Women Empowering Young Women” February 9, 2012   “Empowering Young Women” will begin on the Saint Mary’s High School campus on Thursday, February 9th, where student breakout sessions throughout the day will feature community speakers whose goal is to encourage students to think about societal norms, media messages and peer pressures by discussing how they shape and influence behaviors, confidence, emotions and actions.    :: Flyer :;

 

PE Alternative

A Great Christmas Gift Idea: Europe 2012 Trip

The purpose of the student electronic mail system is for students to communicate with school staff, outside resources related to school assignments, and fellow students to collaborate on school activities.

Students are responsible for messages sent from their accounts. Students should not share their passwords.

Use of the St. Marys student e-mail system is a privilege and the account may be revoked if used inappropriately. Use of the e-mail system aligns with the St. Mary's Code of Conduct as stated in the Parent & Student Handbook. Illegal activities on school e-mail may be referred to law enforcement authorities as well as subject the student to possible disciplinary action from the school.

Student e-mail accounts will be removed from the system upon graduation, in the event the student discontinues enrollment, regardless of the reason, or for inappropriate use while still enrolled.

Any technical problem with the student e-mail account should be brought to the attention of the Computer Services Director. Also, students must report any unusual activity such as "spam" communications, obscene e-mail, etc. Students must not forward chain letters, jokes or graphics files.

Students will not provide any personal information via the school e-mail account.

Electronic e-mail sent or received through saintmaryshighschool.org is not confidential and is the property of St. Mary's High School. St. Mary's High School reserves the right to retrieve the contents of user mailboxes for legitimate reasons, such as to find lost messages, to conduct internal investigations, to comply with investigations of wrongful acts or to recover from system failure.

St. Mary's High School scans all inbound and outbound e-mails, plus attachments, for viruses, but does NOT guarantee such messages to be virus free. St. Mary's accepts no responsibility for any damage caused by sending or receiving e-mails through our e-mail system.

All e-mails sent from school accounts have the following legal notice appended to the content: "This e-mail is confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or group to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not represent those of St. Mary's High School. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Please note that St. Mary's High School may monitor and intercept e-mail communications."

St. Mary's High School Student Academic Honor Code

"... For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of man ..." Romans 8:21

"Goodness is the only investment that never fails ..." Henry David Thoreau

St. Mary's High School is a community with a proud tradition in which faculty and students share knowledge, ideas, and creative works. St. Mary's High School Academic Honor Code expresses our commitment and moral responsibility to accurately represent the contribution of each individual and to ensure that those contributions are made in an honest fashion with

personal integrity as a cornerstone of this call to honor.

The purpose of the Code is to help students develop habits of moral character. Each student is an important member of the St. Mary's High School Family and must make the ethical and moral commitment to act honestly and to encourage other students to act in the same way.

This Code outlines the expectations of the St. Mary's High School student and the consequences for violating those same expectations. The teacher will notify the Academic Dean of all MAJOR violations of the Academic Honor Code. The teacher will provide proof of the violation and the teacher will be informed of the appropriate consequence. The Academic Dean will notify the parent/guardian of the situation and meet with the parent/guardian.

EXPECTATIONS

1. All work will be the student's own original work. All quotes, statistics, facts and sources will be properly cited as taught by the SMHS English Department using the MLA format. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Plagiarism is defined as taking ideas or writings knowingly from another person or source and presenting those ideas or writings as one's own original work.

2. All tests will be taken according to the teacher's instructions and requirements. Cheat sheets, electronic cheating, or any other verifiable proof of cheating is a violation of this honor code.

3. The student will submit required essays to turnitin.com as instructed by the teacher.

MAJOR VIOLATION: This is an assignment or test which makes up a major part of the student's grade (at least 5% of the quarter grade). The violation must be accompanied by PROOF to the Academic Dean.

MINOR VIOLATION: This is cheating on an assignment such as a daily reading quiz or written homework assignment. Copying or cheating on such routine assignments will be handled by the classroom teacher in a way he/she feels appropriate and reasonable. Minor violations may also include the teacher seeing the student copying an answer from another student's paper.

These violations will be dealt with by the teacher. The class syllabus will outline the consequences for minor violations of the Student Honor Code and the teacher will enforce his/her class rules.

PROOF: Major violations of the Student Honor Code must be provable. Such proof includes, but is not limited to, cheat sheets, crib notes, notes on a student's physical person, turnitin.com violations, two tests that are 100% exactly alike, phone or text messages, twitter or other electronic messages, emails, etc.

