Dear Families,

We have made some key changes this year to our Student Handbook.  Please take an especially close look at:

1. The St. Bernard's Honor Code. Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, we will be implementing a community wide Honor Code.

• The Honor Code is a series of values that we will all pledge and commit to as a community during a school wide assembly on Wednesday August 31.

2. Changes to the daily schedule. You will find both in FACTS/Family Portal and the Handbook the updated version of the daily schedule.

• The schedule uses a "drop a block" rotation.

• All classes will meet 6 out of 7 days.

• The first bell rings at 8:15 am and the last bell rings at 2:23 pm.  

3. There are now two lunch periods. Lunch happens during 4th period every day.

• Students will go to your 4th period class first if you have a Math, Science, Religions, or Study Hall.  After class, you will go to lunch second.

• Students will go to lunch first if your 4th period class is a English, History, Language, Art/Music class and after lunch, you will go to that class second.

• Lunch is now 30 minutes!

4. Classrooms and Technology.  As has been policy at STB, cell phones will be collected at the start of every class and study hall.  In addition, beginning this year, headphones/earbuds will not be allowed in classrooms and will be collected at the start of class with student cellphones. --Headphones/earbuds can be used during study hall and lunch.

5. Dress Code. Two additions to the dress code this year.

• Hats are never permitted to be worn inside the school building. This includes dress down days.

• School shoes must be a solid, neutral color (including white, beige, gray, brown, black, navy, or tan). Solid colored sneakers, boat shoes, and/or dress shoes are all acceptable.

• Backless shoes, sandals, Crocs, moccasins, clogs and slippers are not permitted!

Please Sign to Acknowledge: These two acknowledgment forms must be signed and returned - a student form and a parent/legal guardian form. Both forms must be signed even if your student is over the age of 18. Students should return their signed forms in early September to Ms. Kristen Pratt in the Main Office.

I am looking forward to a great year!

Sincerely,
Mr. Monahan

• STB Student Handbook 2021-22 (PDF)