Community Connection

December 6, 2024

Message From the Office

Dear Families,

We are in the home stretch of the semester! Finals are scheduled for December 17–19, with a make-up day on December 20. Please encourage your student to understand the importance of these finals and prepare accordingly. JLHS/JH staff will provide your student with additional details in the coming days.

We want to remind parents and students about our Jayhawk-Linn cell phone policy. Students may use their phones before and after school, during passing periods, and at lunch. At all other times, cell phones should remain in backpacks or lockers.

If you need to call your student out of class, please contact the front office at 913-795-2224 and speak with Christi or Kim.

It takes a team effort to emphasize the importance of academic time, and we appreciate your support in maintaining a focused and productive learning environment at Jayhawk-Linn.

Thank you,

Dr. Samuels - Principal

Mr. Beckham - Assistant Principal

Cell Phone Policy

Students are permitted to use cell phones in designated areas and times as outlined below:

Before School: Cell phone use is allowed.
After School: Cell phone use is allowed.
Lunch: Cell phone use is allowed.
Passing Periods: Cell phone use is allowed.

Classroom and Academic Time

When the Bell Rings:

Cell phones must be silenced, stored away, and out of sight.

During Academic Times:

Cell phones are not to be used, including if students leave the classroom for any reason.

Consequences for Policy Violations

1st Offense:

Reminder to put cell phone away.
Student may be sent to put the phone in their locker.

2nd Offense:

Teacher will confiscate the phone.
Phone will be delivered to the office by the teacher.
Phone will remain in the office until the end of the school day.
Parents/guardians will be contacted.

3rd Offense:

Teacher will confiscate the phone.
Phone will be delivered to the office by the teacher.
Phone will remain in the office until the end of the school day.
Student will serve a detention.
Parents/guardians will be contacted.

4th Offense:

Teacher will confiscate the phone.
Phone will be delivered to the office by the teacher.
Phone will remain in the office until the end of the school day.
Student will serve a half day of In-School Suspension (ISS).
Parents/guardians will be contacted.

5th Offense:

Teacher will confiscate the phone.
Phone will be delivered to the office by the teacher.
Phone will remain in the office until the end of the school day.
Student will serve a full day of In-School Suspension (ISS).
Parents/guardians will be contacted.

Subsequent Infractions:

Will be handled on a case-by-case basis by administration.

Key Points to Remember

Silencing and Storing: Students must ensure their cell phones are silenced and stored away when the tardy bell rings.
Confiscation: Teachers are authorized to confiscate phones if students violate the policy.
Communication: Parents/guardians will be contacted for repeated offenses.
Escalation of Consequences: Repeated violations result in progressively severe consequences, including detention and In-School Suspension.

By following this policy, we aim to create an environment conducive to learning while allowing reasonable cell phone use during non-instructional times.

Counselor Corner

Weekly Counseling Updates

Weekly Updates:

Pittsburg State Rep will be here at Jayhawk on December 10th during 2nd hour in Mrs. Slinkards room. Any Junior or Senior can attend with teacher permission.

The following is nothing new just want to make sure everyone is still aware of this information and events:

* Spring Enrollment is open for FSCC online classes for Juniors and Seniors. Please come see Mr. Kramer ASAP if you need help enrolling for the spring semester.

* 1-30-25 KS Virtual Health Care Career Day / Click here to register / Please let Mr. Kramer know if you plan on registering for this / All Grade levels are welcomed for this event / Click here for more information

* Click here for helpful links for seniors

* For those Seniors that are needing help on anything from applying to college or even figuring out what they want to do after high school please stop by Mr. Kramer's office for help.

* Mr. Spencer and I were able to secure two $1,000 dollar scholarships for anyone that plans on an Engineering Technology degree at Pittsburg State. Please see Mr. Kramer if you are interested.

*FAFSA has opened up . Each student planning on going to college will need to fill out the FAFSA. First step is going to https://studentaid.gov/ and creating a student ID. This will only take a few minutes but you will need your social security number. Your parent will also need to create a FAFSA ID as well (only one parent will need to create an ID if parents are divorced please see me on which one will need to create an ID ) Once you create your ID and password take a screenshot of it or write it down somewhere. It will take a day or two before your ID and password goes through before you will be able to login to FAFSA and complete it. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Here are some helpful links for the FAFSA

Click here for video on FAFSA information for this year / Click here for the PDF-Powerpoint of this informational video on the FAFSA

*For Seniors that are planning on attending KSU, click here for a letter they sent me with upcoming deadlines and information.

*Click here for information about BOYS STATE that will take place in June.

Thank you,

Brett Kramer

Jayhawk-Linn 7-12 Counselor

Head Wrestling Coach

bkramer@usd346.org