The State of Michigan's Spring enrollment count is this Wednesday, February 14. Please be sure to have your student(s) to school on time. Encourage them to report to all of their classes on time to avoid being marked absent or tardy.

If your student(s) does need to miss school on Wednesday, February 14, please be sure to contact the school so their absence is recorded as verified. You may contact the Attendance Hotline at any time, please leave a message with your student's information.

Attendance Hotline - (586) 435-1450

Students do have options when it comes to where they can place their cell phones during the school day.

1. Students may always leave their phones at home. If the risk of getting in trouble with the phone is too great, just leave it at home.
2. Students may use their lockers to store their phone during the school day. This keeps the phone out of reach during class and available after school for pick up arrangements.
3. Students may use the wall phone pocket in the classroom.

Personal iPads and laptops do fall under the same category as cell phones. Students should not be bringing their personal devices into school. If they have an issue with their school issued device, they should report it to the main office so we can get those resolved.

We have noticed that some students are bringing their personal devices to school in an attempt to work around the cell phone policy. Personal devices allow the student to still have access to social media and texting.

Our goal with the personal device policy is to help students remain focused on schoolwork so that they may reach their greatest potential.

Please be sure arrangements are made to have your child picked up promptly when school is dismissed. Students are expected to leave the building immediately unless they are participating in C2, after school tutoring, have detention, or other authorized assignments which are supervised by South Lake staff members or coaches.

Hanging out, waiting for sporting events, or waiting on a ride in excess following dismissal from school will be considered loitering.

Habitual loitering may result in suspension from school.

We will have an early release on Thursday, February 15. High School students will be released at 1:15 pm. This will lead into our Mid-Winter Break beginning on Friday, February 16.

No School

Friday, February 16 to Tuesday, February 20

We return back to school on Wednesday, February 21.

For security reasons, students are not allowed to call for lunch delivery, nor are deliveries from 3rd parties allowed to be accepted at school. The school will not be held responsible for the cost or reimbursement of ordered and delivered lunches.

Please remind your student that they will not receive food deliveries via Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc. Continued violations may result in disciplinary action.

The safety of you and your children is of the utmost importance to South Lake High School. Before and after school can be very dangerous with the amount of traffic coming and going. In our efforts to keep your children safe, we will be strictly enforcing Michigan Law and the City of St. Clair Shores ordinances. The following items are such laws and ordinances that must be followed. Violations of these laws or ordinances may result in a civil infraction citation from the St. Clair Shores Police Department.

1. Vehicles must park in a designated parking space, except for the immediate unloading of students. The red zones on the attached map are for the immediate unloading of students, not to be confused with a parking area.

2. Parking is prohibited in all designated driveways and areas provided for ingress and egress. You must park in a parking space. You may not wait for your student in the exit lanes or in the passageway lanes of legally parked cars.

3. Parking is prohibited in all entrance and exit areas of the school building. Obstructing an entrance or exit with a motor vehicle is prohibited.

4. While picking up students, vehicles must:

• Park in a designated parking space in the parking lot.
• Once your student is in your vehicle, proceed to the exit lanes either out onto Nine Mile Road or out back to Cavalier Drive. Exits from the parking lot shall be in accordance with any directional signs posted.

Exits to Nine Mile Road

Left Two Lanes (West Lanes) – Turn Left Only

Right Two Lanes (East Lanes) – Turn Right Only

5. Do not exit the parking lot to the far west, closest to Harper, as it is an entrance only during drop off and pick up.

6. Do not pick up your child in any other area other than a parking spot in the parking lot.

If you have any questions, please contact South Lake Schools’ liaison officer: Detective Munger at (586) 435-1413 or rmunger@solake.org.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Anytime your student is going to be out of school, please call the attendance hotline to report. Also, if your student is going to be leaving early, call the attendance hotline and we can be prepared for your exiting student.

(586) 435-1450

Students will be placed upon our No Activities List (NAL) when they earn three (3) unverified absences or a total of eight (8) tardies to class within the quarter. Students on the NAL are prohibited from participation in extracurricular activities, including sports as a participant or spectator, school dances, and other activities.

When you student is out, please contact the attendance hotline so those absences can be verified. And encourage your student to get to class on-time for each period.

• Students must present their 2023-2024 Student ID and a purchased ticket to enter all home sporting events this year.
• New students to South Lake High School, may present a copy of their high school schedule until their ID has arrived.
• Only students from South Lake High School and the visiting team will be allowed to enter. Students from other local high schools will not be allowed to enter.
• There is a no re-entry policy for all home events. Please plan accordingly to have your items with you at time of entry.
• We have a strict No Ski Mask policy at all home events. No one may enter wearing a Ski Mask and will be asked to leave if later found to be wearing a Ski Mask.
• No refunds will be issued to those individuals that are not following these policies.