Welcome Freshmen Parents and Guardians!
We are looking forward to working with you on helping your child become Warrior Graduates. The following information will help you understand the policies, procedures, and process here at Central High School.
Parent Responsibilities
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ParentVue is the tool that teachers use to communicate with you progress, grades, and attendance.
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We expect parents and guardians to log in to ParentVue on a regular basis to monitor Daily Assignments, Class Schedule (communicate with teachers), Grades, and Attendance.
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You can opt-in to receive notifications with an active email address. If you encounter problems with ParentVue, please reach out to our attendance office, or visit: ParentVue Info
More information about communicating with teachers can be found on page 8 of the Parent/Student Handbook. CHS Student expectations can be found here.
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Remember, we are preparing students for life AFTER high school!
Student Responsibilities
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Warriors have the courage to be in the right place, at the right time, without exception
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Warriors have the courage to understand and follow expectations of their community by taking ownership of their actions.
Important Dates
Day: Time: Event:
August 1 7:30 am-12:00 pm Freshman check-in
August 7 8:00 am-11:00 pm Orientation
August 7 5:30 pm -7:30 pm Freshman Parent BBQ and High School 101
August 9 8:00 am - 3:15 pm First day of school
D51 2023-2024 Calendar
Central High School Website
Graduation Requirements
To graduate from Central High School, you need to earn 25 credits and a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in the following areas:
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4 Language Arts credits (including language arts elective)
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3 Science credits
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3 Math credits
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3 Social Studies credits (including social studies elective)
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0.5 Physical Education (1 PE class) credit
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0.5 Applied Personal Fitness / Wellness credit
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0.5 Personal Finance or Economics credit
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0.5 Computer / Technology Literacy credit
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0.5 Fine Arts credit
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10 Elective credits
Graduation Proficiency (in addition to credits)
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Passing the SAT, ACT, ASVAB, WorkKeys exam, or Advanced Placement exam
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Pass a college-level concurrent class with a “C” or better
Earn an industry certification
Advisory
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Tuesdays/Thursdays after block 1 and Wednesdays/Fridays after block 2. See the bell schedule here.
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This is a time to review grades, catch-up on homework, cover important information, attend assemblies, and anything else that needs to occur outside of instructional time.
Students do earn credit and grades. Attendance is required.
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New this year, we will have monthly Freshman only Advisory class competitions and weekly SEL lessons to build a sense of community and belonging.
Adding/Dropping Classes
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Class changes are only allowed in extenuating circumstances, students should see their counselor with concerns.
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Classes dropped after the start of the semester will result in a WF (withdraw fail).
AP Drop Protocol
Contacts:
Counselors
Administration
Parenting Resources
Warrior Resources
Mental Health:
https://www.d51schools.org/resources/mental_health
Suicide Prevention:
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/emotional-problems/Pages/Ten-Things-Parents-Can-Do-to-Prevent-Suicide.aspx
https://afsp.org/teens-and-suicide-what-parents-should-know
LGBTQ:
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/gradeschool/Pages/Gender-Diverse-Transgender-Children.aspx
https://gsanetwork.org/
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Grief:
https://www.hopewestco.org/
Relationship help:
https://www.loveisrespect.org/
Struggling with parenting: https://www.loveandlogic.com/pages/articles-and-advice-for-parents
All topics: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-anything/id1231126