<strong>Simon</strong> A. <strong>Sanchez</strong> High School Student Planner 2013-2014Dear Students and Parents/Guardians,It is essential that you review the contents of this Student Handbook with your child(ren) so that you understand the policies and rulesof our school. Please <strong>not</strong>e that the contents of this Student Handbook are subject to change at any time. <strong>If</strong> you have any questions orconcerns, please contact your child’s respective grade level administrator.PROPERTY OFName: ____________________________________________________________________Address:___________________________________________________________________Home Phone:_______________________________________________________________School ID #:________________________________________________________________Insurance Company & Policy Number: __________________________________________IN CASE OF EMERGENCY NOTIFYName: ____________________________________________________________________Address: ___________________________________________________________________Home Phone: _________________________ Work Phone: ______________________CLASS SCHEDULE1 STSemester2 ndSemesterPeriod Subject Teacher Room #123456123456STUDENT MEDIA RELEASEIn an effort to promote school events, your child’s photo may be posted on the school website, printed in local media newspapersand/or may be aired on local news stations in an effort to showcase the school.Should you choose to <strong>not</strong> have your child’s picture released for any school event, please provide your child’s grade level administratorwith a <strong>not</strong>e within two weeks of the beginning of the school year.Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges“Home of the SHARKS”2
<strong>Simon</strong> A. <strong>Sanchez</strong> High School Student Planner 2013-2014History of School’s NamesakeMr. <strong>Simon</strong> Angeles <strong>Sanchez</strong>, for whom the school was named, was a distinguished <strong>Guam</strong>anian educator who was born inHagatna on December 3, 1895 to Candido and Elauteria Angeles <strong>Sanchez</strong>, and was the youngest of five children. He attended gradeschool, evening high school, and completed his training at the Teacher Training Normal School in Hagatna. He also took additionalcollege courses from the University of Chicago and the University of Hawaii.For more than 30 years, Mr. <strong>Sanchez</strong> served as a teacher, administrator, and board member in <strong>Guam</strong>’s public schools. Hewas the principal of the Sumay School, Dededo School, and the Intermediate School in Agana. He was also the first <strong>Guam</strong>anianSuperintendent of Schools, and he served on the Territorial Board of Education as a member and chairman.During his years as an educator, Mr. <strong>Sanchez</strong> was in the forefront of expansion and improvements to <strong>Guam</strong>’s educationalsystem. He saw <strong>Guam</strong>’s schools change from one room, open-air thatched huts to multi-million dollar, air-conditioned showcases.He saw the enrollment increase from two thousand to twenty thousand students and the budget increase from forty thousand to fortymillion dollars. For his work in education, he was honored by the University of <strong>Guam</strong>, the Ohio State University, and the Governmentof <strong>Guam</strong>.In addition to his distinguished career in education, Mr. <strong>Simon</strong> <strong>Sanchez</strong> was active in other affairs of his island community.Before the war, he helped establish the Boy Scout and Girl Scout movement. Before the Organic Act, he served as a member and thensecretary of the House of Council of the <strong>Guam</strong> Congress. During the immediate post-war period, he served as a Commissioner ofTamuning. He was also a charter member and president of the <strong>Guam</strong> Rotary Club. Mr. <strong>Sanchez</strong> was even an active member of theYoung Men’s League of <strong>Guam</strong> and the St. Anthony’s Holy Name Society. With all his contributions to education and the community,Mr. <strong>Simon</strong> A. <strong>Sanchez</strong> is known today to the <strong>Guam</strong> community as “Mr. Education of <strong>Guam</strong>.”School Administrative TeamMrs. Beth N. Perez, PrincipalMr. Joel L. Punzalan, 9 th Grade Assistant PrincipalMrs. Rebecca A.R. Duenas, 10 th Grade Assistant PrincipalMr. Dennis Malilay, 11 th Grade Assistant PrincipalMr. Melvin Finona, 12 th Grade Assistant PrincipalHours of OperationGates Open: 6:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Main Office: 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.Business Office: 7:00a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Payments: 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)Counseling Office: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Nurse’s Office: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Contact Information<strong>Simon</strong> A. <strong>Sanchez</strong> High School395 Juan Jacinto RoadYigo, <strong>Guam</strong> 96929Telephone: (671) 653-2313 or 300-3528/21/22School Website: www.simonsanchez.orgAccredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges“Home of the SHARKS”3