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What a great week to be a Warrior!

Football and Volleyball both had some signature wins! Coach Blanchard and the football team took a huge step toward qualifying for the playoffs, while volleyball picked up big wins against 5A teams in their hunt to defend their championship!

This week we have football, volleyball, and school pictures going on around campus and we hope all of our students will be present and active for all events. Please help us instill a sense of community and servant leadership by pushing our students to be involved in these events! Just a reminder, that students get into all regular season home events for free, so entry fees are not a barrier for students to support their classmates!

I hope all of you have a great week, and remember---

The Strength of the Warrior is in the Tribe!

Matthew Pharr

Principal

mpharr@cherokeek12.org

As part of the FOCUS ACT signed by Governor Ivey last year, cell phones are banned in Alabama Schools starting with the 25-26 school year. This is state law and all schools are required to follow this. Cell phones must be turned off and placed in your car, locker, or bag. Cell phones can NOT be in your pocket. Be sure you are in compliance as we start the school year. Punishment will be assigned; such as phone confiscation, ISS, OSS, etc.

Cell phones will be allowed on the bus to school and from school, but not to the Career Tech Center. Parents, please help us follow the state law! When phones are confiscated, parents will be required to pick up the cell phones. Please contact lawmakers with issues, this is not a Cherokee County Schools rule, it is a State Law.

• First Offense:
  Written warning, Device confiscated. Student and parent will review and sign policy acknowledgement/review. Additional disciplinary action may be assigned.

• Second Offense:
  One (1) day ISS, Device confiscated. Only the parent or legal guardian may retrieve the device. Additional disciplinary action may be assigned.

• Third Offense:
  Three (3) days ISS, Device confiscated. Additional disciplinary action may be assigned.

• Fourth Offense:
  Five (5) Days ISS, Device Confiscated. Additional disciplinary action may be assigned.

• Fifth Offense:
  3 Days OSS, Device Confiscated. Additional disciplinary action may be assigned.

• Subsequent Offenses:
  OSS pending tribunal hearing, Device Confiscated

• Note: Only a parent or legal guardian may retrieve a confiscated device beyond the first offense

Refusal to comply results in automatic escalation to fifth+ offense.

**Students must be logged into their school account!**

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Be sure to register for the ACT testing dates. If you are not testing at CCHS and need a graphing calculator reach out to Mrs. Pharr mspharr@cherokeek12.org to borrow one. If you are eligible for a ACT waiver reach out Coach Reiger trieger@cherokeek12.org.

Students are expected to be at school everyday to learn and grow!
When a student is a absent, they have 3 days to turn in their excuse after returning to school. After three days, the excuse will be coded unexcused.

• Students can have three (3) parent notes per semester. Additional absences must be documented with a doctors excuse.
• When a student driver receives 8 absences per semester their parking decal will be pulled.
• If students have 12+ absences by Prom, they may not be allowed to attend Prom.

Please work to make vacation and travel plans around the county's academic calendar to ensure academic success!