August 14, 2023
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Our Vision Statement
Dekaney High School is a school of choice, rich with academic excellence, tradition and school pride. Teachers prepare students for global citizenship. Within our walls, all Wildcats are valued and treated with respect.
Our Mission Statement
Dekaney High School equips students academically and culturally to excel in the career of their choice, compete in a global economy, and dominate in 21st Century skills. Wildcats strive to get better everyday.
IMPORTANT Dress Code Reminder: MAIN CAMPUS
Parents and guardians please review the student dress code as it will be strictly enforced. Remember dress code violations will result in disciplinary actions.
School is a place of business where learning takes place. Dress code regulations will provide appropriate standards for the general appearance of students, foster good physical and mental health, and encourage students in appropriate dress habits. Parents should adhere to all SISD dress code regulations provided in the district handbook.
- Students should wear appropriate shoes (no flip-flops, no shoes without backs and crocs must be worn in sport mode).
- Hoodies and Hooded Jackets may NOT cover head while inside the building
- No belly skin showing; no halter tops.
- Baggy, sagging, oversized or pants are not allowed.
- Students are not allowed to wear hats in the building or on the bus.
- Skirts and Shorts must be longer than fingertips from the knee
- No leggings, jeggings, or bodysuits may be worn alone
- No holes in pants or shirts with skin showing.
- Appropriate undergarments (top and bottom) must be worn at all times. Undergarments may not be visible.
- NO clothing advertising or suggesting alcohol or drugs, guns, violence, sexual or profane images.
Students arriving at school with inappropriate clothing, hair color or accessories will be sent to the nurse (at the discretion of the teacher or an administrator) to call home so that an alternative can be arranged.
Student IDs
- Student IDs are mandatory.
- Student IDs will be a part of the dress code check.
- Every student will get an ID and they will be distributed within the first seven days of school.
- Bus riders need to wear their ZPass IDs to ride the bus.
- Any student having to replace their ID badge, will need to pay $5 each time one is issued.
DRESS CODE UPDATE: NINTH GRADE CENTER
Standardized Dress Code is required for the 2023 - 2024 school year for all students at the ninth grade center. Remember, dress code violations will result in disciplinary actions.
ATTENDANCE
Our school day begins at 7:10 AM every day. We open the doors to students at 6:40 AM for breakfast. Please be sure to have your child/children here on time. Students who are consistently tardy are at a clear disadvantage and remember that three tardies equal one absence.
If your child is sick, please report the absence by 9:00 AM by calling the attendance office at 281-891-7260.
The state of Texas has a mandatory Attendance Requirement of 90%. Please know that under the Compulsory Attendance Law, all students must be in attendance at least 90% of the time they've been enrolled in a public school. In order to receive credit for a final grade for a class, a student is required to attend class 90 percent of the days a class is offered regardless of whether the student's absences are excused [see FEA] or unexcused.
