Students stay after school for many reasons. Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular clubs and intramurals and stay to get extra help from their teachers. These opportunities are offered during the Activity Period from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Students must arrive on time for the Activity Period, or they will risk losing after-school privileges. This includes students who play on sports teams. The after-school time operates like a class period during the school day.  

Students must have prior permission from the supervising teacher to stay after school. It is the student's responsibility to call home to let parents/guardians know they will be staying after.  
Students can use school phones to call home. Only students who have received prior permission from a teacher may stay after and receive transportation home. Students who stay after school but do not have permission to stay will be assigned to the detention room until Activity Period ends, and a parent/guardian will be contacted to pick up the student.  

Sometimes, extraordinary circumstances or situations can arise for students (for example, confusion about a date for a club meeting). Students can seek assistance from their community office or the main office.  

WALKING HOME:   

Students may walk/bike ride off campus only if they have obtained a WALKER’S/BIKE RIDER’S PASS from his/her Community Administrator. 

An application for a WALKER’S/BIKE RIDER’S PASS must be signed by a parent or guardian. The signature provides parent/guardian approval that the student may walk or ride a bike directly home or to a school-sanctioned sports practice. An application can be picked up in the Community Office. It needs to be completed, signed, and returned to the Community Office for administrator approval and processing of a pass for the student. This process may take a couple of days, so it is best to do this with advance notice of when you may need it. A pass may be written for the entire year or for a designated period of time. It is important to specify this on the application.  Students who are caught walking or riding a bike home without this pass may be given a consequence.