Although the basketball season is winding down, there are a few very important things that both parents and students need to remember:
1. If you would like your child to stay after school for study hall prior to a game, your child must arrive with work to complete or a book to read. Some students are repeatedly arriving at study hall with no work and no book. It has been made very clear that study hall time during the week is for academics. On a Friday afternoon, study hall can be just a place to relax, but during the week students are expected to arrive prepared to work quietly.
2. There has been some confusion about basketball players wanting to go to Merrill and Hinckleys after school this week. The school provides a study hall for students between the end of school and the beginning of a game or practice in an effort to support the academic programs here at school. If players do not wish to stay at the study hall, students must go home. Parents may also give their child permission in writing to leave school grounds after school to go to M&H, the public library, a downtown shop, etc. if they choose. In this case, players are expected to report directly to their coach only in time for the game. Players may not leave and then return to hang out at the gym or roam around the halls at school. The coaches need the time between the end of school and the game to prepare for the game. I am monitoring the study hall, so I can't also supervise students at the gym. Please be advised that if you give your child permission to leave school grounds, there is no adult keeping track of their whereabouts until they return for the game.
3. Finally, there have been a few changes made to the schedule for the last two weeks of January. Those changes were put in this weeks newsletter and the changes were made to the athletic calendar. Changes were made for Jan. 20th, 22nd, 26th, and 29th. Please compare your paper calendars at home with the athletic calendar on the school website so that you and your child are aware of what is to come for the rest of the month. And if you have any questions, please feel free to call me at the school or email me at tmckechnie@bhcs.org
