Student handbook for 1996-1997 - Southwestern Academy

COMMUTING STUDENTSGENERAL PROCEDURES Commuting students,living at home, should come to campus on schoolmornings by eight a.m..Commuting students must be in their seatsin the assembly room by 8:10 sharp.Commuting students may go home at 4:30 ifthey have no detentions. All students areencouraged to stay on campus for sports eventsand other activities.Students may never leave campus withoutpermission from the school office, evenafter regular school hours.Commuting students are invited to participate inall school activities and athletics, and are requiredto attend P.E., lunch, “Opportunity,” anydetentions, and a few special programs duringthe year.Lunch is served to all students on campus.Commuting students are expected at the lunchtable, and may not bring or order food or drink tocampus.Breakfast, dinner, or overnight stays on campuscan be arranged, but students must talk withsomeone in the Student Office in advance. Signthe book in the Senior Dining Room for extrameals, which are charged to your incidentals.Commuting students must stay after classes fordetentions, for “Opportunity” tutoring help fromteachers, or for academic deficiencies. Thisincludes Friday afternoons. (The secret: besure to get your work done on time!)IF SICK Be sure a parent telephonesthe school each day if you are sick at home or ifyou will be late.Our voice mail takes messages any hour:Call 626-799-5010, then press 2-208.Please call this number before 8:00 a.m. eachmorning that you are absent, so your teacherscan keep work for you. If you are able to dohomework, ask for this to be faxed or e-mailed toyou. Remember that you will lose credits in eachclass for more than 10 absences a year.When you return to school, you must bringa note from a doctor or parent to beexcused and to reenter classes.DORMS Commuting students are not allowed toenter dorm rooms or any staff member’s privateapartment on campus at any time. Meet friendsin the recreation rooms, assembly rooms, classes,meals, or other public places on campus.DRESS Commuting students are expected tofollow the dress code carefully and to beappropriately dressed from the time they arriveon campus through the day.As long as you are on campus, all dressrules still apply - there are no “after schoolhours” at Southwestern.You can dress for P.E. and sports in uniform, orin informal dress after sports, but always withinthe dress code. Students will be sent home tocorrect any unsatisfactory dress.DRIVING To drive a car to campus, youmust have permission from parents AND from theschool office. A permission form is available withspace for you to list your insurance and carinformation. This form also lists the simple rulesfor driving to and from Southwestern:--no giving rides to other students,--no using or going to a car during theschool day, and--designated parking places.Any abuse of the driving privilege means astudent may lose permission to drive to campus.Of course, driving slowly and safely aroundcampus is extremely important.PARKING Students with schoolpermission to drive to campus must park on theschool side of Monterey Road between LincolnHall and the Gym in California, or along the waterstream in Arizona.Students may not go to their cars duringthe day, and may not give rides to otherstudents.PROGRAMS Commuting students areencouraged to attend as many of the school’sevening programs as possible, includingInternational Dinners, music, sports activities,plays, and student government meetings.RULES All Southwestern’s usual rulesapply to commuting students wheneverthey are on or around campus at any timeor on any school-sponsored trip or activity.17