New School Year Information
The Sherman Independent School District resumes classes on Monday, August 25. All students should report to school at 8:00 a.m. and will be released at 3:00. Bus routes are posted at www.shermanisd.net under "Back To School Information."
No classes will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 1, but will resume on Tuesday, September 2 at 8:00 a.m. For a complete look at the year, see the 2008-2009 school calendar on the SISD Website.
The following information, as well as school supply lists, bus routes and the 2008-2009 calendar is available at www.shermanisd.net
Sherman High School Dress Code
DRESS AND GROOMING: The Sherman High School dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, instill discipline, prevent disruption, avoid safety hazards, and teach respect for authority. Students shall be dressed and groomed in a manner that is clean and neat and that will not be a health or safety hazard to themselves or others. Sherman High School prohibits any clothing or grooming that in the principal's judgment may reasonably be expected to cause disruption of or interference with normal school operations. Sherman High School prohibits pictures, emblems, or writings on clothing that are lewd, offensive, vulgar, or obscene or that advertise or depict tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or any other prohibited substance.
*Any "class" t-shirt designed and intended to be worn at school must receive final design approval from the SHS administration.
•Students are allowed to wear fingertip length shorts and/or skirts/dresses, provided that they are hemmed or cuffed.
•Shoes must be worn at all times.
•Student clothing must appropriately conceal undergarments.
•Overalls must be hooked over both shoulders. Students may not wear: 1.Exposed spandex shorts. 2.Sunglasses, house shoes, tank tops, strapless dresses, or spaghetti straps. No tank tops regardless of width of straps. Shirt sleeves must be at least square with shoulders. All shirts and blouses must cover the midriff areas at all times and in all circumstances. There must be no exposure of the midriff area or undergarments. The midriff area must not be seen while bending over, while standing, raising arms, and stretching. Low cut necklines are prohibited even when worn with a jacket/sweater. 3.Sagging/Torn pants - pants must be worn at waist level and may not be ripped or torn above the knee. 4.Clothing with characteristics of sleep wear. 5.Clothing that exposes a bare midriff or bare back at any time. 6.Hats, caps, sweatbands, bandannas of any color (wear or possess), curlers, head covers of any type. 7.Hair dyed or spray-painted to an unnatural color. 8.Hair spiked or arranged in a style deemed disruptive by the SHS administration. 9.Chains of an excessive length or size. 10.Visible body piercing, with the exception of ears. 11.Clothing must be gender appropriate. 12.Distracting or excessive makeup.
Makeup of any kind is not allowed on male students.
The principal, in cooperation with the sponsor, coach, or other person in charge of an extracurricular activity, may regulate the dress and grooming of students who participate in the activity. Students who violate those standards may be removed or excluded from the activity for a period determined by the principal or sponsor and may be subject to other disciplinary action.
1st offense: A warning will be given and an opportunity to correct dress code violation.
2nd offense: Student will correct dress code violation, item will be confiscated, and student will receive 1 day of SAC.
3rd and subsequent offenses: Student will correct violation, item will be confiscated, and student will receive at least 2 days of SAC.
Piner Middle School Dress Code
• All clothing must cover the body in a modest manner appropriate for school.
• Students may not wear any clothing article, which depicts or advertises alcohol, tobacco products,drugs, violence, or behavior perceived as lewd, offensive, vulgar, or obscene. This includes items which are suggestive in nature, or depict skulls, blood, the occult, etc.
• All shirts, blouses, and tops must have armholes cut square with the edge of the shoulder. This prohibits the wearing of any top with straps. All shirts and blouses must cover the midriff area at all times and in all circumstances. There MUST be NO EXPOSURE of the midriff area or undergarments.
• Low cut necklines are prohibited even when worn with a sweater/jacket. • All clothing of a see-through material are prohibited.
• All shorts, dresses, and skirts MUST be knee length or below. Gym shorts, boxers, and biker pants are inappropriate for school.