CONSEQUENCES: Major violations of the Honor Code will result in a student/parent conference with the Academic Dean as well as a zero on the assignment in question. Repeated major violations will result in an additonal conference with the Academic Dean and additional academic and disciplinary

Prohibition of Harrassment, Intimidation, and Bullying

St. Mary's High School is committed to a safe and civil educational environment for all students, employees, volunteers and patrons, free from harassment, intimidation or bullying. "Harassment, intimidation or bulllying" means any intentional written, verbal, or physical act, when the intentional written, verbal, or physical act:

• Physically harms a student or damages the student's property; or

• Has the effect of interfering with a student's education; or

• Is severe, persistent, or pervasive so that it creates an intimidating or threatening educational environment; or

• Has the effect of disrupting the orderly operation of the school.

Harassment, intimidation or bullying can take many forms including, but not limited to: slurs, rumors, jokes, innuendos, demeaning comments, drawing of cartoons, pranks, gestures, physical attacks, threats, or other written, oral, or physical actions. "Intentional acts" refers to the individual's choice to engage in the act rather than the ultimate impact of the action(s).

Many actions that do not rise to the level of harassment, intimidation, or bullying may still be prohibited by other school policies or building, classroom, or program rules.

Counseling, corrective discipline, dismissal from school, and/or referral to law enforcement may be employed to change the behavior of the perpetrator and remediate the impact on the victim.

Grade - Credit- On Line Class Verification

For eligibility purposes, final grades and earned credits from schools other than St. Mary's, including online classes, must be verified by the first full day of classes In August For Ql eligibility and the Friday before the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in January for Q3 eligibility. Grades from courses taken at schools other than St. Mary's, Including online classes, will be computed for eligibility in Fall and Spring semester GPA only. Q2 and Q4 eligibility will be determined using only St, Mary's grades earned the previous quarter.

A member of the St, Mary's Guidance Department will proctor final exams for online and/or correspondence courses. Appointments for taking final exams must be scheduled ahead of time with a member of the Guidance Department. Exams may be taken on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. When school is in session, these exams will be administered at 2: 15 p.m. For testing on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in June, July, and August, students can call Mr., Nomellini, 957-3340, Ext 124, to schedule a testing time.

A fee of $25 will be assessed for each final exam proctored. The fee is due prior to the administration of the final exam.

Appropriate and neat attire are expected at St. Mary's High School. Sloppy and exaggerated attire are unacceptable. Such attire also reflects a poor image of the school to the local community. Dressing in an appropriate and neat manner signals to self and others that school is a place where a seriousness of purpose can be found.

St. Mary's High School will be using Dennis Uniforms and Mariani's for the purchase of uniform pants and skirts for the 2011/12 school year. Please Note: The 11/12 school year will be the final year that skirts will be allowed.

Parents wishing to order uniforms or get more information about Dennis can visit the site with this link: Dennis Uniforms

Uniforms for all students must be purchased from the school uniform vendors you can get uniform pants from Mariani's or Zuesters in Lincoln Center, formerly Boggiano's, and are to include any combination of the following:

1. Pants - dark khaki, navy or grey.

2. Skirts - purchased only from Dennis Uniform, Co., grey, green or navy. Skirts must not be more than 3 inches above the knee.

3. Shorts - dark khaki, or navy. Shorts must not be more than 3 inches above the knee. Girls who violate this policy will be required to wear long pants until appropriate length shorts are purchased and approved by the deans.

4. Uniform SM embroidered polo shirts - white, black or dark green. These shirts are only available in and must be purchased through the Ram Center. Only a white, black or green T- shirt will be allowed underneath the uniform polo shirt.

5. Full or mock long sleeved turtlenecks - white, black or dark green. This will be the only type of long sleeved shirt that will be allowed to be worn underneath a uniform polo shirt.

6. Crew or uniform style V-neck sweaters - white, black or dark green. Sweaters must be worn with a collared uniform shirt underneath. Cardigan (button-up) sweaters - White, black or dark green.

7. Sweatshirts - St. Mary's High School sweatshirts only. A collared uniform shirt must be worn underneath at all times. All sweatshirts including a zip-up sweatshirt must be purchased from the Ram Center.

8. Jackets are acceptable and must be of a solid color and free of writing, designs and logos. College/Pro sports team jackets, flannel, and denim jackets are NOT acceptable.

9. Shoes - hard sole dress shoes and tennis shoes are the only acceptable shoes. Sandals, slippers, Ugg boots and moccasins are not allowed.

10. Socks - white or black only - socks must be visible above the shoe. Knee socks - white or black. Tights - white or black. Footless Tights are not allowed.

