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The mission of the Freshman Academy is to educate
and prepare incoming freshman for a successful and
smooth transition into high school. It provides a
personalized environment, enhances self-esteem,
promotes responsible citizenship, fosters desires for life
long learning and develops skills necessary for future
success in life.
RHS Administration
Dr. Garcia
Principal
Mr. Mitchell
Assistant Principal
House Vice Principals
Ms. Theriault - Blue House (Freshman Academy)
Mr. Magno
Green House (A-F)
Mr. Pechinsky
Brown House (G-N)
Ms. Meier
Red House (O-Z)
Freshman Academy Office
Ms. Theriault - Vice Principal
Ms. Richardson - Secretary
Ms. Chamberlin (A-K)
Ms. Pettie-Simpkins (L-Z)
Guidance Counselors
School Hours
Mondays and Tuesdays: 8:18 – 2:20
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: 7:50-2:20
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Period 1: 8:18
Dismissal: 2:20
Period 1: 8:18
Dismissal: 2:20
Advisory: 7:50
Dismissal: 2:20
Advisory: 7:50
Dismissal: 2:20
Advisory: 7:50
Dismissal: 2:20
Attendance
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Attendance is determined based on the number of points a student accrues in a
quarter.
For each 80-minute class missed, a student will accrue two (2) attendance points.
Students accruing seven (7) or more attendance points for each class per quarter will
receive an FA. Term failure due EXCLUSIVELY to absence MUST be recorded as a
59 average for that term. If the earned grade is lower than a 59, the lower grade
prevails.
For a 2-quarter class, students will be allowed to accrue twelve (12) attendance
points.
Students accruing thirteen (13) or more attendance points for a 2-quarter class, will
receive an FA for the final grade.
DEFINITION OF EXCUSED ABSENCES:
Excused Absences include the following supported with proper documentation:
Documented senior college visits (maximum of 2 days).
Documented student illness (students who are seriously or chronically ill or are ill for
an extended period should be seen by a physician). *
Funeral/bereavement in the family.
DESE approved religious holidays.
Documented court appearance.
Tardiness
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The warning bell will sound at 8:14 a.m. and first
period begins promptly at 8:18 a.m. Students need
to be in the room before the bell rings.
Late arriving students will be admitted to class and
will be issued sessions by their teachers.
Students arriving 1 - 20 minutes late to a class will
be marked “Tardy – T0.”
Students arriving 21 – 40 minutes late to a class
will be marked “Tardy – T1” and accumulate one
(1) attendance point.
Students arriving 41 - 80 minutes late to a class
will be marked “Tardy - T2” and will accumulate
two (2) attendance points.
Dismissals
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Dismissal notes from parents must be presented to the Freshman
Academy Office before school on the day of dismissal for
verification by parents/guardians. If parents cannot be contacted for
verification, the student will not be dismissed.
Dismissals requested by telephone will be allowed only if the parent or
guardian agrees to pick up the student at school.
Dismissals due to illness will be allowed only if we are able to contact
a parent or guardian who must come to the school and pick up the
student. Ill students whose parents cannot be reached will remain in
the Nurse's Office
until the end of the day.
Any dismissal for the remainder of the school day prior to 10:30 a.m.
will be recorded as an absence for the day. Students will not be
allowed to participate in extra-curricular events that day.
Any dismissal from school will result in an absence from classes
missed regardless of the time of dismissal.
Freshman Academy Schedule
- Ms. Lenihan
Advisory
- Ms. Lenihan
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Advisory is designed to build community, find a sense of belonging,
learn helpful life skills, receive academic advising and coaching, and
build relationships with a supportive adult in school who will monitor
student academics, attitude and behavior, and overall well-being
throughout four years of study at RHS. Students will remain with their
advisors during their four years at Revere High School.
Advisory is considered a quarter-class and a graduation requirement.
Students must complete at least twelve (12) (1.2 credits) out of the
sixteen (16) (1.6 credits) quarter course opportunities throughout their
four years of study at Revere High School.
Advisory Policies
- Ms. Lenihan
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ATTENDANCE DURING ADVISORY:
Attendance during Advisory is determined by the number of missed advisory
periods a student has accumulated in a quarter.
Advisory will be held on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 7:50 a.m. 8:14 a.m. Cutting Advisory is equivalent to cutting a class.
Students who have accumulated five (5) or more absences (7.5 points or more) for
Advisory during a quarter will receive an F and/or FA grade and lose the
corresponding credit for Advisory needed for graduation.
