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- Website - www.pisd.edu/clark
- Clark PTSA website - www.clarkptsa.org
- Clark eNews - http://elist.pisd.edu/
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- Clark AVID site - https://tinyurl.com/ycgtazga
From the Counselors
PSAT Results
PSAT results will be given to 10th graders during their academic conferences. Students also have access to their scores online at the College Board website. If a student would like to have his/her score report and test book before the scheduled academic conference they are available in the counseling office during Block Lunches.
From the Clinic
Flu season is here ! Parents, you can help prevent the spread of flu by :
1) Not sending your kids to school if they have a fever and are suspected of having flu. Instead, please take them to see a doctor.
2) Getting a flu shot.
3) Please remind your kids to wash their hands frequently and cough and sneeze into their own sleeve.
- More information can be found on the following government sites:
Last Day to Purchase a Yearbook
The last day to buy a yearbook is TODAY, Friday, February 2. Students are not guaranteed a yearbook after this date. Books are $55. Order online, or see Ms. Meredith in room 220 to order your book now!
Cougarette Valentine's Day Carnations
Upcoming Clark Theater Production
Come see Urinetown!
In the not-so-distant future, a terrible water shortage and 20-year drought has led to a government ban on private toilets and a proliferation of paid public toilets, owned and operated by a single megalomaniac company: the Urine Good Company. If the poor don’t obey the strict laws prohibiting free urination, they’ll be sent to the dreaded and mysterious “Urinetown.” A brilliant satire modeled off the plays of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, Urinetown is a wickedly funny, fast-paced, and surprisingly intelligent comedic romp.
Tickets are available for purchase online at https://www.eventbrite.com/d/tx--plano/clark-high-school/. PISD Staff tickets are $5 with ID.
Athletic News
Athletic Schedules
Athletic schedules can be found on the Clark website at:
News from PSHS
PISD Dress Code, Student/Parent Policy Guide and School Calendar
Dress Code
We want to remind everyone to keep the PISD dress code in mind when making back to school clothing purchases. The district's dress code may be found below:
Students’ dress and grooming are expected to be in keeping with accepted community standards.
1. Shoes must be worn at all times.
2. Students in grades 3–12 may wear shorts but must meet the following standards:
a. Must be loose-fitting; no biking shorts/running shorts, cutoffs, boxer shorts or combination thereof.
b. Must be hemmed or cuffed.
c. Length must be to the fingertips or longer.
3. Dresses or skirts must be longer than fingertips.
4. Tank tops, tube tops, halter-type blouses, or mesh shirts will not be permitted.
Sundresses will be permitted if modestly cut. Shirts should overlap the
waistband of skirts, shorts, or pants.
5. Items with provocative, offensive, violent, or drug-related pictures
and/or slogans will not be permitted. Items advertising alcoholic beverages and/or tobacco products will not be permitted.
6. No hats, caps, bandannas, hoods, wallet chains, or sunglasses.
7. No type of clothing that has been torn or has holes will be allowed.
8. No sagging pants or shorts.
9. No gang paraphernalia.
10. No visible pierced jewelry other than earrings.
11. All students are expected to meet community standards and school policies
with regard to health, cleanliness, and appearance.
All safety rules must be obeyed. [See FNCA (LOCAL)]
Any student in violation of the dress code will report to ISS to correct the problem. Students may call a parent for clothing items to be brought to school, or they may be loaned clothing. If the problem cannot be solved, the student will remain in ISS for the day.
STUDENT/PARENT POLICY GUIDE
Below please find a link to the 2017-18 Policy Guide for the district:
https://www.pisd.edu/cms/lib/TX02215173/Centricity/domain/143/policy%20guide/PolicyGuide.English.pdf
It is also available in Spanish here: https://www.pisd.edu/cms/lib/TX02215173/Centricity/domain/143/policy%20guide/PolicyGuide.Spanish.pdf
2017-2018 PISD School Calendar
You can view the 2017-2018 PISD school calendar on the district’s website at.: https://www.pisd.edu/cms/lib/TX02215173/Centricity/domain/239/other%20calendar%20options/FINAL_2017_18calendar_Updated030817.pdf
You can view the 2018-2019 PISD school calendar on the district's website at:
Attendance Procedure for 2017-2018 School Year
Reporting a student absent: A parent/guardian should call the Student Absence Line to report a student absence. Call 469-752-7200 option 1 for English, or option 2 for Spanish, next press option 3 to leave a message. Please leave the student's name, ID#, reason for the absence, date of the absence and who is reporting the absence.
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 note should include the student's name, ID number, reason and date 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 a student must leave school early, PLEASE send a note with him or her to turn into the attendance office. The student will get a pass to leave the class at the time you will pick him/her up. The student will wait for you in the front office so that you may sign him/her out. 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.
If the student is driving themselves to an appointment, we need a written note with a parent signature for us to release the student from class.
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!
Clark Bell Schedule 2017-2018
Block Lunch Schedule
Clark High School
Email: bill.freeman@pisd.edu
Website: https://www.pisd.edu/clark
Location: 523 Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75023
Phone: 469-752-7200
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Twitter: @ClarkHSCougars