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General Rules of Conduct

St. Mary''s Code of Behavior

Rules of Conduct

Parking and Driving

All parking rules for students come under the jurisdiction of the Dean of Students. Parking for the entire year is $80.00. No refunds. Students are to be dropped off in designated areas. Do not drop off or pick up students in the lot behind the Lagorio building.

a) Cars may park in designated parking areas only. Illegally parked cars are subject to being towed at the owners expense.

b) Juniors and Seniors will register for parking during August registration. Parking fees will be automatically billed on the September tuition statement. Sophomore parking is subject to availability.

c) Students found speeding or driving irresponsibly in or exiting from the parking lot may lose on campus parking privileges or be issued detentions based on the severity of the offense.

d) The parking lot is off limits during school hours, including the break and lunch periods. Students must park in their assigned space at all times during school hours and have on display their parking tag.

e) The parking area in front of and behind the Lagorio Family Academic Building is reserved for faculty members and visitors.

f) Please be considerate when parking on neighborhood streets. Residents when warranted have the right to call the Stockton Police Department  or a towing agency.

g) A $5.00 replacement fee may be assessed for lost or misplaced tags.

h) Accidents occurring in the school parking lot are handled as private matters between the parties involved. St. Mary's assumes no responsibility for accidents.

i) Students are responsible for and will be held accountable for the contents in the vehicle they drive to school.

j) Any student placed on a drug/alcohol contract will be required to park on campus. At the discretion of the Deans, if a search is warranted, a student parked off campus may be requested to move their vehicle onto campus whether or not a space has been assigned to them. Parents will be notified as soon as possible.

k) St. Mary's High School will impose disciplinary sanctions on students where conduct in the neighborhood is unlawful or disturbing. Loitering, littering, and trespassing are some of the concerns for which action will be taken.

Note: Any damage to cars parked in the St. Mary's parking lot is not the responsibility of St. Mary's High School. Students are advised to lock their cars when parked in the school parking lot.

Some dangerous driving habits take place in the front parking lot and especially on El Dorado Street in front of the school.

Please Do Not:

• Unload students in the front of the school thereby creating a logjam for those cars trying to exit/enter campus.

• Make a U-turn on El Dorado Sreet or on Mayfair Avenue. This is an extremely dangerous practice.

• Drop kids off or pick kids up in the bus bay on El Dorado Street. The bus bay is not a designated drop-off/pickup zone. The Stockton Police Dept. does write traffic tickets periodically for this infraction.

Participation in extracurricular activities is a privilege. It is presumed that students who are representing Saint Mary’s High School in various activities are maximizing the educational opportunities that are available to them. Continued eligibility for participation in extracurricular activities is contingent upon the student’s maintaining at least a 2.0 grade point average.

a) Any student member of a sports team, student government or class office, dance/drill team, cheerleading squad, band, chorus, speech and debate team, newspaper and yearbook staff, Senate or Cabinet, Campus Ministry and drama, must maintain a 2.0 grade point average or be excluded from participation in these activities until the student attains a 2.0 GPA at the next grading period.

b) A student must have a 2.0 GPA on the report card from the previous grading period (all subjects count toward the determination of the 2.0 GPA) in order to be eligible to participate in sports/activities for the next quarter. No student with two or more grades of "F" is eligible.

c) For the school year: the eligibility period (ability/inability to participate) begins when the Vice Principal publishes the list of ineligible students based on the marks received on the previous semester/quarter report card. Students are ineligible from one publication date to the next.

d) The same procedure will be used for the remaining quarters. The eligibility will always be determined by the previous quarter or semester grades.

e) If a student earns below a 2.00 GPA on the 2nd semester report card and hence is ineligible to participate in Fall activities, that student may attend summer school or enroll in online or correspondence courses to raise his/ her GPA. Such a student (summer) shall be permitted to practice but not participate in events until eligibility is determined. For eligibility purposes, final grades and earned credits from schools other than St. Mary's, including summer school and online classes, must be verified by the first full day of classes in August for Q1 eligibility and the Friday before Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in January for Q3 eligibility. Grades from courses taken at schools other than at St. Mary's, including online classes (See Page 20), will be computed for eligibility in the Fall and Spring semester GPAs only. Q2 and Q4 eligibility will be determined using only St. Mary's grades earned the previous quarter.

f) Students who are identified for exclusion from participation may be permitted to remain as students in credit-awarding classes associated with activities from which they are excluded as participants and shall continue to be eligible to earn appropriate grades and/or credits for the in-class portion of their work. In performance classes, ineligible students may be asked to drop the class.

g) Students shall not be permitted or encouraged to drop classes, change teachers, or otherwise alter their schedules for the purpose of defeating the intent of this policy.

h) Some classes such as Teacher Aide only count as 2.5 credits when computing GPA. Such classes do not carry full credit when weighted against normal 5 credit classes.

i) No student entering St. Mary’s from the 8th grade shall be affected by this policy until after their first grading period at Saint Mary’s High School.

j) Any special case or extenuating circumstances surrounding disputed eligibility of a student shall be reviewed by the Vice Principal and/or the Principal.

k) When a student transfers to Saint Mary’s from another high school:

1. If that student’s previous quarter GPA is below 2.0, they will be ineligible.

2. Continued eligibility will be determined by the grades received in their 1st quarter/semester of attendance at Saint Mary’s.

