Bulletin Board (Kalaheo High School)

Kalaheo High School Bulletin

February 7, 2012

Students:

STUDENT SERVICE WINDOWS

Accounting Services – Recess & Lunch

Attendance Services – Before School and 1st Recess

Bus Transportation – Before School

Mealtime Deposits – Drop Box or Cafeteria morning only

THE OFFICE: The main office is open Monday – Friday from 7:30 – 4:30pm. There are no office aides to take personal messages for students, except in extreme emergencies. Matters like employment, transportation, etc. should be taken care of before coming to school. Please use the courtyard door located by the Health Room to see your Counselor, a Vice-Principal, the Health Aide or School Safety Manager, do not go through the front office. Please use the courtyard windows for Accounting Services. Mahalo.

STUDENT MESSAGES: No student messages will be taken by office personnel. THERE ARE NO STUDENT MONITORS TO DELIVER MESSAGES TO THE CLASSROOMS. Parents should call their children on the cell phones during recess and lunch and speak with them as needed. That is one of the primary reasons cell phone use was allowed on campus during non-instructional time. A school bell schedule was included in the start of the year packet to provide parents with the appropriate times to contact their children.

COUNSELORS: are available to students without passes during mid-morning recess, lunch and after school. Please use the courtyard door located by the Health Room. COUNSELORS are assigned by student’s last name:

A – F Mrs. Kahahawai – Welch Room 14

G – M Mr. Descallar Room 13

N – Z Mrs. Cashman – Valdez Room 15

VICE PRINCIPALS:

A – K Mr. Gary Emelle Room 10

L – Z Mr. Thomas Moon Room 11

ATTENDANCE POLICY: If a student is absent, he/she has four days upon return to school to bring a dated and signed written statement from a parent or guardian which specifies the reason for absence. A phone number for office verification should be included. This written statement must be presented to the Attendance Clerk in H- Building courtyard window from 7:30 – 7:55 a.m. or during recess only. A Kalaheo H.S. ID card is required.

If a student is tardy during the first 15 minutes of the class period they must report to the Cafeteria to receive a tardy pass. If a student is tardy after the first 15 minutes of the class period the student must report to the Office to receive a tardy pass. Without that pass the student will not be let into class. If it is an excused tardy, he/she has four days to submit a dated and signed written statement from a parent or guardian which specifies the reason for tardy to the attendance window.

A student who participates in school sponsored activities (e.g. Field trips, athletic events, ROTC, A.S.K. events, etc.) will not be penalized for absences or tardies as a result of participation in these activities provided the student has legitimate authorization.

OFF – CAMPUS PASSES: are issued to students who bring a note from their parent/guardian stating date, time, reason, phone number of parent or guardian and signature. Passes are available from 7:30 – 7:55 a.m. and during recess at the H- Building courtyard window.

BUS APPLICATION: Students are eligible to ride the school bus if they reside 1.5 miles or more from student’s school. Please come by the front office to pick up an application. You must have an application to ride the bus. If you live on Marine Corp. Base Hawaii, call Robert’s School Bus at 832-4886 for detailed information of routes. School bus transportation for part of Aikahi Park, Kaimalino or Kaneohe Bay Drive is provided by Gomes Bus at 239-6755.

DRESS CODE: Students will come to school clean and well groomed in appropriate clothing to promote a positive learning environment. If in doubt about whether the item of clothing is appropriate, choose on the side of common sense and do not wear that item to school. Administrators and faculty will refer any dress that is deemed inappropriate to the Health Room to change into a DCV (Dress Code Violation) t-shirt based on the following guidelines:

1. All tops must have attached shoulder straps. Tube or bustier tops are prohibited.

2. Cleavage, chest, back and midriff must be completely covered with clothing. Excessive exposure of these areas of the body is prohibited. Males must wear their shirts at all times. Low-cut, transparent or cut-out clothing are prohibited.

3. Shorts, skirts and dresses must be at mid-thigh fingertip length. Exposure of the buttock region and underwear is prohibited.

4. All clothing must have neutral or positive messages. Articles of clothing, jewelry and accessories that contain any reference to negative social issues: drugs, sex, profanity, pornography, weapons and gangs are prohibited.

5. Underwear is not permitted as outerwear. Tank-top undershirts or boxer shorts are prohibited as outerwear.

6. Footwear must be worn at all times. Students must adhere to classroom lab policy and P.E. policy for safe footwear.

If the student refuses to change into a DCV t-shirt or obtain acceptable clothing the child will be sent home and a referral will be submitted to Administration and further action will be taken.

LOCKERS: Lockers are available in A-building, D-Building, and H-Building. Please go to the Student Activities Center at C102 to pick up a locker form. Locker rental (including lock) is $10 for the school year.

MEALTIME: Everyone must have a Kalaheo ID to eat at the cafeteria. No ID, no meal, no exceptions. Staff and students may not borrow another person’s ID card or number. Deposits are accepted in the morning, at the cafeteria from 7:30 – 7:50 a.m. and in the drop box in the H-Building courtyard. Starting, Tuesday, November 1- Deposits will be credited to your account on the same day, only if, submitted before 11 a.m. Deposits made after 11 a.m. will be credited the next day.Students are encouraged to keep a running balance of $5.00 and staff $20.00. Cash only, please.