• All pants and skirts must be worn at the waist level. Sagging/loose pants are prohibited. Noncompliance for any individual violating this guideline will result in MANDATORY BELT AND TUCKED IN SHIRT.
• Jeans that are cut, slit, ripped, drawn on, or with holes, are inappropriate.
• Any clothing articles designed for underwear or sleepwear use must be covered by street clothes.
• Caps, hats, bandanas, hair rollers, combs, or head covers of any type are not worn inside the school building and cannot be worn during any outside physical education activity.
• Sunglasses are not worn inside the school building.
• All footwear must have a strap across the heel of the foot. Flip-flops and house slippers are prohibited, (even for medical reasons due to the stairways). Medical shoes should be worn in these circumstances. Matching shoelaces are required. Shoes should be laced and fastened (Velcro) at all times for safety when using the stairs.
• External piercing of the body with the exception of ears is prohibited., e.g. nose, tongue, eyebrow, etc. Gauges are not permitted. The wearing of safety pins on clothing is prohibited.
• Metal chains are prohibited (e.g. wallet chains, belt chains, etc.)
• Unnatural or temporary hair coloring is prohibited. Any mixing of colors must be even with no two tone shading or distinct lines. Ex: top of hair blond and lower part black.
• Unusual and distracting hairstyles, haircuts, and eyebrow carvings are prohibited. Eyes must be visible at all times. Ex: Mohawks, designs, numbers or words cut into the hair, large spikes, beads in the hair.
• Distracting or excessive make-up is prohibited. Ex: eyeliner or shadows, lipstick or lip liners.
• Tattoos and drawings/writing on the body are prohibited and may not be visible.
• Bandanas are not to be worn or brought to school.
• Aerosols are NOT permitted (stick or roll-on deodorants are allowed). Students whose dress violates campus dress code standards will be expected to be in compliance before attending class. Students who violate dress code standards will be subject to disciplinary action. The final decision regarding the appropriateness of a dress code issue rests with the campus administration.
The principal, in cooperation with the sponsor, coach, or other person in charge of an extracurricular activity, may regulate the dress and grooming of students who participate in the activity. Students who violate those standards may be removed or excluded from the activity for a period determined by the principal or sponsor and may be subject to other disciplinary action.
Orientation This Week!
Parents and students are encouraged to attend the orientation meetings scheduled for this week. They will meet teachers, principals, hear about class schedules, school supplies and more.
Sherman High School Freshmen - Friday, August 22, 8:00-Noon (students only) Piner - Tuesday, August 19, Piner 4:30-7:00, Wednesday, August 20, 4:30-8:00 Dillingham - Thursday, August 21, Gr. 5 @ 5:30 & Gr. 6 @ 7:00 Perrin Learning Center, Thursday, August 21, 6:30 Crutchfield, Fairview, Jefferson, Sory, Neblett, Wakefield, Washington - Friday, August 22, 5-6:30
What’s for lunch?
SHERMAN ISD offers hot, appetizing breakfasts and lunches every day including fresh fruits and vegetables. Secondary schools also offer a daily salad bar, specialty lines, and a choice of many a la carte items.
Our menus meet USDA requirements for calories and for restrictions regarding fat content in all our products. Nutrition information is available for all our menus. Call our office at 903-891-6426 or visit www.shermanisd.net for further information. Applications for FREE and REDUCED PRICE MEALS are available from the Central Office or from your child’s school office. Applications may be returned to the school cafeteria or Central Office, and must be completed and approved by the central office within the first thirty (30) days of school for a child to remain on the program. Remember, this application must be filled out each year, even if you are coming from another school district where your children were on the program.You may purchase meals by the day, week, month, or school year through the cafeteria manager at your child’s school. Also, new this year, we are offering "Lunch Money Now" service. This service provides an alternative method of payment for our student meal accounts, via the Internet, at www.shermanisd.net. Through this web site, you can use your debit or credit card to make payments to your child’s meal account, or to view the activity on your child’s account.
