Wildcat Roar

Congratulations to our 2023 Homecoming King and Queen, Grayson Zdybel and Lauryn Scheid!

This year's court included Queen candidates McCartney Butler, Kenna Lemmon, and Lauryn Scheid and King Candidates Chase Hemeyer, Seth Hunsaker, and Grayson Zdybel. Crown bearers were Jett Jackson and Demi Lee and last year's King and Queen were Wylee Goff and Deliza Cortez.

Thank you to the HS Student Council and Miss Sample for a Homecoming to remember! Special thanks to everyone who helped plan or carry out the events and to everyone who participated in our Spirit Days!

Approximately 7 years ago Exchange Bank of Missouri began a partnership with

Slater School District where by using the Wildcat Logo on select Debit Cards,

Exchange Bank of Missouri would make an annual donation to the Slater School

District based on the number of swipes using the Wildcat Card

Any customer of EBMO can request a Wildcat Card. Each time a Wildcat Card

debit card is swiped Exchange Bank of Missouri donates to the School at no

additional cost the customer. This donation tonight comes from EBMO

CUSTOMERS, just using their Wildcat Card in their normal day-to-day living.

This year EBMO is proud to donate $10,000 for the Slater School District to use as

they wish.

Since the inception of the EBMO school card program 7 years ago the annual

donation amount is nearing $56,000 total dollars to Slater Schools from this

program alone.

Each of the 6 EBMO Branches participate in the School Pride Debit Card Program

with their local schools and each year our Slater Wildcat School Pride Debit Cards

have generated the most revenue for our district. So, a big thanks to everyone

that utilizes the Wildcat cards.

If you don’t already have a Wildcat Card and would like to participate call our local

branch and order one today. Again, there is no additional charge to carry the

Wildcat Pride Card. Wildcat cards are printed on site right here in Slater Missouri

and most cases you can get your card same day.

Our NWEA Incentive Day planning is underway! The Fall teacher group will be in touch regarding the plans, permission forms, and expectations. I will be in touch with the students who did NOT meet the criteria to participate.

We will hold the NWEA incentive day on the afternoon of October 20.

We're off to a great start for the year!

Read all about it in the September HS Board Report below!

Each HS teacher has provided an update for their classes, and you can see what our curricular and extracurricular organizations are up to as well.

The Handbook Highlight is a recap of a handbook policy or entry that our Students/Adults need to be aware of. If I'm taking the time to include it, it's something to pay attention to - either because I'm seeing that people aren't clear on it, people aren't complying with it, or I'm about to start cracking down on it. This week's highlight is:

ILLNESS

A phone call home must be made by school personnel through the appropriate office in order for a student to check out due to medical/illness conditions.

a. If a student contacts a parent/grandparent/guardian on their own without going through the appropriate office, he/she will be written up for DEFIANCE OF AUTHORITY/INSUBORDINATION.

b. All students should have an emergency contact on file that can pick them up from school within 30 minutes of being called.

You can check out the 2023-24 Student/Parent Handbook below!

What staff member deserves a shout out?

Take a minute to let me know all about it by filling out THIS FORM or clicking the banner above.

Students, Parents, and Staff can give a shout out to any Slater Schools employee! We'll make sure they receive a copy of it and will look for ways to share them with you throughout the year as well.

Let's get to bragging about all the good people around here!

Students have been assigned their own chromebooks. This is the only machine you should be logged in to. (Don't use someone else's machine.)

Students, make sure Ms. Mindy Wiseman knows when you're going on a college visit - you can email her at mwiseman@slaterschools.net.

Thanks, and happy visiting!

By now, you know that we have a new Student Information System.

We're learning the system and have discovered that some settings were incorrect - especially some attendance codes. As we correct those, we anticipate that parents/guardians will receive alerts regarding their student's attendance. Please be patient with us - we're working to make sure that everything is accurate, and that takes time and edits.

(Thanks for your hard work on this, Ms. Hill, Ms. Wiseman, and Mrs. Allen!)

If you don't feel well, ask your teacher to call our school nurse, Ms. Crystal.

Ms. Crystal will determine if you need to stay at school or go home. If she decides that you need to go home, SHE will call your people and make arrangements for you to leave. (Read: You don't call/text your people - especially before we know you don't feel well.)

