Onion River

High School
HandBook 2016-2017

Mission Statement and Core Values ...................3

Core Values ......................................................................................................................3

Dress Code ...........................................................4

Dress Code: ...................................................................................................................... 4

Security ................................................................5
How we Keep our School Secure: .....................................................................................5

Bullying & Behavior .............................................6

Bullying: ............................................................................................................................6
Behavior: ...........................................................................................................................6
Consequences: ..................................................................................................................6

Technology Policy ................................................7

Cellphones: ........................................................................................................................7
School Technology & Wifi:................................................................................................7

Mission Statement and Core

Values
Mission Statement
At Onion River High School we strive to establish a sense of community,
curiosity, consciousness, and creativity.
Our aim is to foster students ability to work with others and to prepare them to
become active community members and team players in the future.

Core Values
Community
Service Opportunity
Field Trips into the Community

Curiosity
Academic Curiosity
Curiosity About the World Around You

Consciousness
Environmental and Global Awareness

Creativity
Go Past your Comfort Zone
Focus on Culturing Yourself

Dress Code
Although we encourage the expression of students through clothing, we also
want to make the classroom a comfortable learning environment.

Dress Code:
Tank tops may be worn, but any tank top that has spaghetti straps or one
that has a side opening extending down the side of rib cage should be worn
with a shirt underneath it (ie. basketball jerseys, muscle shirts)
Strapless tops are not allowed unless something is worn over them.
Shorts should be long enough that they cover completely the undergarments
at both the top and the bottom.
Clothes may not display vulgar language, drug/alcohol paraphernalia, or
gang related symbols.
Hats may be worn as long as the students face is fully visible
Sunglasses are not allowed to be worn indoors
In a perfect world, a dress code wouldnt have to exist, but this isnt a
perfect world. -Principal of Onion River High School

Violations to the Dress Code will Result in:

Students will not be removed from classrooms for dress code violations because we believe
nothing should inhibit the learning process. However, during lunch and between classes,
students may be asked to put on a sweater, or to wear a sweatshirt/sweatpants provided by
the school to fix the violation.

Security
We strive to ensure that every student at Onion River High School feels safe,
secure and welcome throughout the school day and beyond the classroom.

How we Keep our School Secure:

During the school day, all doors will be locked. All visitors will need to be
buzzed in by a secretary in the main office and check in for a visitor pass.
All teachers and faculty will be given an access card to enter the building at any
time during and after the school day.
We don't want any parent, student, or faculty member to ever feel that
our school is not a secure and safe learning environment. -Principal of
Onion River High School

Resource Officer
Although we hope to never need to use the immediate assistance of an on site resource
officer, we will have a trained resource officer in case any of our security measures fall
through. This officer will act as a security blanket and we also hope that he or she will be a
valuable asset and friend to all members of the student body and faculty.

Bullying & Behavior

We have a no tolerance bullying policy because every student should feel safe
the moment they enter the campus.

Bullying:
Should any teacher, faculty member or student witness bullying or harassment
of any kind, they are encouraged to tell another adult, or a member of the
administration.
Teachers will be trained in conflict resolution so that they can resolve conflicts
quickly and effectively to avoid escalation.
If a student feels that they are being bullied by another student online, they are
encouraged to bring evidence to a trusted adult (teacher, administrator,
guidance counselor, etc), so that they can bring both parties together to discuss
the next course of action.
Every student should feel safe every day. Period. -Principal of Onion
River High School

Resource Officer
Should any conflict become too much for a teacher to handle, especially if the conflict is
physical, the resource officer will be called to assist.

Behavior:
Behavior violation (according to teacher discretion) will be investigated by the
administration and a punishment will be issued depending on the magnitude of the
violation.

Consequences:
Having a no tolerance policy regarding bullying and harassment means that any student who
is found to be involved in bullying and harassment will be subject to in school suspension or
at home suspension, depending on the decision of the administrators.
Students who are in violation of behavior ideals will be subject to a loss of privileges such as
club or sport meetings, as well as before or after school detention.

Technology Policy
Technology can be a wonderful addition to the world of education, so we want
to encourage appropriate and effective use of technology in and out of the
classroom.

Cellphones:
During the school day, students are allowed to use their cellphones in the
hallways and cafeteria/library.
All teachers reserve the right to establish rules in their classroom about the use
of cellphones.

School Technology & Wifi:

Students are encouraged to use the technology provided by the school as well as
the schools in house wifi.
We trust that every student uses the wifi and technology appropriately and
responsibly. We reserve the right to check the browsing history of any device
using the school wifi through our computer system and will do so periodically/
if an issue is suspected

Students in Violation of the Appropriate Use Policy Will:

Be subject to loss of wifi privilege as well as loss of school owned technology.