<font color="maroon">Time to be 'in the know' about Sherman schools</font>

IT'S TIME TO BE "IN THE KNOW" ABOUT SHERMAN SCHOOLS

Sherman High School Schedule Pick-Up
SCHOOL ID REQUIRED! BRING YOUR ID WITH YOU.
(Grades 9-12 by Last Name)
Tuesday, August 1, 9:00 a.m. - noon (A-E)
Tuesday, August 1, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (F-L)
Wednesday, August 2, 9:00 a.m. - noon (M-R)
Wednesday, August 2, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (S-Z)
Textbooks, IDs, parking permits, etc. will be available during schedule pick-up.

Freshman Orientation:
August 11 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Buses will run morning & afternoon routes.

New Student Registration:
Sherman High School
August 3 - 11 by appointment only. Call Sherman High School.
Call the individual school for registration information at the middle, intermediate and elementary schools.

Orientations Begin August 7

Douglass Learning Center Head Start - August 7, 6:30 p.m.
Dillingham fifth grade - August 8, 5:30 p.m.
Dillingham sixth grade - August 8, 6:30 p.m.
Piner seventh grade - August 9, 4:30 - 7:15 (Come and Go)
Piner eighth grade - August 10, 4:30 - 7:15 (Come and Go)
All Elementary Schools (K - 4) - August 10, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sherman High School (9th grade only) - August 11, 8:00 - 12:00.

Update Immunizations

All SISD students are required to have up to date immunizations. New students cannot enroll for the new year unless they are up-to-date on immunizations. The Grayson County Health Department, located at 515 N. Walnut in Sherman and 205 N. Houston in Denison, will open for extended hours during August to assist those who need immunizations.
Monday, August 7 - 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (SHERMAN)
Tuesday, August 8 - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (DENISON)
Wednesday, August 9 - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (DENISON)
Thursday, August 10 - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (SHERMAN)
Friday, August 11 - 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (SHERMAN)

SISD Breakfast and/or Lunch - It's all good!

This past year SHERMAN ISD served over 6300 meals daily and 1,136,000 meals annually. We offer 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.

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 meal by the day, week, month, or school year through the cafeteria manager at your child’s school. Also, we are pleased to announce the return of our Café Prepay service. This service offers an alternative method of payment for our student meal accounts, via the Internet, at http://www.pay4lunch.com. Through this web site, you can use your Visa, Master Card, or Discover Card to make payments to your child’s meal account.

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 have not changed for the new school year. They are:

Lunch Prices: Breakfast Prices:

Reduced: $ .40 $ .30

K-4: $1.65 $ .60

5-12: $1.75 $ .60

Staff: $2.25 $1.00

Visitors: $2.50 $1.00

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.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington D.C. 20250-9410 or call 202/720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provide and employer.

What to Wear?

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. The following dress code items are to be viewed as guidelines. Interpretation of these guidelines shall be the authority of the Sherman High School Principal and Assistant Principals. 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 student and parent may determine the student's personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the general guidelines set out above. 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.

For more information check the Sherman ISD website(www.shermanisd.net) or call Central Office on King Street.

Washington Third Grade Students Enter the Dog Days of Summer

Washington Elementary third grade summer school students have had a less than typical summer school experience. While reading the book, Because of Winn-Dixie, they felt it would be great to extend the experience through some hands-on activities provided by the local Petco groomer, Brenda.

She demonstrated how real grooming is done by a trained professional. She also shared some of the vocabulary terms used in the world of grooming and did a fabulous job of showing and explaining to the students why proper dog care is so important.

Pirates Gold and Technology Treasures

This summer's annual tech camp was held for a week in both June and July at Dillingham Intermediate School.

“The camp was met with great success,” reported camp director, Beth Weeks, as 136 attendees were taught everything from animation to video conferencing.

Pat Schick taught the K-1 grade class and they learned how to create picture ID cards, T-shirts and posters using programs such as publisher.

Jenniefer Parker taught the 2-4th grade class and they used programs such as Photo Story3, Macromedia Flash and digital pictures to create a story.

Sharrice Jennings taught the 5th-7th grade classroom using Macromedia Flash to create animations and Microsoft Producer to retell stories about Pirates.

All classes were involved in a video conference with the Mariners Museum in Virginia. This camp also gives Sherman High School students an opportunity to volunteer their time and talents. Andy Weeks, Gabe Ayala, Lindsey Odum and Spencer Murray worked all week to help younger students learn more about technology.

Shown here is SHS sophomore, Spencer Murray instructing first graders, Carly Weaver, Thomas O'Malley and Kimberly Michaels.