TARDINESS TO ADVISORY:
The warning bell will sound at 7:45 a.m. and Advisory begins promptly at 7:50 a.m.
Late arriving students will be admitted to Advisory.
Students arriving between 7:51 a.m. and 7:54 a.m. will be marked Tardy to
Advisory (AT .75 points).
Students arriving 7:55 or later will be marked Absent (AA 1.5 points).
Disciplinary actions resulting from infractions associated with Advisory may include
parental notification, detention, or any other actions determined by the school
administrators.
Academy Policies
- Ms. Theriault
Behavior
Consequence for
1st offense
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Referral to VP
Change of clothes (clothes
provided if unable to reach parent)
Parent notification by VP
In House Suspension
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VP notification for entry into
discipline record
Student must store hat in
locker
20-minute Teacher Session
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Referral to VP
Student must store hat in locker
30-minute Office Session
Parent notification by student
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Referral to VP
Student must store hat in locker
Parent notification by VP
In House Suspension
Food or Drink in
Class (other
than water)
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Verbal Warning
Confiscation or disposal
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20-minute Teacher Session
Confiscation or disposal
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Referral to VP
Confiscation or disposal
30-minute Office Session
Electronic Device
(visible without
permission)
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Confiscation
Locked in VP’s Office
Parent notification by student
Returned to student at the end
of the school day.
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Confiscation
Locked in VP’s Office
Parent notification by student
Returned only to parent
30-minute Office Session
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Confiscation
Locked in VP’s Office
Parent notification by VP
Returned only to parent
Office Sessions, In House, or Out
of School Suspension
Hat in Building
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Referral to VP
Parent notification by student
Change of clothes (clothes
provided if unable to reach
parent)
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Consequence for
3rd offense
Referral to VP
Change of clothes (clothes
provided if unable to reach
parent)
30-minute Office Session
Parent notification by student
Dress Code Violation
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Consequence for
2nd offense
Dress Code
The following are NOT considered appropriate dress:
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All pants, shorts, and skirts worn below waist level and/or which allow under-garments to
be visible at any time
Pajamas or sleepwear; slippers
Under-garments worn as outer garments
Athletic and workout clothes worn unnecessarily outside of the gym/field house, including
spandex, Lycra, and yoga pants
Jackets or other outdoor wear, including gloves, as indoor dress
Headgear of any sort, including hats, sweatbands, bandanas, kerchiefs, hoods,
headphones/radios, etc.
Shirts with obscene, distracting/inappropriate (as deemed by administration) symbols or
language
Bare-midriff shirts, strapless shirts, low-cut blouses, backless dresses, tank tops, and
other shirts deemed by the administration to be too revealing
Mini-skirts, bikini shorts, short-shorts
Any garment or ornament determined or perceived by an administrator to be gang-related
in nature
Footwear that can be considered a safety hazard to the student or students in general (e.g.
flip flops, slides)
Shoes/sneakers that have laces that are neither tied nor tucked in.
Articles of clothing that cause excessive maintenance problems, such as cleats on boots,
shoes that scratch floors, and trousers with metal rivets that scratch furniture.
iPads - Student Activities
Strictly Prohibited:
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Illegal installation or transmission of copyrighted materials.
Taking any action that violates existing school policy or public law.
Sending, accessing, uploading, downloading, or distributing offensive, profane,
threatening, pornographic, obscene, or sexually explicit materials.
Using chat rooms, sites selling term papers, book reports, and other forms of student
work.
Messaging services, for example: MSN Messenger, ICQ, and playing internet/computer
games
Using outside data disks or external attachments without prior approval from the
administration.
Change iPad settings (exceptions include personal settings, such as font size,
brightness, etc.)
Spamming-Sending mass or inappropriate emails.
Gaining access to other students’ accounts, files, and/or data.
iPads - Student Activities
Strictly Prohibited:
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Using the school’s Internet/email accounts for financial or commercial gain or
for any illegal activity.
Using of anonymous and/or false communications, such as MSN Messenger,
Yahoo Messenger.
Giving out personal information, for any reason, over the Internet. This
includes, but is not limited to setting up Internet accounts including those
necessary for chat rooms, Ebay, email, etc.
Participating in credit card fraud, electronic forgery, or other forms of illegal
behavior.
Vandalizing (any malicious attempt to harm or destroy hardware, software, or
data including, but not limited to, the uploading or creation of computer viruses
or computer programs that can infiltrate computer systems and/or damage
software components) school equipment.
