Student Services: (574) 283-8414

F.E.R.P.A./Release of Records:

• Your school records cannot be released without the written consent of your parents/guardians or you if you are over the age of 18. Your signature on a college application is your request for records when you submit your application to the guidance office.

Schedule Changes:

• Students requesting a schedule change must fill out a REQUEST TO SEE COUNSELOR FORM for an appointment. Until you are called, you are expected to follow your current schedule. Failure to follow this procedure can result in unnecessary delays. Schedule changes will only be made in extraordinary circumstances, such as needing a required class, or having an incomplete class schedule. Rarely will schedule changes be made after the first 5 days of a semester.

Request to See Counselor:

• All students are assigned a guidance counselor to assist Them with academic, vocational, and personal decisions. Students wishing to see their counselor must fill our a REQUEST TO SEE COUNSELOR FORM to request an appointment. All teachers have REQUEST TO SEE COUNSELOR FORMS available in their classrooms. The assigned counselor will send for the student as soon as possible. Appointments can also be made with the guidance secretary.

Progress Reports and Report Cards:

• Parents have a right to be informed of the academic progress of their student(s), and teachers have an obligation to do so. Information to parents/guardians shall take the form of a report card issued at the end of each nine week term of each grading period. Progress reports shall be issued to students according to the established academic criteria. Students will receive a progress report if they are:1. Failing to meet the prescribed academic standard2. Failing the prescribed course of study3. Achieving at least two letter grades or more below what was indicated on the last report card.Parents are encouraged to call the Student Services Offices regarding the progress of their student(s) and speak with their child's counselor.

Work Permits:

• To obtain a work permit, an "Intent to Employ" card must be obtained from your perspective new employer. After the form is completed and signed by the employer, the student's parents/guardian, and the student, it should be turned in at the guidance office. This should be done before school if you wish for the permit to be ready the same day after school. Intent to Employ cards turned in after 11:00 a.m. may be picked up the next day after 11:00 a.m. Work permits can only be picked up during regular school hours. When the high school offices are closed in the summer, work permits may be obtained from the student services office at the Education Center at 635 South Main St, student services office.

Make-up Work:

• It is the student's responsibility to arrange for make-up work following an absence. If a student will be absent for an extended period of time, the Student Services Office will assist in obtaining assignments. If this service is necessary, contact the Student Services Office at (574)283-8414. Please allow 24 hours for teachers to prepare materials. Teachers may not accept make-up work for credit if the student has been truant.

Graduation Information:

1. Graduating Seniors who engage in vandalism or destruction of school property will not participate in commencement exercises.
2. Graduating Seniors who have outstanding financial obligations will not receive diplomas until those obligations are paid in the Treasurer's Office.