Keeping the Nest in Check

As we wrap up the first quarter, we want to take a moment to celebrate the hard work and progress our students have made so far!

This is also a great time to pause, reflect, and refocus on the expectations that help every student soar - academics, behavior and attendance. Our shared goal is to ensure each student leaves high school prepared for college, a career, or wherever their dreams may lead. Success truly takes a partnership between school and home, and we’re so thankful for your continued support, encouragement, and teamwork in helping our students reach their full potential.

We aRe Ready to learn …….We aRe Respectful to others…….. We aRe Responsible to ourselves ………...We aRe a thousand passions with one heartbeat, We aRe Chapin!

🔔 Structured NEST (Necessary Enrichment Study Time) Students who currently have a grade below 69 in any class are assigned to a specific NEST session for academic support. These assignments will be communicated to students during their bi-weekly MAST (homeroom) class. Students have two weeks to attend their assigned NEST sessions.

📚 Afterschool Eagle Enrichment is our afterschool tutoring program for CHS students. It will be held in the media center from 4 - 5:30 pm on Mondays and Thursdays. No need to sign up! Students needing help should show up ready to work!

💡 Did you know? The SC State Library offers free, real-time tutoring - available 24/7 in English and Spanish through Discus Tutor.com! Watch the tutorial to get started.

🧠 If you need a private tutor for your student, visit our school counseling webpage for a link to tutors organized by subject.

🪪Student IDs must be worn at all times while on campus. Students can order IDs by scanning the QR code posted around school.

👕Dress Code. Please review District Five's dress code policy. It can be found using this link: D5 Dress Code Policy.

🏣 Chapin High School is a closed campus. Students are expected to remain on school grounds throughout the school day unless properly signed out by a parent or guardian. Sign out procedures. (scroll to the bottom of the webpage)

⏰TARDY Policy - Tardies were reset for the 2nd nine weeks.

5th tardy: Email Student and Parent - Clerical Assistant contacts parent
8th tardy: 2 hour After School Detention - Administrator contacts parent

11th tardy: In School Suspension (ISS) - Administrator contacts parent

(Seniors who receive ISS must take all Senior exams)

🪑Attendance policies. Please watch the this video for full details on District Five’s updated procedures for Seat Time and Truancy, especially if you are the parent of a new student to Chapin High School.
Key Points:

• Seat Time: Max 10 absences in a year-long course or 5 in a semester course. All absences (medical, parent note, suspension, etc.) count toward this limit. Absences 11-20 in a year-long class or 6-10 in a semester class will require seat time recapture to be completed. Exceeding the limit results in a grade of FA (Failure due to Absence) and a 0.0 GPA value unless seat time is made up during recapture sessions ($15/hour). All absences are reviewed by the Attendance Review Committee, and you will receive a notification letter if your child has excessive absences.

• Truancy: Refers to full-day absences. Parent notes for illness count toward the 10 full-day limit but do not excuse seat time.

• Medical Notes: Must be submitted within 5 school days or absences will be unexcused.
  

Our first Recapture session will be Thursday, November 13th from 4:00pm - 6:00pm, then Saturday, December 13th and then all Semester Classes seat time have to be recaptured on or before Saturday, January 24th, 2026.

🚗🚗 Car Riders: For everyone’s safety, please use only the designated car rider lane when picking up students before or after school.

💻The PowerSchool Parent Portal is a secure, user-friendly tool that connects parents, students, and teachers. It provides real-time access to grades, homework, attendance, and assignments to help support student success. Please refer to this Brochure on how to set up Powerschool.

• This resource will help walk you through the course request process and resources.

• Keep in mind that during the course request process, students are requesting 8 first-choice requests and 3 alternate courses. The structure of how these courses enter the schedule is determined at a later time.