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D.
Determine whether extenuating circumstances warrant the granting
of additional Parent Request Days and/or deviation from the rules
stated above.
5.
The Borden County I.S.D. Attendance Committee may also be involved in decisions
pertaining to issues pertinent to Parent Request Days as deemed appropriate by the
school principal.
6.
The student must be traveling with the parent or another adult approved by the
childs parent/guardian and the school administration to be counted as an excused
absence.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
The school counselor provides students and parents information regarding academic
programs to prepare for higher education and career choices.
ADMISSION
A student (or the student's parent) who wants to enroll in the district should contact the
high school office at (806) 756-4313.
A pre-registration will be conducted as determined by the principal.
Students who did not pre-register will report to the office on the first day of
attendance.
New students accompanied by parent or guardian will provide withdrawal
information from the previous school, immunization records, a birth certificate, and
a social security card. The parent, guardian, or person enrolling the student (s) will
complete and sign a registration packet for each student.
ASSEMBLIES
Throughout the school year, there will be scheduled pep rallies and assemblies. All
students will attend assemblies and any other scheduled student gathering. Students will
sit in assigned areas when in the auditorium unless announced by the principal. All
assemblies are planned and scheduled for the education, pleasure, and benefit of the
student body.
A student's conduct in assemblies must meet the same standard as in the classroom. A
student who is tardy or who does not follow district rules of conduct during an assembly
will be subject to disciplinary action.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Awards in Varsity Athletics in Borden County High School
Each student who meets requirements for minimum participation in U.I.L. competition,
as stated below, will receive a letter jacket. The jacket may be received the first year the
student letters or any year thereafter, as long as he or she is still in high school. Although
jackets will be purchased for each student only once, individuals will in some way be