1. Student Services

Cafeteria

The school cafeteria is maintained as a vital part of the health program of the school.  To encourage good nutrition, a well-balanced lunch is offered at a reasonable price.

  The cafeteria management and your fellow students will appreciate your cooperation in the following areas:

 

1.  Deposit all lunch litter in wastebaskets.

2.  Return all trays and utensils to the dish washing area.

3.  Leave the table and floor around your seat in a clean  condition.

4.  Excessive noise in the cafeteria creates an uncomfortable  atmosphere for others and will not  be      

     tolerated.

5.  Food and drinks may not be taken from the cafeteria.

6.  Gum and candy may not be eaten in the cafeteria.

7.  Students will sit in their assigned areas and will not be permitted to visit with students in other  areas    

    of the  cafeteria.  Special seating arrangements, restricted  talking privileges, and  discipline procedures   

    will be used  in cases of cafeteria misconduct.

8.  Commercial, fast food type lunches, are not permitted.

 

CAFETERIA WELLNESS

A copy of the State Board of Education Child Nutrition Program can be obtained from the office.

 

 

Library

The library is designed to make supplementary resources available to all students at Harris Middle School. The library may be used during study hall periods, activity periods, homeroom time, or any other times that permission has been received from your teacher. Use of the library is encouraged within the rules and guidelines established by the librarian.

Guidance Services

Counseling services are available to students at Harris Middle School through the guidance office. Students are welcome to come by the guidance office during directed study, homeroom, or other available times. Parents may also make appointments to meet with the counselor to discuss their child's records, progress, etc.

Medications

School officials or teachers will not routinely dispense medication to students except in unique situations in which a child's health is dependent upon emergency medical aid. If under exceptional circumstances a child is required to take oral medication during school hours and the parent cannot be at school to administer the medication, only the principal or the principal's designee will administer the medication in compliance with the regulations that follow:

Written instructions signed by parent will be required and will include:

  1. Child's name
  2. Name of medication
  3. Name of physician
  4. Time to be administered
  5. Dosage
  6. Possible side effects, if known
  7. Termination date for administering the medication

PEDICULOSIS (HEAD LICE)

            School-wide checks will be done periodically throughout the school year.  Also, if a teacher or staff member suspects head lice they will be referred to the appropriate staff to be checked.  Upon reasonable confirmation of lice and/or nits, the student’s parent or guardian shall be notified to pick up the student.  According to the Board of Education Policy JGCC, the student may not attend school or ride the bus until it has been confirmed that they are free of lice and/or nits.  You will be given specific instructions, and may return to the school for the first check.  If your child does not clear at this time, they must be re-checked by the school health nurses at the designated checkpoint.  Re-checks will be done Monday-Thursday from 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.   You must have a note from the school health nurses in order to return to school and regain bus privileges.  If a child has not cleared for return to school within three days, their name will be referred to the truant officer.  The child will be re-checked at the school in 7-10 days to confirm that re-infestation has not occurred.  It is advised that you check your child periodically at home also

 

Telephone

Student use of the telephone during the school day is discouraged. Students will be permitted to use the telephone in cases of emergency.

Lockers and Locks

Hall lockers are available for students. Locks may be rented for a year for a $1.00. Only locks rented from the school may be placed on school lockers. Students who do not rent locks are cautioned not to keep money or valuables in their lockers. A $4.00 fee is charged for all lost locks. Note: School officials reserve the right to open and inspect any school locker at any time, because they are the school's property.

VI.  STUDENT ACTIVITIES

 

STUDENT COUNCIL

     Your Student Council provides student activities, serves as a training experience for both student leaders and followers, acts as a clearing house for student activities, seeks to increase interest and participation in school activities, and helps to solve problems that arise.  Members of the Council elected by different classes are your representatives in student government.

 

NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY ELIGIBILITY

Article VI  – Selection of Members

 

Section 1: To be eligible for membership the candidate must be a member of the seventh or eighth grade classes at HMS.  Candidates must have been in attendance at HMS the equivalent of one semester.

 

Section 2: Candidates must have a cumulative scholastic average of 3.5 at HMS.  Students enrolled in algebra are on a five point scale instead of a four point scale and this grade is to be calculated accordingly.  Candidates shall then be evaluated on the basis of service, leadership, character, and citizenship.  The evaluation is performed by the current teachers of each candidate.  A candidate must score at least 86% or better for further consideration.

 

Section 3: Candidates will submit a Student Activity Information Form to the chapter advisors) which will be used by the faculty council for selection.

 

Section 4: The selection of each member to the chapter shall be by majority vote of the faculty council.  The decision of the faculty council is final.

 

Section 5: A description of the selection procedure shall be printed in the student handbook.

 

Article VII – Dismissal

 

Section 1: The procedure for dismissal shall be determined by the faculty council in compliance with the rules and regulations of the National Junior Honor Society.

 

Section 2: Members who fall below the standards which were the basis for their selection shall be promptly warned when given a demerit by the chapter advisor.  In cases of flagrant violation of school rules or civil laws a member does not necessarily have to be warned.  Members who receive out-of-school suspension are automatically dismissed.

 

Section 3: A demerit system will be used to evaluate a member’s deficient standards.  One demerit shall be given for each offense until a total of three (3) demerits are received.  One demerit will be given for each of the following offenses:

            a.  Failure to attend all regular meetings

            b.  Failure to attend committee meetings of which member is  a participant

            c.  Failure to participate fully in service projects

            d.  Failure to show report card to advisor

            e.  Failure of an officer to perform his/her duties

            f.  Receipt of lunchroom detention as an individual

            g.  Report from any teacher, advisor, or administrator as to lack of character or citizenship

            h.  Failure to pay dues

            i.  Assigned to in-school suspension

A total of three demerits will result in a member being dismissed.

 

Section 4: Members who do not have an overall 3.5 grade point average at the end of each semester will be dismissed.

 

Section 5: In all cases of impending dismissal, a member shall have a right to a hearing before the faculty council.

 

Section 6: A member who has been dismissed may appeal the decision of the faculty council under the same rules for disciplinary appeals in the school district.

 

BAND

     Band is part of the regular curriculum and is available to all sixth, seventh and eighth grade students.  Band is a related arts class and students who are enrolled in band will be in the class the entire year instead of music, P.E. and art.  Students enrolled in band will not be allowed to drop the class at any time during the year, except with permission of the school’s administration.

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