If you transferred in from another school, any balance that you might have will NOT roll over into your Kalaheo H.S. Mealtime account.

EFFECTIVE September 1, 2011, SCHOOL MEAL PRICES ARE:

Breakfast

Regular student breakfast $ 1.10

Reduced price student breakfast $ .30

Second and subsequent student breakfasts $2.20

Adult breakfast $2.20

Lunch

Regular student lunch $2.50

Reduced price student lunch $ .40

Second and subsequent student lunches $5.00

Adult lunch $5.00

STUDENT CRIME STOPPERS Call 955-8300 or * Crime on your cellular telephone. Rewards are paid for information that solves a crime. Never give your name. You never have to testify in court. No cellular I.D. No recordings. All calls are confidential and anonymous. Reward is paid even though a student receives school discipline or is apprehended.

STUDENT ID CARDS: Students must display or have in their possession their school ID cards; for it must be shown to office personnel to obtain excused absence admit slips and office campus passes. Student IDs are required for all dances and proms, use of computer lab, use of library facilities, entrance to health room and for school lunch service. Replacement ID cards are available in C102 for a fee of $5.00. Mahalo

New Events:

Do you want to help babies live a longer, healthier life? Well you can by donating any loose change you have to the March of Dimes in your advisory class. This is a competition between advisories. Whichever advisory collects the most money for the March of Dimes will win an ice cream party. The contest starts on Monday, January 23 and ends on Friday, March 30, 2012. If you have any questions, see Mrs. Anahu, Madyson Martin, Skye Parker, Jason Garcia, and or Nick Zinsius.

ATHLETICS:

FEBRUARY

4TH-7TH GIRLS SOCCER HHSAA STATE WAIPIO TBA

7TH-10TH BOYS SOCCER OIA PLAYOFFS TBA TBA

10th BOYS BASKETBALL OIA PLAYOFFS Kalaheo 6PM

10TH WRESTLING OIA DIVISIONALS MCKINLEY 4:30 PM

10TH-11TH SWIMMING HHSAA STATE MAUI TBA

11TH WRESTLING OIA DIVISIONALS MCKINLEY 2:00 PM

14TH-18TH BOYS SOCCER HHSAA STATE WAIPIO TBA

17TH WRESTLING JV CHAMPIONSHIP FARRINGTON 4:30 PM

17TH WRESTLING DUAL MEET PEARL CITY 5:30 PM

COLLEGE AND CAREER CENTER:

Students interested in attending speaker sessions in the College and Career Center must come with an INDIVIDUAL pass from the teacher during the period the speaker is scheduled. No pass, no entry. Group pass, no entry. Students, please be sure to ask your teachers for a pass in advance.

College & Career Speakers:

Feb. 7, 2012 at 1:15 pm Hawaii Air National Guard

Feb. 8, 2012 at 10:20 am Hawaiian Humane Society

Feb. 15, 2012 at 11:20 am Chaminade University

Feb. 16, 2012 at 12:20 pm University of Hawaii at West Oahu

Feb. 17, 2012 at 1:50 pm United States Marine Corps

Feb. 23, 2012 at 10:20 am University of Hawaii at Hilo ADMITTED Students

Are you a student interested in attending college in Hawaii? The University of Hawaii campuses will be at a College Fair on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Pearl Country Club.

The 4- year colleges, UH Manoa, UH West Oahu and UH Hilo, as well as Windward, Leeward, Kapiolani and Honolulu Community Colleges will be present. Financial Aid assistance will also be available at the fair. Check it out!

University of Hawaii at Manoa is once again looking for high school sophomores and juniors for their Summer Scholar program. You would take college courses and earn credit during the six week summer session. If you have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and the ability to do college level work, you may want to consider this program. For an application or more information, come to the College & Career Center.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa is hosting The Manoa Experience on Saturday, February 25, 2012. This event will be held at the University of Hawai‘i at Mânoa - McCarthy Mall from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. There will be multiple interactive booths that will allow students to talk one-on-one with faculty, staff and students, informational sessions on the admissions process and campus and residence hall tours will be offered throughout the day to get the full college experience. There is no fee to attend but registration is required. All reservations can be completed online at:

http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/admissions/manoa_experience.html. Deadline to register is Feb. 21, 2012. Participants must present copy of confirmation to receive free parking in Zone 20 lot.

We will be offering the ASVAB on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 8:00 am in the library. The ASVAB is open to 10th, 11th and 12th graders and is FREE. Students interested in joining the military or those interested in learning more about their aptitudes, should come to the College and Career Center to sign up. Last day to sign up is March 23.

The Kalaheo Bulletin is updated every Tuesday and Thursday. If you would like to submit an announcement, please email Joan Lines by noon of the previous day. Mahalo.

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