Racer Review

Students will be out of school March 16-March 20. Enjoy your spring break!

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Are you a student who has committed to the military after graduation? We want to celebrate your next chapter. Please fill out this Military Form. Questions- see Mrs. Heatly or email lheatly@newcastle.k12.ok.us

The following dates will be reserved for State Testing for the junior class.

April 8, 2026

April 14, 2026

April 16, 2026

All junior students will need to attend these testing days.

All high school students are encouraged to take the ACT. Taking this exam more than once is proven to increase your score. Please use this link for upcoming exam dates and testing centers. Early registration for the April 11th test begins March 6th.

If you have an IEP or 504 plan, you can receive accommodations when you register for the national ACT. Use this link for step-by-step instructions on how to sign up with accommodations. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Wright.

Need help preparing for the ACT? Use this link for helpful test taking tips and preparation. Mrs. Franklin is now offering ACT prep during Racer Refuel! Sign up through Flextime to attend.

ACT provides students opportunities to prepare and practice for the test! Check out this website that ACT provides for students to practice ACT test questions in 'game mode'!

ACT Game Mode

Sharing a new resource provided by STOPit, our partner for anonymous reporting. This new resource provides students who are in crisis direct access to a trained counselor for immediate help and support, regardless of the time of day. Here are a few notes about the program:

• How does Crisis Text Line work?

• You text 741741 when in crisis, available 24/7 in the United States.

• A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds quickly.

• The Crisis Counselor helps you move from a hot moment to a cool calm to stay safe and healthy using effective active listening and suggested referrals – all through text message, using Crisis Text Line’s secure platform.

A Class Violation may be issued for routine classroom disruptions, including but not limited to:

• Not remaining in an assigned seat or designated area

• Repeatedly failing to stay on task after redirection

• Not following specific classroom rules or expectations

• Minor behaviors that interrupt the learning environment

• Repeated low-level disruptions that require teacher intervention

This directive is intended to help teachers address day-to-day behavior concerns efficiently while maintaining instructional momentum. If the student receives 2 Classroom Violations, they will be issued a detention.

Students if you are not off campus for lunch you must be in the Cafeteria or the picnic tables outside of the cafeteria. Students will not be permitted to eat lunch in the hallways, outside of classrooms, main office lobby, or various corners around campus.

Freshmen students are required to eat lunch on campus. Freshmen students who leave campus during lunch will be referred to an administrator and will be assigned a consequence.

If you are assigned a detention, you can now serve it in both the AM and PM, Monday through Thursday.

AM Session- Mrs. Wilson's Room; 6:30am-7:30 am

PM Session- Ms. Jackson's Room; 2:45 pm-3:45pm

Detentions must be served by the due date, or it will result in 1 day of ISI.

If you are on enrolled on campus for 2nd or 3rd hour, you must attend Racer Refuel. All students must choose a Flex Time offering at the before 2nd hour.

Student parking is located in the purple parking zones. All other areas are not open to student vehicles. If you receive a parking ticket, the ticket must be paid. Any student that refuses to pay the parking ticket, will not be eligible to attend prom.

Newcastle High School is a phone free zone from first bell to last bell. Please remind your student that phones must be turned off and put away for the entire day. Thank you!

All students and staff must wear their ID during the school day.

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