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August Senior Newsletter
August 28, 2024
Centennial uKnighted Senior Families,
The Class of 2025 has had their “last first day” in high school. This year there are just 153 days of important 12th grade learning, 12th grade moments, and 12th grade milestones to come.
59.62% of 12th Graders
That’s the percent of 12th graders last year who had unsatisfactory attendance and missed some milestone moments. 28.51% of those were chronically absent, missing 17+ days – 102 missed class sessions and 7,140 minutes of instruction.
I’m asking for your help to dramatically improve this year’s senior class attendance record by:
· Sending your student to school every day they aren’t ill.
· Prioritizing medical visits and appointments before- and after-school and/or on school holidays.
· Limiting appointment absences to just an hour or so, not the whole day.
· Keeping students in school up until holiday / school breaks, and returning students immediately afterward.
· Recognizing that having great grades doesn’t entitle students to a day off.
· Recognizing we do not condone senior skip days. (which “back in the day” was ONE day a year).
· Supporting Centennial: negative attendance percentages impact our state school score and our goals.
5 Free Days Each Semester for Any Reason
One thing to know: Every student’s parent can request up to 5 days each semester of “participated remotely attendance.” Use them one at a time or all at once. They don’t count as an absence. No questions asked.
Request Participated Remotely Attendance: Click Here.
This year seniors can earn a special graduation tassel for their attendance. No absences earns students a “Perfect Attendance Tassel” while 5 or fewer absences earns them an “Excellent Attendance Tassel.” Participated remotely days do not count as absences and so are not factored into these new recognitions.
Be sure your senior’s Cady Studios portrait session is scheduled. Graduation is May 20th at 1:30 p.m. at Gas South Arena.
I appreciate your support of Centennial. It’s a privilege and honor to support your senior students in their final year of high school. Thank you in advance for helping us improve this year’s senior attendance record!
Sincerely,
Dr. Opie Blackwell, Principal