Honor Roll Ceremony
On March 9, we are acknowledging our students who made the honor roll last semester. We are so proud of the hundreds of students who do the right thing daily. We have excellent scholars at Stone Mountain High and we wanted to publicly acknowledge all of them who make our school a great place to be. Please see the link below to view and to watch recordings. The 9th and 10th Grade classes were honored at 10:00 Am and 11th and 12th will be honored at 2:00 PM.
Our Drive to 95- Attendance Updates
As stated in the last Parent Newsletter, our average daily attendance for February was 85%. Last week, we improved to 87.9%. We are excited about the increase but we need more. 87.9% still meant that there were 123 unexcused absences last week. We have to do better so our students can do better.
Here is what you can do:
- Have an Infinite Campus Parent Portal account. You can monitor your student's attendance daily with the app. If you need assistance in creating a parent portal account, contact our school registrar.
- Call the attendance secretary when you have a sick student. Some of our student absences are illnesses but if we do not get a note, email, or call, we are forced to code the absence as unexcused.
- Bring your student to school on time. Daily we have dozens of parents who drop their students off late. Please bring your student daily by 8:00 am.
- If there are reasons your student is absent, let us know. We have resources that can support families but we need to know how we can support you.
It is extremely important that we get attendance right. As we drive for 95, we will need all hands on deck to turn this around. Our students deserve it. We can do this!
To Be Great, Be Here By 8
Parents, please assist us by bringing your students to school on time. We have dozens of students who are late to 1st period specifically. All students should be in their seats in 1st period by 8:10 am. Please have students at school by 8:00 am so they can arrive on time. All students reporting after 8:40 must be signed in by a parent. We hope this increases our daily attendance and curtails our tardies. Thank you parents for your efforts in getting our students here and on time!
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
Please click here to see step by step directions on how to access Parent Portal. If you need additional assistance, please email our registrar at britanny_freeman@dekalbschoolsga.org.
Backpack/Bookbag rule- Thank You!
We have begun collecting bookbags that are not clear. Bookbags will only be returned to parents. If your student is having difficulty finding a clear bookbag, please have them see the principal.
Pirate Parent Newsletter
Volume 2: Issue 12