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1. FINAL EXAMS
Final exams will be held Tuesday, December 13 through Friday, December 16. Testing will take place
from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. each day. Tutorials sessions will be conducted each afternoon from 2:15 –
4:15 p.m.
** Click on the link at the end of the eNews to view a detailed schedule of exam week and other
important exam week information.
2. FINAL EXAM WEEK LUNCH
Pre-ordered sack lunches will be available on exam days The choices of entrees are Deli Club Sandwich
or a Cheese Sandwich The sides are a bag of chips, pickle spears, fresh fruit and one milk choice. The
regular price is $2.65. Students on the Reduced lunch program will pay $.40 and those on the Free lunch
program will incur no cost for the sack lunch.
Sack lunches MUST be PRE-ORDERED by Thursday, December 8. Orders can be placed in the cafeteria
or emailed to the FANS manager, Amy Tang, at amy.tang@pisd.edu. The order should include the entrée
choice, student name and student I.D. number.
Lunches must be picked up immediately following the exams and students must eat the sack lunch in the
cafeteria. Students who do not order a sack lunch may leave campus for lunch.
3. WINTER BREAK
School will be closed for winter break beginning on Monday, December 19. Students will return to
school for the start of second semester on Tuesday, January 3, 2011.
4. COUNSELORS’ CORNER
Semester Grade Calculations
The last day of classwork for the third six weeks is Monday, December 12. Final exams will be
administered Tuesday, December 13 through Friday, December 16. The combination of grades for the
first, second and third six weeks, and the final exam will then be finalized on the students’ transcript.
**Click on the link at the end of the eNews to read important information on how semester final grades
are calculated.
Becoming a Junior
Current tenth grade students will begin the registration process in January. The Plano East Counselors
will visit Clark on January 5. On-line registration for next year’s courses will take place on January 13.
Tenth grade academic conferences will begin in February and continue through April. All sophomores
and their parents will have the opportunity to meet with his/her counselor to discuss:
- Class selection for eleventh grade and make changes/corrections to on-line registration
- Four year plans and graduation requirements
- Class rank
- College requirements
- SAT & ACT testing
These conferences are a wonderful time to talk about hopes, dreams and goals for the future as well as
the process for achieving them. Your scheduled appointment time will be mailed to you two or three
weeks in advance.