CLASSROOM PROCEDURES Mr. WARD 2011 – 2012
Be in your seat before the bell rings.

Remain in your seat for the entire class period.

Only a principal can give you permission to go to your car.

Keep any conversation in class to a minimum and relevant to current class topic.

Pick up all trash and place in trashcans at the end of class.

You are not dismissed by the bell. The bell is to inform the teacher it is time to stop teaching. Students are dismissed by the teacher. Please remain in your seat until the teacher dismisses you.

Cell phones will be placed on desk, on silent mode, at the beginning of class.
If your cell phone is confiscated, your parents will have to claim it at the office the next day.

All other rules, including dress codes, listed in the student handbook will be enforced. If you are seen with any non-allowable item you will give that item to the teacher upon request. (Let’s read the dress code aloud).

Demonstrate the same respect and courtesy for others as you wish to receive.

You are responsible for bringing your own materials to class.

Place assignments in corresponding boxes at the beginning of each class.

You will find previous days’ assignments in notebooks if you are absent.

Use blue or black ink only for all assignments; including quizzes, tests, and essays.

Assignments will be turned in on white paper. Use college ruled paper for essays.

Late assignments will lose 10 points per day.

Extracurricular activities, including athletic events, club events and after school jobs do not excuse students from deadlines. All procedures regarding late assignments will apply.

If you turn in an assignment on time and are dissatisfied with your grade, you may redo the assignment and turn it back in the day after it is returned to you.

You have 5 days following your last day absent to make up any work.

Quizzes cannot be made up. If you are absent on the day a quiz is given, you are excused from it and it will not count against you.

Any missed tests will be made up before or after school by appointment within five days.

Grades are determined as follows: TESTS = 40% ESSAYS = 30% QUIZZES = 20% CLASS/HOMEWORK = 10%

Fold all assignments lengthwise.

Assignments need to have the following heading printed on the outside fold:
Name: First and Last
Class: English II, English III
Period: 1st, 2nd, 3rd…
Date: month/day/year
Assignment: Essay Title, Page #s,

In addition, remember our goals:
1. Increase UHS’s scores on the TCAP 11th Grade Writing Exam (Feb). We’re shooting for a schoolwide average of over 4.3.
2. Increase UHS’s scores on the English and Reading portions of the statewide ACT.
3. Learn to write a Research Paper. The state of Tennessee says you have to write one MLA and one APA paper.
4. Gain a basic understanding of Americal Literature. (That means you’ll be reading…alot.)
Ok. Let’s have a great year!

By Steve Burwick

Star Staff

sburwick@starhq.com

Students at Unaka High School are excited to be part of the “Jump Start” Dual Enrollment Program at Northeast State Community College, through which they may obtain college credit before they complete their high school diplomas.

Nearly 500 students in the region served by Northeast State are enrolled in the program, and 10 UHS students are enrolled this year. Elizabethton High and Happy Valley High also participate, and Cloudland High has shown interest in the program.

“This is the first year we’ve been able to have the Dual Enrollment class here on campus,” said UHS Counselor Jon Minton. “We’ve had students take advantage of the program for the last four years, but they had to leave campus in order to take the classes.”

“I’m taking English in the dual enrollment,” said Natalie Johnson, who is a member of the National Honor Society (NHS) and president of the Health Occupations Students of America Club. “Somebody from Northeast comes every day, and we’ve been writing a lot of papers. It’s basically to get us ready for the college experience. He gave us a syllabus and a calendar and we just go by that. It’s not as supervised as in high school; it’s more independent.

“We’re currently trying to raise money for our HOSA club,” said Johnson, who is active in other school endeavors as well.

“This is our first year doing the Powderpuff (Football), so we’re busy trying to put that together,” she noted. “This summer I attended Girls State in Murfreesboro, and I played varsity basketball for the last three years.”

Johnson said she intends to study medicine as a career.

“I would really like to stay here and attend East Tennessee State University, and then go to the Quillen College of Medicine and become a doctor and work in this community,” she said. “My mom is a registered nurse and my sister is going to graduate in May as an RN, so my family has always been involved in the medical field and it’s always interested me. I think it would be rewarding too.”

Matthew Wood, who is also in the National Honor Society and serves as vice president of HOSA, plans to take pre-pharmacy classes.

“I’m taking English Composition I,” said Wood. “I like it, and I think Mr. (Jason) Ward, who teaches Junior and Sophomore Honors Classes, really prepares us for the class. It’s a great program. It’s a challenge, but I think it’s a challenge that we can all meet.”

Wood said he hopes to enroll in a pre-pharmacy program and become a pharmacist. “That’s my goal,” he said.

Drew Peters is a member of NHS, the Clean Team and co-president of the Future Business Leaders of America Club (FBLA).

“I’m taking English Comp I, Comp II and British Literature,” said Peters. “Mr. (Richard) Kennedy is the instructor. He’s very helpful. I’m also taking a probability and statistics class. It’s not part of the dual enrollment, but I’m taking it at Northeast.”

Peters plans to major in graphic design at ETSU and pursue a career in video game design or cinema.

Alyson Houghton enjoys the Dual Enrollment Program, describing the instructor, Richard Kennedy, as “amazing.”

“Currently I am a full-time student at Northeast,” said Alyson, who is president of NHS and co-president of the FBLA at UHS. She has also been class president the past three years.

“I’m taking three other classes at Northeast along with the dual enrollment,” Houghton said. “I’m only taking Spanish I and II here at the high school. When I graduate high school, I should have 31 hours toward college. I plan to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, and major in secondary education with a concentration in English and a minor in Spanish.”

Houghton expressed a wish to study abroad. “I’d like to go to Spain,” she said.

She also works part-time at Barker’s Restaurant, is active in her church youth group and enjoys volunteering.

“I’m taking English in the Dual Enrollment program, and I’m also taking Probs & Stats at the Elizabethton campus (of Northeast State),” said Lynae Peters, who is NHS vice-president and has served as yearbook editor the last two years. She is also a member of the Carter County Clean Team, a student anti-litter group. “The English class is wonderful, and I like the other class, too,” she said. “My boyfriend is in college, and he says that all these things will help so much.”

She said she intends to study nursing, probably at ETSU or King College.

“With the Dual Enrollment Grant through the Lottery Scholarship, there is assistance,” said Minton. “It still involves out-of-pocket expenses, but it’s a discounted rate. It’s a win-win situation for whoever qualifies. It’s an attractive program.”