The "Lunch Money Now" site should be available for use by August 18, 2008. There is a charge for this service. Please remember that at the elementary school level, we allow only three charges if a child has no lunch money. After the third charge, a student will receive a peanut butter sandwich and milk until his meal charges are cleared.
No charges are allowed at the junior high or high school.
Meal prices remain the same for this school year of 2008-2009. Rates for our meals are as follows:
Lunch Prices: Breakfast Prices:
Reduced K-12 $ .40 $ .30
K-4: $1.85 $ .80
5-12: $1.95 $ .80
Staff: $2.50 $1.25
Visitors: $2.50 $1.25
We are pleased to welcome back our students, parents, faculty, and staff. We encourage you to eat in the school cafeteria and to make suggestions for ways that we can improve our service to you. Please visit the SISD website to see daily menus and obtain nutrition information. Please call our office if you need further information regarding the food service department. 903-891-6426
Cultural Exchange
Fourteen Sherman High School students enjoyed the privilege of the German/American Partnership Program (GAPP) this summer as they spent three weeks in Wolnzach, Germany, in state of Bavaria.
"This is my fourth year to participate in the GAPP cultural exchange program," explained Suzy Robinson, teacher and sponsor of the program, "and it is an absolutely incredible learning experience for our students."
Former SHS German teacher Marcia Stewart, made the initial contacts for involvement in this program as a way for students to truly experience the German culture. The GAPP program partners a German teen and family with an American teen and family, with each becoming a host family when visiting the perspective country. The GAPP program requirements include a welcoming and a farewell party for the exchange students, spending at least ten days in the classroom of the partnered student, a 3-4 day tour of surrounding areas, and each student must give a 15 minute presentation, of their choice, which demonstrates an aspect(characteristic) of youth in America. Salzburg, Austria, medieval castles, Mirabelle Gardens and the Berchtesgaden Salt Mines are just a few of the sites the group toured.
Students participating in this cultural exchange are Kelsi Burnett, Stephanie Mygrant, Meridith Mooney, Katie Plyler, Lara Myers, Alisha Haigis, Jordan Hancock, Kelsi Stephens, Morgan Lindsey, Alex Clark, Claire Cole, Joe Simpson, Trevor Walker, Justin Estes, SHS coordinating teacher, Suzy Robinson, and assistant teacher Sharla Mullens. In early September, fourteen German students will arrive at Sherman High School to complete the cultural exchange.
They will be hosted by the families of the fourteen SHS students who just returned from Germany.
Shown here are the Sherman High School students with the mayor of Wolnzach, Germany.
7-on-7
This summer the Sherman Bearcats 7-on-7 team earned their first ever title in the 12-team Metroplex Championship Series. They claimed the championship trophy by beating Ft. Worth Brewer in the finals, 31-7. On July 11-12, they competed in the Vype Magazine Select 7-on-7 Championship at the University of Arkansas. There they won third place. Congratulations to the team and to Bearcat wide receiver Greg Jackson who won the Sticky Hands Award for performing as top receiver.
Shown here is Greg receiving his award.
Shown here are the 2008 7-on-7 team members.
Where history happened!
Twenty students from Dillingham Intermediate School traveled to Washington D.C. this past June, learning more about American history than they ever imagined. Teacher/sponsor, Sharla Mullens coordinates a "historical places" trip for Dillingham students every year. This year’s trip included Washington D.C. monuments, the White House and Capitol, congress in session, several Smithsonian museums, Arlington Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown. Mrs. Mullens is so thankful for the opportunity to sponsor the group and also grateful for the parents who travel with her. A total of thirty-two joined Mullens this summer. Several students commented that it was the best vacation they had ever taken.
Shown here are the students posing in front of the Iwo Jima Marine Memorial statue.