3. In all transfer cases, it is presumed that the student is eligible to participate based upon the C.I.F. transfer rules.

l) C.I.F. rules require that semester grades be used to determine eligibility at the end of the 2nd and 4th quarters. (thus, grading periods shall be 1^st quarter, 1st semester, 3rd quarter and 2nd semester)

The eligibility policy shall affect the following groups of students: Cabinet/Senate Members, Class Officers, Homecoming Court, Spiritleaders & Members of the Dance/Drill Team and

Student Body Officers

In order to be considered for the office of Student Body President or Vice-President, candidates must be seniors. All other Student Body officers may be juniors or seniors.

a) A student must be enrolled at Saint Mary’s one full semester before being considered for one of the above positions. Freshmen are excepted.

b) In order to be considered for the office of Student Body President, the candidate must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0.

c) All students who are being considered for one of the following: Student Body office, Cabinet or Senate, Campus Ministry, Homecoming Court, Spiritleaders, and Dance/Drill Team members must have a 2.0 GPA in the quarter/or semester prior to the time they are being considered for election or appointment.

d) In the event that report cards are issued before the election or appointment is conducted and the student does not attain the required GPA, that student is ineligible.

e) Students must have the permission of the Vice Principal and meet the requirements stated in the Student Constitution.

f) Students must have the permission of the Dean of Students. Permission may be denied for the following reasons:

1) Eleven or more unexcused tardies for the year.

2) Twelve absences during the year in any one quarter. *Unscheduled vacations are included in this number. Students in excess of 11 absences must have on file in the atttendance office, a doctor's note verifying that the student has been under a doctor's care for an extended period of time. Failure to have verification on file by the end of the filing date will result in disqualification.

3) Four or more detentions for any reason.

4) Unauthorized leaving of campus.

5) Disciplinary Contract.

6) One referral based on inappropriate behavior.

7) Cutting school or class.

8) Suspension from school.

9) Failure to meet the filing deadline.

The following will be the procedure for consideration for a student office:

a) The Student Activities Director will establish a filing date each year. Before this date, all students who wish to be considered for any position must submit their name to the Director of Student Activities.

b) Once the student is cleared by the Dean of Students and by the Vice Principal, then the Student Activities Director will issue to the student an application as well as the necessary information and dates for completing the process.

c) Spiritleaders and members of the Dance/Drill Team must be cleared by the Dean of Students and by the Vice Principal in order to participate in the tryouts.

Colby Potts: SM Linebacker; Race Driver   St. Mary’s own Colby Potts, a linebacker on the Rams Football Team, is also a NASCAR Western Late Model driver. The Record featured Colby as he followed up the Rams' win on October 7, 2011 against Edison with his first victory Sunday at Stockton 99 Speedway's season-ending Fall Classic. Potts took the lead on a lap-37 restart from veteran Dave Philpott, a two-time track champion. He never trailed again.   The Record quoted Colby: "I love both sports, and I'm very happy right now," Potts said. "And to get the first win at Stockton is special."

"I used to play with cars in the stands 10 years ago while watching my father (retired driver Greg Potts) race out here, and now I'm out here racing."

Cyberbullying Presentation Given To Students

Madrid Plays 162 Holes To Raise Funds   Sophomore Anthony Madrid played 162 holes of golf in ten hours to raise more than $3,500 for the Eddie Guardado Foundation to benefit families of autistic children.  Guardado,started his foundation with his wife, Lisa, in 2008 in honor of their daughter Ava to help families who didn’t have the resources for the treatment and education their children need.   Quoted in The Record, Anthony said: ““It’s good helping people, Everyone needs support sometime. Your community is a very good source of support.”

SM Theatre Nominated For Six Elly Awards

SM Student Johnathan Keith Featured in Track Bike Article

	Ferrari captures title at Captain Weber Days Tennis   Christiana Ferrari, a senior, and the Record’s three time high school girls player of the year beat Oakland’s Sarah Hu 7-5, 6-4 to capture the women’s singles title at the 50th Captain Weber Days Open Tournament at the Oak Park Tennis Center.

SM Senior Dorothy Kozina joins SM Alum Joy Clark’10 in “42^nd Street”