Naviance Family Connection

Zangle Parent Connect

The Polaris Opportunity staff encourages you to be as involved as possible in your student's education.

Weekly Progress Reports are to be completed every Thursday for all VISTA students. These progress reports are then to be signed Thursday evening and then returned to the student's 1st period teacher. Please look for these weekly reports! This is a great way to keep informed on how your student is performing weekly in each class in terms of grades, credits, and behavior. Attendance is also usually noted.

Opportunity students also have these weekly progress reports available to them. These reports are located in the main office and may be completed by the student and the teachers regularly.

To make this process beneficial, assign consequences or rewards based on these reports. The student is then motivated to get this paper completed weekly AND to bring it home to you!

Please contact individual teachers for more information by using the staff directory. E-mail is a great way of keeping in touch! You can also contact the Counselor, Miss Lisa Rockwell, to request a parent conference. She will then set up the conference to meet in her office and will notify the staff members involved. At that conference, attendance, grades, credits, and behavior will be discussed. This is yet another opportunity to stay involved with your student's education.

Miss Rockwell has been visiting classrooms regularly keeping the students informed about opportunities that continuously come their way. Most recently, ROP Books & Registration forms were handed out. ROP is a year-round career/technical training program available to all students 15 1/2 years of age or older. The classes yield credit for the students just by attending the class and are used for elective credit towards a high school diploma. This is a no-cost program and registration is completed before the end of each semester (late August, mid December, and early June).

Social Work Interns are available to any student needing time to work through any issue. Please see Miss Rockwell, Counselor, to refer your student for this service.
 

DRESS CODE POLICY

Students will NOT wear or display any of the following:

1. “Ben Davis,” “Frisco County,” “Solo,” “Johnny Blaze,” “Harley Davidson,” “South Pole”or “Sur,” brand apparel
2. Belt buckles with ANY initials, logo, or ANY miscellaneous design, including Harley-Davidson (plain only)
3. Long end of belt below belt loops
4. Any head covering unless approved by school administration (including hoods of jackets and helmets)
5. Baggy pants - pants are to be worn at the waist level
6. Gloves
7. Safety pins, spikes, padlocks, any metal studded clothes or apparel
8. Clothing or apparel with any monkey, Orange County, OC, “Rest in Peace” (R.I.P.) “Players 69,” “Pimp,” “Shorty,” Old English writing (including skateboard style), any “Star,”  or any reference to sex, drugs, alcohol, or tobacco, offensive or obscene symbols, sign or slogans
9. Any college or professional team sports apparel
10. Clothes or apparel with ANY NUMBER, including those spelled out (e.g., “Zero”)
11. Combination of shorts with a length below the knee and socks up the bottom of the shorts
12. Bandanas of any size or color, including worn in hair or material of clothing
13. Gang- or drug-affiliated symbols, drawings, tattoos, or items on your person, clothing or in your possession, including, but not limited to the following:
14. Pet-type choker chains on body, attached to wallet or keys, or attached to any belt loops; lanyards hanging from pocket
15. All button-type shirts must be buttoned.
16. Any top shirts without sleeves (males)
17. Steel-toed boots
18. Slippers, pajamas
19. Shirts longer than fingertip.
20. Any blouse or shirt:
1. Showing bra straps
2. Which is suggestively low or tight
3. Which exposes the midriff at all – even ¼”
4. Shear, with an undergarment that violates any part of the modesty code
21. Tube tops, backless tops, or tops with spaghetti straps or straps that allow bra straps to show
22. Shorts or skirts that expose buttocks or that are excessively short
23. Additional items as determined by Administration, local police dept. officials, and gang investigators.

POLARIS HIGH SCHOOL DISCIPLINE CODE SUMMARY – 2005-2006

Major infractions that will result in suspension, transfer or expulsion are:
1. Fighting
2. Sexual Harassment, other harassment, or intimidation/threats
3. Possession, use or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol; possession of drug paraphernalia
4. Possession of a weapon or other dangerous object, including pocket knives and laser pointers
5. Gang-related activity or graffiti
• Major infractions that may result in confiscation or suspension are:
• Use on campus (including turned on) of a cell phone*, walkman*, radio*, CD player*, (“silent” is not acceptable)
• Use or possession of tobacco, or tobacco-related items (such as lighters) on campus
• Profanity or vulgarity
• Backpacks on campus
• Noncompliance with internet/computer rules
• Possession of permanent markers, white out, or other permanent-type markers
• Blatant disregard of the school and district rules