WHAT IS THE CRITERIA TO EXEMPT EXAMS?

Students may exempt up to three semester exams each semester.  Students who have an 85 or better average and no more than 2 absences in a class may exempt the exam for that class.  Three tardies equal an absence and are cumulative across all class periods.  An exam in a full year course may be selected either first OR second semester.  A student is limited to 3 exemptions per semester and may only exempt the same class once each school year. (Example, if exempt English at midterm, cannot exempt English at year end.)

Accordingly, students are:

• exempt- if have 0 absences in a class period and 8 or less tardies in all periods (cumulative tardies);
• not exempt- if have 0 absences in a class period and 9 or more cumulative tardies;
• exempt if have 1 absence in a class period and 5 or less cumulative tardies;
• not exempt if have 1 absence in a class period and 6 or more cumulative tardies;
• exempt if have 2 absences in a class period and 2 or less cumulative tardies;
• not exempt if have 2 absences in a class period and 3 or more cumulative tardies;
• not exempt if have 3 absences in a class period.

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HOW DO STUDENTS DECLARE EXEMPTIONS?

A new exemption policy will be used for semester finals this year.  This policy change makes the students responsible for declaring their exemption(s) and turning the information in on time.  The students must follow the following steps between January 5 and January 7:

1. Pick up attendance summary from the Counseling Center either before school or during any lunch period.

2. Pick up exemption forms at the Obligation table in the student center either before school or during any lunch period. Students with outstanding obligations may not exempt any exam.

3. Staple attendance summary to the exemption form.

4. Obtain signature from the teacher for any class that the student may exempt.  Students may need to leave the form with the teacher and come back later to pick it up because teacher will check the student’s grade.  If student meets the exemption criteria, the teacher will sign the exemption form and have it available for student to pick up.

6. Exemption forms must be turned into the Counseling Center by Wednesday, January 7th.   NO EXCEPTIONS!

WHEN ARE EXAMS?

MONDAY, JANUARY 12
9:05-11:05 1st Period Exam
11:05-11:13 Passing Period
11:13-2:03 3rd Period/Lunch/Study Hall**
2:03-2:10 Passing Period 
2:10-4:10 4th Period Exam

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13
9:05-11:05 2nd Period Exam
11:05-11:15 Passing Period
11:15-1:15 3rd Period Exam

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14
9:05-11:05 5th Period Exam
11:05-11:15 Passing Period
11:15-1:15 6th Period Exam

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
9:05-11:05 7th Period Exam
11:05-11:15 Passing Period
11:15-1:15 8th Period Exam

WHAT ABOUT LUNCH?

Lunch schedule for Monday, January 12th.

**11:05 -11:40 1ST  LUNCH
11:40 -11:48         Passing Period
11:40 -12:15 2ND LUNCH
12:15 -12:23         Passing Period
12:15 -12:50 3RD & 4TH  LUNCH
12:50 -12:58         Passing Period
12:58 -2:03 Study Hall in 3rd Period Class

RELEASED FOR LUNCH BY BUILDING WHERE HAVE THIRD PERIOD
1ST Lunch 600
2nd Lunch 700
3rd & 4th Lunch 100, 200, 300, 500 800, 900, Portable
Athletics & P.E.

Lunches for Tuesday, January 13th-Thursday, January 15th
SACK LUNCHES WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CAFETERIA ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  Anyone desiring a sack lunch should obtain a ticket in the cafeteria each morning before 9:05. Students may pick up lunches at 11:15.  Lunches may be eaten in the cafeteria, if the student does not have a next period exam, or may be taken home after the last period exam. Please note, lunches should not be eaten on the buses.

OTHER EXAM PERIOD RULES

Students who exempt one exam on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and because of transportation issues have to be in school all day, MUST go to and remain in the supervised study hall in the cafeteria during the exam period for which they are exempt.

Students who exempt both exams on a given day MUST (district policy) come to school that day and sign an attendance register in the Counseling Center.

Students must remain in their classes or in the supervised study hall in the cafeteria until the end of each exam period

STUDENTS CAN ONLY TAKE THE EXAMS AT THE PERIODS DURING WHICH THEY ARE SCHEDULED.  They will not be allowed to mix and match exam periods from one day to another.

Buses will run their regular high school routes on Monday, January 12th.  On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, students will be dismissed at 1:15.  However, any student whose parent allows him/her to leave the campus early will not be allowed to return to campus to catch the bus. Parents must make their own early dismissal transportation arrangements.  Students who are excused from exams may not be on the campus of RRHS or any other campus. Please do not request other campuses to release younger children to their RRHS brothers or sisters before the end of the school day.

Review Sheet for Final

Your last regular test will be this Thursday/Friday on the Judicial Branch!

It’s 25 multiple choice questions long. Use these PowerPoints and chapters 18-21 in your textbook to help you study. There will be no study guide for this test!

Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

(I suggest using Microstof Internet Explorer to view these PowerPoints)

Here is another opportunity from a woman who is considering running for the State Board of Education. Rebecca Osborne is a teacher at McNeil HS and a former student of Ms. Hilsabeck here at RRHS.The State Board of Education is the governmental organization that determines what students learn in school and other school issues. Its a very powerful group of people that most citizens haven’t heard of.

This will be a great opportunity for you to see really how a campaign works from the ground up! If you choose this option, I will allow you to turn the project in after the holidays.

Students interested in working on the campaign can meet with me at 2pm on Sunday at the Round Rock Public Library.  (Another meeting will occur on Thursday, December 18th at 5pm – same location.)

We will try to meet in the Teen Room; on the first floor.  As you enter the front door of the library, take a left, go past the stairs and into the room on the left. If students are planning to come, they can email me at:

rebecca@osborne.org

To work on this first phase of the campaign, volunteers need access to a computer with internet access.

If students have the following items, it would be helpful if they could bring them.

1. USB thumb drive
2. laptop
3. library card, this will allow students to use the library computers

Our New Principal will come to Round Rock High School for the first time tomorrow, December 5th!

Dr. Philip Warrick, the new principal for Round Rock High School, will officially start on December 5.  Dr. Warrick will be meeting with the staff that morning at 7:30 a.m. and will meet with student and student groups throughout the day.

All of RRHS– Staff, Parents, and Students– are invited to attend a Meet & Greet Reception in honor of Dr. Warrick on Friday evening, December 5 from 5 pm to 7 pm.  Dr. Warrick will speak briefly at 6 pm.  The reception will be held in the RRHS’ Commons Area in the 100 Building. Stop in and meet the new leader for RRHS.

Dr. Philip Warrick