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Key Information for the Upcoming Week
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Counselor's News
Cougarettes News
Club News at Clark
Did You Know?
Happenings at PSHS
From the Nurse
School Policies and Procedures
Key Information for The Upcoming Week
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Counselor's News
Dual Credit – Collin College U.S. History
The registration date for Collin College U.S. History is just around the corner. Registration for the class will open on April 18. The deadline for registration and payment is May 26.
If you haven’t started the process, these are the things that need to get done:
1. Apply to Collin College at https://apply.collin.edu (student and parent must do)
2. Take the TSI: (student must do)
Take the pre-assessment on-line
Print the certificate of completion
Pay the fee - $29.00
1. Go to Collin and take the actual TSI test
3. Counselors will turn in the High School Enrollment Permission Form and send your transcript
4. Turn in the Bacterial Meningitis Form to Collin College (student/parent) or bring it to your counselor and we will make sure it is turned in
5. Complete the mandatory Training on Sexual Violence (student must do)
6. Register for the class after April 18. Students will need the course and period number called the CRN number. That information is on the paperwork you received from your counselor.
If a student receives accommodations in current classes, it is imperative that they contact the Collin College Access Office for information about applying for and receiving accommodations in dual credit classes. The Access office can be reached at 972-881-5898. For more information about accommodations in Collin College classes, click on the link below.
https://www.collin.edu/studentresources/disabilityservices/index.html
Plano Youth Leadership
On behalf of the Board of Directors for the Plano Youth Leadership, I am contacting you with an opportunity for your incoming tenth graders. Plano Youth Leadership is an organization that develops leadership skills in our young men and women in order to inspire lifelong community involvement. Applications and instructions can be accessed online at www.planoyouthleadership.org. Details can be found on the attachment.
Please share this opportunity with your students who would like to be a part of this year long experience in their tenth grade year. Applications will be accepted through April 28th, 2017.
EXAM WAIVER GUIDELINES UPDATED
Please see the following link to view the updated guidelines for Exam Waivers in Plano ISD.
http://d3ssju1abnbtac.cloudfront.net/contributions/attachments/24102/original/ExamWaiverGuidelines2016-b.pdfCougarettes News
Club News at Clark
MULTICULTURAL CLUB
The next Multicultural Club meeting will be held on Thursday, January 12 from 8:20 to 8:45 am in Room B118. The purpose of this club is to offer a place to get to know, learn and share about world cultures and cultural heritages that are represented in Clark High School and in our Plano community. Subsequent meetings will be on February 9, February 23, March 2, March 23, April 6, April 20, May 4 and May 11.
Did You Know?
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Information
N-BOMe, commonly referred to as “N-bomb” or “Smiles,” is a powerful synthetic hallucinogen sold as an alternative to LSD or mescaline (a hallucinogenic drug made from a cactus plant). In most cases students who refer to a drug as “acid” or “LSD” are actually talking about N-BOMe. This is an extremely dangerous drug!
For more information, please go to the following link:
http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/synthetic/what-is-n-bomb.html
Happenings At PSHS
STAY COOL THIS SUMMER!!
If you want to play hockey - here's your chance to be a Wildcat!! (Open to boys and girls in 7th-12th grades as of Fall 2017)
Registration for High School Summer Hockey is open!!! The season starts April 30th & runs thru July. Cost is $250 total! Games for JV are on Sundays and Varsity are on Thursdays. No practices or tryouts in the summer season. It’s a fun time to get to play games and stay on the ice when it’s hot!
Please contact Tommy Rose at 972-333-0334 tommyrose@me.com or Jodie Rea at jodierea@sbcglobal.net.
From the Nurse
Health Alert: Flu
Parents and students can help reduce the impact of the cold and flu season by following these simple tips:
- Get a flu shot!
- Keep your children at home for fever of 100° or more for 24 hours without fever reducing medication.
- Wash hands often with soap and water for 20 seconds or more. If soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based hand rub/gel.
- Cough and/or sneeze into a tissue or your upper sleeve, not into your hand.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Information from CDC: Vaccines
Vaccines for Your Children: Protect Your Child at Every Age – information from CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/protecting-children/years-11-12.html
School Policies and Procedures
NOTE FROM THE NURSE
Flu Season is Upon Us!!!!!
Flu season is typically from October - March. Preparation is the key. Management is a team effort between parents, students, health care professionals, Plano ISD and Collin County Health Department. Each plays a vital role in managing the flu season responsibly.
Parents help by:
- Having their families vaccinated against the flu.
- Encouraging proper hand washing, sneeze and cough techniques such as "Sneeze/Cough in your sleeve".
- Consulting their health care providers when flu-like illness symptoms begin. Flu like symptoms include: fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, fatigue and nasal congestion.
- Keeping their children home when ill. Students should be without vomiting, diarrhea, and fever-free without fever reducing medication for 24 hours before returning to school.
Students help by:
- Washing their hands for twenty seconds with soap and water before and after eating, after sneezing or coughing into their hands, after using the restroom, after playing outdoors, and any other time their hands are dirty.
- Using Kleenex when possible or sneezing and coughing into their sleeves.
- Not sharing food and drink.
- Encouraging others to do the same.
See attachments for: Flu Facts from the CDC and Collin Count Epidemiology Newsletter Regarding Pertussis and Mosquito bites.
More information can be found on the following government sites:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/disease/influenza/
http://www.collincountytx.gov/healthcare_services/Pages/influenza.aspx
ATTENDANCE PROCEDURE FOR 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR
Parent notes: A student has up to (3) three days after an absence to turn in a parent/doctor note in order to receive an excused absence. The not should include the students name, ID number, reason and dates of the absence. A parent call does not excuse the absence.
Leaving school ill: If a student becomes ill while at school, he/she should go to the nurse's office. The nurse will contact the parents. The student and parent must then sign out at the attendance office before leaving. A student should not call/text you from their cell phone to tell you they are sick and to pick them up. Cell phone use is not allowed during class time. We have a phone available for students in the front office.
Doctor/Dental appointments: If your student must leave school early, PLEASE send a note with him/her to that he/she can be released from class. The student can sign out and wait for you in the front office. A doctor's note is required when the student returns to school. The state requires us to have a doctor's note when a student is gone for an appointment.
Other absences: Non-School activities must be pre-approved by the principal in order for the student to make up missed work. The Student Absence Request Form is available in the front office and on the Clark website in the FORMS section. The form needs to be filled out and turned in to the attendance office at least a week before the absence.
REMEMBER - NOTES CAN PREVENT UNEXCUSED ABSENCES!
DRESS CODE
ATHLETIC SCHEDULES
http://k12.pisd.edu/clark-high-school/contributions/16951-athletic-schedules.
STUDENT/PARENT POLICY GUIDE
2016-2017 PISD SCHOOL CALENDAR
http://www.pisd.edu/common/calendar/calendar.glance.1617PlanoISD.shtml.
You can view the 2017-2018 PISD school calendar on the district's website at:
http://www.pisd.edu/common/calendar/2017-18CalendarataGlancePlanoISD.shtml.
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Clark High School
Email: bill.freeman@pisd.edu
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Location: 523 Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75023
Phone: 469-752-7200
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