Transmitting or accessing materials that are obscene, offensive, threatening, or
otherwise intended to harass or demean recipients.
Bypassing the RHS Web filter through a Web proxy.
iPad Care
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Students will be held responsible for maintaining their individual iPads and
keeping them in good working order.
iPad batteries must be charged and ready for school each day.
Only labels or stickers approved by RHS may be applied to the computer.
IPad sleeves furnished by the school district must be returned with only normal
wear and no alterations to avoid paying a sleeve replacement fee.
iPads that malfunction or are damaged must be reported to the Learning
Commons. The school district will be responsible for repairing iPads that
malfunction. iPads that have been damaged from student misuse, neglect, or
are accidentally damaged will be repaired with cost being borne by the student.
Students will be responsible for the entire cost of repairs to iPads that are
damaged intentionally.
Students are responsible for any and all damage.
iPads that are stolen must be reported immediately to the Office and the Police
Department.
iPad – Student Discipline
If a student violates any part of the policy, he/she will be put on the
following disciplinary steps:
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First offense -- Student(s) will check in/check out their iPads from
the Help Desk daily for 3 weeks.
Second offense --Students will incur three (3) weeks of iPad
privilege suspension and be responsible for all required work.
Third Offense -- Loss of iPad privileges for a length of time
determined by the administration and the Help Desk.
iPad Distribution
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The final iPad distribution will occur this
Thursday, 8/23/12 from
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
A parent/guardian will need to be
present, sign all appropriate paperwork,
and will have to show a form of
identification.
Lunch – 1st lunch Freshman only
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Students are to remain in the cafeteria area during their entire lunch period.
Students are expected to clean their table area before leaving the cafeteria; dropping
or throwing food in the cafeteria is not permitted.
Due to high level of allergies, trading or giving any food away in cafeteria is not
permitted.
Students may use the lavatories outside the cafeteria area near the Red House
Office (first floor). No loitering will be allowed in the area and students will return
directly to the cafeteria afterward.
All other areas of the school are off limits during lunchtime. Students are not allowed
to use lockers during lunch. They must plan ahead!
Gambling games, including role playing dice and playing cards will not be permitted
during lunch.
Students will be allowed to use cellular phones during lunch period but must do so
responsibly.
Students must carry their IDs in order to purchase lunch in the cafeteria.
Students must treat all cafeteria personnel with courtesy and respect.
Portfolio/Community Service
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Students will be required to submit the following:
• A minimum of one artifact that exemplifies each of the core
expectations, for a total of nine artifacts, each with self-scored rubric
and reflection. Students may submit, at any time throughout the year,
additional artifacts that were found to be personally meaningful;
• A brief reflection on the artifacts submitted throughout the year,
identifying those that were most meaningful. This will be submitted at
the conclusion of the school year.
• Students must have completed a minimum of five (5) community
service hours toward their twenty-six (26) hour graduation
requirement by the end of their freshman year.
• Students who do not complete these requirements by the end of their
freshman year will be placed on social probation until they do so.
Clubs/Activities
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Book Club
Dance Club
Drama Club
Ell/Foreign Language
Future Teachers
Gay Straight Alliance
Green Team
Key Club
Interact Club
Health and Fitness
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National Honor Society
Speech and Debate
Team
Power of Know
RHS Newspaper
Robotics Club
Rock Ensemble
Technology Club
Yearbook
RHS Connect
JROTC -
Army Junior Reserve
Officer Training Corps
Major Bowker
 Command Sergeant Major Callender
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Course Objectives/Goals: The objectives and goals of this course
focus on the development of better citizens by building skills in
leadership, citizenship, life success, geography, cultural awareness,
wellness, and fitness in a structured interactive environment.
* If you are not in JROTC this year there's always next year.
RHS Athletics
- Mr. Hart
First Day
- Ms. Theriault
Date: August 28, 2012
Start Time: 8:18 a.m.
Location: Auditorium
Please report to the auditorium by 8:18 a.m. You will then be
escorted to homeroom by your teacher.
* Students may come to school earlier to eat breakfast in the
cafeteria.
Save the Date
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Meet the Teacher Night
September 10, 2012
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
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Parent Teacher Conferences
November 8, 2012
Scavenger Hunt/Tour
- Ms. DeRuosi
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Thank you to Ms. DeRuosi for creating
and organizing the scavenger hunt/tour
for the orientation.
Parents/Guardians have the option of
joining the hunt/tour or staying behind to
view The Academy Club.
http://www.revereps.mec.edu/rhs_web/th
e_academy_club.html