On October 9, our first Eligibility List will run. This list determines student standing until the next list runs, even if your attendance or grades improve before the next list. Teachers sign off on grades as a confirmation that they are current and correct, and the Building Principals run the attendance report.

Here's what the handbook says about GOOD STANDING:

GOOD STANDING

To be considered a student in good standing, a student must not be in violation of the

attendance policy (attendance must be above 90%), have no outstanding discipline referrals OR appear on the current F list.

In order to participate in extracurricular events including (but not limited to): dances,

field trips, school-sanctioned sports events; a student must be in good standing.

Students in grades 6-12 that are not in good standing will have closed lunch and be required

to sign in daily in the cafeteria, where they will remain for the entire lunch period.

The sign in sheet for closed lunch is on the South wall, below the bulletin board. It is up to the student to sign in and remain in the cafeteria during lunch.Failure to stay in the cafeteria for the whole lunch period or sign in (even if you stayed) will result in a CLOSED LUNCH REFERRAL. Here's what the handbook says about CLOSED LUNCH:

CLOSED LUNCH
Failing to stay or sign in for Closed Lunch

Grades 9-12

1. Warning

2. Friday School

3. 1 day in the Transition Room for each day not signed in

STUDENTS: Please complete THIS FORM to receive text alerts from the School District.

Text notifications will be used to share information about School Closures, Updates to the posted calendar, distribute newsletters, etc.

Your phone number will NOT be shared outside of the Student Information System.

If you download the PowerSchool Parent application, you'll get updates as teachers update classroom grades - plus access to attendance and MORE!

Use the School/District code BXDN.

Use the information your adult(s) received at Registration.

We have a new Student Information System (PowerSchool) this year, but it can do everything last year's system could do - and more - like see your schedule, grades, lunch balance, attendance, and MORE!

A: I’m glad you asked!

Some students won reserved parking spots last May (see the table below), thanks to their Student of the Month achievements and Trivia Contest finishes. Those students have earned the right to paint their spots with a design that they choose (and J Clem approves).

If it’s a painted or reserved spot, don’t park there. You’ll be asked to move. If it’s an open spot, it’s first come, first served.

Spots students CAN’T park:

- The Circle Drive

- Teacher Parking (off of Elm Street, in front of the Elementary Building)

- The Cafeteria Lot

- Reserved Staff Parking in Gravel/Bus lot (South end of lot)

If you’re driving to school, you need an SHS parking pass. You can get one from Ms. Wiseman in the HS Office. They are $5/school year.

The Student Handbook has more info about Driving, Parking, and consequences of violating the rules. Check it out at SlaterSchools.net!

Due to liability concerns from MUSIC, our insurance company, pets are not permitted on school property, including the Sports Complex.

This excludes service animals and classroom/curricular animals, pre approved by a Building Principal.

Please note the revised policy for Unsportsmanlike Actions at an extra-curricular activity (Board of Education approved 9.27.22).

Unsportsmanlike Actions at an Extra-Curricular Activity

Step 1- Administrator Warning

Step 2- Minimum of 1 week, up to and including 365-day suspension from all District extra-curricular events.

Step 3- 365-day suspension from all District extra-curricular events

Monday, October 9

• 8:00 am - F/Attendance Eligibility List runs
• 9:00 am - Admin Meeting
• 5:00 pm - SENIOR REC: V/JV SB v. Pilot Grove (Gate: B. Heilman / Admin: J. Clements)
• 5:00 pm - JH Football v. Lone Jack (Gate: Emily Klenk / Admin: B. Drummond)
  
  

Tuesday, October 10

• 7:30 am - HS Student Council meeting in Miss Sample's room
  

Wednesday, October 11

• Staff Flu Shots
• 2:00 pm - Missouri State Rep
• 3:15 pm - BTAP meeting @Library

Thursday, October 12

• 5:00 pm - SB v. Climax Springs @Glasgow (Bus leaves @TBA / Admin: TBA)
• 7:00 pm - SENIOR REC: V FB v. Knox Co. (N Gate: R. Shaw / S Gate: A. Pointer / Admin: Jess)

Friday, October 13

Email: jclements@slaterschools.net
Website: slaterschools.net
Location: 515 Elm Street, Slater, MO, United States
Phone: 660-631-5298
Twitter: @SlaterPrincipal