625 Mane -- September 18

October 23, 8:30–10:30 AM: School Picture Retakes. Retakes are available only for students who have not yet had their picture taken and students who would like to purchase pictures.

October 28: We will hold our Martin Luther King Speech Contest on October 28 right after school in Ms. Wootton's classroom, D30. If you're interested, mail Ms. Wootton to sign up!__________________________________________________________________________________________________

If a student needs food or a drink dropped off at school by a parent or guardian, please place it in one of the designated bins in the front-door vestibule.

If your student needs to notified about their lunch, let the front office know through the doorbell.

To protect instructional time, students will not be called out of class to pick up food or drinks. An announcement about lunch pick ups will be made at the beginning of lunch.

Please note that food deliveries from restaurants or other food delivery businesses are not permitted.

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🚫 Cell Phones & Bluetooth Devices

During class time, students may not use:

• Cell phones
• Smart watches used for communication
• Earbuds or Bluetooth devices
• Headphones

All personal electronic devices should be put away and out of sight during instruction.

💻 School Computer Expectations

School-issued computers are for educational purposes only.

✅ Allowed:

• Teacher-assigned activities
• Educational research
• Classroom learning tasks

❌ Not Allowed:

• Gaming
• Social media
• Streaming entertainment
• Any non-classroom activity not approved by the teacher

School computers may only be used at the discretion of the teacher.

🎮 No Gaming During Classes

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9th Grade Students Participating in High School Sports

To access the Davis School District 9th Grade Participation in High School Sports form, visit the following website: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4672/Dsd/ca3862a6-ba77-4338-bcfd-276de7bffe2d/Revised9thGradeParticipationFormDraft2.pdf?disposition=inline

Student Athlete Eligibility for High School: Students must hold a minimum term grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 in the preceding grading period. Students falling below the term 2.0 GPA will be ineligible to participate in the succeeding grading period. Mid-term progress reports do not apply. Students cannot fail more than one subject. Students receiving a ‘U’ will be subject to review by the School Standards Committee. Students receiving a ‘U’ from two or more individual teachers will be eliminated from extracurricular activities immediately and for the succeeding term. At the discretion of the school principal and School Standards Committee, a student with one or more ‘U’s’ may participate when their credit has been restored.

Students interested in playing high school sports their 9th grade year at a high school that is not their boundary school: To be able to participate in high school athletics as a 9th grader at a high school that is not your designated boundary school, you must apply for a 9-12 permit during your 8th grade school year within the appropriate window (November 15 through the first Friday in February) and have the permit approved (guardians will receive an email notification with the decision). Please refer to the "Boundary Permits" flyer below and the following website for more details: https://www.davis.k12.ut.us/o/dsd/page/boundary-permits.