E.C. Glass Newsletter
October, 2018
Upcoming Dates
October 4th,Girls Volleyball @5:30 & 7:00pm (home)
October 5th,Vasity Football Rustburg (away)
October 6th,SAT Testing @7:00am ECG
October 8th,Girls Volleyball Liberty (home) 5:30 & 7:00pm
October 9th,Touching Bases in the Cafeteria 4:00-6:00pm
October 9th,Girls Volleyball Jefferson Forrest High (away) 5:30 & 7:00pm
October 9th,Field Hockey ECG (home) 6:30pm
October 10th,SAT School Day
October 10th,Touching Bases @ 8:00 am-10:amin the cafeteria
October 10th,11th 12th Fall break no school
October 11th, Girls Volleyball 5:30 & 7:00pm Liberty (home)
October 11th,JV Football @6:45 jefferson Forest (away)
October 12th,Football Vasity 7:00pm (home)
October, 13 & 14th VT Fall Visitation in the Future Center
October 16th,FAFSA Nights in the library
October 18,Rachel's Challenge @7:50am - 8:50am int the gym
October 19,Report Cards
October 19th,@ 7:45 AM Principal's Coffee
October 22,Field Hockey @7:00pm (away)
October 23-25 SOL Retakes
October, 24th Forensics Meet ECG 5:00pm
October, 25th Student Leadership @2nd lunch in the Main Office conference room
October 25th Football JV @6:30pm (away)
October, 26th Varsity Football 7:00pm (home)
October, 26 Club Pictures
October, 27 ACT testing @ Future Center
October, 29, ASVAB test Prep in the Future Center
Principal's Coffee
Nurse News
Attention Students & Parents:
It is Your Students responsibility to sign in on the clinic log found on the BLUE clipboard on the corner of the nurse’s desk if you need to speak to/be assessed by the nurse. If you just need to grab a Band-Aid or to use the restroom, you may do so without speaking to the nurse. Keep in mind, the time you enter and the time you leave ARE recorded so if you don’t sign in, you were not in here. BE RESPONSIBLE!!! While we understand and sympathize that you may not feel well, dismissal from the clinic is not automatically excused. Therefore, the nurse will no longer call your parent or allow you to use the clinic phone for any reason unless you have been assessed and found to be ill enough to be sent home according to the LCS illness guidelines. At this point, the nurse will contact yourparent directly. If your parent wishes to speak with the nurse for any reason, yourparent may call the clinic directly themselves.
Kristy Campbell, RN
School Nurse for E.C. Glass High School
Lynchburg City Schools
2111 Memorial Ave
Lynchburg, Va. 24501
(434)515-5374
FAX (434)522-3746
campbellkd@lcsedu.net
National Honor Society
An email will be sent to all eligible Juniors and Seniors to apply to the National Honor Society Chapter here at E.C. Glass. Students will need to check their LCS email for this letter. The letter will be sent out sometime in late October or early November. This letter will explain the process of applying to the National Honor Society. If you have any questions about the process or believe that your student should have and did not get an invitation to apply, please contact Mr. Brown at brownkd@lcsedu.net.
Thank you,
Kevin Brown
Social Studies
AP World
NHS Advisor
Lynchburg City Schools
2111 Memorial Ave
Lynchburg VA, 24523
(434) 515-5370
SOL Update:
Key Club
Key Club gives students the opportunity to work and log volunteer hours, these can help students apply for things like National Honor Society. Last week Key club went to Park View Community mission and stocked the food bank. They also provide the community with a hot meal on Wednesday nights. They open up the food bank on Thursdays and Saturdays for everyone. Key Club is a great way to give back.
For more information please contact the library
FASFA
Attendance
Attendance Policy
Any student between the ages of five until they graduate or turn 18 is subject to compulsory school attendance.
Excused and unexcused absences
After each absence parent or guardians are notified via phone by our computerized dialer when a student fails to report to school without a valid excuse. All student’s absences are recorded as unexcused until the parent or guardian sends a written note or email to provide a justifiable reason for the absence, despite if the parent or guardian has contacted the school via telephone. Students have two days upon their return to school to provide a note of excuse. After that time, the absence will remain unexcused. Acceptable excuses include: illness of a student; serious illness in the family which necessitates the absence of the student; death in the family; required court appearance; special and recognized holiday; and other reasons which may be approved by the school administration.
5 unexcused absences
If a student reaches five unexcused absences during the school year a letter requesting a parent conference is mailed to the parent or guardian. If the parent or guardian is unable to attend the conference on the scheduled date they should contact the Attendance Coordinator immediately to schedule a new date. A City Attorney’s letter is also mailed to parents or guardians outlining the legal consequences of continued truancy. During the five day conference the Attendance Coordinator will discuss the absences with the student and parent/guardian and create an attendance plan. **Note: Attendance does not “reset” after the first semester. The attendance policy applies to the entire school year.
7 unexcused absences
Once a student has accumulated more than seven unexcused absences during the school year students are referred to the truancy office and parents and students are required to attend an Interagency Truancy Review Team (ITRT) meeting at the courthouse.
Continued truancy
If the truancy continues after the ITRT meeting students and parents can be referred to Juvenile and Domestic Relation Court. If a child is found to be in Need of Supervision, the Judge may order the child to attend school or order the family to participate in services to address underlying needs.
15 consecutive absences
After 15 consecutive days of unexcused absence a student will be dropped from the roster of the school. Withdrawn students are not excused from mandatory school attendance requirements and are expected to re-enroll as soon as possible. The school will notify the parent or guardian in writing that their student has been withdrawn and will need to be re-enrolled immediately.
Tardy Policy
We expect students to be on time to school everyday. If for any reason a student is late to school or 1st period they are to report to the main office to receive a pass to class and to be marked tardy.
Excused tardies
For a tardy to be considered excused, the student must turn in a note to the Attendance Office that details why the student was tardy and has a parent or guardian signature. All notes must be turned in by the following day. Excused tardies include: personal illness, family emergency, doctor appointments, and court appointments. After 10 excused tardies, the only notes that will be accepted are from a doctor or the court.
Unexcused tardies
A tardy will remain unexcused if a student fails to turn in a signed note from a parent by the following day. If the reason in the note does not meet the criteria for an excused tardy it will remain unexcused. The Attendance Office cannot take phone calls to excuse tardies.
Consequences for unexcused tardies
2nd tardy: phone call home
4th tardy: AIA
5th tardy: referred to principal
Dracula was a Huge Success
Glass Theatre has taken a big BITE into our 2018-2019 Season!
Photo taken by: Claire H
Touching Bases
GO BLUE!
ECG Air Force JROTC
