Colorado Academy Upper School Handbook

Colorado Academy Upper School Handbook
Revised August, 2012
unless accompanied by their parents/guardians or a school official on a curricular field
trip.
With a daily campus population of more than 1,000 persons, 900 of whom are children,
for obvious safety reasons students are required to observe all campus speed limits,
stop and yield signs, and parking regulations. Failure to comply will result in a first
offense warning by the advisor or the appropriate grade level dean, and a call home to
the student's parents or guardians. For a second offense, driving and parking privileges
will be suspended for one week with the parents or guardians notified by the Principal.
Any student who has a third offense will meet with the Upper School Disciplinary
Committee.
Extracurricular Activities, Clubs and Organizations
Most students find that involvement in extra-curricular activities enhances their Upper
School experience. All Upper School students are encouraged to participate in the
many student activities, clubs and organizations offered in the Upper School. New
clubs and interest groups are formed each year depending on student interest and
initiative. Students interested in forming a new club must submit a petition to the
Principal, who will decide whether to grant or deny the petition. The petition should
describe the club and its mission. Every club must also have a faculty sponsor. Clubs
that have been active in the school over the last three years are as follows: AfricAid,
Amnesty International, Community Council, Faces of Diversity, French Honor Society,
Journeywork, Kokopelli (Literary Magazine), Medical Careers Club, Mock Trial, Model
UN, Movie Club, Operation Smile, Spanish Honor Society, Students HOPE (Helping
Other People Eat), and Yearbook (Telesis).
Faculty and Staff Lounge/Workroom
Students must not be in the faculty lounge, which is located in the administrative area of
the Upper School. Faculty members are often conducting private discussions or making
copies of tests or other materials. Students may leave papers and homework for faculty
in the Upper School Office, and office personnel will deliver them to faculty mailboxes in
the lounge. Use of the lounge refrigerator and other appliances may only occur with a
teacher’s permission and presence.
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