dont ride it to
  school. Staff can not be responsible for storing
  items like this.
• One more thingno wheelie shoes

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RESPONSIBILITY CENTER

• Issued to students who are uncooperative and off
  task in class.
• RC Automatic Lunch Detention
• 6 RCs Saturday School
• 2 RCs in one day Saturday School
• Students sent to RC must be quiet and must do
  assigned work or be sent to the Vice Principal
  for disciplinary action (like Saturday School)

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Lunch Detention

• Begins immediately at 1140
• Late arrivals will be turned away and will be
  assigned a Saturday School.
• Dont expect a reminder its your responsibility
  to remember. If you get one be thankful!
• If you are absent on the day of your detention,
  the detention will automatically be moved to the
  next school day. You must attend the detention
  when you return to school.

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SELF-CONDUCT

• At Horner Junior High School there is a Hands-Off
  Policy!

• Respect Yourself.
• Respect Others.
• Respect Your School.
• Holding Hands is Permitted.

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Some Excuses that Dont work here

• We were just playing
• No one told me or I didnt know
• I forgot
• It was an accident
• I dont know (AKA temporary amnesia)
• Im new here

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CLOSED CAMPUS

• Once you arrive to school each day, you must
  stay.
• Students should go directly to the courtyard and
  wait for school to begin. Students should not be
  in the Main hall until the bell rings.
• By 230 unless students are in a school sponsored
  activity they need to be off the campus.

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MOBILE PHONE POLICY

• Phones and pagers are now allowed on campus.
  (Bring _at_ Own Risk!)
• Phones are to remain in the OFF, not in silent,
  position during the instructional day and out of
  sight. (As well as all school events.)
• Not to be used until after-school.
• Phones heard or seen will be confiscated by
  school staff.

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How do I get my phone and other stuff back?

• Phones are returned to parents after a contract
  is signed by parent, student and administrator.
• See Ms. Renoir about all other confiscated items.
  Items may be picked up after school. Dont ask
  a teacher if you can go to the office for
  something importantit wont be worth your effort!

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LUNCHTIME

• Stay out of the main hallway and the 20-wing
  during lunch.
• Balls may only be bounced on the black-top!
• No food or drink on the blacktop.
• Students need to stay single-file in lunch lines
  without cutting.
• Buying food for others is not permitted.
• Do NOT feed the birds!
• Do NOT run in courtyard!

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DRESS CODE

• Baggy and sagging pants must not be worn.
• Spaghetti straps, halter tops, and shirts that
  expose the stomach are prohibited.
• Gang related or other inappropriate attire
  must not be worn.
• Shirts with inappropriate words or pictures must
  not be worn.
• Headgear must not be worn! (hats, nets,
  bandannas, and headbands.)

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DANCE/ SOCIAL POLICY

• Students must present their school issued ID, as
  well as a parent signed dance ticket to enter
  school dances.
• Dances are from 530-730 p.m.
• No dance admission after 600 p.m.
• Cell phones may not be used during the dance.
  (cell phone policy)
• Dance Elimination Saturday Detentions/Suspension
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• Must attend school the day of dance

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After school sporting events

• Students must present their school issued ID
• You must attend school the day of the game.
• If students exit they are not permitted back
• Only water allowed in gym.
• Cell phones off and out of sight
• Good sportsmanship is expected of both players
  and spectators.

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READ YOUR STUDENT HANDBOOK!

• You are held accountable for everything in that
  book
• KNOW IT!

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Have A Great Year!

• See me if you have any questions

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8th Grade Information

• Great America Reward Trip
• Promotion, and Dance

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Great America Reward Trip

• When June 7, 2008
• What will disqualify a student
• Receiving an F on your third quarter report card
• Having three of more in-house suspensions and/or
  Saturday school detentions
• Have one or more at-home suspensions
• Are truant any time during the second semester

Note you may disqualified after you purchase a
ticket, and there are NO REFUNDS
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Promotion and Dance

• If you have more than one F you can not attend
  Promotion
• If you have a long list of behavior infractions,
  or have been ejected from any dance you can not
  attend the Promotion dance
• You must attend school the day of promotion.