Orientation for parents

There will be a meeting for parents of all new students (ninth graders and transfer students) on Tuesday, September 2, at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria. This will be a time for staff and parents to preview the year, discuss the extensive opportunities at CHS, and share information. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend.

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Open house

Open House at CHS will be held on Wednesday, September 24. At 6:30 PM schedules will be available in the lobby. At 6:45 Principal Jay Conroy will briefly welcome parents and guardians in the auditorium. At 7:05 those attending will meet in their student’s first period classroom. The evening will end around 8:45. Plan to attend and learn more about your child's education.

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First day of school

Corvallis High School welcomes all ninth graders and other new students at new student orientation on Wednesday, September 3, from 7:40 AM - 11:00 AM. During this time, new students will meet staff, hear about programs, activities and policies and tour the building. Returning CHS students should report at 11:00, when all students are invited to an entertainment-packed lunch. Cost is $2.50. Classes begin for ALL students at 11:50.

Freshmen and new students will use the regular bus route; buses will run again about 2 ½ hours later for sophomores, juniors and seniors on September 4 only. Only new students should come to CHS on the morning run. There is a late start for returning students.    [top]  [home]

Registration for 2003-2004

Registration packets were mailed out the first full week of August. At registration you will get your schedule, have your ID/SBC picture taken, pay your fees, check out your books, find your locker and be ready for the first day! If you cannot attend on the designated day, please call the counseling office. Volunteers are needed for registration, call Linda Alderman at 757-5871 in August.

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Daily bell schedule

This year’s daily bell schedule follows. Classes are 95 minutes in length. One-credit classes meet either on odd days (usually Monday/Wednesday) or on even days (usually Tuesday/Thursday) for 95 minutes; most Fridays all class periods meet for 45 minutes.  

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Credit denial

Attendance is important - it is impossible for a student to learn from a teacher when the student does not attend class. Regular attendance is a key element in academic success. Poor attendance may result in failing grades or dropping out.

Corvallis High School has a policy allowing teachers to deny credit when a student has missed too many classes. The details of each class's credit denial policy rest with individual teacher, who must:

Ø       identify how attendance and class participation relate to course instructional goals,

Ø       and inform parents and students of the details of the policy.

There are procedures to appeal credit denial. Only unexcused absences can be counted toward credit denial. See the article on attendance for information about what constitutes an unexcused absence.

Make sure your child knows the credit denial policy in each class - details of the policy rest with each teacher and will vary.

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Attendance

CHS needs your help in reporting absences. If your child has been, or will be absent, please call the CHS Attendance Office at 757-5888 as soon as possible. If you do not call, the computer will record your child’s absence as unexcused. After 48 hours, absences cannot be excused. Notes are not accepted in place of the phone call.

Absences may be excused at the request of a student’s parent/guardian because of illness, disability, illness in the immediate family requiring the student’s presence, a family emergency, religious reasons, or anything the school deems appropriate (up to 5 pre-arranged absences per semester). Students who are eighteen-years-old may request their own absences be excused.

Please encourage your child to attend all classes; but, if a class is missed, please clear excused absences in a timely fashion.

When calling in an excused absence please give the exact date of absence, block or period of absence, and please spell the student’s last name clearly.

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Messages

All messages to students called in by telephone will be placed on the student’s locker unless it is an emergency. This is school policy and is to minimize class interruptions. Please remind your son or daughter in the morning before school of appointments during the day.

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Parking and pick-up tips in school zones

Students and parents should be reminded that some parking areas are off-limits to students, including the front lot, the industrial compound and the area near the home economics wing. Student cars parked improperly or in inappropriate areas will be cited; continued offenses may lead to towing.

Your cooperation in making the area around CHS safe is appreciated. During the early morning and afternoon rush (7:25 – 7:45 AM and 3:05 – 3:25 PM):

• Driving through the parking lot in front of the main entrance on 11^th Street results in traffic jams and unsafe conditions for students and staff trying to get to the building. Parking in the front lot is limited to staff.

• Two good options for dropping off and picking up passengers are 11^th Street in front of the school (not in the parking lot!) and Pierce Street.

Remember, the 20 mph speed limit in school zones applies twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year, whenever students are present on school grounds, including sports events, performances, etc. Students do not need to be visible, only present. Students are defined as “anyone under the age of eighteen.” The cost of a violation is expensive – most traffic fines are doubled in school zones!

Also remember that pedestrians in marked crosswalks always have the right-of-way. Drivers who do not yield to pedestrians in crosswalks are in violation of the law – remember this when you see students trying to cross Buchanan!

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Parking permits required: 

All students who drive a car to school are required to have a parking permit. If you did not purchase a student activity card this year, your permit will cost $5. Forms are available in the main office. Replacement permits cost $5 for all students.  [top]  [home]