Freshmen Orientation!

Class of 2015

Welcome!

•You’ve finally made it, you’re now in high school!

•Here at Chicopee Comp, we strive to be more than a building, by creating our own community.

•This slideshow will give you the basics of our community and help you find ways to become more involved.

Vice Principals•In Chicopee Comp, there are three vice principals.

•Mr. Peterson and Mr. Theriault attend to the freshman and sophomore classes.

•Mr. Peterson has last names A-L, and Mr. Theriault M-Z.

•Ms. Fennessey attends to the junior and senior classes.

Mr. Peterson Mr. Theriault Ms. Fennessey

Guidance Counselors

• Guidance counselors are your academic and psychological resources.

• If you have any questions regarding classes, college, standardized testing, or grades you can go see your guidance counselors.

• Guidance counselors are assigned alphabetically according to last name.

Counselor Last Names

Mr. Simeone A-Dani

Mr. Castonguay Dans-Hil

Ms. Franklin Hin-Mid

Mrs. Manteria Mik- Ry

Ms. Majczak Rz-Z

Guidance Counselors (cont.)

Officer Morissette and the Nurse

• Officer Morissette is our school resource officer.

• His office is on the second floor next to the library.

• In order to serve our whole school, we have two school nurses, Nurse Wolf and Nurse Ostrowski

• The clinic is located on the first floor next to the guidance office.

Health Services• Nurse Wolf and Nurse Ostrowski, the

school nurses, are available for all of your health concerns. They are able to dispense your prescription medications, offer guidance, and contact your parents in the event of a health emergency.

• Ms. Maslowski is the substance abuse counselor. She is available by appointment.

Grading System

• Good grades are the foundation for success in high school.

• Most teachers assign grades based on a scale of 100.

• Mid-term progress reports and report cards may be used to measure your academic performance.

Grading System (cont.)

•Final grades are calculated by:

-Averaging your term grades

-Multiplying this average by .8

-Multiplying your midterm and final grades each by .1

-Adding these three numbers together

• For half year courses, 2.5 credits are awarded. For full year courses, 5 credits are awarded.

Lockers• Lockers provide a space to keep your books,

notebooks, homework, and personal belongings during the school day.

• You are encouraged to use your locker before or after school or between classes.

• They are your own private space, and they should not be shared with others.

• Since your personal belonging such as cell phones and iPods are stored in your locker, you should not allow others access to your locker.

The Library•Our school library is located on the second floor, right above our entrance lobby.

•The library is run by student aides, our media tech, Ms. Danek, and our librarian Mrs. Crowther.

•The staff is very welcoming and will help you find whatever resources you may need; from books, websites, audio, video, databases, and more.

•Responsibility is appreciated in our Library, as for each day your book is late, there is a small fine.

Advisories•Every Wednesday between third and fourth periods there are advisories.

•You will have your advisory with a teacher that you do not have during your academic classes.

•Your advisory is designed as a time to get out of class and talk to a new group of students.

•There will be games, discussions, and other activities, all based around world and Chicopee Comprehensive topics.

Getting Involved at Comp

• Playing sports and joining clubs are excellent ways to make friends and to supplement your academics.

(Hand out list of clubs and athletics)

After-School Activities

• For those students who stay after school for extracurricular activities or extra help, there is a late bus on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• The late bus leaves from the front of the school at 3 p.m.

• It brings students directly to their homes.• The school store is also opened on

Tuesdays and Thursday until 3!

School Lunch•There are five lunches that move through our building, splitting up fifth period.

• Students must keep track of their time in order to be sure to be back in their class on time.

• Each lunch is color coded on your ID for entrance into the cafeteria.

•Students must stay on the first floor until their lunches end.

•There are many types on lunches offered in our school. Everyday the cafeteria offers a hot lunch line, a bagel bar, and a salad bar, along with a Pasta bar every Tuesday and Thursday. All of the bars are $1.60, and are included with prepaid, reduced, and free lunches.

Electronics Policy

Chicopee Comprehensive follows a strict policy against electronics in the classroom. Cell phones, iPods, MP3 Players, or other electronic devices will be confiscated and given to the main office for your parents to pick up.

In order to log on to the computers each student must have a signed Internet Use Policy.

Disciplinary Actions•When there are in-class issues, a teacher is inclined to react. A teacher may give you a session for an upcoming period of time.

•Teachers also may call your vice principal, leaving it up to his or her discretion to react to the occurrence.

•Once per week we have Thursday School, an after school session in the cafeteria for an hour. Thursday schools are usually assigned before suspensions by vice principals.

•If a student has five tardies or five temporary IDs within one term, he or she will be assigned a Thursday School

•After Thursday schools, the student support center, Saturday school, or Suspensions may be assigned.

The Dress Code

•Our school enforces a strict dress code

•Shorts must be cover where your fingers touch your legs while standing straight

•Strapless shirts may not be worn

•Thin, spaghetti, straps may not be worn

•Undergarments may not show

•Sandals must have backs

•No offensive logos or words may be worn

Spirit Week•Every April Student Council sponsors Spirit Week, a week of fun-filled activities and fundraisers.

•The week serves as a large competition between the classes in the school: the Seniors, the Juniors, the Sophomores, and the Freshmen.

•The competitive vibe is used to fundraise for many different causes, some of the past include the March of Dimes and Lorraine’s Soup kitchen, through activities including Penny Wars, Canned food drives, and more.

•Spirit Week is a fun time for those who deserve it. If you behave inappropriately, you may not be able to attend.