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Key Information for the Upcoming Week
Counselor's News
Club News at Clark
Did You Know?
Happenings at PSHS
From the Nurse
School Policies and Procedures
Key Information for The Upcoming Week
Tickets will be $15 at the door. Entrance to dance will be in back of school by the bus lane. Picture packages will be available for purchase with cash only. Desserts and beverages will be provided. Look forward to seeing you there!
On Tuesday, March 28th, all 9th grade students will take the STAAR English 1 EOC, and on Thursday, March 30th, all 10th grade students will take the STAAR English 2 EOC. These are timed tests, and students will have 5 hours to take the test. Students are required to meet the satisfactory standard on both of these tests in order to graduate from high school.
For more details on the testing next week, please click here.
Counselor's News
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.
AP Exam Payments
Parents --- if your student is taking an AP exam in May and you have not yet paid for it, you need to do so as soon as possible. You can pay online through PayPams or your student can pay in the counseling office with cash or check. Thank you for your attention concerning this matter.
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.pdfDual Credit Courses Offered
Club News at Clark
JSA CLUB (Junior State of America)
Are you interested in current events, politics and debate? Then join JSA ( Junior State of America). The club will have their next meeting on Thursday, January 12 from 4:20-4:50 in Mrs. Landers’ room B118. Hope to see you there.
Subsequent meetings will be on February 9, February 23, March 23, April 6, April 20, May 4 and May 11.
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.
SPANISH CULTURAL CLUB (NON –ACADEMIC CLUB)
The purpose of this club is to offer a place to get to know, learn and share about Hispanic cultures and their language. The club will have their first meetings on January 11 from 8:20-8:50 in Mrs. Landers’ room B118. Hope to see you there.
Subsequent meetings will be on January 25, February 8, February 22, March 15, March 22, April 5, April 19, May 3, May 17, and May 31.
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
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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